bistro-style wines of old California
he took full control in 2007
with gloriously silky tannins — which suits Asili's perfumed style beautifully and gives a Riserva that charms now yet holds the structure to keep evolving for decades
this is Sauvignon Blanc as serious
a once-nearly-extinct native white grape that Abruzzo has revived to brilliant effect
Bussay, Csokaszőlő, 2023 so111621 big spirits offer bistro-style wines of old CaliforniaHere's a real adventure: Csokaszolo, an almost forgotten indigenous Hungarian red grape, from one of the country's smallest and least known wine regions, Zala, near Lake Balaton. Bussay is a tiny family estate now run by Dr. Dori Bussay, farming organically and reviving native varieties like this one, which was popular in the 19th century before nearly vanishing. The 2023 is young, fresh and built for curiosity seekers, with the deep ruby color and