Is It Time for Pét-Nat to Grow Up?
In recent years, quirky, fizzy pét-nat has been dubbed “the new rosé.” But does the famously informal wine have what it takes to maintain its newfound popularity?
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
France’s Top Five Pét-Nat Producers
As "pét-nat" continues to seep into the mainstream, winemakers are taking a more serious approach to this famously informal wine. Here, five top producers to know, plus bottles to seek…
The Top Producers in France’s Capital of Natural Wine
In recent years, the Anjou has emerged as the heart of France’s natural wine movement. Here, the ten top producers to know, plus bottles to seek out.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Jon Bonné
How Saumur Became a Loire Valley Powerhouse
In recent years, Saumur has become something of an anomaly within the Loire Valley, consistently making wines more ambitious than history has dictated. Jon Bonné on the future of the…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maria Hergueta
Can Wine Save Our Fading Love Affair With France?
The France of our romantic reveries is dead—but a new France, embodied by young winemakers battling against the establishment, may help us let go of our nostalgia for good. Jon…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Jeannie Phan
A Crib Sheet to Loire Valley Cabernet Franc
Welcome to "Crib Sheet," your monthly shortcut to what's hot in wine right now, in four bottles, courtesy of Jon Bonné. This month: the spectrum of deliciousness that is Loire…
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A New Era for White Wine
A sea change seizing the world of white wine making dashes long-held notions of how it should be made—and how the resulting wines should taste. Jon Bonné on what defines…
- story: Jon Bonné
- illustration: Maddie Edgar
The Six Savoie Producers to Know Right Now
Though much of the wine you’ll find from Savoie in America tends to be relatively cheap and simple, the region has far more to offer. Here, six producers whose wines…
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Jon Bonné
A Guide to the Pioneering Wines of Provence
Provence has so much more to offer than generic pink wines. Here, the places and producers who are pushing beyond the craze to make worthy reds, whites—and yes, rosés.
- story: Jon Bonné
- photo: Daniel Krieger
Daily News: Ancient Incan Corn Beer, Is Guinness Considered “Craft”?
Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere: - Chicha de jora, a fermented corn beer dating back to the ancient Incan empire, can still be procured in…
- story: Chloe Frechette
