Valdespino Quina Aperitivo Jerezano EARHARDT The result is joyful and

The result is joyful and a little wild

floral pear notes provide a soft entrance into a whiskey that is adorned with hints of spice and arid citrus derived from the Amaro casks (and also the toasty bourbon itself)

the one growers historically stuck in the spots where Chardonnay wouldn't pay

Le Mont Aimé and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger

The maiden vintage of Gevrey-Chambertin Ergot marks an exciting new parcel for Jean-Louis Trapet—a lieu-dit adjacent to Premier Cru Petite Chapelle with limestone-free soils that yield distinctive character

Valdespino Quina Aperitivo Jerezano EARHARDT The result is joyful andBefore quinine ended up in tonic water, it went into wine. Quina is that older tradition: a Jerez wine base, fortified and steeped with cinchona bark and a cast of botanicals until it turns bittersweet and pleasantly medicinal. Valdespino's version comes from one of the oldest houses in Jerez and it tastes like it, with real sherry character underneath the bitterness, all dried fruit and nutty depth, and a quinine edge that snaps the whole thing back