A luxurious sake from a well-honored brewery in Nagano
and a bourbon made with brown rice in the mash bill (producing butterscotch and stone fruit notes unavailable in standard grain recipes)
while organic cultivation and river stone-covered soils contribute brightness and distinctive minerality
Khatoun Kharji grapes in Methodo Classico
the ancient soils of Bramaterra
Domaine des Marnes Blanches Cotes du Jura Savagnin Les Molates 2023 Enderle & Moll 2021s A luxurious sake from aSavagnin without the sherry act. Most drinkers meet the Jura's signature white grape in its oxidative, sous voile form nutty, briny, an acquired taste. Les Molates is the opposite: Marnes Blanches raises it ouille, topping up the barrels for 22 months so oxygen never gets a foothold, and what comes out is a bright, high tension white full of pear, citrus and a salty snap. Pauline and Geraud Fromont farm organically and keep the cellar hands off, and