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AUSTRALIA
An Approach to Relaxation
Richard Betts and Carla Rzeszewski were top sommeliers in the
US before taking off to Australia to decompress. The allure of
ancient bush-vine grenache proved too great, however, for them
to surf all day, so they began making wine. Working with a vineyard in Barossa's Vine Vale, their first two vintages, 2014 and
2015, have been knockouts, frisky reds that deliver layers of tart
cherry and strawberry flavors, some of the friendliest wines you
can find from South Australia. (USA Wine West, Portland, ME)

Carla Rzeszewski
and Richard Betts

photo of Angela Osborne by Trine Bell; Andrew Busch by Edward Clyne; Domaine Costal by Domciane Costal

CHILE
J. Bouchon
In 1887, the Bouchon family left France for
Chile, where they ran a traditional winery in
Maule's Secano Interior. A new generation
of Bouchons has revolutionized their wines,
now fresh and full of character. The País Salvaje is a terrific example-from 100-year-old
vines growing up into the trees on the side
of the vineyard, so they have to be harvested
by ladder. It's a juicy, electric red, a great
país from Chile. (Vine Connections, Sausalito, CA)
Johannes Gross

FRANCE
Domaine Costal
You may know Kermit Lynch as the importer
for Domaine Raveneau, one of the most soughtafter wines in Burgundy that just happens to be
Chablis. You may not have heard of Domaine
Costal, a collaboration Lynch began in 2005
with Chablis producer Domaine Jean-Collet.
They started with Les Truffières, a three-acre parcel in Villy, offering a fresh, saline Chablis fermented and aged in stainless steel. Since then,
they have added two premier cru wines, from
Vaillons, where the Collets farm 23.7 acres, and a
small-production bottling from Mont de Milieu,
working together on blending and élévage. The
2014 Vaillons is a beauty, crunchy with apple and
mineral depths of flavor to match oysters.
(Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley, CA)

GERMANY
Goldatzel
The Gross family founded Goldatzel in
1976, opening a small wine tavern above
the hallowed vineyard in the Rheingau,
but they never exported their wines until
young Johannes Gross came home from
his studies in Geisenheim; 2015 is Goldatzel's first vintage in the US. He farms
29 acres spread among some of the Rheingau's top vineyards, such as Winkeler
Hasensprung, Johanisberger Hölle and,
of course, Goldatzel. His wines-mostly
pressed as whole bunches and fermented
with ambient yeasts-are delicate and filigreed, with purity and restraint that makes
them stand out among their neighbors.
(Terry Theise Selections/Michael Skurnik
Wines, Syosset, NY)
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