On our final night in LA we dined at Lou on Vine. I did some hunting online and came across this place, which is owned by a guy that’s into natural, low-intervention wines made from indigenous varietals, many lesser known and less planted grapes especially. He mentions many of the producers I love love love on his website. Little did I know that Lou had just been written up in the LA Times and we arrived to a long wait and a packed out scene. I loved the fact that it was in a strip mall and the menu is inexpensive, simple, fun and based on seasonal ingredients. The best wine of the night was a Fie Gris from the Loire. Lou was a sweetheart and came to chat with us about the wines despite being slammed. It made me sad there aren’t more places and people like Lou around but then again I was glad we’d found him – in LA of all places!