Flatiron Wines & Spirits SF

Denis Race was just thirteen years old when he began working his family's vines in the heart of Chablis. He took over a few years later and immediately began transforming it from an operation that sold all their fruit to large négociants into a classic domaine that bottles all their own production in the purest Chablis style conceivable: no oak, mineral-driven, high-toned.

When we think of Australian wine, our minds usually jump straight to the sun-baked Barossa Valley and its massive, inky Shiraz. But if you venture down to the cool, maritime fringes of Victoria, you'll find a completely different world. That’s where the father-and-son duo of Gary and Nick Farr have spent decades cementing their status as absolute royalty when it comes to Southern Hemisphere Pinot Noir. While their home estate in Geelong is already legendary, their Irrewarra project represents a thrilling leap into even more extreme, challenging terroir.

Italian wine nerds have long considered Taurasi to be the absolute greatest red wine of the south, often calling it the Barolo of Campania. It relies on Aglianico, a grape that, much like Nebbiolo, packs a stunning punch of power, finesse, and a crazy ability to transmit the terroir that it's grown in. When you plant it on the high-altitude slopes of Irpinia, buried deep in ancient volcanic ash from Mount Vesuvius, Aglianico pumps out wines with incredible structure that can easily age for decades.