Bernard Defaix: A tour of Chablis’ Left Bank
By Josh Shapiro
The hierarchy of Chablis is beautifully logical. When a producer gets it right, you can literally taste your way up the ladder, feeling the terroir shift and the intensity build...
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Gour de Chaule Gigondas Cuvee Eugene 2016
By Josh Shapiro
Gour de Chaule is a bastion of traditional wine-making in the AOC. Their history dates back to Great-Grandfather Eugene, who started the winery in 1900.
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Simple Pleasure from Bordeaux? Really?
By Josh Shapiro
Bordeaux is a big place, and today we’re going to travel many miles from the place where those kinds of more serious wines are made. Leave the Medoc and all...
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New Discovery: Natural Sauvignon Blanc from the Pfalz
By Josh Shapiro
If you’ve ever had the wonderful Sauvignon Blancs from Von Winning, you know that Germany’s Pfalz district (adjacent to Alsace in France) is very much capable of being a secret source of this...
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Rocks and Minerals from Domaine de Montbourgeau
By Josh Shapiro
Over the decades, Montbourgeau has become known for their white wines; like the best in the region, they are complex with saline notes, waxy yellow fruit and, above all, tons...
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Rasteau: Your New Years Value Red
By Josh Shapiro
The Domaine de Trapadis makes one of our favorite Rasteaus, as they produce wines that are pure-fruited, chiseled, and possess none of the heaviness that you get from some Rhones....
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Pecina: Traveling to Rioja
By Josh Shapiro
Drive south of Bilbao, Spain and you will eventually emerge from the green, lush hills of Basque country and descend into what looks at first like a desert.You have arrived...
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Vilmart: A Grower Champagne that Bucks the Trend
By Josh Shapiro
Champagne Growers aren’t limited to any one style, and we love what Vilmart brings to the table (ideally your dining room table): a Grower Champagne that is rich and luxurious....
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Ferrando: 2019 was Great in Carema Too
By Floribeth Kennedy
The 2019 vintage in Piemonte is on the minds of Nebbiolo maniacs around the world. Blessed with intensity and concentration, the wines of the top producers are bound for incredibly...
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Montevertine: Non-Chianti Sangiovese Magic
By Floribeth Kennedy
Montevertine's wines do what only our very favorite Chiantis can: they are purely, deliciously Chianti, but also perfect expressions of their limestone-soiled Radda subzone. And their new release of the...
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Nanclares: Salty, Simple Albarino
By Lee Madueno
Albariño is one of our favorite under-the-radar varieties. It’s minerally, versatile and terroir-transparent, and it’s still possible to find extraordinary examples of this grape from Galicia’s best winemakers for less than...
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Blissful Blends from Château Ollieux Romanis
By Jeff Patten
Chateau Ollieux Romanis is a benchmark producer in Corbieres. The estate’s wine producing history dates back to the 18th century but it was very recently reunited after being split for...
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Tissot Cremant de Jura: Sparkling, Mineral-Driven Pleasure
By Lee Madueno
Chez Tissot, the goal is to illustrate the region's unique terroir, and to that end, they vinify as many as 28 different cuvées, determined parcel by parcel according to the...
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Envinate’s Albahra: A Gem from Spain’s Hottest Producer
By Lee Madueno
Envínate's story sounds like something out of a movie — four friends meet at university and band together to create gorgeous wines, respecting the local grapes and traditions of their...
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