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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Orange Wine 101: Western Wonders
By Lee Madueno
These wines show the spectrum of styles from light and fresh wine that are barely orange since they only spend a few hours or days on their skins and thus...
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Stunning Natural Chablis - On Sale!
By Joshua Cohen
It's not very often we find a stunning example of natural Chablis. So, of course we jump at the chance when we meet a new wine maker, making delicious wine!
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Orange Wine 101: Eastern Promises
By Lee Madueno
A decade ago, when orange wines first started appearing on the shelves and lists of some more adventurous wine shops and restaurants. They have become the most talked about wines...
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Hervé Villemade’s 2019s: The Pure, Natural Energy of Cheverny
By Ousi Li
Hervé’s vines are in Cheverny and Cour-Cheverny, in the heart of the Loire Valley. He farms all of the local grapes, including Romorantin, Sauvignon Blanc, Gamay and Pinot Noir. At...
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Ka Mancine: Delicious wine from a tiny hamlet
By Lee Madueno
If you haven’t had Rossese in your life, now is the time to try it.
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What Ryme's with Wine?
By Beau Rapier
The husband and wife team that is Ryme Cellars, Ryan and Megan Glaab, make some of the freshest, most delicious and fascinating off-the-beaten path wines in California!
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Did someone say Valentine's Day? Our Gift Guide is here!
By Maggie Scudder
We put our heads together and built a completely tailored gift guide--no quiz, no subscription, no worries. Just scroll through the guide and click on the collection that draws your eye.
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A First Taste of 2019 Nebbiolo from Barbaresco
By Lee Madueno
The good news? 2019 is looking like a return to the new classic, warm and sunny for sure, but much more balanced. It’s shaping up to be another fantastic year....
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Beautiful, Natural Grenache: Gramenon 2019S
By Ousi Li
The Laurents have an almost magic ability to extract the perfect balance of joyous fruit, savory minerality, and snappy acidity that only the very best Grenache can achieve. Their secret...
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Giacometti: Elegant Wine from Corsica’s “Outback”
By Lee Madueno
2018 was an uncommonly cool vintage with more precipitation than normal. This means that the soft, elegant style is highlighted by excellent structure, saline minerals and snappy acidity. All of...
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Get Your Bottles, Now: The TOP FIVE wine trends of 2020
By Jeff Patten
From domestic Chardonnay to the stellar 2016 Brunello, from first-looks at 2019 Burgundy to Hungarian adventure winnes--here's how to buy the top wine trends of 2020.
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The Drew Family Pinot: The Apple of our Eye
By Beau Rapier
While others saw a daunting project in this old forgotten orchard, Jason and Molly saw ancient oceanic soils, south facing slopes at 1250ft elevation, putting them just above the fogline...
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Walter Scott's Stunning Willamette Chardonnay
By Josh Shapiro
When we think of great Chardonnay, the mind wanders to Burgundy or the coasts of California, preference deciding. But often overlooked is California's neighbor just to the north. Oregon's Willamette...
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