Edi’s bottling of the local Malvasia Istriana grape is a delightful way to get to know the wind-whipped slice of Friuli that hugs the Slovenian border.
Among the most perfect country wines we carry on our shelves.
April Club Gourmand ~ Finding a wine as tasty and versatile at this price is not an easy task.
An explosively aromatic Corton, impeccably balanced.
This exquisite Muscadet is a perfect reflection of where it originates, as if it’s been sculpted by winds off the ocean and infused with hints of sea salt in the air.
This oil is light, aromatic, and flavorful—perfect for fish, salads, and other Mediterranean cuisine
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It is a real-deal northern Rhône roasted-slope Syrah that walks the tightrope perfectly between creamy fruit, meaty tannins, and fresh spine.
From clay and limestone vineyards, they are able to obtain remarkable complexity in their Brut, while the texture shows both a creamy richness and an austere minerality.
Even though all of the wines hail from Chinon, the soil, elevation, and exposition all combine to make Le Clos Guillot their cuvée with the most finesse.
You’d be right to be skeptical of a Nebbiolo from Sardinia, but from a top-notch terroir high in the mountains, it is something else entirely.
If you like rosé Champagne, don’t miss this wine. If you don’t like rosé Champagne, prepare to be converted.
A rare blend of six premier cru bottlings that balances each parcel’s unique character in a delicate harmony.
Very fine-boned and ethereal.
Les Champs Cloux fresh, with good acidity, but also among the domaine’s more robust reds.
Majestically dark and brooding Cornas, layered with aromas of herbs and mint. Extremely limited availability
This Chassagne is razor sharp, pure fruited, and packed with pleasure.
It is easy to forget that it isn’t a premier cru
Serve it with a slight chill, and you’ll have a satisfyingly fresh red with medium fruit and a light dusting of herbs and tannin.
A beautiful example of Biancu Gentile, an heirloom white grape revived from near-extinction by Arena in the 1990s.
The wine’s salinity finds balance with a delightfully tart note of lemon rind.
First class depth and complexity on par with village level White Burgundy, but with a Friulian slant. Zingy adicity with citrus and apple notes.
Artisanal white Bordeaux like you have never tasted before!
This rare red variety has a straightforward freshness and light herbal spiciness.
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
This is the true alchemy of Quintarelli, a wine that has everything: fruit, length on the palate, and beguiling, layered aromatics.
Searching for something a bit funky to enliven your jaded palate? Look no further and prepare for an experience like none other.
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This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?
This is supple, velvety, seductive Volnay as we love it, and it begs us to dive right in today.
This bottle reminds me of being young and the delights of discovering something new and delicious. Lush and aromatic, it leaves you smiling like after a special treat.
Clos La Roquète’s blanc is luscious, yet finishes nice and dry with striking acidity.
Delicate, ethereal aroma—gently floral. Rose water, citrus zest, blood orange. Round and airy on the palate. Bright, clean, pure. Crisp finish.
Broad-shouldered, with hearty tannin and acidity and a dark, earthy quality to its fruit, it is a lumberjack wine that can cut through anything a Tuscan table can throw its way—wild game and aged cheeses are some of our favorites.
Salinity in spades, fleshed out by summery golden fruit notes, like baked pineapple.
Made from young vine fruit from Grand Cru vineyards, this Riesling delivers delicious fruit, crispness, and minerality beyond its price point.
This site yields a lively, focused Rosso, featuring a mineral backbone that provides crystalline structure to the juicy, savory red fruit that cascades over the palate.
Vercots is a wine that you can begin enjoying at age three and hold for up to fifteen years.
Dessert Wine Sale Selection, 20% off this month! A sublime late harvest of Malvasia that is sumptuously delightful with a perfectly tart bite.
A fragrant cuvée full of peach skin, green guava, and passion fruit seeds.
You will be surprised how well this dessert wine will pair with toasted almonds, bleu cheese or nice dark chocolate.
2009 Châteauneuf-du-Pape “La Crau” HALF-BOTTLE
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône
Just in the mood for a splash of red? A half-bottle of perfectly mature VT will transform the occasion!
March Club Rouge ~ A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.
This Chardonnay delivers an exotic nose of candied lemon and spices, focused acidity and a sensation of beeswax and nuts on the palate.
Cinsault raised in concrete egg: all about finesse.
Beautiful perfume of orange blossom, very fine with an incredibly soft mousse.
This inky, chewy blend of Cannonau with the native Muristellu boasts a strikingingly wild perfume that soars from the glass.
Sourced from the pink granite terroir of Brouilly, this rosé is simply delicious, with good grip and notes of summery red berries.
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
The Follin family’s reds are some of the most delicious I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.
La Tourtine perhaps best expresses the paradoxical combination of power and elegance that is a trademark of the Domaine's wines.
The wine offers a seductive red berry note, but also a savory balsamic element, balanced by a grippy, mineral backbone.
This delicious, handy dandy olive oil is the ultimate stocking stuffer for the adventurers on your list. The slim metal bottle makes it ideal for on-the-go EVOO indulgence.
The imprint of the sun-kissed landscape of the Languedoc is clear, with aromas of honeysuckle and lime zest.
The playful label, created by the late, famous Italian comics artist Sergio Staino, belies this wine’s class, structure, and ageability. Made from Riserva-quality Barolo Nebbiolo, it’s a throwback to the Baroli of yesteryear, profound and stately with notes of cherries, tar, blood orange, and spice.
2021 Savoie Arbin Mondeuse “Terres Brunes”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
This red conveys loads of juicy, brambly berries with floral and gamey nuances.
A wonderfully dry, fresh, sparkling wine from one of the most beautiful regions of France.
One of the first rosés Kermit imported, this wine has been consistently delicious for four decades.
Solid yet affordable cru burgundy with the structure, concentration, and complexity similar to Gevrey-Chambertin’s wine, as well as the bright fruit and accessibility of its other neighbor, Marsannay.
There are few finer sites for premier cru Pinot in Burgundy!
A nervy, age-worthy wine; it smells remarkably like top-notch Chablis, but on the palate hints at cool and tropical fruits like melon, lychee, and lime.
While charming now, Le Coste di Monforte will reward you for many years to come.
Pure Pinot Noir from the grand cru of Bouzy, a great terroir that makes its presence felt with a more structured and serious Champagne, built to age
Chotard has crafted a delicious, complex, and elegant rouge that gives many village Burgundies a run for their money.
Pure, classy fruit sing tenor without any interference from the earthy bass that often makes itself heard in Bourgogne rouge.
Don’t miss this opportunity to experience beautiful, old-school, age-worthy red Burgundy from our newest domaine in the region!
Evaporation over time has concentrated the wine, giving it considerable strength to go with its trademark rancio aromas of walnuts and brine.
Fermented and aged in barrel and bottled unfiltered, it features a delightful kiss of oak on the long, bracing, mouth-watering finish.
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
A Corsican red from a rosé specialist.
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Aromas of wildflowers, saffron, beeswax, and Mediterranean herbs. Rich, fleshy, and focused, all at just 12% alcohol.
April Club Bianco ~ This thoroughbred wine is sculpted for the cellar but still provides a lot of immediate gratification.
2021 Chignin-Bergeron “Les Terrasses”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
Grown on near-vertical limestone scree slopes, Bergeron reaches incredible heights here, yielding a blanc full of character and flavors of peach, tangerine, and pine resin.
October Club Rouge ~ Leave it to Breton to take summer heat and turn it into a light summer breeze in a glass.
Beautiful perfume of orange blossom, very fine with an incredibly soft mousse.
This Jacquère grown on Savoie’s limestone mountainsides may be the crispest beverage to ever grace your palate.
This is unadulterated, bone-dry, incredibly stimulating, low-alcohol Garganega frizzante from the unheralded volcanic hills of Gambellara.
2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape “La Crau” MAGNUM
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône
It is important to remember the heights that old-vine Grenache can reach when planted on arid, stony plateaus in the shadows of Mount Ventoux.
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
At the domaine's highest-elevation site, Mourvèdre's might is gently enveloped by Grenache and Cinsault to yield a Bandol of great finesse.
A fragrant blend of mostly Riesling and Muscat, Félix Meyer’s organically grown Gentil is crisp and lean and works like a reset button for your palate.
Thierry’s Saumur Blancs are bone-dry, high-acid, mineral Chenin Blancs that drink like Chablis young and take on weight slowly over time.
Leydiers at Domaine de Durban are particularly proud of their Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, a vin doux naturel, as they are among the last to craft it in the traditional style.
A perfect apéritif or partner to light, fresh seafood or roasted cauliflower.
This fragrant red from the island’s south echoes the earthy, meaty complexity found in chewy cuts of coppa, lonzu, prisuttu, or figatellu that inevitably surface toward the end of a tasting at Clos Canarelli.
One of Sicily’s most coveted oils, perfumed with bright citrus, dried fruit, and herbs.
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
A one-of-a-kind, high-altitude, fully dry Moscato. Bright fruit and granitic minerality in an utterly thirst-quenching package.
Displaying both the oyster shell quality we love about Chablis and the sunny orchard fruit notes that make Bourgogne blancs so delicious.
Elegance and restraint from one of the hill’s lesser-known terroirs.
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops. It is heavenly with sea urchin pasta.
This brooding amphora-aged red is a tribute to ancient Corsican wines, as they were produced in Roman times.
The oak adds a grain and level of class and backbone that raises this cuvée a step above the domaine’s classic Sancerre bottling.
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Kuentz-Bas vinifies a glorious dry Muscat from grand cru Pfersigberg, an ample and fleshy white scented of ripe citrus, tropical flowers, and exotic fruits.
Decadent, rich, stony, and a touch off-dry—hard not to love.
Lush fruit, stony flavors, and completely dry...you will be thinking twice about why you didn’t buy more!
Heimbourg, a very stony, steep limestone terroir in Turckheim, produces a powerful, full-bodied style of Pinot Gris with exceptional aging potential.
This wine has an impressive track record of aging, developing luscious notes of smoke, honey, butterscotch, and marzipan after ten to fifteen years in bottle.
Delicious alongside black cod in miso soy marinade.
A cold glass hits the spot every single time, bursting over the taste buds with bright citrus, wild strawberry, and a juicy finish.
With classic notes of sweet spice and quince, it’s great with dessert. An apple-walnut pie? Apricot and frangipane tart?
Exceptional Pinot Noir from Sommerberg
If you’re looking for a Champagne to carry you from apéritif, through the main course, and into dessert, Fourny’s Rosé is the one.
With a regal perfume that is both sweet and savory, a ripe berry fruit accented by balmy herbs and earthy wafts of incense, this enthralling Brunello is already approachable, but will reward you if you set aside a few bottles to open over the next ten years.
It’s tart and juicy like a fresh mandarin, with invigorating acidity ideally suited to cut through the region’s signature Parmigiano-Reggiano and prosciutto di Parma.
This rouge is so silky and aromatic, reminiscent of strawberries and cherries. Open it over the next five years to fully enjoy its bright, fresh character.
NV Vin de France Chardonnay “La Chaux Passerillé” HALF BOTTLE
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura
The latest marvel to come out of his cellar is this dessert wine from Chardonnay grapes dried for several months in wood crates, then pressed and aged for five years in barrel.
An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.
The complexity and depth of this wine is driven by the 60-80 year old Grenache vines reaching deep down into the clay and limestone soils.
Gentle tannins and mouthwatering red fruit—this is young Barbaresco at its most pleasurable.
The Cuvée Sarah, an aromatic mix of roasted, smoking herbs with plenty of tannins to chew on, goes down with pleasure and calls for another round (and a grill).
A thick perfume of dry-aged meat, smoke, and violets preface a wine that is powerful, but in perfect proportion.
A grainy texture and a lightness on its feet that his other more powerful and structured Pinots grown in limestone do not possess.
From the classic aromas of graphite, black fruit, and roasted spice, to the total finesse of its tannins, this is Côte-Rôtie at its best.
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Notes of Cassis, black cherries, and espresso draw you into the glass and keep you coming back to decipher what makes this cuvée and terroir so special.
A grandiose expression of Sciaccarellu worthy of grand cru status.
More Morey-like than the Charmes, with more muscle and spice. The grandest and longest-aging wine in this collection.
La Sagesse carries the full flavor, succulence, and savoriness we associate with Grenache on a graceful and lively frame.
Hailing from the rugged and windswept hills of Corbières, which teem with garrigue and olive groves, La Demoiselle delivers a glorious taste of the South.
At once similarly saline and nutty as vin jaune or sherry, but also singular and standalone in its notes of watermelon flesh and rind.
It is pleasantly toasty and slightly nutty, evoking pretty orchard fruit and fresh citrus, with great acidity with a little grip.
This red, made from the local Montepulciano grape, is aged in tank and bottle to refine its pleasantly rustic personality.
It is the up-and-coming white Corsican grape, rapidly winning back the reputation it had earned so long ago.
Silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red berries, and stones.
It has a purity and seamlessness—no angles or edges—and a feeling of weightlessness despite its broad, full-bodied, golden flesh.
The Dudenstein bottling, produced only in great years, represents the pinnacle of Boxler’s wine-growing prowess.
A stellar, artisanal red Vermouth whose uses are endless.
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Delicate floral perfume, medium body, and velvety tannin.
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This mouthwatering and impeccably balanced Riesling is a testament to the majestic heights Alsace’s grands crus can reach.
April Club Gourmand ~ Matthieu Baudry captures both youthful fruit and energizing mineral textures with this rosé.
Reminiscent of ripe wild blackberries crushed on a hot stone, “Le Vin Coule” is utterly gulpable—give it a light chill and revel in this unique Corsican rouge.
From the exceedingly fine and elegant nose to the creamy and lacy texture, the overall balance and touch, and its hint of salty freshness, this wine shows how understated, finessed, and downright glorious dry Pinot Gris can be in Alsace.
Pierre’s old-vine Quincy has a mouth-coating texture and charming notes of tangerine that are certain to earn this great appellation the following it deserves.
Grenache is joined by Syrah and a drop of Mourvèdre to create this delightful everyday red scented with herbes de Provence and ripe black cherry.
This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir is a sleek, elegant Champagne that has roundness along with the astonishing freshness and finesse that are characteristic of all Fourny wines.
Sparkling Sale Selection, 20% off this month! The Lassalle women tucked this bottling away for seven years, allowing it to slumber on its lees. Well worth the wait, it is a classy and luxurious bottle with a beautiful label to boot.
Power, intensity, and complexity combine to bring us a Riesling for the ages.
Lean, bracing, and tangy—just what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.
The high-toned nose suggests an absolutely electric wine, full of delicate florals and tart berries, and the juice hits the palate like a dreamy cloud of Gamay.
As if a fistful of ripe summer fruit had been smooshed against a hot stone. The name is Corsican for “always happy,” and you’ll understand exactly why immediately upon pulling the cork.
It tastes like the grapes were prompted, gently but insistently, to eke out the pure essence of Syrah. Extremely limited availability.
Pure Pinot Meunier from Villers, this impressive bottling shows great freshness and finesse allied with smooth, silky roundness and completed with a long, chalky finish.
This unique old-vine bottling from Kuentz-Bas is pure Pinot Auxerrois and boasts honey and orange blossom on the nose for days.
The result is a pretty, round, and versatile rosé full of notes of red fruit, melon, and rhubarb. It finishes with a subtle herbal note and foodfriendly acidity.
The pinnacle of traditional Côte-Rôtie being produced today.
This deeply garnet stunner, with fine, balanced tannins, made from century old vines, is elegance made liquid.
Crafted from less than two hectares of organic grapes and vinified in a cramped garage, this is silky Saint-Emilion at its most seductive.
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Given light treatment in the cellar, this wine shows off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form.
he first pour is dominated by the classic petrol notes of aged Riesling, but aromas of honey, beeswax, and golden apple soon emerge.
No need to wait for the perfect moment to enjoy a bottle; popping the cork on their Blanc de Blancs is a special occasion unto itself!
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
An incredible wine that defines the region by marrying power, earth, finesse, dark fruit, silk, spice, and ageability.
Power, intensity, and complexity combine to bring us a Riesling for the ages.
The family’s top bottling of Prünent from a single vineyard is aged for an extra year in large cask and has another gear, and many corners and crevices to explore.
Citrusy aromatics, bracing salinity, and a mineral backbone make it a mouthwatering match for tangy, fresh-herb-laden soups like tom kha gai or pho.
Violets and roses on the nose, and ample volume on the palate, with a Morello cherry freshness.
An electric lightning bolt of Gamay from a steep, windy hillside.
Imagine if in Alsace, deep beneath the earth, there were a Riesling aquifer...
A masterful blend of Garganega, Trebbiano, Trebbianello, and Riesling, this perfumed charmer punches far above its weight.
It fills the mouth with suspicions of honeysuckle and pulpy stone fruits, all while maintaining classic notes of iodine and sea breeze that make this the vinous equivalent of tidepooling.
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There is a crisp toffee-like nose on this wine that’s a hint reductive but attractive and explosive.
Decidedly lean in its youth, but with hints of glycerin, apple wax, and resin that will evolve into lavish layers as it ages.
This sparkling wine has decadently rich, honeyed fruit and a nice dollop of buttery brioche.
Serve it to friends as an apéritif and listen for wows, because this wine’s perfume provokes wows.
Textbook Sancerre: bright and citrusy, with a clean, stony finish.
2020 Vin de France Rouge Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Clandestine”
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire
A lovely combination of Grolleau Noir and Cabernet Franc, there seems to be a synergistic effect elevating both grapes to create a juicy, spicy, refreshing whole.
Given its hue and zesty, mouthwatering nature, you might wonder if this “rouge” is more of a rosé.
Bone-dry and tangy, with brambly black fruit and a bold, old-school Italian bite.
Earthy, meaty, savory, juicy, and powerful, it is a glassful of joyful, soulful goodness.
Stony and smoky, and full of garrigue and black cherry, it is an epic wine that opens up wonderfully now.
Sourced from 110+ year-old vines, this is hands-down one of the best Cab Francs being made in the Loire Valley today.
2020 Vin de France Rosé Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Les Arceaux”
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire
Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
All the depth, concentration, and intensity imaginable are densely packed into a tight, firm, chewy package.
Chez Boxler, Chasselas is fortunate enough to enjoy a privileged position on the granite slopes of Niedermorschwihr. Here, it becomes the reincarnation of a bubbling mountain spring—shockingly thirst-quenching!
The Jurassic limestone soil and high elevation lieu-dit where the name “Montmajou” springs from lend this blanc a lean elegance.
The Diplomate is rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
A field blend of Vermentino and other native Sardinian grapes, one week maceration; deep, broad, savory, and salty
Always a standout, it is lithe, racy, and elegant, while not lacking the stony backbone for which great Greve is known.
Dupeuble’s rouge is thirst-quenching and tangy with loads of violet and réglisse.
More-than-fifty-year-old vines running through limestone and clay produce a wine that offers a creamy and luscious mouthfeel intertwined with a dry, stony minerality.
It’s dense, noble, with grip and grit, the kind of cuvée that could generate a lot of awe and attention... and also a much higher price tag.
Old vines give this Carignan a supple, suede-like texture, along with loads of dark fruit, a peaty smokiness, and great minerality.
An incredible wine that defines the region by marrying power, earth, finesse, dark fruit, silk, spice, and ageability.
A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.
Racy and pure, with a full arsenal of fruit and ample style, this is a complete Alsatian Riesling experience.
This Riesling “Katz,” as we call it, is a beautifully linear and chiseled style of Riesling, fresh and pure.
One of five or six most outstanding dry whites of the Mediterranean rim, vintage after vintage and worth every centime!
A delicate and savory palate, framed by fine Nebbiolo tannins and plenty of refreshing acidity, suggests it will live a long and prosperous life
Extremely limited quantities, limit four bottles per order.
2022 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru “Les Chaignots”
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy
From the Vosne side of the village, the silkiest number in the lineup.
Aromas of black fruit, graphite, wild herbs, and game over firm, stony tannins. Saturated with flavors of the Île de Beauté.
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
This 2017 is compact and absolutely brimming with energy, culminating in a grippy, stony tannin.
Crisp, clean, and aromatic, this is a delightfully refreshing white.
If Beaujolais were Burgundy, we might consider Morgon to be Vosne-Romanée, with its haunting perfume and silky texture, the proverbial iron fist in a velvet glove.
Earthy Pinot Gris as dramatic and flinty as this, with a hint of residual sugar, demands an assertive pairing; try it with smoked sausage and mustard.
Planted on a base of chalk, this is a dry, focused Champagne with real class.
An opulent, mouth-filling expression of granitic terroir, this bottling has the delicate floral nuances and fine-grained tannin that differentiates Fleurie from the other crus.
Evoking bright citrus as well as darker citrus—think hints of blood orange—the Vinothèque is among Veuve Fourny’s most elegant Champagnes.
Lightly golden in color, it conjures up a day spent in the sun: seabreezes and ripe honeydew, including its subtle, savory rind.
Fronholz’s vibrant mix of fruit and earth, flesh and structure, is Domaine Ostertag’s hallmark.
Les Granges is the Baudry cuvée to drink in its youth, while the perfume of rose petals and brambly berries is at its most vivid and vibrant.
2014 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru “Cuvée du Clos Notre Dame”
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne
That telltale Fourny freshness and finesse complement a nutty richness that is the result of the terroir, the stellar élevage, and five years’ aging on its lees.
From the flowers on the nose to the fruit on the palate, and on through the succulent finish, it’s simply a joy to drink.
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Sleek, crisp, light, and luminous, with a steely, saline finish.
This beauty is brimming and bursting with deep dark flavors of black olive, blackberry and a hint of white pepper.
Elevation and abundant limestone combine to give taut, high-toned wines with delicate floral aromas and stimulating mineral freshness.
The palate is dense and ripe, yet wonderfully smooth and elegant. Racines seems to tap into the history of Les Pallières, the prestige and the high-toned elegance.
Who could resist such a heavenly ambrosia, with its scent of kaleidoscopic spring wildflowers, fragrant citrus blossoms, and succulently ripe grapes?
You may find it to be leaner and livelier than the rich, plush Merlots of Pomerol and Saint Emilion
2021 Savoie Chignin-Bergeron “Le Grand Rebossan”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
Travel no further than Chignin, where the Quenard family bottles a Roussanne (dubbed Bergeron in these parts) that will exceed your wildest expectations.
The singularity and beauty of Chenin Blanc really shines with a bit of age, which is what makes this wine so special to enjoy now.
Made without added sulfur, a transparent reflection of Merlot grown in the limestone and clay of Fronsac
That grapes can be cajoled and fashioned to make such a liquid is miraculous. This aroma is beyond belief.
Gorges boasts an incredible texture and tension imparted by decomposed, blue-green igneous rock, seventy-year-old vines, and years-long aging on the lees.
100% Carignan from very old vines with immense depth but the immediate drinkability of a Cru Beaujolais.
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol.
This is the best way to start a dinner party and nothing says the holidays like rosé bubbles. Please imbibe and enjoy.
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.
That grapes can be cajoled and fashioned to make such a liquid is miraculous.
Regal, opulent, and commanding—the finest perfumer in all of France couldn’t craft a more stunning scent.
Very smooth, silky, and spicy, a wine obviously influenced by Boxler’s love for Burgundy.
Violets and dark berries dominate the palate, with a pleasant wild side lurking below the surface.
A top site in Condrieu interpreted by one of the appellation’s masters—simply put, one of the greatest expressions of the Viognier grape on earth.
Terrebrune Rosé is always better after an extra year in bottle—in magnum it is obligatory.
With a touch of creaminess following the crisp stone fruit, it’s a Mediterranean white in a cashmere sweater.
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Textured, lush, full of aromatic gooseberry and passionfruit—all supported by spiny minerality.
2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape “Télégramme”
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône
If Télégramme is more about fruit than stones, it is still undeniably Châteauneuf, expressing the nobility of carefully farmed Grenache from the Rhône’s finest terroirs.
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Concentrated, youthful, and soulful, this Sangiovese is enchanting now, but it has a long life full of gorgeous evolution ahead.
The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness.
Fresh and vibrant, bursting with every imaginable fruit, ripe off the tree.
A delightfully crisp seaside quaffer that transports us to the Mediterranean coast with bright, lemony freshness and sea-breeze salinity.
The violets, tapenade, and juicy black fruit in your glass is much unchanged from how it’s always been (and should be).
The wine is crisp and fresh and delightfully grapey—a reminder that premier cru Champagne is indeed made from grapes.
A fresh, pure entry point to the Rhône’s great reds with aromas and flavors of black cherries, stones, and a hint of black olive.
David Lavantureux describes it as “direct and pure, full of energy”—a perfectly steely Chablis for oysters-on-the-half-shell.
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This is a universally loved pink bubbly delight of candied strawberries and roses, always true and always exquisite. Icing on the cake is that it’s affordable, too.
2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc “La Crau”
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône
Clairette, an unsung hero of the south, is the main grape here, undoubtedly one of many key elements to this singular wine.
Made in a fruit-forward, supple, easy-drinking style with very little added sulfur.
2024 Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro “Monovitigno”
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna
This fully dry, frothy red from Fattoria Moretto might just be Italy's happiest wine.
This refreshing dessert wine is versatile at table—it works wonders as an apéritif or with cheeses—and can still be cellared for several years.
Pair this coastal fizzy white with spicy shrimp.
If you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of the greatest domaines continue to uphold this tradition.
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One of the gems of the Meyer portfolio.
Sourced from the village of Beaumont, located within the Chinon AOC, it is utterly delicious, with a perfect balance of fruit and earth.
Les Abymes is the epitome of an Alpine white—an invigorating mineral lick of Jacquère, crackling with freshness and crystalline purity.
With classic notes of sweet spice and quince, it’s great with dessert. An apple-walnut pie? Apricot and frangipane tart?
Enter Bruno Colin’s pristine, sacrosanct cellar and you immediately sense that something precious, almost invaluable, dwells within those beautiful limestone walls.
Emeline is sourced from the domaine’s favorite bits of their favorite parcels and then long-aged in barrel for a deeper, darker Irancy.
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
For this perennially over-delivering cuvée, Bruno Laboucarié blends two parts Carignan with one part Grenache and a splash of Syrah to produce a vibrant country red reminiscent of black cherries and spice.
This blend of youthful, floral Chardonnay contains just a splash of exotic sous-voile Savagnin.
Yearning for northern Rhône magic? Here you go. Pull a cork or more and see what I mean.
A profound red wine full of depth, liveliness, and old-school, rustic character; the intensely gripping, ashy-fine tannin is a trademark of wines from Contrada Pino.
2013 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru “Cuvée du Clos Notre Dame”
Veuve Fourny & Fils
France | Champagne
That telltale Fourny freshness and finesse complement a nutty richness that is the result of the terroir, the stellar élevage, and five years’ aging on its lees.
Most of this blanc was aged in tank to preserve freshness, but the little bit that was aged in oak provides a glimmer of opulence.
Any lover of whites from Chablis or the Loire should try this white made of Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, and Petit Courbu.
This low-alcohol, youthful bianco has a subtle, chalky texture you might find in much pricier French Chablis.
2021 Hautes Alpes Blanc “Grains de Clotinaille”
Domaine Les Hauts Lieux
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
While it has a crystalline edge, there is a surprising dollop of sun, heft, and deep, creamy notes of white flowers and citrus fruit.
With notes of white peach, red berries, melon, and grapefruit, this Chiaretto is the quintessential Italian rosato for a summer evening al fresco.
Biodynamically farmed, Brunello-quality grapes with the thrill of early and festive drinkability.
This bears a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale.
Produced exclusively in the 2021 vintage due to low yields, this Bourgogne is made from the terroirs of Bourgogne Côte Chalonnaise La Fortune and La Digoine, Mercurey Les Montots and Santenay Rouge 1er Cru Passetemps.
Despite its voluptuousness, the wine is dry, fresh, very stony, and even salty.
Primarily a blend of Marsanne and Viognier, Jamet’s blanc is bright and textured with notes of honey and apricot.
This juicy, blueberry-and-leather-infused Syrah with a long finish is ready to drink tonight.
Lumpp’s blanc offerings may be small, but they are mighty.
The wine is bone-dry but offers a wonderful nose of bergamot and honeysuckle, along with a zippy freshness supported by all the Alpine minerality you would expect from fruit grown in stony soils in the Alps.
From noteworthy terroir, Veuve Fourny brings us a clean, chiseled style—Chardonnay married with pure chalk and barrel aging.
Cap off your holiday feast with a glass of this heavenly Sauternes to experience pure luxury on the palate…
Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling
Outre Terre is a tiny production of Cabernet Franc fermented in amphora and aged in barrel.
This Tour du Bon rouge, with its juicy nose and bright, crunchy fruit, its mouthwatering acidity and peppery verve, is particularly elegant.
Exotically perfumed with hints of guava, musk, and clove, it finishes dry and quite flinty.
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Previously blended into the domaine’s Sancerre rouge, the Champs d’Alligny is now its own bottling, a successful experiment if there ever was one.
This is the best way to start a dinner party and nothing says the holidays like rose bubbles. Please imbibe and enjoy.
It is a seafood lover’s dream wine.
A Mourvèdre-majority masterpiece, lots of pleasure and even more soul.
Stylistically, Les Clous is in between La Fortune and La Digoine, characterized by medium weight with more red fruits, smooth but present tannins, and distinctive polish.
An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Vigneron Pierre de Benoist thinks the Cloux vineyard is arguably the best parcel for Pinot Noir in Rully.
Biodynamically farmed Roussanne, Clairette, and Marsanne from rocky limestone in Van Gogh's Provence.
A sneakily serious Pinot Noir.
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Old-vine Pinot Noir blended from several sites across Gevrey-Chambertin provides a textbook rendition of this village.
The perfect lively, uncomplicated Syrah you’ll want to have over and over again.
Leave it to Breton to take summer heat and turn it into a light summer breeze in a glass.
Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them.
There is something timeless to La Roque’s Pic Saint Loup, its herbal bouquet and rich, fleshy texture, all free from any hint of modern trappings.
2022 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru “Les Vaucrains”
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy
Classic Nuits, the most structured wine in their book, legendary ager.
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Unique in its combination of honeyed richness and flinty verve. Hard to resist on its own, but you might also try serving it with salty-sweet yakitori or buffalo chicken wings.
A dry white with an intriguing aroma. You can drink it in good-sized swallows while floating on an inner tube.
A terroir-driven rosé redolent of a Provençal summer with notes of thyme and white peach, and a mouthwateringly salty finish.
Given light treatment in the cellar, this wine shows off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form.
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Peach-scented Bandol rosé is the bee’s knees on a warm summer afternoon.
Grottafumata means “smoky caves” and that's exactly what I think about when I swish this around. Grown in volcanic soils, it's a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
April Club Gourmand ~ Rada’s dense, minty Cagnulari is a reminder to take Sardinian reds very seriously.
This wine in the Breton book is a pure old-vine Grolleau from soils of clay and silex.
Alex Foillard fashions a Côte-de-Brouilly that strikes a deeper register, saturating the senses with tooth-staining fruit, gritty earth, and just a touch of the good funk.
Alessandro Fantino’s Riservas are as good as Barolo gets.
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir.
Brambly and mineral, this bottling exudes both the convivial charm of Gamay and the crunchy intensity of the Côte de Brouilly.
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.
This new release highlights a parcel shielded from the hottest hours of afternoon sun by tall silver oaks (lecci), yielding a gentler Chianti characterized by dark, sultry fruit, luxurious spice, and velvety tannins.
Meyer’s 2020 is lovely stuff—fermented dry, full-bodied in style, it shines at table in a multitude of gastronomic settings with kaleidoscopic range.
Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.
Evoking fresh orchard fruit, white flowers, and chalk, Les Margotés is remarkably pure and will continue to age beautifully over 10-15 years.
The first release from this vineyard—a wine of incredible purity and concentration.
Offers an absolutely electric perfume loaded with bright notes of pomegranate, sour cherry, and fresh strawberry, while the palate delivers bracing acidity and a chiseled, chalky finish.
Power and finesse, silken fruit and muscular tannin, and a noticeable, stony, goût de terroir.
From the flowers on the nose to the fruit on the palate, and on through the succulent finish, it’s simply a joy to drink.
The old-school, vino rosso of our dreams—serve it chilled, perhaps in a glass pitcher, for full trattoria effect.
A blend of two premier cru vineyards, Les Duresses and Les Grands Champs, this bottling has a gorgeous nose with cherry, earthiness, and a faint smokiness.
This dark, autumnal rosé is a beacon of tradition in a sea of paler styles.
This vintage might fool you for an oyster wine. Let it!
The Férigoules have honed a unique style of Vacqueyras that mixes deep, dark color with a lightness of touch, rusticity with warmth, and minerality with delicious fresh fruit.
A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Try with tender and tangy curry marinated grilled chicken.
A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.
Don’t miss this Blanc de Blancs, a powerful yet refined tour de force from one of the region's most consistent and talented growers.
Shows a kinship with the northern Rhône, echoing aromas of black olive and violets.
Fruity nose with a hint of black olive; mild yet richly textured with a soft, peppery finish.
This cuvée is dark-fruited velvet in a bottle.
I find the Clos du Roy blanc to be quite versatile at my house in Meursault, especially with fowl, pork, and veal.
This is what happens when the Languedoc meets the Beaujolais: old Carignan and Cinsault fermented by carbonic maceration to make something light, fresh, and delicious.
Here is a Riesling that will have you contemplating texture and terroir above anything else.
Racy, slightly honeyed, exotically perfumed, and loaded with minerality, this wine is an excellent representation of how Chenin reacts to the local conditions.
A grandiose monument to the power of Corsica’s heirloom grapes.
Bone-dry on the palate, it features intense, clean aromas with excellent minerality.
Lovely now with a slight chill, their Refosco has a stimulating, stony backbone that ensures a slow evolution through the years.
Ripe, deep, and almost extravagant in its breadth of aroma and flavor, while a dense, tightly knit core of firm acidity and fine-grained tannins make up a rigid spine.
The Fantino brothers’ Riservas are as good as Barolo gets.
The bottling is classic Champagne in every sense: full, well-balanced, and elegant, with a fine mousse, delicious to drink.
Rabourcé is considered one of the top premiers crus in Rully. Its old vines sit on a steep clay and limestone slope and yield a complex, powerful white Burgundy.
Notes of Cassis, black cherries, and espresso draw you into the glass and keep you coming back to decipher what makes this cuvée and terroir so special.
With beautiful texture and notes of honeysuckle, peaches, and stones, this Pinot Blanc is a masterful display of subtlety and refinement.
There could be no better way to enjoy this crisp, invigorating Graves than with a platter of fresh seafood.
Hailing from a parcel of co-planted vines adjacent to the family home, these varieties were planted together with the express purpose of making the house rouge, the everyday vibrant and juicy drink you’d bring to the table in a jug and drink out of a cup.
It is a habit-forming apéritif with or without foie gras.
Think classic, spirited Sangiovese with a wilder, slightly darker-fruited, herb-singed character from the ancient seaside maquis-studded limestone.
Merlot and Cabernet Franc born from such high altitudes display classic cedar, graphite, and black cherry notes, but with smooth, velvety tannins that bely the bottle’s youthful age.
A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.
Saint-Josephs from André Perret’s northern part of the Rhône are typically more delicate and floral than their brethren further south around Mauves, the birthplace of the appellation.
Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core.
Crafted from the local variety Minutolo, Pástini’s Rampone preserves lip-smacking acidity and low alcohol despite the baking-hot Puglian summers
La Grave is one of the rare Cahors to consist exclusively of the native Malbec. Without any Merlot to soften it, this Cahors is decidedly old-fashioned.
May Chevalier ~ A blend of Ugni blanc, Claudette, Marsanne, and Sauvignon blanc, here is the wine to enhance seafood and shellfish.
Evoking bright citrus as well as darker citrus—think hints of blood orange—the Vinothèque is among Veuve Fourny’s most elegant Champagnes.
Rochebonne offers Chardonnay fruit that’s both racy and sun-kissed
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This single-vineyard Pinot Noir is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.
A thoroughbred of pure Grenache, this unbridled rouge is fresh and lithe, teeming with juicy dark fruit and ample goût de terroir.
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
This bottling is classic Brouilly, balanced and old-school, and showcases the beauty of Gamay.
Though we’re firmly in Alsace here, it would be a fun nod to pair it with bœuf bourguignon on a cozy fall eve.
This blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay is a Champagne of luxury, from its decadent golden tinge to the fine, persistent bead that playfully caresses the palate.
Redolent of almonds, honey, and a wide range of citrus, this kaleidoscopic Chenin finishes with a faint tannin, making it ideal alongside sushi, roast chicken, or a hard and flavorful cheese like Comté.
April Club Bianco ~ This mineral blend has an ethereal perfume, reminiscent of blossoming flowers with a hint of fennel.
Sommariva’s Prosecco is an obvious choice when looking for a wine for a celebration, or simply to enliven the senses.
Here is a rich, bold Régnié, saturated with luscious fruit and earthy spice.
It is fresh and buoyant enough for casual fare yet has the stuffing to accompany heartier dishes, while its vivid raspberry fruit makes it extremely approachable today, notwithstanding its medium-term aging potential.
Always a standout, it is lithe, racy, and elegant, while not lacking the stony backbone for which great Greve is known.
After seven years, the 2019 is in its sweet spot, evoking sumptuous fruits like sour plum and fig, which make this cuvée distinctly Provençal.
2023 Savoie Chignin-Bergeron “Les Roches Blanches”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
This medium-bodied white evokes peaches, honey, and pine resin. Perfect for winter nights and dishes like hearty, Savoie-inspired fish chowder.
The contrast of ripe, succulent Chenin Blanc fruit with a spike of flinty minerality is like licking honey off an arrowhead.
The Champagne that kicked off the feast of the century.
Everything you’d expect from a great bottle is present: toasty brioche and baked peaches on the nose, and a color in the glass that’s ever-so-slightly rose-hued.
Sesti‘s Rosso di Montalcino, with its seductive and mood-enhancing perfume, is like a delicious elixir of black cherry, bitter herbs, and fragrant violet.
Lovely now with a slight chill, their Refosco has a stimulating, stony backbone that ensures a slow evolution through the years.
There is actually a depth of interest that can reflect man’s insignificance in the solar system. Take me to the terrace!
This is the type of wine that made Pommard famous a long time ago.
Bone-dry and tangy, with brambly black fruit and a bold, old-school Italian bite.
2021 Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge 1er Cru “La Boudriotte”
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy
Larue’s home turf is Saint-Aubin, but with this Chassagne-Montrachet, the family shows how well it can steward neighboring terroirs too.
If you’re like me, a glass of Corsican Muscatellu sparks visions of evening cheese plates laden with Marcona almonds and gemlike fruits.
Young vines yield a Cornas that opens up sooner than Clape's flagship cuvée.
I find the Clos du Roy blanc to be quite versatile at my house in Meursault, especially with fowl, pork, and veal.
A crystal-clear translation of the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis—Chardonnay the way it can only taste from these soils.
The wine is firmly structured and robust, with dark, plump fruit that tastes fresh and utterly drinkable.
A bright, chalky personality full of energy and thirst-quenching savor.
Insider tip: cellaring some grand cru Chablis from Lavantureux is about as wise a move as you can make in today’s volatile (wine) world.
Already elegant, this Barolo shows astonishing poise and a different mesmerizing feature of its kaleidoscopic personality every time you take a sip.
Extremely limited quantities, limit two bottles per order
This festive sparkling wine is vinified following the ancient tradition of one of the most gorgeous corners of France, where small hills grow into small mountains on the flanks of the Alps.
With unrivaled versatility at table and guaranteed mouthwatering abilities, Sylvaner brings something new and fresh to the table.
This wine is full of fresh Grenache fruit, beautifully perfumed, with a refined and elegant finish.
Beautiful color, fresh-squeezed citrus and stone-fruit nose, luminous and invigorating while round and luscious at the same time.
Vintage bottles have more grip and a bit of weight than their blended counterparts and often have their best moments at table. The 2018 Brut Grand Cru from Bara is one such wine.
A fragrant blend of mostly Riesling and Muscat, Félix Meyer’s organically grown Gentil is crisp and lean and works like a reset button for your palate.
Grottafumata’s first release from the “Vigna degli Architetti” delivers deep, ripe fruit with elegance and grace.
You’d be right to be skeptical of a Nebbiolo from Sardinia, but from a top-notch terroir high in the mountains, it is something else entirely.
Notes of stones, pear, and citrus... Enjoy as a refreshing, mineral apéritif or alongside your favorite fresh seafood.
This Saumur Champigny is electric and alive, from the first scent of roses on the nose to the juxtaposition of textured tannic grip and sheer weightlessness on the palate.
Juicy and open-knit, it mirrors the sensation of biting into fleshy slices of white peach, nectarine, and guava.
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2019 Vin de France Rouge Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Clandestine”
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire
A lovely combination of Grolleau Noir and Cabernet Franc, there seems to be a synergistic effect elevating both grapes to create a juicy, spicy, refreshing whole.
As Kermit wrote, “there is always something wild and unpredictable about it, spirited, shall we say, yet it is honest and impeccable, full of warmth and finesse.”
A relatively new addition to Guy Breton’s Beaujolais lineup, this exuberant Côte de Brouilly is flat-out delicious.
Sweet spices conceal an edgy undercurrent, making this Pinot Gris both versatile and alluring.
Let this aromatic Piemontese vermouth spice up your cocktail game, or sip it on the rocks with an orange peel garnish.
Charly Thévenet and his father, Jean Paul, now bottle a range of five different wines in their cellars in Villié-Morgon
Aligoté may actually be an even more precise conduit for Burgundian terroir than Chardonnay.
This cuvée is sourced exclusively from the Fongeant lieu-dit, which sits right on the border of the Côte Blonde and Côte Brune, and is renowned for sharing the best of both.
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Always one of the dreamiest versions of the variety we import—ethereal and bright, with notes of orange peel and pink peppercorn.
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This dry Chenin Blanc is etched from the white limestone beneath—crystalline, pure, and chiseled.
There are few pleasures like aged Bandol rouge from Tempier.
It fills the mouth with suspicions of honeysuckle and pulpy stone fruits, all while maintaining classic notes of iodine and sea breeze that make this the vinous equivalent of tidepooling.
Savor it while you can, because your glass will be empty before you know it, leaving you only with the spicy, mineral-laden aftertaste of a bottle that went down way too easily.
There is nothing overdone in this chiseled, elegant cuvée made from organically grown and pampered Merlot.
Simply gorgeous, the Cris is sublimely perfumed, generous on the palate, and long and saline on the elegant finish.
Terrebrune Rosé is always better after a few years in bottle—we’ve done the work for you with this 2021, which has certainly hit its stride and is drinking beautifully right now.
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This lovely Muscat is full of fresh honeysuckle and ripe citrus fruit. Have an ice cream maker? This wine makes the best sorbet you’ll ever taste!
Unusual for La Morra, the soil here is rich in limestone with veins of chalk, giving Giulia’s most dense, profound, earth- and mineral-driven Barolo.
Durella with a splash of Chardonnay—rich texture, laser-sharp acidity, and bone-dry finish.
From the first taste in barrel, I immediately understood what Antoine wanted to accomplish stylistically, and the results were love at first taste.
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Tuscany and Corsica share Sangiovese, or Niellucciu, depending on whom you ask (a Mediterranean version of potato/potahto, you could say).
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A reserve bottling made from Kante's best barrels of citrusy, salt-kissed Malvasia. Aged eight years before release, the wine is textured, vibrant, and delightfully decadent.
Entry-level access to one of the masters of the Côte de Beaune.
Imagine a red straddling the Loire, Médoc, and Madiran with Basque flair and a Pyrenean freshness. You’ll see that Irouléguy is in a world apart.
Brisk red-fruited twang, some herbaceous zest, and an absolutely mouthwatering zingy finish.
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This gives it a mesmerizing, Meursault-like tension between fuller body and almost creamy texture on one hand and high-acid, citrusy flavors on the other.
A single barrel was produced of this delicate, peppery, low-alcohol red from a forgotten grape variety. Serve chilled.
Climate, a clay-and-limestone soil, and stainless-steel vinification are the pillars of Valentin’s Galerne blanc, a divine rendition of pure, chiseled Chardonnay.
Supple, pretty notes of freshly crushed blackberries and raspberries—it will pair well with pretty much anything.
A citrusy and floral sparkler with a stony, bone-dry finish. Mamma mia!
The Lassalle women craft a pale, elegant rosé Champagne, all about delicacy and lovely, plush fruit.
Extremely limited quantities, limit four bottles per order.
If you’re searching for young, drinkable Bordeaux, the tiny appellation of Pomerol on the southern right bank of the Gironde River deserves a closer look.
Lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of minerally refreshment.
2021 Savoie Chignin Mondeuse “Voie Royale”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
The 2021 Voie Royale was aged entirely in foudre, and the result is an utterly distinctive, perfumed, and stony rouge evoking freshly pressed grapes, tart fruit, and violets.
Cool in the mouth, with a whiff of smoke and game, this soulful little country Syrah will do a jig with your pâtés and terrines.
2021 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru “Les Chaignots”
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy
For all its density and weight, an earthy suggestion of Burgundian terroir still hides within.
A rosé made via ancient methods from ashy soils high on Mount Etna.
Chardonnay reaches incredible heights in this bottle of Meursault. Each glass is a unique and memorable experience.
With intense flavors of blood orange, brambly fruit, licorice, and herbs, Barrosu is perfectly suited to a wide range of meat slow-cooked over coals.
ou’ll want to open it alongside richer dishes, or ones that take the longest to make, those that deserve a layered and complex bottling to match.
A relatively new addition to Guy Breton’s Beaujolais lineup, this exuberant Côte de Brouilly is flat-out delicious.
Four months of skin contact leaves this Garganega from Vignato Davide bursting with fragrant clementine and almond blossoms, while volcanic soil imparts lingering salinity.
De Chérisey produces classic Chardonnay that seems as if from a different time. White Burgundy like this doesn’t come around very often.
Huguette is a silky, peppery Cabernet Franc from vines over a century in age.
Floral notes and silky berry fruit showcase Etna’s gentler, but by no means weaker, side.
The wines produced from La Tartufaia are textbook examples of classically structured Barolo typical of the area.
A masterfully made Muscat is an aromatically divine experience.
April Club Rouge ~ Floral and succulent, bursting with notes of little red berries, but it is also delicate and light on its feet.
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Clos la Coutale
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This Bouzy-dominant blend of Pinot Noir with 2% still red and 1 gram of dosage is bright, expressive, incisive, and chalky.
True to the region, it has exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.
The vintage, austere and tense in its youth, has matured into the best a perfectly aged Meursault can offer.
Classic Gevrey, with an emphasis on forward fruit and pleasure, great structure as well.
Sumptuous, yet bone dry with a stony finish. It’s just easy to love.
The family’s grandest wine, a brooding elixir of satiny fruit, cedar, and graphite.
This is the true alchemy of Quintarelli, a wine that has everything: fruit, length on the palate, and beguiling, layered aromatics.
There is a rich, toasty complexity from lees aging, which highlights the delicate aromas you’ll find in your glass: honey, nectarine, citrus, and summer flowers.
You’re going to bring your martini game to a whole ’nother level with this dry Piedmontese Vermouth.
This blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay is a Champagne of luxury, from its decadent golden tinge to the fine, persistent bead that playfully caresses the palate.
The darkest, deepest, and most structured of the Jobard lineup.
This vinegar is particular because it’s made with sweet wine, which confers a very unique taste.
This crisp and succulent vin gris is a guaranteed thirst-quencher.
Expect bright berry fruit with floral notes, a touch of smoke and leather, silky spice, and an earthy, mineral finish.
This old-vine Carricante gets its luxurious golden hue from four days of skin contact, a traditional process on Etna that really brings out the distinctive scents of this special place.
A wine of striking finesse that shows off the crunchy red fruit, floral notes, and peppery spice typical of Pinot Noir from Burgundy’s far north.
Supremely crisp and mineral, this is an ideal representation of this coastal region and perfect for seafood.
While it sports plenty of dark bramble, mulberry, and plum skin, it’s tempered by a fresh bite of blood orange and violet.
His Aligoté associates the slicing acidity typical of the variety with the sheer class we have come to expect from a talented vigneron at the top of his game.
It’s hard to imagine this beauty could taste any better than it does now, but I’ll be curious to revisit it in five to ten years.
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April Club Gourmand ~ Meyer’s Riesling Réserve is a mélange of different terroirs around his domaine in Katzenthal, and is a precise, dry, minerally Riesling loaded with character.
The Rozeta features the exuberant, inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit we expect from a wine that underwent 100% whole-cluster fermentation.
When you smell it, keep in mind that no other wine, besides a Melon de Bourgogne grown in the gabbro soil of Gorges, could possibly smell like this one does.
At the domaine's highest-elevation site, Mourvèdre's might is gently enveloped by Grenache and Cinsault to yield a Bandol of great finesse.
I know what you’re thinking: red wine from Champagne? Allow me to respond with a resounding yes!
Complex aromas, flesh, depth; the classic chiseled back end you’d expect from well-made Puligny.
Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1976, this cuvée showcases impressive depth and soul.
A stunning value from one of Chablis’ oldest premier cru vineyards, with a lovely mouthful of stone fruit and hint of lemongrass.
The new vintage shows great freshness and brightness, making me think of tart berries picked in the forest just a touch below full ripeness.
You’ll find whiffs of both Burgundy and Barolo in this single-vineyard bottling from vines planted in 1930, but it is unmistakably Etna.
Chinons from Joguet are known for their firm minerality, but this one is quite charming as well, with plummy black fruit, myrtle, and notes of warm licorice.
The Chotards are some of the lucky few who have Sancerre parcels that are ideal for growing Pinot Noir, and theirs have been planted to Pinot for well over fifty years, so the vines are at full maturity.
At the domaine's highest-elevation site, Mourvèdre's might is gently enveloped by Grenache and Cinsault to yield a Bandol of great finesse.
This dark, autumnal rosé is a beacon of tradition in a sea of paler styles.
Fresh and punchy Cabernet Franc from fun-loving Catherine and Pierre Breton. Light, juicy, and ready to go. Drink young, drink chilled, drink plenty.
One whiff of this might make you want to plunge right into the glass
An intense exotic nose lures you in before the minerality channels the lightning energy of this pure Sauvignon Blanc.
One of Burgundy’s established masters.
April Adventures Club ~ This is about as quaffable as the region’s rouges get.
Equal parts Grenache, Carignan, and Mourvèdre, this boasts all of Maxime’s trademark elegance and silkiness.
Made from nearly hundred-year-old vines, this a great initiation into the world of Thierry’s white wines.
One of the most prestigious vineyard sites in his village of Monforte d’Alba, if not all of Barolo.
With this chewy, fragrant cuvée, something garlicky cooked over coals will do just fine.
Vinified with a gentle, terroir-focused touch—few reds will slake your thirst with the ease and finesse of Cuvée Alouettes.
2021 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Riserva “Passolento”
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
A luscious Verdicchio with layered textures that white Burgundy lovers chase after.
This wine shows how understated, finessed, and downright glorious dry Pinot Gris can be in Alsace.
A slightly sweeter style of Gewurztraminer with opulent aromas and flavors to pair with any kind of spicy food.
Vintage bottles have more grip and a bit of weight than their blended counterparts and often have their best moments at table.
Giulia’s most high-toned wine, offering delicate florals and tart berry fruit with laser-like precision. It is a racy and perfumed Barolo for those who appreciate wines of great finesse.
A simply stunning white that seems to not just elevate the food on your plate, but your entire mood. Your surroundings will melt away as you get lost in your glass.
The small, sunny Mandelberg cru is already a classic through and through—petrol notes with lush pear, honey, and a tart bite of green apple.
2021 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Cherbaudes”
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
With vibrant fruit and a silky finish, it’s sure to age gracefully while gaining vintage soul in the years to come.
This blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay is a Champagne of luxury, from its decadent golden tinge to the fine, persistent bead that playfully caresses the palate.
Aromas of wildflowers, saffron, beeswax, and Mediterranean herbs. Rich, fleshy, and focused, all at just 12% alcohol.
It is richly concentrated and yet boasts a lively acidity, while the aromatics will take you for a
Incredible elegance for Pruliers, power and finesse in spades.
Filled with notes of gorgeous red fruit and an irresistible stoniness that gives it structure
From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.
The uncommon location and treatment capture a different face of this very familiar variety, deep and mouth-filling yet carrying a bracing jolt of limey acidity.
Powerful, cellar-worthy dry Chenin aged in chestnut, oak, and acacia.
Layered and textural, this tightly bound opus will open and unfurl itself with time, be it an hour in a decanter or decades in the cellar.
More Morey-like than the Charmes, with more muscle and spice. The grandest and longest-aging wine in this collection.
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
Cask-aged Sardinian Cannonau yields a quintessential Mediterranean red.
With plush notes of red fruit and cocoa abounding in the glass, this Pernand punches way above its weight.
Few things are more satisfying as an apéritif than a chilled glass of this Alpine elixir made from 70-year-old vines.
Lush with distinctive minerality and great nerve, this is an exceptional white Bordeaux value.
This Sylvaner, from high in the Dolomites, is a finely channeled mountain breeze, an exercise in textural delicacy that will leave your palate tingling with the sensation of crispy minerals.
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
A biodynamic, orange-zesty, multifaceted masterpiece from the most ancient growing region on the island.
A simply stunning white that seems to not just elevate the food on your plate, but your entire mood. Your surroundings will melt away as you get lost in your glass.
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Aromas of black pepper, briny black olive, and violets with the earthiness, herbs, and concentration of southern Rhône Grenache.
At thirteen years old, its brambly berry notes are but a memory of its youth. They have evolved and taken on a woodsier sophistication of shady underbrush, violet, and nutmeg.
2020 Côtes du Jura Savagnin “Cuvée du Professeur—Sous-Roche”
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura
A transformative process must have been at work here, with the dynamic freshness of the ouillé, or topped-up style, yet it still displays hints of caramelization and golden savoriness.
Earthy, meaty, savory, juicy, and powerful, it is a glassful of joyful, soulful goodness.
There’s no mistaking this red for anything other than Nebbiolo—perfectly ripe fruit and the telltale scents of tar and roses.
The fruit—think cherries and strawberries—is more reserved, with smoke and stones sharing the stage.
If you don’t recognize Félix Meyer’s touch from the rich aromas of lychee, candied ginger, and rose petals, you will by the time you finish your first glass.
Dry red Italian sparkling wine with dinner? You’ll love it.
When I asked winemaker Lorenzo Mocchiutti why he only bottles this wine in magnum, he said it is because it is so delicious a regular-size bottle is just not enough.
Beautiful aroma, silky mouthfeel, fresh with old-vine weight, interesting, and downright delicious.
Arneis has enough luscious, peachy body to satisfy Chardonnay drinkers, along with the mouthwatering zip of a good Sauvignon Blanc.
Late-harvest wines of this quality in Alsace take incredible skill to make. This is a supremely beautiful example of a harmonious, highly successful partnership between man and nature.
Divine with lemon and rosemary roasted lamb.
Château Thivin’s Côte de Brouilly seamlessly fuses pleasure, class, and intellect.
Imagine a red, Grenache-based Sauternes, full of earth and spice, and you’ll have a decent idea how delicious this Banyuls tastes.
Very pure, with a beautiful noble tannin and excellent finish.
This Santa Maria is coursing with raw beauty, exuding rose petals and turned earth and finishing with tannins fine as silk.
Decadent, rich, stony, and a touch off-dry—hard not to love.
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It shows an exotic panoply of sweet aromas—burnt sugar, crème fraîche, roasted pineapple—balanced with an herbal, almost agave-like smokiness.
La Châtelaine highlights what may be the best terroir of Vézelay and why this little appellation is on the map in the first place.
New to Alsatian wine? This is the perfect place to start.
Like eating lemon curd at a party that Renoir might have painted—think something like Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette.
This Beaujolais offers the drinkability of the most effusive Morgons with the frankness of a chiseled Moulin-à-Vent.
March Club Bianco ~ Harvested early and fermented in stainless steel tanks to maintain a vibrant quality, balanced by lush notes of flowers, spice, and citrus that will pair well with any number of foods.
As sublime as their Brunello is, the Sestis’ craving for a wine to be drunk cool during the warm months led them to create this rosato. It’s gentle and mouth-filling, perked up by a touch of salinity that recalls the oceanic vineyard soils—quite a sophisticated rosé that is nonetheless gay and carefree.
2022 Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru “Les Corbeaux”
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
Of all Boillot’s cuvées, the ones from Gevrey-Chambertin are the most brooding, the most earthbound.
This dreamy wine, perfect for aperitivo, reaffirms that we should turn more often to Piedmont not only for our reds but also for our whites!
Tasting the bottle, one quickly sees winemaker Cyriaque Rozier’s statement that Malvasia has “acclimated perfectly to the land of La Roque” is not an overstatement.
Thierry Germain’s meticulous process coaxes out the delicate and aromatic side of Chenin Blanc—think jasmine, honeysuckle, and peach.
This smooth and noble wine has the depth and structure to pair with venison or other wild game while remaining immediately approachable. There are no rough edges!
Full of freshness and detailed elegance, with not a hint of rusticity.
Ripe and opulent, this is one of the Alibrands’ first-ever single-vineyard dry whites made from 100% Sémillon vinified and raised in oak.
From a small but mighty appellation boasting an impressive soil loaded with fossilized oyster shells. Peachy, finely textured, and pleasantly verdant.
Pinot Beurot is the Burgundian name for their local strand of Pinot Gris. It is unique and delicious and showcases an interesting bit of Burgundy’s history.
Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.
Ever the racy and mineral cuvée, this is all silk and flesh, and a rare village treat from a producer of mainly premier and grand cru wines.
Bursting with energy and joy, this wine is bound to bring out the best of your inner bon vivant.
Vauprin showcases Chardonnay’s ability to produce a wine that is simultaneously both round and taut in this mighty northern Burgundian terroir.
April Club Gourmand ~ Clairette—a name which translated means clear and bright. The wine certainly is, and at the same time, lush and nervy.
Elegant aromas and a refined texture characterize this bottling from one of the village’s great vineyards.
This inky, chewy blend of Cannonau with the native Muristellu boasts a strikingingly wild perfume that soars from the glass.
Dense layers of sea salt and stone are tightly coiled around a small drop of lemon.
This mesmerizing Savagnin’s bouquet is so laden with pear, you might think one shimmied into the bottle.
We aimed for maximum drinkability: plenty of hedonistic purple-tinged fruit, along with a hint of wild herbs and lovely lavender and violet notes.
A spritzy rosato with scents of frutti di bosco and wildflowers.
Old vines planted just after WWII, spicy and deep, rich and full.
Incredible elegance for Pruliers, power and finesse in spades.
A sparkling wine from Mount Etna that tastes like a day spent in the sun. Notes of juicy blood orange and pineapple have salty, flinty inflections from the small vineyard’s volcanic home by the sea.
An element of luscious, tender fruit that seems to coat the wine’s spinal chord of Kimmeridgian minerals.
Treated with the same care as the domaine’s premiers crus, and will certainly age like one.
The tiny village of Farges-lès-Mâcon is a wonderful terroir for textbook, perfectly opulent, floral Mâconnais.
Delicious younger-vine Prünent blended with Croatina produces an immediately enjoyable, low-tannin red of character.
The grapes are dried for several days after harvest, then pressed and aged in barrel to give an equally lively red with a bit more guts and bass notes.
This juicy red—loaded with bright, playful fruit—is low in alcohol and delightfully refreshing.
These ancient hillside vines yield very little, giving an intensely concentrated juice with great acidity and a textured finish. Open it alongside seafood or as an apéritif.
2020 Savoie Chignin-Bergeron “Côteau des Ducs”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
Lychee and ripe citrus wrapped in beeswax. You might think there are a bunch of busy benevolent bees whiling away inside your glass.
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A gentle wave of peach, melon, and spring flowers rolls over the palate and lingers long past your last sip.
Bargain access to one of Burgundy’s established masters, ready to drink tonight.
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Gentle and refreshing on the palate, it boasts a delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes.
The brilliance of this site is its ability to produce sumptuously rich and perfumed Pinot Gris that maintains a vibrant acidity and stony backbone.
This full-bodied rouge, with notes of dark fruit and fragrant garrigue, is built for grilled lamb or pork chops.
You’ll detect a steely quality on the finish, and the slightest hint of the petrol often associated with Riesling. Delicious!
Here is a rich, bold Régnié, saturated with luscious fruit and earthy spice.
Equal parts Grenache, Carignan, and Mourvèdre, this boasts all of Maxime’s trademark elegance and silkiness.
Ultra fresh and brimming with citrus blossom and orchard fruit notes, it has a saline, mineral finish that leaves my palate begging for more.
From high-altitude slopes above the Rhône river, this Syrah exhibits remarkable purity and grace.
If, like me, you gravitate toward drier Champagnes with laser focus, then you will love the wines of Veuve Fourny.
At first, it is streamlined, saline, and full of lemon. Then the granite terroir kicks in...
This racy wine is a perfect match for all types of crustaceans as well all by itself on a sunny afternoon.
Ample, deep, and succulent, this enthralling Brunello is already highly rewarding.
170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!
March Club Chevalier ~ Savennières is home to some of the greatest terroirs for this grape variety thanks to its soils of schist, sandstone, and blue slate and its proximity to the moderating Loire River.
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
Bara's grand cru rosé is a staff favorite and best-seller: with its ripe, juicy red fruit, fine bead, and creamy yet lively texture, it is the perfect pairing for anything, everything, or nothing at all.
Verdeca, a specialty around the town of Locorotondo, stars in this bottling that drinks like a southern Prosecco: light, crisp, and citrusy, with a playful bead.
Vintage bottles have more grip and a bit of weight than their blended counterparts and often have their best moments at table.
This is the perfect example of a fine, elegant version of Merlot.
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
A delicious Chianti Classico for now or later, with extraordinary potential at table.
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
No lack of minerality in this perfumed white from the Italy-Austria border.
With its aromas of toasted almonds and butterscotch, the resulting bone-dry wine is nothing short of enthralling.
Made from six vineyards that, when blended, showcase the whole of the Côte Rôtie appellation.
Silky and perfumed, with no rough edges, this is dangerously swallowable.
You have never tasted Sauvignon quite like this.
A complex and thought-provoking dessert wine loaded with notes of dried fruits, herbs, and citrus zest. Pair with the region's famous Comté cheese.
This is the bottle to pop at your next celebratory meal; a white truffle risotto would make an excellent pairing as would ripe soft cheeses.
Meyer-Fonné’s 2022 has a floral, perfumed nose—perhaps from a splash of Muscat?—and a soft mid-palate with green apple and pear—surely a sign of Pinot Blanc in there.
This beauty is brimming and bursting with deep dark flavors of black olive, blackberry and a hint of white pepper.
A stony, spicy cuvée full of Mediterranean sunshine, aromatic garrigue, and a hint of salinity that offers a perfect match for grilled rosemary lamb chops.
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At once robust, succulent, and elegant, this red offers immediate pleasure and age-worthy promise.
Chinons from Joguet are known for their firm minerality, but this one is quite charming as well, with plummy black fruit, myrtle, and notes of warm licorice.
A complex blend of one part Niellucciu for structure, one part Minustellu for silky tannins, and one part Grenache for a splash of wild blackberry and sunbaked earth, there is both power and elegance.
April Club Rouge ~ Durban does here what they do best, keeping the focus and precision of the terroir as well as loads of fruit and pleasure.
A black wine made from steep inclines planted to Tannat and some Cabernet Sauvignon, it demands patience while its dense, mouth-coating tannins slowly release their clutching grip.
With its light and elegant notes of citrus and orchard fruit, this is one of the stand-out, exquisitely crafted wines of this region.
This rosé Champagne from J. Lassalle is one of my favorite party tricks—festive, unexpectedly blush, and delicious.
Sweet spices conceal an edgy undercurrent, making this Pinot Gris both versatile and alluring.
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Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône
It’s a gem, and you won’t be disappointed.
Dry Champagne-method sparkler that delivers tremendous value.
From the iconic Domaine Tempier, this mineral white wine smells like the Mediterranean.
A lovely apéritif or the ideal match to Mediterranean-inspired antipasti.
This is young Pinot at its best: aromatic, expressive, and a true pleasure to drink.
There are few pleasures like aged Bandol rouge from Tempier.
A delightfully lean and bright blanc from Charles Joguet that leaves me yearning to exclaim, “This smells like a green apple picked fresh from a lemon tree!”
Each sip is akin to biting into a piece of fresh-picked fruit, with an earthy minerality and bright acidity augmenting the palate-coating flavors of peach, orange zest, and white flowers.
You’ll want to pair this with a roast chicken or duck, or grilled sausages, when you are in the mood to forego a red with the main course.
This white, raised in demi-muids with malolactic fermentation, flamboyantly shows off the affinity of ripe Vermentinu grapes with a judicious use of wood.
A longtime personal favorite for the weeknight go-to blanc, citrusy fresh with just the right hint of salted butter to round it out.
Offers an absolutely electric perfume loaded with bright notes of pomegranate, sour cherry, and fresh strawberry, while the palate delivers bracing acidity and a chiseled, chalky finish.
Lightly golden in color, it conjures up a day spent in the sun: seabreezes and ripe honeydew, including its subtle, savory rind.
Produced from unfermented Chardonnay must blended with marc (neutral grape spirit), then aged for five years in barrel, it has wild aromatics of dried fruit, spices, and candied citrus zest.
There’s a quality that almost feels mouth-cleansing; like a spoonful of zesty citrus sorbet in the middle of a multi-course meal.
The Spécial Club represents an elite association of growers who abide by such strict standards of quality, and the pedigree is evident with this 2012 release.
Everything about this cuvée, from the delicately briny scent of slick oyster shells to the concentrated, pristinely focused sensation on the palate, is a demonstration of why this domaine has become one of Chablis’ very best.
Soulful and slightly wild, but beautifully balanced, this rouge has an irresistible notes of garrigue.
Showcasing impressive texture and flavors of citrus, stone fruit, and spring flowers, this offers a great pairing for grilled fish or seared scallops.
It simply has it all—refined hazel-nutty, toasty notes, bright acidity, some of the most delicate bubbles ever created, and a finish that lasts and lasts.
2023 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
It’s both inviting––it makes for a lovely apéritif––and angular, prime to accompany lemony pasta dishes, clams, or flavorful and rich vegetarian lasagnas.
The fruit quality is dark and earthbound, like eating blackberries in the shade.
Old vines in Santenay produced this classy red that can be enjoyed now or cellared for three to five years for additional complexity.
Power, finesse, succulence, and striking acidity... Pair with delicate crab meat and relish in the experience.
A dense and chiseled Aglianico from old vines at elevation.
This whole-grain moutarde is enhanced with the addition of grape must, which gives the must-ard a purple color and a unique sweet, savory, spicy flavor.
The Lassalle women craft a pale, elegant rosé Champagne, all about delicacy and lovely, plush fruit.
Delicate, precise, and succulent at the same time, this beautiful blanc will pair well with fresh seafood and light summer salads and pastas.
A gorgeous perfume of honeysuckle meets the nose, and the wine is at once both lush and nervy, comforting and stimulating.
This skin-contact wine is redolent of blood orange and hyssop—a perfect apéritif for olives and anchovies.
A pure Syrah bottling offering wild flavors of the Provençal countryside gently wrapped in a thick coat of tooth-staining deep purple fruit.
A crystal-clear translation of the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis—Chardonnay the way it can only taste from these soils.
Volcanic soils confer mouthwatering salinity to the Garganega grape in this racy, textured white.
This brisk, fizzy, stony nectar has an undeniable gift for bestowing unparalleled palate stimulation and mental reinvigoration.
Everything that comes from Domaine Albert Boxler seems to have an extra dash of magic, and this debut bottling of Pinot Gris from the grand cru of Florimont is no exception.
2021 Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru “Vers Cras Vieilles Vignes”
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy
Ancient vines, stunning Chardonnay.
Soaring with aromas of brioche and praline, this lush and luxurious bottling sets the benchmark for Crémants everywhere.
Simon refers to Hameau de Reigny as a “nature” wine. The result is textured and tropical-fruited, yet not so much a departure from the region’s typicity, as rather, a riff on it.
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The rose petal perfume of this ravishing Gewurztraminer enveloped the entire table, and was the perfect way to end a perfect meal.
A textbook Chinon like this merits simple, rustic cuisine such as roast game, baked potatoes, and sautéed porcini mushrooms.
Classy, pure, and precise Chardonnay, evoking freshly crushed apples, crushed stones, and citrus zest.
Sporting rich primary fruit, an intense granitic backbone, and mellow tannins, this monument to Sardinian viticulture delivers impressive power.
The Lumpp style is on full display with this beauty: open-knit, fruit-forward, silky, and seductive Pinot Noir beckons.
This rouge will stop you in your tracks with its subtle kiss of oak, silky tannins that glide effortlessly across the palate, and notes of freshly crushed bing cherries.
You’ll appreciate the distinctive flavor profile: born from warmer soils, it tastes of ripe, succulent citrus devoid of grassiness, while boasting the same flinty nerve as a good Sancerre.
Golden, luscious aroma and flavor, a delicious nectar infused with honeysuckle that invites you in at first sniff for a leisurely dip.
A fleshy, full-bodied Sancerre with great freshness and the ability to age in bottle for a few years after release.
This wine is deep and textural, with serious presence on the palate and a dry, flinty finish.
Bright red fruit, Corsican herbs, and smooth tannins make this a unique, but no less terroir-driven, Patrimonio.
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Lemon zest, star fruit, wet stone, and white flowers all coat the palate in a bonedry, vitalizing, and immensely enjoyable wine.
The premier cru Beauroy is a round, ample expression of Chablis from a south-facing parcel. Silky and suave on the palate, it finishes with a whisper of salinity.
Bottled without any sulfur whatsoever, here is a seriously playful Cab Franc from the masters of vinous fun.
170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!
Full-bodied style, golden, old-school Chardonnay with a chalky base.
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This chiseled Chenin Blanc comes from 70-year-old vines planted on an ancient limestone slope. Burgundian-like in character from its time spent in barrel, the laser-like acidity will become even more enticing with some age.
Here is a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Dry, chalky, and just the right combination of fleshy and lean. Serious sparkling wine.
Méo-Camuzet’s Vougeot is marked by richness, concentration, velvety structure, broad aromatics, length, and power.
The blend is equal parts Roussanne, Grenache Blanc, and Clairette. Together, they create a wine that has a complex mouth-feel that finishes with a nice refreshing acidity.
One of the great reds of the Languedoc. Rhône Valley, look out!
Ethereal and bright, with the notes of cherry and earth that get red-Burgundy lovers’ hearts racing.
The perfect addition to your holiday season: decadent and lush, full of dense autumnal fruit and Burgundian finesse.
“Sciavè is the result of ancient clones of Nero d’Avola which, besides exalting the limestone matrix of its terroir of origin in the Eloro appellation, carry forth the elegance gleaned from patiently aging the wine in barrel.”
Here is a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Félix Meyer’s old-vine Pinot Blanc from the slopes of Katzenthal, in Alsace, has long overdelivered in the role of the proverbial “crisp white” for which we long.
Moulin-à-Vent has a unique, earthy, chewy edge to it that you just can’t find anywhere else.
Crisp and lean with mouthwatering minerality, Nössing’s Riesling is one of great finesse and precision.
The rose petal perfume of this ravishing Gewurztraminer enveloped the entire table, and was the perfect way to end a perfect meal.
This gorgeous blend of Vermentino, Ugni Blanc, Sémillon, and Clairette is both fleshy and mineral-driven.
You’ll taste the salty sea breeze in this wine.
This lithe and expressive “orange” wine is an ideal palate-opener with a dry, cleansing finish and a fresh, cooling effect like coastal sage and seaspray.
Lots of herbs and lemon curd precede its dry, racy finish. It’s a mouthwatering, drink-me-now white Burgundy.
These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.
The imprint of the sun-kissed landscape of the Languedoc is clear, with aromas of honeysuckle and lime zest.
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Consistently one of the Loire’s finest Sauvignon Blancs
Experience Bonifacio, one of Corsica’s historic wine regions, through Canarelli’s epic, age-worthy biancu.
The Spécial Club represents an elite association of growers who abide by such strict standards of quality. Extremely limited quantities, maximum 3 bottles per purchase.
From a tiny mill in Corsica’s eastern mountains, Douce is soft and tender.
My favorite Riesling in the store, perhaps ever: zesty, minerally, intensely aromatic, and boundlessly deep!
A rare Jurassian specialty, this dessert wine is made from Chardonnay must and a neutral grape spirit, then aged for five years in barrel.
This Pinot Blanc is weightless, sultry, and lengthy as the day is long.
The fruit recalls savory plums and baked cherries. It almost feels like a cheat: getting to drink a wine with the desirable qualities of long cellaring, but in its immediate, current release.
A decidedly bright, aromatic, almost exotic Chianti, with aromas of black olive, violets, iron, and smoked meat.
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Pfersig means “peach,” and the wine’s subtle whispers of white peach are adorable, and then the bouquet keeps growing more expansive, more intense, grander.
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
It has the nerve and precision of the Définition cuvée along with additional weight and structure.
A fleshy and savory unfiltered Vermentino from northern Sardinia.
This Bouzy-dominant blend of Pinot Noir with 2% still red and 1 gram of dosage is bright, expressive, incisive, and chalky.
The perfume of rose petals and vivid red berry fruit, along with the delicate, fine-grained tannin, make this a truly special Rosso.
In this bottling from Yves Leccia, Grenache takes center stage, offering fragrant notes of lavender spiced with balmy Mediterranean brush.
The incredibly complex aromas soar out of the glass with an underpinning note of rose petal, the full-bodied and almost oily texture is classic.
Sauvignon and a splash of Chardonnay: the epitome of minerally Loire refreshment
A beautiful Cadette rouge with a bit more structure and plenty of pleasure.
2021 Vin de France Rosé Grolleau/Cabernet Franc “Les Arceaux”
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire
Intensely dry and mineral, the structured Les Arceaux is a bottle to pair with a meal rather than to drink as an apéritif.
First, it is impeccable. Second, it does not exceed its appellation; it is not a substitute Romanée Conti; it is a perfect Côte de Nuits-Villages.
Showing off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form, rife with aromas of roses, damp earth, and little red berries.
August Club Bianco ~ What about real-deal vanilla aromatics? I’m talking cured Madagascar bourbon seed, lightly crushed, delicate and discreet.
See why Cap Corse's famous Muscat tastes like no other dessert wine in the world.
This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir sees partial barrel aging, partial malolactic fermentation, and two and a half years aging in bottle before release.
From an east-facing premier cru parcel on steep slopes, this rich and noble white wine is long, elegant, and refreshing.
Luscious and mouth-coating with generous passion fruit and lychee, yet racy at the same time.
The first jar feels like a special treat, but by the second or third you realize they’re a pantry staple.
Limited to vintages where the weather hinders production of individual bottlings, Climat renders all the chart-topping qualities of the Robert family’s Pouilly Fuissé holdings.
Earthy Pinot Gris as dramatic and flinty as this, with a hint of residual sugar, demands an assertive pairing; try it with smoked sausage and mustard.
With aromas of apple blossom and marzipan, this Chardonnay is hard to resist on its own, but would be the perfect accompaniment to a semi-hard cheese like comté or baked steelhead trout.
It is a lively, brisk wine, showcasing pristine red fruit and a hint of herbs over a firm foundation of stony acidity.
2022 Savoie Chignin Mondeuse “Vieilles Vignes”
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie, Bugey, Hautes-Alpes
It has often been likened to a cross between Pinot Noir and Syrah: bright, elegant, and floral, with suggestions of wild fruit, blood, and minerals.
Stony, spicy, and dense, it evokes red berries, watermelon, and garrigue and offers a beautiful accompaniment to a wide range of dishes.
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This double-hinged corkscrew, designed by Philippe Bernède of Clos La Coutale, is our go-to for our daily wine-opening needs.
Soulful and slightly wild, but beautifully balanced, this rouge has an irresistible notes of garrigue.
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins.
This wine showcases everything I seek for in a dry Gewurztraminer. The nose shows pure, delicate aromas of fresh lychee and exotic fruit.
I think I'll replace my Christmas tree with a very large bottle of Champagne. ’Tis the season!
April Adventures Club ~ Whatever snacks are on your table or picnic blanket, this blanc will fit the bill with its pretty notes of green apple, citrus, and subtle tropical fruits.
2020 Beaune 1er Cru “Les Montrevenots”
Gachot-Monot
From an exceptional parcel, an ideal spot for making colored, complex, deep Pinots.
A gentle wave of peach, melon, and spring flowers rolls over the palate and lingers long past your last sip.
Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stone), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.
Prime placement in a great vineyard site provides exquisite balance, gentle tannin, and notes of brambly fruit.
Sauvignon Blanc has many incarnations throughout the world, but even in the Loire Valley—the grape’s spiritual home—Pouilly Fumé represents a very distinctive example.
Delicate and perfumed, it speaks softly, yet it has so much to say: lilies, bacon fat, spices... it could only be Côte Rôtie.
The 2022 has a sweet nose with summery whiffs of peach and apricot, a silky mid-palate, and a lovely citrus and mineral finish.
Full-bodied yet delicate, infused with the joie de vivre of the south of France.
Fronholz is a vineyard composed primarily of quartz, and the taste of an Ostertag wine from here is reminiscent of this stone: sleek, transparent, and brilliant.
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Immediately accessible, with the type of ripe, unctuous nose you know and love with grand cru Chablis.
Already in spectacular harmony, this beauty deserves a bin in every Burgundy collector’s cellar.
A triumphant new addition to our Chablis lineup, showing impressive concentration and that irresistibly marine expression of Chablisien Chardonnay.
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Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
This Special Club rosé, made mostly of Pinot Noir with some Chardonnay, evokes bright white raspberries and possesses a fine, frothy bubble.
A thirst-quencher with uncommon pedigree.
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The perfect tote for a bottle of wine, loaf of bread, or whatever else you might be bringing to that holiday party around the corner.
This bottle gives some of my favorite grand cru Rieslings a run for their money with a nose evoking peach skin and pear and a palate that ripples with fresh acidity.
It’s a perfect palate cleanser with refreshing notes of lime granita and tart pineapple.
Melony, snappy, bright, and clean, this is a delightful everyday white with a refreshingly different flavor profile.
This is truly artisanal Sauternes—made by hardworking farmers who are willing to sacrifice quantity for excellence.
It has a vivid magenta color, abundant cherry and raspberry fruit, an exotic spice note, and subtle oak.
April Club Gourmand ~ Evokes citrus rind, herbs, and sea spray and boasts all of the freshness of a Mediterranean breeze.
Hot stone and white pepper liven up the backbone of this extraordinarily complex, unique white.
This is the grandest bottling of Cabernet Franc from one of Chinon’s most outstanding producers.
The Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature is a a staff favorite: bone-dry, elegant, and surprisingly complex.
The Rozeta features the exuberant, inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit we expect from a wine that underwent 100% whole-cluster fermentation.
The unique blend of Favorita, Moscato, Arneis, and Chardonnay is dry but not tart, fruity but not cloying, and held together with a gentle effervescence.
Crystalline purity, mouthwatering salinity, and complexity without weight make this akin to an Alpine premier cru.?
2022 Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc “Le Mont et Forêt”
Domaine Pierre Guillemot
France | Burgundy
Full of that perky, palate-opening freshness and vigor that’s so essential in a blanc.
It might be the most unusual and most delicious top-quality sweet wine you have ever tried: a pure Chenin Blanc from a special selection of late-harvest grapes in the appellation of Jasnière.
Not quite Rhône-like and not quite Corsican, this has the best of both worlds, with plenty of palate-staining black fruit to boot.
It has a round mouthfeel, silky and juicier than the Gravières, with a minerality that is more smooth slate than chalk.
Deep, dynamic Grenache feels aptly highlighted by bright and fresh Clairette. Soft and rich, yet still defined.
A dry sparkler made exclusively from Clairette.
A red perennially punches way above its weight, both in the immediate pleasure it delivers and the way it evolves in the bottle over time.
Thierry has perfected the art of coaxing this Cabernet Franc’s soulfulness and elusive finesse into bottle.
A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.
It’s like Corsican Chablis: pure Vermentinu planted in seashell-encrusted limestone.
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Real refreshment, plus a serious side and good concentration from old vines in chalky marl soils.
“That wine should be paired with a steak,” said Anthony Lynch when tasting this tête du cuvée from Paul Bara.
This stellar cuvée features generous flesh enveloping a wiry core, with a flinty edge that leads to a satisfyingly creamy finish.
Each refreshing sip goes down lighter than air, keeping your palate clean and refreshed for whatever comes next.
If you’re a fan of Jura’s vin jaune or fino and manzanilla sherry, find yourself a new friend in this rare bottling from Ludvic Engelvin.
As Kermit wrote, “there is always something wild and unpredictable about it, spirited, shall we say, yet it is honest and impeccable, full of warmth and finesse.”
It’s beautifully ethereal, with pillowy fruit that tastes so sublime it would be limiting to attempt a description, although quince and verbena jump to mind.
This blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Noir is a sleek, elegant Champagne that has roundness along with the astonishing freshness and finesse that are characteristic of all Fourny wines.
It smells just like the ocean, with a sea-mist freshness to more than satisfy that itch in the back of your throat.
This Chenin Blanc has a tart sweetness, or perhaps a sweet tartness—with neither overbearing—that epitomizes good balance and will have you greedily reaching for your glass.
If you’re like me, a glass of Corsican Muscatellu sparks visions of evening cheese plates laden with Marcona almonds and gemlike fruits.
The only Arena cuvée to see barrel-aging features the domaine’s oldest vines.
A brooding, wild beast with hints of black fruit and Mediterranean herbs, this is a portal to Catalonia’s stunning seaside vineyards.
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
Contrary to the usual rough and tannic reds of the far-reaching Côtes de Provence appellation, this is fresh and lively! A gem hidden in the hills.