There is blood orange on the palate, soil tones, iron, and a stony backbone. The luscious character of this vintage is on full display in this deliciously approachable bottle.

A 50/50 assemblage of Ugni Blanc and Vermentino, the two varieties meld together to create a white that breaks the mold entirely for what we’ve come to expect from this magical stretch of Provençal coastline.

October Club Gourmand ~ Dry red Italian sparkling wine with dinner? You’ll love it.

A one-of-a-kind, high-altitude, fully dry Moscato. Bright fruit and granitic minerality in an utterly thirst-quenching package.

The violets, tapenade, and juicy black fruit in your glass is much unchanged from how it’s always been (and should be).

Each refreshing sip goes down lighter than air, keeping your palate clean and refreshed for whatever comes next.

This Riesling “Katz,” as we call it, is a beautifully linear and chiseled style of Riesling, fresh and pure.

Rich, ripe fruit with the delicacy and floral notes we love in great Barbaresco.

A Niellucciu-based rosé that is so fresh, pure, and invigorating, while delivering a healthy dose of Mediterranean brine.

in its sweet spot—pungently savory with herbaceous reminders of the Tuscan countryside.

Gentle and refreshing on the palate, it boasts a delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes.

This cuvée is dark-fruited velvet in a bottle.

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!

Giulia Negri is making some of the best and most exciting wines in Italy, truly world class. She also happens to be one of the nicest people you could hope to meet.

The 2020 Tour du Bon rouge, with its juicy nose and bright, crunchy fruit, its mouthwatering acidity and peppery verve, is particularly elegant.

Vauprin showcases Chardonnay’s ability to produce a wine that is simultaneously both round and taut in this mighty northern Burgundian terroir.

Biodynamically farmed Roussanne, Clairette, and Marsanne from rocky limestone in Van Gogh's Provence.

A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.

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.

This inky, chewy blend of Cannonau with the native Muristellu boasts a strikingingly wild perfume that soars from the glass.

This wine showcases everything I seek for in a dry Gewurztraminer. The nose shows pure, delicate aromas of fresh lychee and exotic fruit.

A luscious Verdicchio with layered textures that white Burgundy lovers chase after.

This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?

This Brut Nature bottling, which receives zero dosage, is the driest style of Champagne that exists.

Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”

Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.

Delicious and honest naturally sparkling Chenin, bottled with no dosage and no sulfur.

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.

Dark and velvety, with beautiful notes of perfectly ripe raspberries and black cherries, balanced by impressive density and food-friendly acidity.

Terrebrune’s Bandol epitomizes this idea of a terroir-driven rosé, from the nose of thyme and white peach, redolent of a Provençal summer, to its mouthwateringly salty finish.

A gently flowery, low-alcohol white that presents a barely noticeable spritz.

Its dark fruit is boldly mouth-filling, yet smooth and juicy, even crunchy when served with a slight chill.

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.

A cold glass hits the spot every single time, bursting over the taste buds with bright citrus, wild strawberry, and a juicy finish.

As seamlessly as it will pair with all kinds of dishes, from a seared pork chop to cacio e pepe—you don’t even need food. It is that graceful!

Round and generous on first blush and then wound up, energetic, and fine-grained on the finish, this thoroughbred wine is sculpted for the cellar but still provides a lot of immediate gratification.

Lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of minerally refreshment.

Floral and succulent, bursting with notes of little red berries, but it is also delicate and light on its feet.

True to the region, it has exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.

Think classic, spirited Sangiovese with a wilder, slightly darker-fruited, herb-singed character from the ancient seaside maquis-studded limestone.

Racy and pure, with a full arsenal of fruit and ample style, this is a complete Alsatian Riesling experience.

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.

Pure, classy fruit sing tenor without any interference from the earthy bass that often makes itself heard in Bourgogne rouge.

The idea with this wine is vibrant fruitiness. An absolutely delicious Pinot Noir to enjoy immediately.

This brisk, fizzy, stony nectar has an undeniable gift for bestowing unparalleled palate stimulation and mental reinvigoration.

A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins.

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.

Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.

Aligoté may actually be an even more precise conduit for Burgundian terroir than Chardonnay.

A vivid purple color, it is akin to fresh-pressed wild berries and perfumed hints of flowers and pepper, without the dense, grippy tannin characteristic of a true Bandol made from older vines.

A pure Syrah bottling offering wild flavors of the Provençal countryside gently wrapped in a thick coat of tooth-staining deep purple fruit.

A relatively rare beast, Serge’s blanc is a ripe, honey-infused cornucopia of fruit.

The fruit is concentrated, deep, and pure, suggesting wild brambles and tart blackberries, along with an earthy, spicy component and hints of cedar.

A relatively new addition to Guy Breton’s Beaujolais lineup, this exuberant Côte de Brouilly is flat-out delicious.

Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”

Few domaines bring out the joyous side of red Burgundy like La Soeur Cadette. When I close my eyes and try to dream up the ideal bistro red, this is it.

The first thing that strikes me when tasting Maxime Magnon’s rosé is always its beautiful hue: a violet so soft and glowing it seems almost otherworldly.

It is the up-and-coming white Corsican grape, rapidly winning back the reputation it had earned so long ago.

There is something exotic here, something herbal, quite serious with great tension.

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.

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.

An ethereal red with a little spice.

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.

Fadat’s bottlings from this terroir have proven to be among the most complex and elegant wines of southern France.

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 masterful blend of Garganega, Trebbiano, Trebbianello, and Riesling, this perfumed charmer punches far above its weight.

Shows a kinship with the northern Rhône, echoing aromas of black olive and violets.

One of five or six most outstanding dry whites of the Mediterranean rim, vintage after vintage and worth every centime!

A biodynamic, orange-zesty, multifaceted masterpiece from the most ancient growing region on the island.

Often featuring grand cru fruit, this bottling is arguably the ideal entry point to Boxler’s range of magnificent white wines.

This wine, chilled, begs for a spicy butternut/chickpea/couscous tagine with harissa!

Full-bodied style, golden, old-school Chardonnay with a chalky base.

This wine is full of fresh Grenache fruit, beautifully perfumed, with a refined and elegant finish.

Rochebonne offers Chardonnay fruit that’s both racy and sun-kissed

This cool, stony, poised glass of Chardonnay will blossom into something very special, but is already delicious.

Aromas of black pepper, briny black olive, and violets with the earthiness, herbs, and concentration of southern Rhône Grenache.

A gentle wave of peach, melon, and spring flowers rolls over the palate and lingers long past your last sip.

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.

This is a true homage cuvée, with an old-fashioned soul and vibrant energy.

Wow, this wine is delicious! 100% Pinot Noir from Tuscany of all places. Supple and complex and very enjoyable now, it is a wonderful blend of the best of Burgundy and Tuscany.

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.

Aromas of black fruit, graphite, wild herbs, and game over firm, stony tannins. Saturated with flavors of the Île de Beauté.

Charly Thévenet and his father, Jean Paul, now bottle a range of five different wines in their cellars in Villié-Morgon

Its intense aromatics brazenly translate the Pic’s rugged nature, and an almost chewable minerality brings to mind slabs of shattered limestone incarnated as energy, drive, and uncommon length on the palate.

Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.

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.

Gently perfumed and full of fresh berries with the bright, stony finish typical of wines from Reuilly

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.

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.

Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.

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.

New to Alsatian wine? This is the perfect place to start.

A perfect mix of fennel, strawberry, and some Corsican sun.

A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.

A vibrant, crisp, taut, white grown at over 600 meters in granite soil in the very northern part of Italy.

Aromas of wildflowers, saffron, beeswax, and Mediterranean herbs. Rich, fleshy, and focused, all at just 12% alcohol.

Durban does here what they do best, keeping the focus and precision of the terroir as well as loads of fruit and pleasure.

A thirst-quenching, spirit-lifting, and downright delicious white Burgundy.

You may find it to be leaner and livelier than the rich, plush Merlots of Pomerol and Saint Emilion

October Adventures Club ~ 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.

Elegant, lithe, and versatile, this Barbera is full of young charm, fragrant fruit, and bright, mouthwatering acidity.

October Club Gourmand ~ This bottling is classic Brouilly, balanced and old-school, and showcases the beauty of Gamay

The oak adds a grain and level of class and backbone that raises this cuvée a step above the domaine’s classic Sancerre bottling.

The wine builds to a crescendo and leaves the palate stained and saturated with staying power. This is much more than quaffing Frappato. Irresistible.

Crisp and characterful, and loaded with Provençal complexity, it’s a balanced blend of structured Mourvèdre with equal parts Cinsault, a more delicate variety, and fruit-forward Grenache.

The Padova family’s Spaccaforno is generous but not heavy, with suggestions of blackberry, licorice, and spice leading to a lively, chalky finish.

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.

This single-vineyard Pinot Noir is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.

Supple, pretty notes of freshly crushed blackberries and raspberries—it will pair well with pretty much anything.

These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.

Imagine if in Alsace, deep beneath the earth, there were a Riesling aquifer...

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 first rosés Kermit imported, this wine has been consistently delicious for four decades.

The perfect bottling to open alongside light, grilled cod or haddock, but if you’re like me, you won’t be able to wait until dinner is served to pop the cork

Genuinely reflecting the down-home, country soulfulness we love about the Languedoc.

Notes of brambly fruit, pome granate, and spice dance atop a minerally foundation, making for a wine that exudes both the convivial charm of Gamay and the crunchy intensity of the Côte de Brouilly

A longtime personal favorite for the weeknight go-to blanc, citrusy fresh with just the right hint of salted butter to round it out.

Stony, spicy, and dense, it evokes red berries, watermelon, and garrigue and offers a beautiful accompaniment to a wide range of dishes.