This medium-bodied white evokes peaches, honey, and pine resin. Perfect for winter nights and dishes like hearty, Savoie-inspired fish chowder.

A structured, terroir-driven Cabernet Sauvignon for the ages.

Heimbourg, a very stony, steep limestone terroir in Turckheim, produces a powerful, full-bodied style of Pinot Gris with exceptional aging potential.

This Pinot Blanc is weightless, sultry, and lengthy as the day is long.

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

Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.

Just when I think I’ve seen it all, this wine comes along and surprises me! It’s not a typical rosé, nor is it a typical light red wine. Instead, it occupies a wonderful space between the two!

A beautiful example of Biancu Gentile, an heirloom white grape revived from near-extinction by Arena in the 1990s.

If you’re like me, a glass of Corsican Muscatellu sparks visions of evening cheese plates laden with Marcona almonds and gemlike fruits.

It’s like Corsican Chablis: pure Vermentinu planted in seashell-encrusted limestone.

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.

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.

From vines that are more than eighty years old comes this Marsanne with magnificent floral, pit fruit, and bitter notes.

Brambly, vigorous, and gourmand with sour plum, fig and a touch of smoke.

Matthieu Baudry captures both youthful fruit and energizing mineral textures with this rosé.

A delicate, aromatic red in the “drink now!” vein.

The most serious and age-worthy of Champalou’s dry wines, it has a depth and richness of flavor that allow it to shine alongside refined cuisine.

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

The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness.

December Club Gourmand ~ A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins.

The aromas are too abundant to name, their beauty and intrigue unparalleled in the wine world.

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

Lush with distinctive minerality and great nerve, this is an exceptional white Bordeaux value.

This brooding amphora-aged red is a tribute to ancient Corsican wines, as they were produced in Roman times.

A blend of Ugni blanc, Claudette, Marsanne, and Sauvignon blanc, here is the wine to enhance seafood and shellfish.

This low-alcohol, youthful bianco has a subtle, chalky texture you might find in much pricier French Chablis.

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

Lovely right now, but a candidate for cellaring as well. It is cool to drink some reds cool.

The Piccoli brothers farm their vines in the grand cru area of Bardolino, just southeast of Lake Garda, giving us an absolutely lip-smacking rosso.

Tuscan Pinot Noir—or Pinot Nero, as it’s called there—has no right to be this good.

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.

A fleshy, full-bodied Sancerre with great freshness and the ability to age in bottle for a few years after release.

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.

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

An electric lightning bolt of Gamay from a steep, windy hillside.

One of Corsica's finest reds, from a collection of heirloom grape varieties saved from extinction by Abbatucci's father.

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

There is a strangely beautiful harmony between earth, sun, and man.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Delicate, ethereal aroma—gently floral. Rose water, citrus zest, blood orange. Round and airy on the palate. Bright, clean, pure. Crisp finish.

Consistently one of the Loire’s finest Sauvignon Blancs

A full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir you can enjoy over the next thirty years.

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.

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

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

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.

This wine begs for a spicy butternut/chickpea/couscous tagine with harissa, or a big hunk of lamb shoulder.

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 Follin family’s reds are some of the most delicious I have tasted, none more so than their incredibly vibrant and pure Aloxe-Corton.

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).

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.

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

The high limestone content gives this Pinot plenty of spice and ripe cherry with great acidity and persistence.

Crystalline purity, mouthwatering salinity, and complexity without weight make this akin to an Alpine premier cru.?

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.

An abundance of violets and velvet, amid a cooling sensation of a cold spring on a hot day.

A Corsican red from a rosé specialist

Not only are the wildflowers soaring out of the glass, but with each sip, they are blossoming all around us.

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.

This one is spice- and mineral-driven, speckled with black pepper and dark hunks of dusty granite. It is nearly all terroir with a touch of tart blackberry to fill in the spaces.

Fronholz’s vibrant mix of fruit and earth, flesh and structure, is Domaine Ostertag’s hallmark.

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.

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

December Club Gourmand ~ Sleek, crisp, light, and luminous, with a steely, saline finish.

This cuvée is dark-fruited velvet in a bottle.

Exquisite Italian Alpine character that could come from nowhere else in the world—one of Italy’s most beguiling hidden gems.

A rare Jurassian specialty, this dessert wine is made from Chardonnay must and a neutral grape spirit, then aged for five years in barrel.

There is a crisp toffee-like nose on this wine that’s a hint reductive but attractive and explosive.

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.

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.

The new vintage shows great freshness and brightness, making me think of tart berries picked in the forest just a touch below full ripeness.

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

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.

Already elegant, this Barolo shows astonishing poise and a different mesmerizing feature of its kaleidoscopic personality every time you take a sip.

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.

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

Crafted from the local variety Minutolo, Pástini’s Rampone preserves lip-smacking acidity and low alcohol despite the baking-hot Puglian summers

Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.

Lightly golden in color, it conjures up a day spent in the sun: seabreezes and ripe honeydew, including its subtle, savory rind.

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

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

A blend of multiple grapes and multiple vintages crafted in a fresh, easy-drinking style.

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 bears a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale.

The grape is better known as the Loire Valley’s delicate, citrusy Muscadet, but grown in the land from whence it’s named, it takes on lovely length and texture.

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

This wine marries the sunny influence of the south with chewy mountain tannins and a fresh streak of cool stone.

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.

Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1976, this cuvée showcases impressive depth and soul.

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

Showcasing impressive texture and flavors of citrus, stone fruit, and spring flowers, this offers a great pairing for grilled fish or seared scallops.

A rosé made via ancient methods from ashy soils high on Mount Etna.

100% Carignan from very old vines with immense depth but the immediate drinkability of a Cru Beaujolais.

Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.

That grapes can be cajoled and fashioned to make such a liquid is miraculous. This aroma is beyond belief.

You’ll detect a steely quality on the finish, and the slightest hint of the petrol often associated with Riesling. Delicious!

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.

This pure Cannonau from Sardinia has reached the ranks of the world’s elite rosés.

Nicole Chanrion crafts delicious Beaujolais the traditional way, by hand-harvesting, fermenting with whole clusters, and patiently aging in large oak foudres.

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.

Made up of riverbed stones, gravel, and pockets of limestone, the terroir looks like Chateauneuf-du-Pape meets Bordeaux meets Burgundy. The wine could be described the same way.

While charming now, Le Coste di Monforte will reward you for many years to come.

Bone-dry and tangy, with brambly black fruit and a bold, old-school Italian bite.

Always a standout, it is lithe, racy, and elegant, while not lacking the stony backbone for which great Greve is known.

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

A delightfully crisp seaside quaffer that transports us to the Mediterranean coast with bright, lemony freshness and sea-breeze salinity.

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

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

A crystal-clear translation of the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis—Chardonnay the way it can only taste from these soils.

November Club Rouge ~ Epineuil shares the prized Kimmeridgian marl that makes up the soils of Chablis, and this rouge echoes the bright, mineral backbone that characterizes Lavantureux whites.

Lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of minerally refreshment.

This blanc is chiseled and electric and boasts notes of citrus, herbs, and stones that would beautifully complement pan-fried sea bass or shrimp tacos.

A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.

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.

It’s made from his oldest, highest-altitude vines trained in the traditional pergola style, creating a beautiful canopy from which his Garganega dangles in slinky, loose bunches.

You’ll find whiffs of both Burgundy and Barolo in this single-vineyard bottling from vines planted in 1930, but it is unmistakably Etna: smoky and suave.

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.

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.