Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.

This wine is deep and textural, with serious presence on the palate and a dry, flinty finish.

This is Vouvray sec of the cold mountain stream persuasion—bracing, with a clean finish.

This refreshing, food-friendly white walks the line between racy and voluptuous. Excellent with sushi, or anything else from the sea.

Brimming with honeysuckle, lychee, and citrus, this Bordeaux blend is reliably harmonious with Eastern cuisine.

This bottling is classic Brouilly, balanced and old-school, and showcases the beauty of Gamay.

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

A crisp, linear white with subtle aromas of flowers and herbs, this is an all-purpose bargain sipper made for aperitivo, salads, and seafood.

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.

A dry white with an intriguing aroma. You can drink it in good-sized swallows while floating on an inner tube.

Mixing stone fruit with sea spray, this crisp Vermentino is the bottle you should reach for the next time you make linguine with clams or fish tacos.

While it could pass for a blanc on the palate, this wine lives in its own category between white and rosé, with fresh and floral notes of bergamot and lychee.

Terrebrune’s 2021 is harmonious, ripe with garrigue and wild berries, and bold in all the best ways. It’s firm and full of character but not at all showy.

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

Sauvignon and a splash of Chardonnay: the epitome of minerally Loire refreshment.

A bright, chalky personality full of energy and thirst-quenching savor.

As if a fistful of ripe summer fruit had been smooshed against a hot stone.

Classic Muscadet aromas endure, but there’s a complexity here that’s uncommon for an appellation known for its simple oyster wines.

Bursting with energy and joy, this wine is bound to bring out the best of your inner bon vivant.

This brand new bottling is grown in Kimmeridgian limestone soil and exudes mineral zip and verve, full of bright cherry and black currant fruit.

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

Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them. Pure, delicious, and invigorating.

Ethereal and bright, with the notes of cherry and earth that get red-Burgundy lovers’ hearts racing.

A dreamy discovery for lovers of ethereal reds with a little spice.

The unique perfume of this cool-climate Pinot Nero is like a breath of Alpine air and fragrant bergamot black tea.

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

This is about as quaffable as the region’s rouges get.

Crisp and characterful, and loaded with Provençal complexity.

This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.

Top-notch, organically farmed premier cru Chablis.

The tiny village of Farges-lès-Mâcon is a wonderful terroir for textbook, perfectly opulent, floral Mâconnais.

An impeccably made rosé from the raw and rustic landscape of the Languedoc.

Open this alongside a bowl of fennel taralli, the donut-shaped Puglian cracker that has become my go-to aperitivo snack.

A delicious aperitivo, it can seamlessly pair with anything you throw its way.

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

Dry, with tart green apple, pear, and a classic hint of petrol on the nose. The firm, zesty palate has enough substance for endless delicious pairings.

Its ravishing perfume, luxurious body and texture, and unique abilities at table endow this Condrieu with a special place in the connoisseur’s cellar.

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

No lack of minerality in this perfumed white from the Italy-Austria border.

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

This bottle gives some of my favorite grand cru Rieslings a run for their money with a nose evoking peach skin and a palate rippling with fresh acidity.

This red is 100% Pineau d’Aunis, an indigenous red grape we hold dear because of its mystifying aromatics and bright, juicy texture.

A classic vintage that’s tart, earthy and generous; it’s beaming with pleasure and would be well worth cellaring, too.

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

All the care and backbreaking labor required to farm this site result in one of the most joyful reds you will encounter.

The wine has a distinct elegance, and there’s a chalkiness so textural you can feel it as you taste.

If you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of the greatest domaines continue to uphold this tradition.

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

Expect bright berry fruit with floral notes, a touch of smoke and leather, silky spice, and an earthy, mineral finish.

Vibrations, which is a blend of Chénas terroirs, is a lively and fresh Beaujolais, with bright red fruit and silky tannins.

First class depth and complexity on par with premier cru White Burgundy, but with a Friulian slant.

Volcanic soils confer mouthwatering salinity to the Garganega grape in this racy, textured white.

Luscious and mouth-coating, this bianco is just like Etna itself: full of contrasts and ever-evolving, a rich patchwork of heady flavors and interesting textures.