Wines In The Collection

Domaine de la Cadette France | Burgundy
La Châtelaine highlights what may be the best terroir of Vézelay and why this little appellation is on the map in the first place.

Château Thivin France | Beaujolais
This bottling is classic Brouilly, balanced and old-school, and showcases the beauty of Gamay

Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
Classic Gevrey, with an emphasis on forward fruit and pleasure, great structure as well.

Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace
Lush fruit, stony flavors, and completely dry...you will be thinking twice about why you didn’t buy more!

Bèrto Italy | Piedmont
You’re going to bring your martini game to a whole ’nother level with this dry Piedmontese Vermouth.

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

Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace
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.

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

Pascal Janvier France | Loire
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.

Domaine de Fontsainte France | Languedoc-Roussillon
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.

Château Feuillet Italy | Valle d’Aosta
Sipping this perfumed mountain white evokes the euphoria of running through a field of Alpine wildflowers.

I Pástini Italy | Puglia
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.

René Bouvier France | Burgundy
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core.

Daniel Chotard France | Loire
Simply gorgeous, the Cris is sublimely perfumed, generous on the palate, and long and saline on the elegant finish.

Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany
A delicious Chianti Classico for now or later, with extraordinary potential at table.

Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige
No lack of minerality in this perfumed white from the Italy-Austria border.

Silvio Giamello Italy | Piedmont
February Club Gourmand ~ Giamello’s Langhe Nebbiolo is fresh and vibrant, evoking cherries, roses, and a touch of tar.

Riofavara Italy | Sicily
The Marzaiolo is a brilliant white bursting with sunshine, sea spray, and fresh-squeezed Sicilian lemons.

Domaine de l'Alliance France | Bordeaux
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.

France | Loire
Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them.

France | Burgundy
La Châtelaine highlights what may be the best terroir of Vézelay and why this little appellation is on the map in the first place.

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

France | Burgundy
Classic Gevrey, with an emphasis on forward fruit and pleasure, great structure as well.

France | Alsace
Lush fruit, stony flavors, and completely dry...you will be thinking twice about why you didn’t buy more!

Italy | Piedmont
You’re going to bring your martini game to a whole ’nother level with this dry Piedmontese Vermouth.

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

France | Alsace
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.

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

France | Loire
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.

France | Languedoc-Roussillon
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.

Italy | Valle d’Aosta
Sipping this perfumed mountain white evokes the euphoria of running through a field of Alpine wildflowers.

Italy | Piedmont
Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.

Italy | Puglia
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.

France | Burgundy
Classic Burgundian Pinot Noir aromas and flavors, and a deeply fruited and solid core.

France | Loire
Simply gorgeous, the Cris is sublimely perfumed, generous on the palate, and long and saline on the elegant finish.

Italy | Tuscany
A delicious Chianti Classico for now or later, with extraordinary potential at table.

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

Italy | Sardinia
A fleshy and savory unfiltered Vermentino from northern Sardinia.

Italy | Piedmont
February Club Gourmand ~ Giamello’s Langhe Nebbiolo is fresh and vibrant, evoking cherries, roses, and a touch of tar.

Italy | Sicily
The Marzaiolo is a brilliant white bursting with sunshine, sea spray, and fresh-squeezed Sicilian lemons.

France | Bordeaux
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.

Italy | Friuli
A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.
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