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 old-school, vino rosso of our dreams—serve it chilled, perhaps in a glass pitcher, for full trattoria effect.

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!”

Lean, bracing, and tangy—just what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.

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.

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.

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.

There’s no mistaking this red for anything other than Nebbiolo—perfectly ripe fruit and the telltale scents of tar and roses.

This is the best way to start a dinner party and nothing says the holidays like rosé bubbles. Please imbibe and enjoy.

Luscious and mouth-coating with generous passion fruit and lychee, yet racy at the same time.

The Rozeta features the exuberant, inviting perfume and velvety wild fruit we expect from a wine that underwent 100% whole-cluster fermentation.

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

Regal, opulent, and commanding—the finest perfumer in all of France couldn’t craft a more stunning scent.

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.

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

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

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

Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.

A brooding, wild beast with hints of black fruit and Mediterranean herbs, this is a portal to Catalonia’s stunning seaside vineyards.

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.

This red, made from the local Montepulciano grape, is aged in tank and bottle to refine its pleasantly rustic personality.

Searching for something a bit funky to enliven your jaded palate? Look no further and prepare for an experience like none other.

Like eating lemon curd at a party that Renoir might have painted—think something like Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette.

This red conveys loads of juicy, brambly berries with floral and gamey nuances.

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.

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

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.

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

Classy, pure, and precise Chardonnay, evoking freshly crushed apples, crushed stones, and citrus zest.

Bone-dry on the palate, it features intense, clean aromas with excellent minerality.

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.

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

Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta

The Jurassic limestone soil and high elevation lieu-dit where the name “Montmajou” springs from lend this blanc a lean elegance.

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

Sleek, crisp, light, and luminous, with a steely, saline finish.

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

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

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.

170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!

Leave it to Breton to take summer heat and turn it into a light summer breeze in a glass.

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.

A sneakily serious Pinot Noir.

I know what you’re thinking: red wine from Champagne? Allow me to respond with a resounding yes!

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

After seven years, the 2019 is in its sweet spot, evoking sumptuous fruits like sour plum and fig, which make this cuvée distinctly Provençal.

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.

Thierry Germain’s meticulous process coaxes out the delicate and aromatic side of Chenin Blanc—think jasmine, honeysuckle, and peach.

Grottafumata’s first release from the “Vigna degli Architetti” delivers deep, ripe fruit with elegance and grace.

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

This gorgeous blend of Vermentino, Ugni Blanc, Sémillon, and Clairette is both fleshy and mineral-driven.

Rada’s dense, minty Cagnulari is a reminder to take Sardinian reds very seriously.

While it has a crystalline edge, there is a surprising dollop of sun, heft, and deep, creamy notes of white flowers and citrus fruit.

Few things are more satisfying as an apéritif than a chilled glass of this Alpine elixir made from 70-year-old vines.

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.

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

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.

Full-bodied yet delicate, infused with the joie de vivre of the south of France.

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

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.

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

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.

The family’s grandest wine, a brooding elixir of satiny fruit, cedar, and graphite.

A dense and chiseled Aglianico from old vines at elevation.

Melony, snappy, bright, and clean, this is a delightful everyday white with a refreshingly different flavor profile.

It is a real-deal northern Rhône roasted-slope Syrah that walks the tightrope perfectly between creamy fruit, meaty tannins, and fresh spine.

July Club Chevalier ~ Always one of the dreamiest versions of the variety we import—ethereal and bright, with notes of orange peel and pink peppercorn.

Its ravishing perfume of miel du maquis, wildflowers, and resinous herbs could come only from Corsica.

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

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!

One of the great reds of the Languedoc. Rhône Valley, look out!

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.

Though we’re firmly in Alsace here, it would be a fun nod to pair it with bœuf bourguignon on a cozy fall eve.

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