Introduction
1972, it began; 2022, it continues. This is not an epitaph. KLWM is alive, well, and all of us are proud to celebrate fifty years of bringing you the best wines France and Italy have to offer. To honor this milestone, we’re taking a trip down memory lane in each of this year’s brochures, looking back in our archives at some of the incredible domaines we’ve had the pleasure to work with. On a similar note, we will also be highlighting newer imports that really get our taste buds excited in “Looking Forward” segments, anticipating who will be the future stars of the portfolio. Don’t miss ’em!
Thanks for making our adventures on the wine route possible. Here’s to fifty more years! —Kermit, Anthony, and Dixon
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Table of Contents
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July | From the Archives: Petit Chablis
June 1983 Newsletter by Kermit Lynch - July | Looking Forward: Lavantureux by Anthony Lynch
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June | From the Archives: 1997 Domaine du Gros Noré
October 1999 Newsletter by Kermit Lynch - June | Looking Forward: Vigneti Vecchio by Anthony Lynch
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May | From the Archives: Confessions of a Water Drinker
June 1996 Newsletter by Wendell Berry - May | Looking Forward: Domaine de l’Alliance by Dixon Brooke
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April | From the Archives: Aldo Conterno
1978 Barolo (February 1982 Newsletter) by Kermit Lynch - April | Looking Forward: Giulia Negri by Anthony Lynch
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March | From the Archives: Nicole Chanrion
September 1996 Newsletter by Kermit Lynch - March | Looking Forward: Grottafumata by Anthony Lynch
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February | From the Archives: Typicity
March 1992 Newsletter by Kermit Lynch - February | Looking Forward: Clos Saint-Joseph by Anthony Lynch
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January | From the Archives: Henri Jayer
VITICULTEUR À VOSNE-ROMANÉE (CÔTE-D’OR) by Kermit Lynch - January | Looking Forward: Clos Larrouyat by Anthony Lynch
- November | Looking Forward: La Marca Di San Michele by Dixon Brooke
- August | Looking Forward: Domaine Giacometti by Anthony Lynch
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October | From the Archives: Bargain Of The Year?
Bargain Of The Year? by Kermit Lynch -
October | Looking Forward: Le Sang Des Cailloux
Le Sang Des Cailloux by Anthony Lynch -
September | Looking Forward: I Pástini
I Pástini: Newly Arrived from Puglia by Anthony Lynch -
September | From the Archives: Tempier Rosé
Tempier Rosé Through The Years by Kermit Lynch -
August | From the Archives: Summer Rosé
August 1983 Newsletter by Kermit Lynch