An Unlikely, Yet Perfect Pairing

I am admittedly late to the game here, but I tasted preserved lemons for the first time recently and it was a revelation...

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Tempier Rosé

The thing about Domaine Tempier’s Bandol rosé is that every time you open a bottle—no matter how many you’ve uncorked in your lifetime&mdas...

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Domaine Charles Joguet

The first time I tasted a bottle of Charles Joguet’s Chinon, my French mother-in-law—aware of my enthusiasm about sharing it with the family&m...

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Fontsainte by the Numbers

Two of the best values in our portfolio come from Bruno Laboucarié, the fifth generation at Domaine de Fontsainte, located in Corbières-Boutenac. Lo...

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Burgundy Sampler
Getting Better All the Time

More than ever, vignerons feel pressured to live up to the world’s expectations of Burgundy, and the best ones routinely exceed these expectations t...

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Italian Pick-Me-Ups

Upon first tasting Duline’s Schioppettino at the winery, I exercised significant self-control to avoid barging into the cellar and downing copious q...

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The Italian Islands

The dark and stormy Muristellu grape stars in this singular red from northern Sardinia, cushioned by the tenderness of a splash of luminous Cannonau. ...

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