2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
$27
Producers
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Domaine Méo-Camuzet France | Burgundy | Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Rivesaltes
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pay de l’Aude
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
Barbarossa, a rare variety with unmatched character, with some bottle age—truly unique.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
One of the gems of the Meyer portfolio.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Kuentz-Bas vinifies a glorious dry Muscat from grand cru Pfersigberg, an ample and fleshy white scented of ripe citrus, tropical flowers, and exotic fruits.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
One of five or six most outstanding dry whites of the Mediterranean rim, vintage after vintage and worth every centime!
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
Bone-dry, high-acid, mineral Chenin Blancs that drink like Chablis young and take on weight slowly over time.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
One of Burgundy’s established masters.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
Late-harvest Vouvray is legendary. It possesses sweet lusciousness and fresh acidity, a balance that makes it immediately appealing yet allows it to age magnificently.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica | Vin de France
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Soup category: Clear & Brothy
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
A relatively rare beast, Serge’s blanc is a ripe, honey-infused cornucopia of fruit
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey Chambertin
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
A transformative process must have been at work here, with the dynamic freshness of the ouillé, or topped-up style, yet it still displays hints of caramelization and golden savoriness.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Experience Bonifacio, one of Corsica's historic wine regions, through Canarelli's epic, age-worthy biancu.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
In the granite hills above the capital city of Ajaccio, white wines are among the island’s most delicate.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace
The rose petal perfume of this ravishing Gewurztraminer enveloped the entire table, and was the perfect way to end a perfect meal.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica
A beautiful example of Biancu Gentile, an heirloom white grape revived from near-extinction by Arena in the 1990s.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A testament to the enormous potential of Biancu Gentile, with added complexity from bottle age.
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Wiptal is the highest-altitude portion of the Sommerberg vineyard in Niedermorschwihr, a perfect amphitheater that clings to the very top of the vineyard’s steep granite slope.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A stony, dry, floral blend of Corsica's three whites: Vermentinu, Biancu Gentile, & Muscat.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Chill and enjoy with Richard Olney’s marinated fennel recipe.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
See why Cap Corse's famous Muscat tastes like no other dessert wine in the world.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Made from young vine fruit from Grand Cru vineyards, this Riesling delivers delicious fruit, crispness, and minerality at good value.
Barruol Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Power and finesse, with the capacity to evolve for a long time in your cellar.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
Domaine Giacometti France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A testament to the enormous potential of Biancu Gentile, with added complexity from bottle age.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Pfersig means “peach,” and the wine’s subtle whispers of white peach are adorable, and then the bouquet keeps growing more expansive, more intense, grander.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
A gorgeous, noble nose, ample body, great grain and structure, erect and forthright
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Rully
From an east-facing premier cru parcel on steep slopes, this white wine is rich and noble without being opulent.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Immediately accessible, with the type of ripe, unctuous nose you know and love with grand cru Chablis.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Romanée-Saint-Vivant
With some age, this will develop into one of the most gorgeous Pinot Noirs to ever grace your glass.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Earthy, meaty, savory, juicy, and powerful, it is a glassful of joyful, soulful goodness. Barral’s is a signature that cannot be mistaken.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
The Fronholz vineyard is known for producing craggy, mineral-driven Rieslings with bracing acidity.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
Domaine Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
75% Pinot and 25% Poulsard, juicy and light with a slight perlant texture on the palate, redolent of currants, cherries, and spices.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Among the greatest expressions of Sciaccarellu being made today.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Domaine Lucien Boillot & Fils
France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Of all Boillot’s cuvées, the ones from Gevrey-Chambertin are the most brooding, the most earthbound.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
An irresistible juxtaposition of delicacy and generosity
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
This brooding amphora-aged red is a tribute to ancient Corsican wines, as they were produced in Roman times.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The only Arena cuvée to see barrel-aging features the domaine’s oldest vines.
Domaine Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Bruno Colin
France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
Complex aromas, flesh, depth; the classic chiseled back end you’d expect from well-made Puligny.
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | Alpilles
Cinsault raised in concrete egg: all about finesse.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
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.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony—hard not to love.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
That grapes can be cajoled and fashioned to make such a liquid is miraculous.
Bruno Colin
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Entry-level access to one of the masters of the Côte de Beaune.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Aromas of black fruit, graphite, wild herbs, and game over firm, stony tannins. Saturated with flavors of the Île de Beauté.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A thirst-quencher with uncommon pedigree.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Ostertag’s “Mountain of the Monks” parcel has absolutely everything going for it.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir to be enjoyed this winter.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
It’s like Corsican Chablis: pure Vermentinu planted in seashell-encrusted limestone.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Powerhouse intensity, concentration, kaleidoscopic flavor, unique terroir: in short, one of the great Riesling terroirs in all of northern Europe.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Valinière is a monumental demonstration of what happens when respectfully working the earth is not just a job, but one’s whole life.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Bourgueil
Domaine de Villaine France | Burgundy | Rully
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Pommard 1er Cru
Powerful, round, and built to last a long, long time.
Domaine de l’Alliance
France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Artisanal white Bordeaux like you have never tasted before!
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Rully
Les Champs Cloux fresh, with good acidity, but also among the domaine’s more robust reds.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Exceptional Pinot Noir from Sommerberg
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
Gamay planted in 1946
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Baudry is among the Loire’s most reliable names for authentic, age-worthy reds produced via natural methods, and the same holds true for the domaine’s rare, precious blanc.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
The rose petal perfume of this ravishing Gewurztraminer enveloped the entire table, and was the perfect way to end a perfect meal.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony, and a touch off-dry—hard not to love.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Irresistible notes of black olive, succulent black cherries, and spices
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
A slightly sweeter style of Gewurztraminer with opulent aromas and flavors to pair with any kind of spicy food.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Bouzeron
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Bruno Colin
France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Complex aromas, flesh, depth; the classic chiseled back end you’d expect from well-made Puligny.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Bouzy
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Monts de la Grage
These ancient hillside vines yield very little, giving an intensely concentrated juice with great acidity and a textured finish. Open it alongside seafood or as an apéritif.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Perched above the rest of the domaine on crunchy limestone rubble, Terrasse du Diable brings a chewy touch of rusticity and a saline finale.
Château Thivin France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A beautiful Cadette rouge with a bit more structure and plenty of pleasure.
Famille Brunier France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy
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.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Val de Loire
Expect hints of pepper, tomato leaf, earth, and an explosion of juicy red fruit like raspberry and cherry.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
This medium-bodied white evokes peaches, honey, and pine resin. Perfect for winter nights and dishes like hearty, Savoie-inspired fish chowder.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
This unique terroir, nestled among the limestone mountains north of Nice, deserves its own appellation. Contrary to the usual rough and tannic reds of the far-reaching Côtes de Provence appellation, this is fresh and lively! A gem hidden in the hills.
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Cuvée 1512 represents a much more serious breed of Gamay pleasure.
Alex Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
A generous dash of plump, sun-ripened fruit enveloping a granite core.
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Villages
A perfect apéritif or partner to light, fresh seafood or roasted cauliflower.
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
This Pinot Blanc is weightless, sultry, and lengthy as the day is long.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Ethereal and bright, with the notes of cherry and earth that get red-Burgundy lovers’ hearts racing.
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica
From a tiny mill in Corsica’s eastern mountains, Douce is soft and tender; Sauvage is wildly peppery and herbaceous.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
Ever the racy and mineral cuvée, this is all silk and flesh, and a rare village treat from a producer of mainly premier and grand cru wines.
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Made from the rare Sauvignon Gris grape and grown in Muscadet country near the Atlantic Ocean, this savory, spicy, dry white is a great accompaniment to herby and citrusy salads and dishes.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Chinon
J. Lassalle
France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Extremely limited quantities, maximum 3 bottles per purchase
Grange Saint-Sauveur
France | Loire | Vin de France
Produced from direct-press old-vine Grolleau and Cabernet Franc, this is serious rosé, made by a connoisseur, for the connoisseur!
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Even though all of the wines hail from Chinon, the soil, elevation, and exposition all combine to make Le Clos Guillot their cuvée with the most finesse.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A thirst-quenching, spirit-lifting, and downright delicious white Burgundy.
Domaine de Durban
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Durban does here what they do best, keeping the focus and precision of the terroir as well as loads of fruit and pleasure.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
This grippy rouge comes from Domaine de Fontsainte’s most famous parcel called “La Demoiselle,” planted in 1904.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
I refer to this bottling from Larue as their “gunsmoke” cuvée
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to fall asleep in a field of summer flowers? Boxler’s Pinot Gris Reserve will make you feel like Dorothy in Oz, but instead of poppies...honeysuckle, chamomile, and as you lie back in the sun, you bite into a luscious, technicolor nectarine. Yum.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace
Bone-dry on the palate, it features intense, clean aromas with excellent minerality.
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
This Beaujolais offers the charm and drinkability of the most effusive Morgons with the class and frankness of a chiseled Moulin-à-Vent.
Patrick Bottex
France | Savoie and Bugey | Bugey
This wine is as festive as they come! Pink, bubbly, and softly sweet.
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them.
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône
The soft, juicy fruit and bright acidity lead to a long, dry finish with very supple tannin.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de Villaine
France | Burgundy | Rully
Rabourcé is a premier cru parcel rich in white clay, the kind of soil that makes this one of de Villaine’s most luscious blancs.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica
The only place you can try it is here—or maybe at the domaine.
Domaine Rousset-Martin
France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
A Chardonnay made with regular topping-off of the barrels, to avoid any oxidation, this delivers an exotic nose of candied lemon and spices, focused acidity and a sensation of beeswax and nuts on the palate.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
A crystal-clear translation of the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis—Chardonnay the way it can only taste from these soils.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Imagine if in Alsace, deep beneath the earth, there were a Riesling aquifer...
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica
From a tiny mill in Corsica’s eastern mountains, Douce is soft and tender; Sauvage is wildly peppery and herbaceous.
Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
Mourvèdre and Grenache from a historic vineyard site give this elegant and profound red, replete with wild herbs, spice, and a chewy, stony tannin.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
January ’21 Club Rouge Selection
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
With floral aromas and fine-grained tannins, it already showcases its charms.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A rosé the color of a red, with gentle tannins and bursting with young, juicy fruit.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Maranges
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
April Club Rouge Selection
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Vauprin showcases Chardonnay’s ability to produce a wine that is simultaneously both round and taut in this mighty northern Burgundian terroir.
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
A relatively rare beast, Serge’s blanc is a ripe, honey-infused cornucopia of fruit
Château Aney
France | Bordeaux | Haut Médoc
It reminds me of dried tobacco, stones, and black currant, and it should drink well for two decades.
Domaine Les Mille Vignes
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
The nose soars from the glass—wildflowers from the Mediterranean basin, if you ask me—with incredible finesse.
Château d’Épiré France | Loire | Savennières
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Jean Foillard
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais-Villages
Silky and seductive, with notes of rose petals, red berries, and stones.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
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.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Clos du Chapitre evokes gorgeous red fruit with irresistible stoniness that gives it structure.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
A great option when you need to stop your “natty wine” friends in their un-sulfinated tracks. A seriously playful Cab Franc from the masters of vinous fun.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
With loads of fresh Gamay fruit, it flows over the palate with a juicy buoyancy that simply makes it hard to resist.
Maxime-François Laurent
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for your favorite summer grillables.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Leccia's earthy, delicious island-mountain wine is fun, accessible and pairs with anything from fish stew to pasta to lounging in the park.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Auxey Duresses
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
No cherries to speak of, but you’ll find hints of other orchard fruit, like citrus and peach.
Domaine Les Pallières
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
The tannins are soft, and the fruit is pure and elegant. Underlying that, though, is something dark and profound.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Perfect for when a wine with a bit of extra weight and less acidity is called for.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
This red conveys loads of juicy, brambly berries with floral and gamey nuances.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
This cuvée comes from their highest vineyard, which rests on a plateau of gravel, sand, and limestone, and it is arguably their best entry point into the charm of Loire Valley Cabernet Franc, lithe and less dense than the bottlings from their clay-and-limestone terroirs.
Domaine Roger Neveu
France | Loire | Sancerre
The oak adds a grain and level of class and backbone that raises this cuvée a step above the domaine’s classic Sancerre bottling.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Germain’s reds are grand examples of the heights biodynamic wines can achieve.
Château Belles-Graves
France | Bordeaux | Lalande-de-Pomerol
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Sleek, crisp, light, and luminous, with a steely, saline finish.
Maxime-François Laurent
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for your favorite summer grillables.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Delicious alongside black cod in miso soy marinade.
Domaine Michel Brégeon
France | Loire | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
It fills the mouth with suspicions of honeysuckle and pulpy stone fruits. Try it with this recipe for Warm Potato & Mussel Salad.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The wine is at once pleasure, richness, depth, and freshness. The body is velvety and not at all aggressive. You smell the stones, the minerality, a smokiness, the magnificent old-vines Grenache fruit.
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | IGP Ardèche
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Elegance and restraint from one of the hill’s lesser-known terroirs.
Yves Leccia France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Alex Foillard France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint-Loup
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
This wine is full of fresh Grenache fruit, beautifully perfumed, with a refined and elegant finish.
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Beautifully aromatic, versatile at table, extremely age-worthy, and bearing the mineral stamp of a great terroir
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A commanding hillside strewn with big stones and marine fossils, Carco is one of Patrimonio’s great vineyard sites.
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace
A bargain introduction to Alsace features, vinified dry for versatile everyday pleasure.
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Do not miss this outstanding, value-driven Chardonnay from one of our most beloved French domaines.
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
Previously blended into the domaine’s Sancerre rouge, the 2018 vintage is the first separate bottling of this unique vineyard, a successful experiment if there ever was one.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Vin de Pays de l’Île de Beauté
It is the up-and-coming white Corsican grape, rapidly winning back the reputation it had earned so long ago.
Jean-Claude Marsanne France | Northern Rhône | Crozes-Hermitage
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
There is something timeless to La Roque’s Pic Saint Loup, its herbal bouquet and rich, fleshy texture, all free from any hint of modern trappings.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
This Jacquère grown on Savoie’s limestone mountainsides may be the crispest beverage to ever grace your palate.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Clos Sainte Magdeleine France | Provence | I.G.P. Bouches-du-Rhône
Kuentz-Bas France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Jean-Claude Marsanne
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Like eating lemon curd at a party that Renoir might have painted—think something like Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
One of Corsica's finest reds, from a collection of heirloom grape varieties saved from extinction by Abbatucci's father.
Domaine François Lumpp France | Burgundy | Givry
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
With unrivaled versatility at table and guaranteed mouthwatering abilities, Sylvaner brings something new and fresh to the table
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
An incredible wine that defines the region by marrying power, earth, finesse, dark fruit, silk, spice, and ageability.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Gamay over 80 years old, partly planted in 1920
André Perret France | Northern Rhône | Condrieu
Nicole Chanrion
France | Beaujolais
Notes of stones, pear, and citrus... Enjoy as a refreshing, mineral apéritif or alongside your favorite fresh seafood.
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Jean-Paul Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Domaine Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Morey Saint Denis
Lionel Faury France | Northern Rhône | Saint Joseph
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
The comfort of settling in for the winter—that’s the feeling I get the minute I put my nose in a glass of Baudry’s Chinon Grézeaux. The very name suggests its gravelly terroir and earthy structure: a natural choice for this time of year.
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
This old-vines bottling is all about smoky garrigue, dense black fruit, taut leather, chewy tannins, and stones.
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Muscadet Côtes de Grand Lieu
Crisp and mineral-driven, this slightly saline Muscadet will quench any parched palate.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
Few things are more satisfying as an apéritif than a chilled glass of this Alpine elixir made from 70-year-old vines.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Chiroubles
Floral and succulent, bursting with notes of little red berries, but it is also delicate and light on its feet.
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Lucid and bright, it offers a youthful crunch and subtle earthiness emblematic of great Pinot Noir.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
A gorgeous, fresh, and elegant cuvée that expands the range of Cabernet Franc, without sacrificing its core qualities.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
This Corton is a reverie of sensual, pure-fruited Pinot Noir, its opulent fragrance of ripe cherry, violets, and sandalwood soaring atop a dense web of lace-like tannins.
Didier Meuzard France | Burgundy | Ratafia de Bourgogne
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
This cuvée takes the proverbial “iron fist in a velvet glove” to the next level.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Showing off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form, rife with aromas of roses, damp earth, and little red berries.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Vouvray
Dry Champagne-method sparkler that delivers tremendous value.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Crémant d’Alsace
With a fine bead, classy bouquet, and stimulating minerality, it will give even the priciest Champagne a run for its money.
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Bouzy
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Farming incredibly old vines in the region’s top terroirs, brothers Antoine and Nico at Robert-Denogent are stars of the Maconnais.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Corton Grand Cru
Grand cru red Burgundy often requires years in the bottle to reach its potential, and this 2017 Corton will age gracefully, but it is also charming and elegant right now.
Domaine Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Pouilly-Fuissé
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Savor it while you can, because your glass will be empty before you know it, leaving you only with the spicy, mineral-laden aftertaste of a bottle that went down way too easily.
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Jasnières
Racy, slightly honeyed, exotically perfumed, and loaded with minerality, this wine is an excellent representation of how Chenin reacts to the local conditions.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
You'll find charm and density on the palate and a Chablis-like finish: oyster-shell city!
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica
In between the spicier “Sauvage” and softer “Douce.”
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
This wine always delivers an element of luscious, tender fruit that seems to coat the wine’s spinal chord of Kimmeridgian minerals
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
The perfect combination of tart red fruit, herbaceousness, and graphite earthiness. Try it with this recipe for Grilled Palliards of Beef with Anchovies and Shallots.
Catherine & Pierre Breton France | Loire | Vouvray
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
The majesty of the La Crau vineyard is encapsulated in this wine. I can't think of a grander expression of Southern Rhone terroir to be enjoyed this winter.
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Grand Cru Brand
Domaine La Tour Vieille
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Collioure
A stony, spicy cuvée full of Mediterranean sunshine, aromatic garrigue, and a hint of salinity that offers a perfect match for grilled rosemary lamb chops.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
All the purity and energy for which Larue’s wines are known, plus the depth and richness typical of Puligny.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
This sparkling wine has decadently rich, honeyed fruit and a nice dollop of buttery brioche.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Already in spectacular harmony, this beauty deserves a bin in every Burgundy collector’s cellar.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
The chalky minerality, the salt sea, the bitter tinge of ripe Vermentino grapes—combine that with fish soup or fish stew and revel in the result.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Régis Bouvier
France | Burgundy | Marsannay
This single-vineyard Pinot Noir with about four years of age is what drinking great Burgundy is all about.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Top-notch, organically farmed premier cru Chablis.
Paul Bara France | Champagne | Bouzy
Domaine Follin-Arbelet
France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
This silky Aloxe-Corton is in a stellar place today, although I imagine it will continue to drink beautifully over the next five to ten years.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Saint-Romain
Maxime Magnon France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Gaël Petit
France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
This bears a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
De Chérisey produces classic Chardonnay that seems as if from a different time. White Burgundy like this doesn’t come around very often.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
A remarkably graceful rouge from one of our favorite appellations in southern France.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Domaine Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Viré-Clessé
Majority of Chardonnay planted circa 1920
Clos Sainte Magdeleine
France | Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône
This sandstone amphora-aged rosé spotlights old-vine Grenache grown on limestone terraces with a view of the sparkling Mediterranean.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
This cuvée “gives another style of Chablis, conveying a more saline, iodized minerality that recalls the Chablisien geology and its little oyster shells
Jean-Paul & Charly Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Régnié
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
What is there to say about this wine that upon first opening you will be engulfed with aromas of maquis that grows wild all over Corsica. Not to mention the exuberant energy this wine has on the palate.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Crémant de Savoie
A wonderfully dry, fresh, sparkling wine from one of the most beautiful regions of France.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Domaine du Gros ’Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Ding! It's ready! If there is a drinking window, this one just flew through it.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Condrieu
One of the world’s most remarkable dry whites
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
It has often been likened to a cross between Pinot Noir and Syrah: bright, elegant, and floral, with suggestions of wild fruit, blood, and minerals.
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
A delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes. Try it with this recipe for Sea Scallops with Brown Butter.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Domaine Hauvette
France | Provence | IGP Alpilles
Biodynamically farmed Roussanne, Clairette, and Marsanne from rocky limestone in Van Gogh's Provence.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Raw, unusual, unrefined, with high acidity and richness all at once.
Quentin Harel
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
Floral and irresistibly juicy, with notes of cherries, rhubarb, and pomegranate.
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
A chewy, gamey Bandol, with a full-bodied dose of Terrebrune terroir, that you can enjoy over the next thirty years.
Domaine Leon Barral
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
Simultaneously rustic and graceful, dark and light on its feet, this red shows succulent notes of mixed red and black fruit, spices, and leather.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Immediately accessible, with the type of ripe, unctuous nose you know and love with grand cru Chablis.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
This is young Pinot at its best: aromatic, expressive, and a true pleasure to drink.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Brisk red-fruited twang, some herbaceous zest, and an absolutely mouthwatering zingy finish.
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.