2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
$27
Producers
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Castagnoli
Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
January ’21 Club Rouge Selection
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
Old-vine Malvasia Istriana blended with a low-yielding ancient clone of Sauvignon—a Friulian masterpiece.
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
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Beaune 1er Cru
Without hesitation, this is the best red Burgundy I have tasted this year.
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
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.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Definitely a contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy | Aloxe-Corton
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace
A slightly sweeter style of Gewurztraminer with opulent aromas and flavors to pair with any kind of spicy food.
Grottafumata Italy | Sicily
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pay de l’Aude
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.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
Barbarossa, a rare variety with unmatched character, with some bottle age—truly unique.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace
Félix Meyer’s Riesling from the Pfoeller vineyard is full of intrigue, balance, and nuance.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
A mix of smoke, peat, and a hop-like bouquet, with a sharp and fresh crystalline purity on the palate.
Antoine Jobard
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
Outstanding, upper-slope Meursault, dominated by a stony crunch
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
One of the gems of the Meyer portfolio.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
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.
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
Old-vine Malvasia Istriana blended with a low-yielding ancient clone of Sauvignon—a Friulian masterpiece.
Kuentz-Bas France | Alsace | Alsace
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Domaine de l’Alliance
France | Bordeaux | Vin de France
Honeyed, richly fruity, and boasting a fascinating smoky complexity, this decadent dessert wine is truly stunning.
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
Domaine Les Pallières France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Antoine Arena France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
Château Roûmieu-Lacoste
France | Bordeaux | Sauternes
A ravishing beast, its decadent sweetness matched only by its refreshing acidity.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
Old-vine Malvasia Istriana blended with a low-yielding ancient clone of Sauvignon—a Friulian masterpiece.
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Mazoyères Chambertin
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Corton Rognet
Domaine Boillot France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon
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.
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
A relatively rare beast, Serge’s blanc is a ripe, honey-infused cornucopia of fruit
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!
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 Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Fuissé
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Pinot Noir planted in 1911
Domaine Giacometti France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Blagny
Intensely perfumed with violets, roses, plums, and exotic spices, there is a dreamy, ethereal side to this beauty.
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
Bone-dry, high-acid, mineral Chenin Blancs that drink like Chablis young and take on weight slowly over time.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
La Viarte Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Aged Sauvignon with striking purity and freshness. No better match for any and all seafood.
I love this apron because it's burly and provides a lot of coverage. The pockets are handy, too.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Late-harvest wines of this quality in Alsace take incredible skill to make. This is a supremely beautiful example of a harmonious, highly successful partnership between man and nature.
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
A wine with a lot of Tuscan soul. Here’s an epic addition to your holiday table.
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
One of Burgundy’s established masters.
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.
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
Domaine Tempier France | Provence | Bandol
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
Age-worthy red from one of Chinon’s top sites, by a storied domaine.
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.
Domaine Arretxea France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Definitely a contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
Exceptional Pinot Noir from Sommerberg
Domaine Méo-Camuzet
France | Burgundy | Clos de Vougeot
When life gets you down, this wine reminds you that there’s greatness in this world.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Barruol / Lynch France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Podere Campriano Italy | Tuscany | IGT Alta Valle della Greve
Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Grave
Sumptuous, yet bone dry with a stony finish. It’s just easy to love.
Barruol Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Côte Rôtie
Power and finesse, with the capacity to evolve for a long time in your cellar.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
An irresistible juxtaposition of delicacy and generosity
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Already in spectacular harmony, this beauty deserves a bin in every Burgundy collector’s cellar.
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 Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Muriel Giudicelli’s Patrimonio rouge is elegant, deep, bursting with ripe black fruits, silky smooth, and offering great length.
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
A deep, rich, powerful Bordeaux scented of wild fruit and black truffle—the perfect gift for the home cook or collector; also guaranteed to impress your in-laws.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
This is the perfect example of a fine, elegant version of Merlot.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Jean-Marc Vincent France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Domaine Maestracci
France | Corsica | Calvi
March ’21 Adventures Club Selection
Barruol / Lynch
France | Northern Rhône | Hermitage
Elegance and restraint from one of the hill’s lesser-known terroirs.
Benevelli Piero
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A great vintage for extended cellaring. Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Imagine if in Alsace, deep beneath the earth, there were a Riesling aquifer...
Château Gombaude-Guillot
France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
The incredible depth, power, and fine but grippingly youthful tannins are text-book Pomerol
Yves Leccia France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
A monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
February Club Rouge Selection
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Comte Abbatucci France | Corsica | Vin de France
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria
170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Domaine Michel Brégeon France | Loire | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
Riofavara Italy | Sicily
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Ostertag’s Fronholz delivers deeply refreshing, pulpous cherry fruit, woodsy nuances that scream autumn, and velvety-smooth tannins that give the finest reds from anywhere a run for their money.
Bruno Colin France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Kuentz-Bas France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
Ludovic Engelvin
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Gard
One of the newest additions to our portfolio, Engelvin focuses on low-impact farming and makes supremely elegant wines.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Lucien Boillot et Fils France | Burgundy | Pommard
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Domaine Les Mille Vignes France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Fitou
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy | Nuits-Saint-Georges
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Decadent, rich, stony—hard not to love.
Peter Dipoli Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Jasnières
Serve it as dessert, in and of itself, or as a palate-stimulating apéritif.
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Soup category: Clear & Brothy
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey-Chambertin
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
Ravishing perfume of miel du maquis, wildflowers, and resinous herbs.
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
If Hermitage were grown in the Provençal Alps...
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
The only Arena cuvée to see barrel-aging features the domaine’s oldest vines.
Domaine Ostertag France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Hot stone and white pepper liven up the backbone of this extraordinarily complex, unique white.
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Auxey Duresses
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Charmes Chambertin
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 Robert-Denogent France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Fuissé
Domaine Robert Chevillon
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
Bargain access to one of Burgundy’s established masters, ready to drink tonight.
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Grave
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
The 2018 Cortons flaunts expressive, nutty aromas, followed by a well-balanced combination of Saint-Aubin zing and a richness reminiscent of neighboring appellations.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Fronholz is a vineyard composed primarily of quartz, and the taste of an Ostertag wine from here is reminiscent of this stone: sleek, transparent, and brilliant.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Muscat du Cap Corse
Cap Corse’s celebrated dessert wine represents one of the most fascinating and intriguing expressions of Muscat in the world.
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Guido Porro Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
Bruno Colin
France | Burgundy | Chassagne-Montrachet
Complex aromas, flesh, depth; the classic chiseled back end you’d expect from well-made Puligny.
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
A relatively rare beast, Serge’s blanc is a ripe, honey-infused cornucopia of fruit
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgueil
This divine red allies the power and finesse one would expect from this great terroir.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Gevrey Chambertin
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy | Saint-Romain