What makes these Burgundy wines uncommon? For one it is the apparent dual existence of Chassagne-Montrachet. The commune is recognized for producing some of the best white wines in the world but it has a long history of creating substantial red…
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Posted on 2020.07.28 in France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
From breezy Mediterranean shores to Barcelona cafés to the towering peaks of the Pyrenees, the autonomous community of Catalonia is a land of diversity. These places and cultures have inspired poets, artists, and winemakers. This week’s Wine-Aid package starts in the…
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Posted on 2020.07.22 in Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ, Wine-Aid Packages, Catalunya  | Read more...
Champagne Joseph Perrier “Cumières – La Côte à Bras” Blanc de Noirs (Premier Cru, Brut Nature 2010) Price for The Champagne Society members: $85 (regular price $99) Champagne Joseph Perrier owns 51 acres of vineyards, situated…
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Posted on 2020.07.20 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  | Read more...
Back in 1976, Isabelle Champart, a Parisian with a degree in Geography, and her husband Mathieu, from a family of farmers in Champagne, began cultivating vines on a humble 20 acre farmstead. For close to twelve years they sold their…
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Posted on 2020.07.14 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Languedoc-Roussillon  | Read more...
The appellation of Les Baux-de-Provence is unmistakably Provençal. Between olive groves and pine forests the rocky landscape is wild with the fragrant garrigue that marks its wines. Although the appellation is small and relatively new, the handful of winemaking estates…
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Posted on 2020.07.08 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Provence  | Read more...