Burgundy is much more than Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from France, it’s a winemaking region with more classified geological complexity and nuance than any other in the world. And Elie Wine Company is not an average wine shop, because we…
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Posted on 2020.11.24 in France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
G.K. Chesterton wrote, “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” Despite (or perhaps because of) the tumult of 2020, we can probably all find something to be thankful…
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Posted on 2020.11.18 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Piedmont, Spain DO, Penedes, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Rioja DOC, Italy, Alsace  | Read more...
Champagne Leclerc-Briant Millésime 2009 (Extra Brut) Price for The Champagne Society members: $75, limit 2 bottles Founded in the village of Cumières in 1872 by Lucien Leclerc, Champagne Leclerc Briant saw five successive generations of Leclercs that…
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Posted on 2020.11.15 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  | Read more...
Domaine Pierre Usseglio has risen to such prominence over the past two decades, it must be considered as not only one of the top addresses in Chateauneuf-du-Pape but in all of France. The name Usseglio is…
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Posted on 2020.11.11 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  | Read more...
Although Bourgogne Régional AOCs are the first step in classification, and around 50% of the greater region’s production, not all of its wines are created equal. A savvy consumer (with the help of their knowledgeable local wine merchant) can find excellent…
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Posted on 2020.11.04 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  | Read more...