Appellation Côtes du Rhône Reds from Five Top Châteauneuf-du-Pape Domaines: Just as AMBITIOUS! (10-Bottle Pack $299, All Included)

Many a storied French château can trace their origins to the Romans—far fewer can boast a heritage dating back to the Greeks. But Marseilles—founded in the Sixth Century BCE as Massalia—is a scant seventy miles south of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and it…

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Posted on 2021.04.29 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

Domaine Yves Cuilleron: Northern Rhône’s Syrah Articulated in Four Types + Viognier + Marsanne (6-Bottle Pack $299, All Included)

Just beneath the ancient city of Lyon, the Rhône River does a rakehell turn westward, then at Vienne, another turn toward the east before again heading south. That’s where you stumble upon the first vines of the Northern Rhône, many…

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Posted on 2021.04.22 in France, Northern Rhone  |  Read more...

Cahors’ Argentine Revival: The Original Malbec by Four New Generation Producers. (12-Bottle Pack $286, All Included) – Saturday Sips

Carl Sandburg might have described Malbec as big-shouldered, stormy, husky and brawling. He might have called it coarse and strong and cunning. One thing is clear: Whether in its juicy, gentle incarnation in the Southwest of France or in its…

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Posted on 2021.04.15 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, South West  |  Read more...

Saturday Sips: Domaine Michel Gay’s Côte-de-Beaune Reds & Beaune’s Lone Red Grand Cru, Corton (6-Bottle Wine-Pack $390, All Included)

We are pleased to announce the return of Saturday Sips! We will be applying in-store tasting protocols to ensure everyone stays safe and will limit the number of people tasting at any given time and adhere to proper social-distancing using…

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Posted on 2021.04.08 in France, Burgundy  |  Read more...

The Champagne Society April 2021 Selection: Champagne Penet-Chardonnet

Champagne Penet-Chardonnet, Lieu-Dit “Les Epinettes”, Verzy – Grand Cru, Millesimé 2009, Extra Brut Price for The Champagne Society members only: $99 (Regular $150) At its essence, ‘cru’ refers to real estate; its evolution as an often-appearing designation onFrench wine labels…

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Posted on 2021.04.03 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  |  Read more...

Languedoc-Roussillon’s First Cru: A Tale of Two Fitou(s) (6-Bottle Wine-Pack $199, or 12-Bottle $369, All Included)

Nestling around a village called Fitou on the Mediterranean coast, Fitou is the oldest recognized appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon and produces signature wines from a primary blend of Carignan and Grenache with each is equal to or greater…

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Posted on 2021.04.01 in France, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...