A Margaux Wine Renaissance: Change of Generations Yields Gains in Quality and Consistency. A Dozen Producers’ Showcase. (8-Bottle Pack $395)

Nowhere has consistency been more sought after than in the Médoc—this despite the vagaries of climate, the uncertain wine market and as seen in Margaux especially over the past twenty years, the importance of the human touch. Americans used to…

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Posted on 2022.03.25 in Margaux, France, Bordeaux, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Pichon-Comtesse’s Singular Identity DNA Like No Other Pauillac – A Strut Through Two Decades (2000 to 2019)

‘When you’re number two, you try harder.’ Had the phrase not already been copyrighted by Avis in 1962, Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande might well be using it for their tag line today. Under the 1855 Classification, which Napoleon…

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Posted on 2022.03.21 in Pauillac, France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

The Champagne Society April 2022 Selection: Champagne Jean Josselin

CHAMPAGNE JEAN JOSSELIN ‘Aux Origines’ 2016 ($71) 100% Pinot Noir Rethinking Champagne Honest wine strives to be as natural as possible, and a new generation in Champagne finds itself with an unexpected gift from providence: A warming climate. In certain…

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Posted on 2022.03.13 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

The Earth Speaks in Burgundy, Amplified by Age Four Vintages of Domaine Gallois’ Combe-aux-Moines (Gevrey-Chambertin – Premier Cru) (6-Bottle Pack $599)

The earth speaks an exotic and mysterious language. In place of syntax, soil expresses itself through minerals; for grammar, it relies on organic matter. It’s a fluid tongue, ever changing, but maintaining characteristics that long outlive the efforts of a…

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Posted on 2022.03.12 in Gevrey-Chambertin, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

‘The Pope of Gamay’ Henry Marionnet’s Guardianship of Purity and Diversity in Touraine Four wines, Red and White (8-bottle Pack, $196)

Saturday Sips Returns Saturday Sips returns March 5, 2022 with a tasting of several wines from the Henry Marionnet selection. As always, we place safety at the forefront of wine tasting experiences, and whereas we will provide glassware, feel free…

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Posted on 2022.03.06 in Touraine, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire  |  Read more...