Guerrilla Producers Explore The Balance Between Vine and Land in The Splendid Isolation of The Ardèche Region in Southeastern France – Eleven Wines From Four Vignerons ($379)

It is said that there are wines to be drunk sitting down and there are wines to be drunk standing up. The former category includes blockbusters whose names we proudly drop and whose price may at times outstrip quality but…

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Posted on 2024.08.22 in France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

A Wine Worth Waiting For: Revisiting 2018 Red Bordeaux from Domaines Jean-Michel Cazes Trio of Northern Haut-Médoc Châteaux. A New Generation Taking the Helm Make Their Mark. + With Emphasis on Balance the Châteaux’s 2019 Fresh Second Wines are Imminently Drinkable. (2018 & 2019 5-Bottle Pack $388) + An Evening with Pierre-Louis Araud, Château Lynch-Bages Detroit, Sunday August 25th (Limited. Inquire.)

If Hell made wine, it might turn out to be pretty good. Having been described as ‘hellish’ by renowned critic James Suckling, Bordeaux’s 2018 growing season is succinctly summarized by Barons de Rothschild CEO Saskia de Rothschild: “It was an…

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Posted on 2024.08.15 in Haut-Médoc, Pauillac, Saint-Estephe, Bordeaux, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Loire Reds Like it Hot: Cabernet-Franc in Touraine Benefits from Climate Change, Producing Lusty, Bold-Flavored Wines. A Baker’s Dozen for $397.

Grape vines are the canary in the coal mine. Particularly sensitive to temperature and rainfall flux—hence the clichéd ‘good vintage’ vs. ‘poor vintage’—vines are among the most effective agricultural tools we have to gauge the effect that climate change is…

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Posted on 2024.08.08 in Chinon, Touraine, Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

The Champagne Society August 2024 Bimonthly Selection: Champagne Dosnon

New Generation Vignerons are Champagne’s Future Davy Dosnon, in Previously Marginalized Côte de Bar, is Turning Exquisite Wines Into Precise and Meditative Champagne. Champagne Dosnon ‘Récolte Blanche’, Côte-des-Bar Blanc-de-Blancs Brut ($87) • OR • Champagne Dosnon ‘Récolte Rosé’, Côte-des-Bar Rosé…