October 2024

Spanish Roots & Routes: Four Energetic and Inventive Winemakers in Valencia and Rioja are Pushing into the Future With New Ways, Going Against Established Practices, Exploring Legacy Varieties. Valencia Pack (3 Bottles, $175), Rioja Pack (3 Bottles, $430)

Spanish Roots: Reviving Ancient Vineyards ‘Thinking outside the matchbox’ is a pretty fair tagline for a new cast of innovative winemakers working out of Valencia, Spain, rediscovering indigenous grapes and releasing small batches of unique wine. No one exemplifies this garagista…

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Posted on 2024.10.25 in France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

Re-imagining Touraine: Young and Talented Duo Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet Isolate Localities and Varieties to Create Loire Reds and Whites with Expression and Finesse. 6-Bottle (4 White & 2 Red) Sampler Pack $185

This week we feature a pair of remarkable vignerons, Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet. This talented duo have concentrated their skills on the best plots in Amboise, a six-hundred-acre Touraine appellation where the varietal focus is Côt (Malbec) and Chenin….

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Posted on 2024.10.17 in Touraine, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire  |  Read more...

 

A Sense of Where You Are: The Burgundification of Catalunya’s Priorat in Three Villages by a Trio of Talented and Ambitious Producers

Priorat has been making serious wine since Roman ‘vinitors’ started carving terraces into the Spanish landscape, but its history as a DOQ (DOC) is much shorter. To be precise, Priorat only received this status in 2000. The advantage to being…

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

 

The High Priestess of Biodynamics: Françoise Bedel, a Passionate Advocate of the Practice, Unlocks Meunier’s Potential in Champagne’s Rot and Frost-Prone Western Fringe. 4-Bottle Sampler Pack $399

In a small estate that is closer to Paris than to Reims, Françoise Bedel has managed a remarkable feat: She has turned an acute family illness into a paradigm shift for much of the Champagne region. From the village of…

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Posted on 2024.10.04 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

In the Cradle of Malbec: Husband and Wife Team Matthieu Cosse and Catherine Maisonneuve’s Cahors Wines Show Uncommon Finesse and Elegance While Retaining Power 5-Bottle Sampler Pack $127

Recently, Elie Wine Co. had the good fortune of hosting author, speaker, wine educator and videographer Dr. Matt Horkey, who was kind to film a segment for his YouTube channel right here in the shop. Entitled ‘Why is French Wine…

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Posted on 2024.10.03 in Cahors, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 


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