Crossroads of Three Spains: Garnacha Finds Its Voice amid Gredos’ Ancient Granite Terraces as Vanguard Winemakers Lead a Revival

To understand Spanish wine in 2025, you have to keep up with it. Changes—good and less so—are inevitable, and the pace is increasing. Climate change is adding pressure to areas already rain-starved and some older wineries have simply allowed their…

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Posted on 2025.07.29 in La Tierra de Castilla, Spain DO, Wine-Aid Packages, Arribes  |  Read more...

The Future of Burgundy Lies in Lesser-Known Areas: Boris Champy Believes Elevation, Vineyard Orientation and Clonal Selection Hold Some of the Answers to Climate Adaptation. * Mixed 5-Pack (3 Red, 2 White) – $389

“The best fertilizer is the winemaker’s shadow.” Nowhere does this aphorism hold truer than in Nantoux, Burgundy, where Boris Champy carries on an endless quest to reveal the soul of each vineyard plot, the spirit of each grape variety and…

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Posted on 2025.07.17 in Côte de Beaune, Pommard, France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Burgundy’s Southern Frontier: Beaujolais’s Distinctive Crus, Chiseled Wines, and Domaine de Vernus’ Pursuit of Place and Precision – Six Bottles from the 2022 Vintage ($269)

In literature, a character study is a critical examination of a single character to understand not only their significance to a given narrative, but as a way of better understanding the work as a whole. This week, we will undertake…

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Posted on 2025.07.12 in Chenas, Côte-de-Brouilly, Chirouble, Morgon, Cote de Brouilly, Saint-Amour, Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie, Beaujolais-Villages, Regnie, France, Beaujolais, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

The Grammar of Grapes: Jean-François Mérieau’s Wines Embody Touraine’s Diversity While Celebrating Each Grape’s Identity: Accessible Yet Layered, Local Yet Distinct. * Five Bottles, $99 (Three Reds, One White, One Sparkling)

Finding new ways to express old vines is the Eldorado of modern winemaking, and with multiple generations tending the family vineyards, where many of the vines are over one hundred years old, Jean–François Mérieau has had a jump start. A…

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Posted on 2025.07.09 in Touraine, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire  |  Read more...