A Grape of Memory: Ten Provençal Producers Show How Bandol’s Mourvèdre Evolves into Wines of Haunting Complexity and Depths That Only Time Delivers • Future Classics in a Tuck-Away Pack 6 Bottles – $299 (Vintages 2021-2017)

Conventional wisdom has taught us that wine grapes fare best in places where nothing else will grow; rocky, water-starved soil on precipitous hillsides make vine roots work harder, ramifying and branching off in a search of nutrients and, in consequence,…

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Posted on 2025.09.18 in Bandol, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Provence  |  Read more...

Savoie Fare: Father-and-Son Duo Jean-Noël & Thomas Blard Craft Distinctive, Instantly Appealing Wines from Rare Alpine Varieties in France’s Mountainous Savoie Region 7-Bottle Red, White & Sparkling Sampler – $279

Italy is one giant vineyard, cuff to heel, but in France, wine regions are like fireflies in a midnight garden; they light up isolated corners. The brightest fireflies command most of the attention, of course, and as a result, the…

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Posted on 2025.09.12 in Savoie, Arbois, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Qué Será, Syrah: How One Grape Speaks the Vernacular of Five Northern Rhône Appellations, Through Ten Producers.

The triumvirate of Côte-Rôtie, Cornas and Hermitage rule the narrow terraces of Northern Rhône indomitably and are responsible for the world’s best Syrahs. They’ve been called ‘unicorn wines’ in that the best of them are rare, and if available, very…

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Posted on 2025.09.04 in Brézème, Saint-Péray, Saint-Joseph, Cornas, Côte Rôtie, Hermitage, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Northern Rhone  |  Read more...