Northern Rhône’s Syrah in Three Types with Three Gifted Makers (6-Bottle Wine-Pack $299, All Included)

Home to some of the world’s most sought-after wines, Northern Rhône is the land of Syrah. Indeed, Syrah is the sole red wine grape allowed to be planted in the region’s major appellations, and it accounts for around 95% of…

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Posted on 2021.03.10 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Northern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

Provence’s Standout Cru: Bandol with Five Masterful Producers (6-Bottle Wine-Pack $245, All Included)

Charming Provence. Between olive groves and pine forests the rocky landscape is wild with the fragrant garrigue that marks its wines. This picturesque southern French region on the Côte d’Azur is famous for its rosé, but with a little bit…

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Posted on 2021.03.03 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Provence  |  Read more...

 

Burgundy’s Alter Ego: The Singular Cru Villages of Beaujolais (10-Bottle Wine-Pack $275, All Included)

We are pleased to offer a selection of wines that represent a marriage of grapes and ground that the French regard as mystical. It’s in the sandy clay soils over granite of Beaujolais that the Gamay grape finds its truest…

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Posted on 2021.02.24 in France, Beaujolais, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

Southern Rhône Riches: Châteauneuf-du-Pape’s Sister Cru Villages (10-Bottle Wine-Pack $325, All Included)

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is quite often the gateway region that introduces curious wine drinkers to the essence of terroir. An almost perfect union of soils, climate, and grape varieties combine to create one of the world’s great red wines that tends to…

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Posted on 2021.02.17 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

Fanfare for the Uncommon Varieties: El Dorado in Galicia’s Ribeiro Region (6-Bottle Wine-Pack $190, All Included)

The northwestern Spanish wine production zone of Ribeiro is undergoing a renaissance. One of the vanguard producers of this movement is the Bodega of Coto de Gomariz located in the Avia valley in the autonomous community of…

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Posted on 2021.02.10 in Spain DO, Wine-Aid Packages, Ribeiro  |  Read more...

 

Merlot Glory: The Bounty of Bordeaux’s Backcountry (6-Bottle Pack for $195, or 12-Bottle Pack for $365, All Included)

A grape variety born in Bordeaux, Merlot often gets a bad rap due to the glut of simple, fruity wines that bear its name lined up on party store shelves. But when the soils and climate are ideal, and production…

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Posted on 2021.02.03 in France, Bordeaux, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

Trailblazing Dolomites Winemaker Elisabetta Foradori’s Magic with Indigenous Varieties (6-Bottle Wine-Pack $295, All Included)

Elisabetta Foradori took over her family’s estate in 1984 at the tender age of 20 after her father’s sudden death. Since then, she has made elevating the native Teroldego grape — an ancient variety that thrives in…

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Posted on 2021.01.27 in Wine-Aid Packages, Italy, Trentino Alto Adige  |  Read more...

 

The Talented Marcel Richaud’s Old Hand at Southern Rhône’s Newest Appellation: Cairanne (9-Bottle Wine-Pack $260, All Included)

The Rhône River stretches from the Alps to the Mediterranean through an incredibly diverse expanse. At its southern end, between the cities of Vienne and Avignon, rolling hills meet plateaus of varying elevation under the toasty Mediterranean sun. Long, warm…

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Posted on 2021.01.20 in France, Wine-Aid Packages, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

Burgundy-Inspired Rioja: Artuke’s Single Parcels (12-Bottle Wine-Package $365, All-Included)

One of the most exciting producers in Rioja right now, we’ve always adored the wines from brothers Arturo and Kike de Miguel Blanco, third generation viticulturalists that produce wine for Artuke Bodegas y Viñedos. It seems that each new vintage highlights…

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Posted on 2021.01.13 in Wine-Aid Packages, Rioja DOC  |  Read more...

 

Romantic Veneto’s Most Notable Biodynamic Producer: Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone, and Recioto (6-Bottle Wine-Package for $350, All Included)

Castelrotto is a small hamlet on the hill of San Pietro in Cariano, one of the five towns that constitute Valpolicella, the historical Amarone producing area. It is where Carlo Venturini and his wife Alessandra Zantedeschi, both from winegrowing families,…

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Posted on 2021.01.06 in Wine-Aid Packages, Italy, Veneto  |  Read more...

 

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