Wine Offerings: France

Refreshing Loire Cabernet Franc from Top Producer in Saumur-Champigny

Saumur-Champigny has the reputation for producing some of the finest expressions of Cabernet Franc available to humanity. The underlying tuffeau (a soft, chalky limestone) is the foremost element in Saumur-Champigny’s distinctive quality. It is here, in the small town of…

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Posted on 2018.05.09 in France, Loire, Saturday Sips | Read more...

Domaine Clusel-Roch Coteaux du Lyonnais – Where Northern Rhône meets Cru Beaujolais

Domaine Clusel-Roch “Galet” (Coteaux du Lyonnais 2015) Special Price: $156/6-pack (~$26/bottle) The link between the vineyards of Beaujolais and the Northern Rhône Valley lie on the slopes of the Monts du Lyonnais at the eastern edge of the Massif Central. While achieving…

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Posted on 2018.04.18 in France, Northern Rhone, Saturday Sips | Read more...

The Champagne Society

Welcome to The Champagne Society Congratulations! In the coming months you will be drinking some of the best Champagne and sparkling wines known to humanity. As a member of The Champagne Society, you’re in a select community of like-minded folks…

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Posted on 2018.04.02 in Champagne, France, Special Selections, The Champagne Society | Read more...

The Champagne Society – April 2018 Selection

Champagne De Sousa “Cuvée des Caudalies” Brut Blanc de Blancs (Grand Cru) Price for The Champagne Society members: $84 The April 2018 selection for The Champagne Society is Champagne De Sousa “Cuvée des Caudalies” Brut Blanc de Blancs. The fruit for this cuvée is always selected…

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Posted on 2018.04.01 in Champagne, France, The Champagne Society | Read more...

Righteous Syrah from Hallowed Ground in the Northern Rhône

Domaine Combier Crozes-Hermitage 2015 Special Price: $210/6-pack (~$35/bottle) A great winemaker is first and foremost a fruit farmer. So perhaps it is no surprise that Maurice Combier has channeled his knowledge of organic fruit farming to produce pure and elegant…

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Posted on 2018.03.28 in France, Northern Rhone, Saturday Sips | Read more...

Domaine Bart – Brilliant (& Absurd Value) 2015 Vintage Burgundy from the Côte de Nuits

Domaine Bart Marsannay Red Special Price: $151/6-pack (~$25/bottle) We are always talking about value and doing our best to offer world-class wines that are worth every cent. But every once in a while a wine comes along that is such…

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Posted on 2018.03.14 in Burgundy, France, Saturday Sips | Read more...

Domaine Mas Champart – A Lifetime Among the Vines

Domaine Mas Champart “Causse de Bousquet” (Saint-Chinian 2015) Special 6-Pack Price: $135 (~$22/bottle) Back in 1976, Isabelle Champart, a Parisian with a degree in Geography, and her husband Mathieu, from a family of farmers in Champagne, began cultivating vines on…

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Posted on 2018.02.21 in France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Saturday Sips | Read more...

Leading Producer in Burgundy + Modest Appellation = Great Value

Domaine François Lumpp “A Vigne Rouge” (Givry Premier Cru, 2015) Special 6-Pack Price: $297 (~$49/bottle) For close to 30 years François Lumpp and his wife Isabelle have been leaders in the Côte Chalonnaise region…

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Posted on 2018.02.14 in Burgundy, France, Saturday Sips | Read more...

Affordable White & Rosé Grower Champagne for Lovers

Stop by any time between now and Valentine’s Day to taste a Champagne ideal for sharing with your sweetheart or anyone that just loves good wine. Pickup a bottle or two at special discount prices. The Grower/Producer

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Posted on 2018.02.10 in Champagne, France, Saturday Sips | Read more...

The Champagne Society – February 2018 Selection

Champagne Jacquesson “Cuvée 740” (Extra Brut) Price for The Champagne Society members: $67 (regular price $79) We take pride in the diversity of the wines that we offer to The Champagne Society, so it is a matter of no small consequence that we decided to revisit ChampagneJacquesson’s…

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Posted on 2018.02.01 in Champagne, France, The Champagne Society | Read more...