We love to help people give the gift of wine. Let us know how many bottles you want, your price, and what you know of the giftee’s taste preferences, and we will put together the perfect package for you. We’ll…
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Posted on 2020.12.21 in France, Bordeaux, Spain DO, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Rioja DOC, Provence, Southern Rhone, Corsica, Navarra, Costers del Segre  | Read more...
Burgundy is much more than Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from France, it’s a winemaking region with more classified geological complexity and nuance than any other in the world. And Elie Wine Company is not an average wine shop, because we…
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Posted on 2020.11.24 in France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
G.K. Chesterton wrote, “I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.” Despite (or perhaps because of) the tumult of 2020, we can probably all find something to be thankful…
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Posted on 2020.11.18 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Beaujolais, Spain DO, Penedes, Piedmont, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Rioja DOC, Italy, Alsace  | Read more...
Although Bourgogne Régional AOCs are the first step in classification, and around 50% of the greater region’s production, not all of its wines are created equal. A savvy consumer (with the help of their knowledgeable local wine merchant) can find excellent…
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Posted on 2020.11.04 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  | Read more...
What makes these Burgundy wines uncommon? For one it is the apparent dual existence of Chassagne-Montrachet. The commune is recognized for producing some of the best white wines in the world but it has a long history of creating substantial red…
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Posted on 2020.07.28 in France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
Introducing The Molly Bloom, a $210 Wine-Aid package that includes six bottles of Burgundy (four red, two white) from some of the top producers in France. Although these regional wines are just the first step in classification, they offer the…
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Posted on 2020.06.14 in France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
Introducing The Leopold Bloom, a $240 Wine-Aid package that includes six bottles of red Burgundy from some of the top producers in Côte Chalonnaise. Côte Chalonnaise continues as a regular chain of hills along the same lines as the Côte…
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Posted on in France, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages  | Read more...
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” — Rainer Maria Rilke Whether you’re social-distancing with friends on the patio, grilling in the backyard, or just relaxing on a cozy chair with a…
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Posted on 2020.06.08 in France, Beaujolais, Spain DO, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire, Cava, South West  | Read more...
Vosne-Romanée is full of Mugnerets, famous ones known through generations for producing great wines. The current winemaker at Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret, Vincent Mongeard, is obviously not a Mugneret. But his grandmother was. And in 1945, when Vincent’s father,…
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Posted on 2020.03.11 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  | Read more...
For the past few years, the wines of Domaine Bart have been some of our greatest Burgundy values and the 2016 vintage is no different. It was quite a challenging year for the domaine, where frost reduced yields so much…
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Posted on 2020.02.20 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  | Read more...