Half a Dozen Rosés: ($189) In Spite of a Challenging 2024 Growing Season in the Centre-Loire, These Top Sancerre Producers Craft Wines with Remarkable Acidity and Elegance—While Keeping Alcohol Levels in Check. + ‘Amour’ By the Dozen ($89)

Join us for Saturday Sips: Cidre & Rosés There’s no rest for the weary, but if Mom is enjoying a respite on Mothers’ Day weekend, include a stop at Elie’s where, on Saturday, May 10, we will be pouring samples from…

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Posted on 2025.05.14 in Menetou-Salon, Cidre, Sancerre, Touraine, Rosé de Loire, Anjou, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire  |  Read more...

Wine Matchup for Thanksgiving Feast: A Pack of Ten Picks to Enhance the Food, Reawaken the Appetite and Renew Weary Taste Buds ($279) + Recent Arrival Traversing Burgundy in Six Wines with Domaine Manuel Olivier (6-Bottle Pack $459)

A true masterpiece is composed of many elements, and all the details must be in precise balance: The forearm musculature on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ for example—the intake of breath in the nostril of Sanmartino’s ‘Veiled Christ.’ This is as true for…

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Posted on 2024.11.21 in Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Cidre, Fleurie, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanée, Gevrey-Chambertin, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Cava  |  Read more...

Hard Cidre is Built for The Heat: Light-bodied, Agile, Versatile and Low in Alcohol, Whether Sparkling or Still. 6-Bottle Pack for $129 (750 ml) ‘Amour’ – By the Dozen $99 (330-ml Bottles)

According to the ‘superstore’ timetable, once the Fourth of July is in the can, it’s time for us to start buying Halloween decorations. While we prefer to avoid feeding the retail rascal before its time, there is one beverage typically…

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Posted on 2024.06.26 in Cidre, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

Hard Cider That Takes Its Cues From Wine: A Taste Of Fall In Artisanal Pure Heirloom Apple Cider From Normandy, Brittany and Catalunya To Pair With Holiday Meals

Cider country, in northern France, is not like the rest of the country: For one thing, they tend to love Americans—holdover relief from when troops came ashore on D-Day and played a critical role in the liberation. For another, not…

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Posted on 2023.11.10 in Cidre, Cider, France  |  Read more...

Cidre With The Soul of Wine: Six French Artisanal Producers, in Normandy and Brittany, Make Intense, Complex, Effervescent and Tranquil Blends and Varietals From Native Apples (A Dozen-Bottle Sampler $199) + Cidre & Food Experience July 16 – RSVP

The grapes used to make wine are often unpleasantly sweet to eat; the apples used to make cidre apples are generally too tart and tannic to eat. The differences may snowball from there, yet the two beverages stroll down the…

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Posted on 2023.06.30 in Cidre, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...