Spanish Roots & Routes: Four Energetic and Inventive Winemakers in Valencia and Rioja are Pushing into the Future With New Ways, Going Against Established Practices, Exploring Legacy Varieties. Valencia Pack (3 Bottles, $175), Rioja Pack (3 Bottles, $430)

Spanish Roots: Reviving Ancient Vineyards ‘Thinking outside the matchbox’ is a pretty fair tagline for a new cast of innovative winemakers working out of Valencia, Spain, rediscovering indigenous grapes and releasing small batches of unique wine. No one exemplifies this garagista…

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Posted on 2024.10.25 in France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

Re-imagining Touraine: Young and Talented Duo Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet Isolate Localities and Varieties to Create Loire Reds and Whites with Expression and Finesse. 6-Bottle (4 White & 2 Red) Sampler Pack $185

This week we feature a pair of remarkable vignerons, Jean-Baptiste Bonnigal and Stéphane Bodet. This talented duo have concentrated their skills on the best plots in Amboise, a six-hundred-acre Touraine appellation where the varietal focus is Côt (Malbec) and Chenin….

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Posted on 2024.10.17 in Touraine, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire  |  Read more...

 

A Sense of Where You Are: The Burgundification of Catalunya’s Priorat in Three Villages by a Trio of Talented and Ambitious Producers

Priorat has been making serious wine since Roman ‘vinitors’ started carving terraces into the Spanish landscape, but its history as a DOQ (DOC) is much shorter. To be precise, Priorat only received this status in 2000. The advantage to being…

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The High Priestess of Biodynamics: Françoise Bedel, a Passionate Advocate of the Practice, Unlocks Meunier’s Potential in Champagne’s Rot and Frost-Prone Western Fringe. 4-Bottle Sampler Pack $399

In a small estate that is closer to Paris than to Reims, Françoise Bedel has managed a remarkable feat: She has turned an acute family illness into a paradigm shift for much of the Champagne region. From the village of…

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Posted on 2024.10.04 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

In the Cradle of Malbec: Husband and Wife Team Matthieu Cosse and Catherine Maisonneuve’s Cahors Wines Show Uncommon Finesse and Elegance While Retaining Power 5-Bottle Sampler Pack $127

Recently, Elie Wine Co. had the good fortune of hosting author, speaker, wine educator and videographer Dr. Matt Horkey, who was kind to film a segment for his YouTube channel right here in the shop. Entitled ‘Why is French Wine…

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Posted on 2024.10.03 in Cahors, France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

The Champagne Society October 2024 Bimonthly Selection: Françoise Bedel

The High Priestess of Biodynamics Françoise Bedel, a Passionate Advocate of the Practice, Unlocks Meunier’s Potential in Champagne’s Rot and Frost-Prone Western Fringe   Champagne Françoise Bedel ‘Entre Ciel & Terre’, Harvest 2015, Extra-Brut ($105) In a small estate that…

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Posted on 2024.10.01 in France, The Champagne Society  |  Read more...

 

Savoie Fare: Father & Son Team Jean-Noël and Thomas Blard Make Distinctive and Immediately Appealing Wines from Rare, Local Varieties in This Mountainous French Alpine Region 7-Bottle Sampler Pack $214

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 2024.09.23 in France  |  Read more...

 

New Generation Vignerons are Champagne’s Future: Davy Dosnon, in Previously Marginalized Côte des Bar, is Turning Exquisite Wines Into Lusty, Bold-Flavored Champagne + Vézelay, Burgundy’s Newest Appellation, is Poised for Discovery Domaine Saint Madeleine 2022 Wines (5-Bottle Sampler Pack $199)

Ponce de León went to Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth and came up empty. Perhaps he’d have been better off focusing his sights on the Côte des Bar, where a new generation of cellar masters are currently…

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Posted on 2024.09.05 in France, Champagne, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

Guerrilla Producers Explore The Balance Between Vine and Land in The Splendid Isolation of The Ardèche Region in Southeastern France – Eleven Wines From Four Vignerons ($379)

It is said that there are wines to be drunk sitting down and there are wines to be drunk standing up. The former category includes blockbusters whose names we proudly drop and whose price may at times outstrip quality but…

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Posted on 2024.08.22 in France, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

A Wine Worth Waiting For: Revisiting 2018 Red Bordeaux from Domaines Jean-Michel Cazes Trio of Northern Haut-Médoc Châteaux. A New Generation Taking the Helm Make Their Mark. + With Emphasis on Balance the Châteaux’s 2019 Fresh Second Wines are Imminently Drinkable. (2018 & 2019 5-Bottle Pack $388) + An Evening with Pierre-Louis Araud, Château Lynch-Bages Detroit, Sunday August 25th (Limited. Inquire.)

If Hell made wine, it might turn out to be pretty good. Having been described as ‘hellish’ by renowned critic James Suckling, Bordeaux’s 2018 growing season is succinctly summarized by Barons de Rothschild CEO Saskia de Rothschild: “It was an…

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Posted on 2024.08.15 in Pauillac, Saint-Estephe, Haut-Médoc, France, Bordeaux, Wine-Aid Packages  |  Read more...

 

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