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, Saturday Sips Wines, Northern Rhone  |  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 Saturday Sips Wines, France, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

A “Marriage” of Great Terroirs in the South of France

Domaine d’Aupilhac “La Boda” (Montpeyroux Languedoc 2014) Special Price: $243/6-pack (~$41/bottle) The 44 acre lieu-dit known as Aupilhac is a renowned, fully biodynamic certified property located in the enclave of Montpeyroux just across the river Hérault from Daumas Gassac and…

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Posted on 2018.01.24 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Charming, World-Class Mediterranean Red Wines from a Top Producer in Fitou

Fitou is the very first granted appellation in the southern French region of Languedoc. It consists of two small enclaves within Corbières: Fitou Maritime, a clay-limestone band around the saltwater lagoons on the coast, and Fitou Montagneux, a patch of…

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Posted on 2018.01.11 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Terrasses du Larzac – Hip Southern French Reds

One of the most exciting wine regions in France right now is Terrasses du Larzac. Newly minted with appellation status in 2014, the area is distinguished for its unique climate that benefits from both the warm Mediterranean sea and the…

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Posted on 2017.12.14 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Red Côtes-du-Rhône – the Warmth of Southern France in a Bottle

Maxime-François Laurent “Il Fait Soif” (Côtes-du-Rhône 2016) Special 6-pack Price: $146 (~$24/bottle) SOLD OUT The Southern Rhône is a magical place. On a sweeping tumble of broad terraces beneath villages of ancient glory lie sun-drenched vineyards filled with the scents…

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Posted on 2017.12.07 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

Classic Mediterranean Red from a Rising Star in a Rising Appellation

Domaine Saint Sylvestre Red (Terrasses du Larzac 2015) Special 6-Pack Price: $216 ($36/bottle) It seems absurd to think that a winemaking region as old and storied as the Languedoc in southern France would have sub-regions to “discover” but the truth…

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Posted on 2017.11.11 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Southern French Red from Biodynamic Pioneer

Domaine Léon Barral (Faugères, 2014) ~$29/bottle (6-pack discount price) We’ve been bringing in Didier Barral‘s wines for several vintages now and not only are they extraordinary wines of power and complexity that speak of the earth, his top cuvées are tasting better…

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Posted on 2017.08.10 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Côte Rôtie vs. Hermitage – Two Outstanding Northern Rhône Syrahs from the 2013 Vintage

The vineyards of the northern Rhône, particularly Côte Rôtie and Hermitage, are some of the smallest in France, yet they produce some of the finest expressions of Syrah in the world. Join us this Saturday for a comparative tasting of…

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Posted on 2016.09.07 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Northern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

From Spain to Detroit – a Few Special Collaborative Cuvées

If you’ve enjoyed a Spanish wine from our shop it likely came from a local, Detroit-based enterprise that has collected a portfolio of distinguished, passionate producers from some of the most exciting wine production regions in Spain.

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Posted on 2016.08.31 in Saturday Sips Wines, Penedes, Spain DO, Priorat DOQ  |  Read more...

 

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