Everyone has their “a-ha!” moment wine. For the luckiest among us, it’s the first sip of great Nebbiolo or Burgundy. For one member of the Flatiron Wines team, though, it was a most obscure grape — Pineau d’Aunis.

Much of Sancerre delivers exactly what people have come to expect: crisp, refreshing wine for easy early drinking. Labaille’s Monts Damnés pushes the wine into another register. The southern exposure brings a sun-kissed breadth to the fruit, while the Kimmerigian limestone provides savory grip and texture. The wine is absolutely singing in its energetic youth, but with even just a few years in the cellar, this wine will gain stunning layers of depth and complexity.

Brianne Day went from juggling waitressing and various wine jobs in 2013 to becoming a tour-de-force on the Oregon wine scene in just a few years. Her 2021 Eola Springs Chardonnay is everything we love about her wines: it's vibrant with the shimmering acidity that trademarks Oregon Chardonnay, and layered thanks to Brianne's meticulously nerdy approach to the sites she chooses.