By Dan Weber
Lanzarote in the Canary Islands is a brutally hard place to farm even in the best years. A volcanic island off the coast of Morocco where farmers protect their vines...
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By Dan Weber
For lovers of contemporary Mosel Riesling, Julian Haart has emerged as the grower. His top wines are amongst the most coveted and collectible in Germany. He’s got the total package:...
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By Dan Weber
For two centuries, the Boisson family has farmed a handful of hectares in the hills of the Southern Rhône, in the tiny village of Cairanne. We just received a shipment...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
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...
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By Dan Weber
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...
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By Dan Weber
Based in the tiny village of Congy in the Vallée du Petit Morin, the same village that is home to the iconic Ulysse Collin, Girost represents a multi-generation family estate...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Bairrada is one of Portugal’s many small, relatively unknown regions. In some ways, it’s quite Burgundian — there is one dominant red grape variety (Baga) and one white (Bical); the...
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By Dan Weber
We’ve been following the work of Vincent Cuillier for a few years now. It’s clear that he is one of the most dynamic young growers in Champagne today, crafting wines that burst with effusive...
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By Dan Weber
With prices for great white Burgundy showing no signs of coming back to earth, what's a lover of tense, limestone-infused, elegantly reductive white wines to do? The Jura was the...
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By Dan Weber
The wines of Domaine de la Grand’Cour have long stood among the most soulful and expressive in Beaujolais. Since Jean-Louis Dutraive took over his family’s estate in Fleurie in 1989,...
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By Dan Weber
For Beaujolais lovers, few names can conjure as much excitement as Foillard. From peerless holdings in Morgon and Fleurie, the family produces what are arguably the best wines in the...
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By Dan Weber
Jean Foillard’s 2023 Beaujolais-Villages has just landed and it’s another home run for this iconic vigneron. Year after year, this cuvée delivers that uniquely elegant Foillard magic at a fraction...
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By Dan Weber
Chartogne-Taillet is one of the essential estates of the grower Champagne movement They produce some of the region's most ridiculously delicious, highly-coveted wines. We typically receive such tiny quantities that...
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