By Dan Weber
There are few growers in Champagne quite like Emmanuel Lassaigne. Working from the tiny village of Montgueux, Lassaigne has become one of the defining figures in contemporary grower Champagne. His...
By Joshua Cohen
Back-vintage cru Beaujolais are rare treasures. Most of the great wines get drunk young, simply because they’re so delicious in youth. And what little is cellared usually gets consumed by...
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By Jeff Patten
The Aglianico from the Monte Vulture in Basilicata is surely on anybody’s list of best sources of red wine values in the world. Here, you get incredible depth and character...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Bordeaux is where you’ll find some of the world’s most expensive and sought-after wines, but that doesn’t mean every wine coming from this historic region is expensive or needs to...
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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 Julia Burke Freytsis
How lucky are we to have crisp, refreshing Rieslings made right in our backyard? At their best, these wines are bursting with tropical fruit balanced by gorgeous crushed-rock notes and...
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By Daniel Kihara
Nebbiolo d’Alba is too often an afterthought—produced from young vines, served by-the-glass, and quickly set aside so that the serious work of drinking Barolo can begin. Penna Currado’s San Sebastiano...
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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 Valerie Pimpinelli
Domaine Tatsis is run by two brothers: Stergios, who is in charge of the winemaking, and Pericles, who is in charge of vineyard management. Outwardly, they project gruffness: they ride...
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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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By Joshua Cohen
We love, love, love Chablis not just because it's refreshing: it’s all about transmitting profound terroir, terroir that Jean-Marc Brocard has spent decades mastering. Today, his son Julien runs the...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Long before rosés began filling American fridges and coolers each summer, Domaine Tempier was bottling its pale pink Provençal wine for a rapt, albeit local, audience.Among the first estates to...
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By Joshua Cohen
Our surprise summer superstar: Capmartin's Madiran "L'instant", a charming blend of Tannat and Cabernet that pairs perfectly with savory, summer food — maybe something fresh off the grill. While tasting...
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By Joshua Cohen
Mount Etna’s ash-black slopes may not be the first place you think of when you your summer rosé craving hits, but Benanti proves that volcanic rock, mountain air, and Nerello...
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