The Alary family has been in the village of Cairanne since 1692, making incredible wine on an estate that has bloomed to 71 acres of garrigue, loam, and pebbles. The fruit for La Grange Daniel comes from a nearby district called... Read More
Cabernet Franc made its way from Bordeaux to the central Loire Valley in the 17th century, where it achieved its apex in Chinon, Bourgueil, Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, and Saumur-Champigny. As a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon, you... Read More
Purchased in 1996 by Bernard Germain, this 11th-century Chateau was the site of some fantastic winemaking. Unfortunately, after several bad vintages and the original owner's death, Roulerie went into a 20-year hibernation... Read More
Chateau Grand Launay is the epitome of classic, well-made Bordeaux. Furthermore, it's certified organic from a great vintage and costs less than $20! As a neighbor of Pomerol, Cotes de Bourg is overshadowed by more famous... Read More
Nestled on the border between Roussillon and western Languedoc, Château Guilhem was built in 1791 and acquired by the Guilhem family in 1878. Bertrand Guilhem is the fifth-generation winemaker to oversee his 85 acres of... Read More
Catherine de Loze crafts Peybrun at her family's 400-year-old, 37-acre Chateau with 72% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Franc. 2020 was a good year for ripe, juicy wine with plenty of blackcurrants, plums, and spice... Read More
Château Pont de Brion is nearly 100 years old and currently under the leadership of Charlotte Molinari, the fifth generation in a family line started by Paul Dauvin when he arrived in the village of Langon. Although the... Read More
Perhaps it's just magical thinking, but Jean-Marie Bechtold's sparkler brims with the domaine's 30 acres of terroir around Kirchheim. You can practically taste the interior of the old half-timber winery on Rue Jean... Read More
Founded in 1955, Bois de Boursan is a 25-acre under-the-radar winery located entirely within the boundaries of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Father & son team Jean and Jean-Paul Versino grow all 13 permissible varietals for both the red... Read More
Domaine Cheveau is a small family winery specializing in Mâconnais Chardonnay, such as Pouilly-Fuissé, Mâcon-Solutré-Pouilly, Bourgogne Blanc, and a tiny amount of Gamay and Chardonnay grown in the adjacent... Read More
Corbieres is well known for its bold Carignan-based red wines, but it's also a source of white and rosé blends. Bruno Laboucarié of Domaine de Fontsainte is a skilled winemaker who can coax the best out of all... Read More
Acid, minerals, and fruit purity are what we love about Burgundian Pinot Noir. Domaine de l'Echelette has been making this style of Pinot Noir for over 40 years at an outrageously accessible price. Hailing from the Mâconnais... Read More
Get ready to taste one of the finest examples of classic Muscadet with all its brininess, electric acidity, citrus zest, and the finish of sand-filled oyster shells. New proprietors since 2019, Rémi Branger and Gwénaëlle... Read More
Karina and Guillaume Lefèvre fell in love while hiking in Corsica and ended up in Provence as a part of a program subsidizing young people to take up farming. In 2004, the couple purchased the 71-acre Domaine de Sulauze... Read More
About 70 miles west of Sancerre is the region of Cheverny, famous for its 14th-century castle and exciting range of red and white blends. Unlike so many other Sauvignon Blancs, namely from the New World, Emmanuel & Thierry Delaille... Read More
Paul-Henry Pellé is the fourth-generation winemaker to grow Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc in the village of Morogues using organic farming practices and no chemicals for the purest expression of terroir. This village wine... Read More
For several generations, the Gadais family has farmed the slopes of St. Fiacre, where the Sevre and Maine rivers come together in a peninsula. Now in the hands of Pierre Henri, the Gadais line includes parcel-specific wines and... Read More
Lignier Passetoutgrain (pahss-too-grah) is steel-fermented, separately-vinified Pinot Noir (about 66%, all sourced from Morey-Saint-Denis) and Gamay, which is bottled unfined/unfiltered to show Burgundian intricacy complemented... Read More
Known for being the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsica is a mountainous French island (measuring 50 x 100 miles) located in the Mediterranean, just north of Sardinia, 100 miles southeast of France, and 50 miles west of... Read More
Jean-Marc Burgaud crafts this Morgon with fruit from the prized hillside vineyard Côte du Py, composed of soils containing schist flakes and stones. Fuller medium-bodied with fleshy red and black cherries, baking spice,... Read More
Olivier Pichon established Grange St. Andre on 10 acres of Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, and Syrah in the commune of Souvignargues — about 12 miles west of Nimes. Le Marmot is 80% Cinsault, 15% Grenache, and 5% Carignan... Read More
Domaine de La Patience gets its name from an aromatic herb that grows wild in southern France and not the state of toleration. However, owner/winemaker Christophe Aguilar still exercises lots of patience to make organic wine from... Read More
Le Fief Noir is a 50-acre property in the village of St-Lambert du Lattay. Dominique Sirot and Alexis Soulas are the two young winemakers behind the project in the heart of the “Anjou Noir,” which gets its name from... Read More
Grolleau is among Loire's least famous red grapes, which most producers would rather replace with anything else. Meet Quentin Bourse of Azay-Le-Rideau who knows how to bring Grolleau to new heights in his Sottise all-natural... Read More
The Plouzeau family has owned and operated Castle/Domaine Bonnelière since 1976. Marc has taken over for his father and currently oversees organic farming on nearly 80 acres of the Left Bank of Chinon, where Cabernet Franc... Read More
If you have yet to find a good Cabernet Franc, Pascal Biotteau's Anjou Rouge is a great place to start. It's a blend of predominantly Cabernet Franc, with Cabernet Sauvignon as a supporting player, grown on slate and limestone... Read More
In 1971, Véronique & Aimé Guibert took over Mas (farmhouse) de Daumas Gassac, a bucolic property once owned by the Daumas family in the Gassac River valley. The first vineyards were planted by Saint Benedict of Aniane... Read More
This is real Beaujolais that posed as a Nouveau last year. Yes, it's ready by the third week of November, but Domaine Chermette makes Origine the same way they do their high-end Cru wines. Using old-vine estate Gamay from... Read More
Jean-Claude Thévenet and his Fils Benjamin, Jonathan, and Aurélien always amaze us with their superb Mâconnais wine. We've been huge fans of their Mâcon-Pierreclos Blanc and now are happy to present... Read More
Have you ever met someone with a je ne sais quoi about them? They have a natural charm without resorting to adornments or showiness; their style, elegance, and excellent breeding shine through without any effort. That describes... Read More
The north end of Burgundy gets all the praise, but between Beaujolais and Beaune are Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais. The latter two areas are hotbeds of value-driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with big flavors at... Read More
While most Bordeaux winemakers strive for a certain level of uniformity and bigness to their wines, a handful of producers take a unique approach. Christophe Peuyo, the 5th generation winemaker at Vignobles Pueyo, uses the family's... Read More
