Vermouth is fortified wine developed from a 16th-century tradition of adding Wormwood (wermut in German) to medicinal remedies. These days, the finest French and Italian vermouth comes from high-quality base wine flavored naturally... Read More
Vermouth is fortified wine developed from a 16th-century tradition of adding Wormwood (wermut in German) to medicinal remedies. These days, the finest French and Italian vermouth comes from high-quality base wine flavored naturally... 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
Cyril is the 5th generation of Audoins to work the family land in the village of Marsannay (at the northern tip of Côte de Nuits). There are now 34 acres that extend over parcels Champs-Salomon, Les Crais, Herbues, La Pucine,... Read More
The Mâconnais region (located in southern Burgundy, just north of Beaujolais) is a destination for daily Chardonnay. While Mâcon is known for its most famous village, Pouilly-Fuissé, dozens of others offer superb... Read More
Was 2021 the best vintage in Burgundy? No. It's the kind of year we call challenging in the wine trade, but it's also an opportunity for savvy buyers like us to find some lovely, overlooked, well-priced gems. Philippe... Read More
Domaine de Fenouillet has been producing wine in the village of Beaumes-de-Venise (one of the classified Rhône villages) for 100 years, and brothers Patrick and Vincent Soard have expanded production to include southerly... 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
Domaine de L'Arlot was one of our favorite under-the-radar secrets, but not anymore. Since Geraldine Godot took over in 2015, her limited certified Biodynamic offerings of Nuits St. Georges are even harder to access because... Read More
Finding reasonably priced, old-school, organic Burgundy meant simply for pleasure is getting harder and harder. Valentin Montanet and his parents, Jean and Catherine, are no-nonsense producers who use indigenous yeast and low... Read More
Winemaker Valentin Montanet has nothing to prove, so he makes easy-to-enjoy Burgundy with all of us in mind. His remote 54-acre estate is south of Chablis and northwest of Burgundy's most expensive vineyards in the Côte... 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
The winery has been around since the 1990s, but it's undergone some significant changes since then: De Montcy was Demeter-certified for biodynamic farming in 2015, and in 2020, the Chevrier family took over the winery and... Read More
Sophie, Jean-Marc, and their daughter Maude (representing the fifth generation) cultivate 30 hectares: 12.5 in Sablet, 3.5 within Gigondas, and 14 classified as Côtes du Rhône. La Grange is made from 45-year-old vines... Read More