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
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
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
Beaumes-de-Venise (bom deh ven-eez) is not famous for Rhône rouge, but rather for a deliciously sweet vin doux naturel that gained AOC Classification back in 1943—more than 60 years before the village was granted Cru... 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
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
What a funny name Bob Singlar is for a wine. It doesn't tell you anything, but that's how Domaine de la Mongestine decided to make wine outside of the AOP Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence regulations. Bob Rouge is a wild... 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
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
