We hope Andre Heucq remains a local secret for a few more years because this is one of the finest $50 bubblies on the market. Now in its fourth generation, the House of Heucq specializes in Pinot Meunier alongside Chard and Pinot... Read More
While many Champagne houses have gone the way of multinational ownership, Billecart remains a family business after more than 200 years. Established in 1818 with the marriage of Nicolas François Billecart and Elisabeth... Read More
Nothing says celebration like a rosé Champagne. It makes any day or event even more special just by its pale pink color dancing in the glass. Billecart-Salmon's Brut Rosé has always been a sought-after bubbly... Read More
The Bourmault family of Avize (Côte des Blancs) is not a household name for Champagne, but that might be a good thing so we can sell this lovely bottle of wine for less than $50. Hermance is an organic blend of 2/3 Pinot... Read More
Cristom was making amazing Willamette Valley Pinot Noir long before most people knew there were vines in Oregon. Mt. Jefferson is a Biodynamic blend of 18 different Eola-Amity vineyards aged in French oak. Notes of tea, spice,... Read More
Tradition Rouge is a blend of destemmed, separately-vinified Pinot Noir 60%, Trousseau 35%, and Poulsard grown at about 1000 feet at Jura's northern end within the Arbois and Montigny communes. The wine is fermented with indigenous... Read More
Edmond Cornu and family farm less than five acres of 40-year-old vines in this lieu-dit at the southern corner of Chorey-lès-Beaune, and their Les Bons Ores is our new favorite. The 2018 is dark, structured, fuller-bodied,... Read More
Started in 1986, Evesham Wood is one of Willamette's originals. Since 2010, winemakers and owners Erin and Jordan Nuccio have continued the founders' tradition of making stellar wines in small quantities, using fruit from... Read More
For a Champagne house traces its roots back to 1746, Gaston Chiquet is not very famous, but that happens when the annual production is a mere 14,000 cases. The 8th-generation winemaker Nicolas Chiquet has less than 60 acres under-vine... Read More
The House of Gatinois is another one of our under-the-radar finds that surpasses most big brands in quality and flavor. After twelve generations, Gatinois remains under family leadership, with Louis Gatinois overseeing 17 acres... Read More
Passe-tout-grains might seem like a mouthful, but it's pronounced pass-ah-TOO-gran and means pass all grapes into a blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir. Made by Domaine Rochebin in the Mâconnais region of southern Burgundy,... Read More