Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur is a decades-long merger between the two Burgundian wine legacies. Vincent Bitouzet and wife Anne Prieur own nearly 30 acres spread among crus and Lieu-dits throughout Volnay, Meursault, and Puligny-Montrachet.... Read More
Catherine & Pierre Breton are renowned for their biodynamic Vouvray and Bourgueil (boor-goy), which are characterized by their focus, precision, and all-natural methods. Nuits d’Ivresse ( Drunken Nights ) epitomizes that... Read More
Forget everything you think you know about Beaujolais. This wine is big and age-worthy for decades, not something usually associated with floral-luscious Fleurie. Clos de la Roilette is a 22-acre lieu-dit in the village of Fleurie,... Read More
Loire's Pineau D'Aunis is not exactly the most famous French grape, and winemakers don't rely on it to make expensive, long-aging red wine, but who cares about such matters when it's 96 degrees outside? With 12%... 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
Located right next door to Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas, Vacqueyras [vah-kay-rahz] is an area where some of the greatest values can be found. Elevated from a Côtes du Rhône Villages to an AOC in 1990, Vacqueyras... Read More
Wild Vine has more Passetoutgrains than any other shop in America, maybe the world! We love this blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir because it gives you such a great snapshot of Burgundy at a reasonable price. Forey makes its Passetoutgrain... Read More
Chiroubles (shee-roob-bluh) is not as famous or widely available as other cru Beaujolais, but it is one of the most sought-after by those who appreciate intensely perfumed Gamay. Named after his granddaughter, “Cuvée... Read More
This southern Rhone blend takes after Brunier's Châteauneuf-du-Pape, but at a fraction of the price. The palate of spice, ripe cherries & blackberries is rounded out by an earthy finish.
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
Gamay from the Ardeche?! you might wonder. Yes, but it's not like the stuff from Beaujolais. Souhaut preserves old local variants like Gamay Saint-Romain, which is hand-harvested and slow-macerated in whole-clusters with... Read More
