Tempier is the standard-bearer for Bandol, and they produce white, rosé, and several red wines composed from single vineyards: La Migoua, La Tourtine, and Cabassaou. As the new name for the Classic entry-level rouge, Cuvée... Read More
Domaine Tempier is an old-school original Provençal rosè that graced the tables of Chez Panisse back in 1970s Berkley, CA, and is still around with even greater demand than the winery could ever supply. Tempier is... Read More
Lilian Duplessis is the 5th-generation winemaker at his family estate of 20 organic acres, where expression of terroir and purity of northern Burgundian Chardonnay are favored over new oak and butter fat. Duplessis makes several... 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
From Chablis to Cote Chalonnaise, the Faiveley family has been crafting wine all over Burgundy since 1825. This wine goes by the humble classification of Bourgogne Rouge, but you can expect to indulge in a ripe, ruby red Pinot... Read More
From the Tank is the brainchild of Jenny Lefcourt of Jenny & Francois Selections. She worked with Christophe Aguila, owner of La Patience in southern France, to create the kind of wine locals can draw directly from the wineries... 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
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
Alain Pascal owns and operates this 34-acre winery named after his father, Honore. They once sold most of the fruit and kept a little for personal wine, but after Honore’s passing in 1997, Alain established the domaine and... Read More
Morgon is located in the central Cru region where Guy Breton joins other founders of the natural wine movement Marcel Lapierre, Jean-Paul Thévenet, and Jean Foillard, in making exceptional Beaujolais. Breton makes this... 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