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
By local regulations, producers are required to age their vintage Champagne on the lees for a minimum of three years. Hubert Soreau ages for about 100 months (8.3 years). But there's another reason this bubbly is so unique:... Read More
Abymes is a small alpine region in the Savoie AOC, right near the borders of Switzerland and northwestern Italy. The Perrier family has been making wine here since 1853, before the tourists and the skiers came, and they have preserved... Read More
Jean-Marc Burgaud crafts this Morgon with fruit from the prized hillside vineyard Côte du Py, composed of soils containing schist flakes and stones. Fuller medium-bodied with fleshy red and black cherries, baking spice,... 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
Olivier Pichon established Grange St. Andre on 10 acres of Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, and Syrah in the commune of Souvignargues — about 12 miles west of Nimes. Le Marmot is 80% Cinsault, 15% Grenache, and 5% Carignan... Read More
Domaine de La Patience gets its name from an aromatic herb that grows wild in southern France and not the state of toleration. However, owner/winemaker Christophe Aguilar still exercises lots of patience to make organic wine from... Read More