In this wine, Sandra wanted to pay homage to the people of Villabuena de Álava where she is originally from. The vineyards are located at 500m altitude within the valley of the Rivas de Tereso. A blend of Tempranillo and a small amount of Graciano the wine is fermented and aged in large foudres. No...

A blend of young Calvados, distilled with extreme care in a copper column still. Aged more than 2 years in oak casks. Several generations of the Lelouvier family have sought to identify farms producing fine Calvados in the Ferté Macé and Domfront regions. 

In 2015, chateau owner Bertrand Gourdou was searching through an old desk when he came across a label that his grandfather had made in the early 1970's; that wine was called "Le pot-de-vin" which, in French, translates to "the bribe", which for that era was an audacious play on words for a wine...

This wine takes its name from the vineyard from which the grapes are sourced. (The name of the vineyard comes from long ago, when to access the vineyard was through a big stone portal; the local people started to call it Viña El Portalón—literally, Big Door Vineyard—and the name stuck.) From sandy...

Villages-level 100% Pinot Noir from the limestone soils (or "lime fragments" as the name Kalkbruch implies) of the Kleine Kalmit nature reserve, which arose around 27 million years ago from the limestone and shell deposits of a prehistoric sea. A dusting of red sandstone covers the chalky mother...

24g/l RS, 9.3g/l acid, 10.5% alc. 100% Herrenberg (red soils) from younger fruit. Vinified 2/3 in steel and 1/3 in barrel. Lovely balance and bright, popping personality. The sugar is mainly felt texturally, not as sweetness.

A combination of second press juice from all of the white wine holdings covering the entire four hectares. Because this includes everything from the five-year old vines of Kosmopolit to the old-vine field blend from Ringelspiel planted in 1950s, it’s considerably more serious than most wine bottled...

The flagship wine of the single-vineyard efforts at Saumaize-Michelin. They own a single 1.65 hectare parcel and the oldest vines are nearly 100 years-old. It’s located on the back side of the Roche de Vergisson, a very sunny area. The wine typically has supple fruit with dazzling minerality,...

Domaine de la Pirolette makes two single-vineyard wines, each showcasing a different terroir found within Saint-Amour. The "Poulette" comes from pink granite and is vinified entirely in cement eggs. The shape allows the lees to be contantly moving. The "Poulette" has a great attack, with gorgeous,...

VARIETY 100% Ugni-Blanc Cru FINS BOIS PARCELLE : ”Le Fief” ALC :40% vol. AGEING : 25% of the lot in new wood. Fine-grained French oak barrels. Long toasting. TASTING ADVICE  To be served on the rocks or in a cocktail, it's easy without being simple, pleasant without being too overpowering. No...

A co-harvest of Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and Sangiovese.  This is the first year Lassuperiora (formerly known as La Superiora) comes from a vineyard Daniele recently began rented and fully controlling.  The site is in the zone known as Pastrengo. It's essentially the highest hill in the...