Chardonnay/Pinot Noir/Pinot Meunier. This "Jardin d'Ulysse" 2015 is the first vintage of this wine, which comes from a 1.55-hectare plot of old vines, planted to all three varieties in Collin's home village of Congy (where it appears on local vineyard maps as "Le Village" and is referred to by...

Moulin à Vent is known for its power, structure and longevity, the antithesis of what most people think of when they think of Beaujolais. We are lucky that the Barbet’s like to hold onto this wine and release it when it’s just beginning to open up. It’s made in open top, oak tronconical (...

In the cellar, the vinification is semi-carbonic and lasts between 12 to 15 days. A weighted grill keeps the cap submerged in the fermenting juice, which gives a very gentle extraction of tannins. The wines are aged in cement tanks.

The Fleurie wine-making is traditional - whole clusters are kept, which leads to a semi-carbonic maceration as the juice settles in the bottom of the tanks. After fermentation is completed in stainless, the wines are moved to the cellar for aging in old, wooden tonneau barrels. The Fleurie has a...

Since whole clusters are used during fermentation, the grapes are harvested late to avoid unripe stems. Whole-clusters are put into the vats, and the weight of the grapes naturally crushes the fruit at the bottom of the tank, resulting in a traditional semi-carbonic maceration.  Fermentation starts...

100% Mencia macerated and fermented for 10 days in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures. Aged sur lie for 6 months before stabilization and bottling. 

38% Tempranillo, 27% Garnacha, 17% Graciano, and 18% Zinfandel from three sites in the Clements Hills sub-appellation of Lodi; Hunter's Oak Vineyard (Tempranillo and Garnacha - Lodi Rules Sustainable Certified), Terra Alta Vineyard (Graciano - Certified Organic), and Suess Vineyard (Zin - Lodi...

Kalak is a phonetic spelling of “Cailleach”, the Irish Celtic goddess; she was the closest thing the Celts had to a “Mother Nature” figure, albeit a darker and more powerful version. Kalak Vodka is meticulously crafted from Irish malted barley and pure mountain water. Sourced from barley grown...

Half open-bin, half tank fermentation with manual punchdowns once or twice a day. Nothing added or subtracted in the process. The wine is blended and aged in stainless steel and bottled in between February and April of the following year. 96% Cabernet Franc, 4% Gamay. 900 cases produced.