Named “Best New York Craft Cider” and winner of double gold medals in the 2016 New York Wine & Food Classic competition, this is perhaps their most thought-provoking cider: it undergoes a third fermentation, which is stopped midway to introduce those sour notes that tickle your tongue. Begins...

Villard makes four different Condrieu wines and three are single vineyards. Villard owns three hectares in the Poncins vineyard in Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône and makes two wines from this parcel. DePoncins comes from 25 year old vines. Aged for 11 months, without racking, in 30% new barrels and 70% in...

A blend from several steep parcels with east and south east exposure (Ardoix, Chavanay, Saint-Pierre-de-Boeuf). From 20 year-old vines planted in decomposed granite and quartz soil. Fermentation with eighty percent whole clusters in open-top wood and stainless steel tanks. Aged fourteen months in...

100% Syrah from Ampuis and Saint-Cyr from the lieu-dits, Le Plomb, Cote Bodin, Le Grand Taillis, Fontjean, Servonniere, and Le Mont, with an “emphasis on the schist areas from the Brune up towards Verenay” (Livingstone-Learmonth, Wines of the Northern Rhône). Ninety percent whole cluster, macerated...

This extremely conscientious farm in the Coteaux de L’Aubance, within the Anjou-Villages, is run by the Biotteau family. This is the fourth generation of Biotteau to make wine here, so they are careful to respect the land.  This gorgeously subtle Chenin Blanc comes from the village of Saint-Jean-de...

The Gessler family settled in Gascony after immigrating from Switzerland in 1928. Now in their fourth generation of winemakers, a tiny farm has become a robust family business. The domaine is settled deep in the Bas-Armagnac, where the soil is a mix of red clay and sand. A blend of 50% Colombard,...

On the left bank of the Loire’s tributary river Cher, not far from the stunning Château de Chenonceau, lie the vineyards of our vigneron Luc Poullain. Vines up to 70 years old grow on complex soils of sandy siliceous clay and limestone, sustainably farmed with lush grasses growing between the rows...

A signature blend of 50% Merlot, with equal parts Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s wonderful “drinkability” is highlighted by the absence of oak during the aging process, which allows a bursting acidity and graphite minerality (imagine the lead of fresh pencil shavings) to shine through...

Nathalie Larroque and her family live at the farm known as Mas d’Oustry, built in 1498. This blanc “Perlé” is made from 80% Mauzac and 20% Muscadelle – two grapes typical to the Southwest of France. The word “Perlé” indicates a slight prickle – nearly imperceptible bubbles in the wine. It’s bottled...

The Domaine du Bois de Simon celebrated its 90th birthday in 2019. Christophe Avi, great-grandson of the founder, joined the estate in 1992.  After finishing his degree in oenology and viticulture, Christophe honed his skills cultivating what is called ‘the blood of the Garonne,’ Cabernet Sauvignon...

Maria Cruz Garcia and her husband, Carlos Aliaga, have run the viticulture and vinification at this independent 80 hectare farm in the Ribera Baja since 1999. There is a lot of pride here in working “the old way” meaning low sulphites and indigenous yeasts. 100% Tempranillo, from vines averaging 50...

Quinta da Foz is located at the junction of the Douro River and its tributary, the Pinhão, in the Cima Corgo subregion. The Calém family acquired it in 1872, and today Filipe Ferreira is in charge of winemaking. It’s a small, 20 hectares property, half of which is treasured 50-80 year-old vineyards...

Buzet was recognized as an Appellation in 1973, as it’s clay limestone soils are ideal for Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Christophe tends to these vines with the utmost respect for biodiversity of the terroir and this cuvée is vinified without oak. 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Certified...

The Gessler family settled in Gascony after immigrating from Switzerland in 1928. Now in their fourth generation of winemakers, a tiny farm has become a robust family business. The domaine is settled deep in the Bas-Armagnac, where the soil is a mix of red clay and sand. A blend of 50% Colombard,...

From artisan winemaker Jean Marc Barthez, who serves as president of a small co-operative winery in the ancient village of Monségur. A blend of 95% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Semillon fermented without oak to preserve the underlying expression of its classic, gravel-rich terroir, offering the enhanced...

A blend of 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, from 25-30 year old vines in area of Anjou-Villages that falls on a geological fault-line. Half of the vineyards are grown in slate soils, the other half is grown in tuffeau (chalky limestone in the Paris basin).  The wine is made without...

80% Cabernet Franc, 20% Merlot.  From limestone-clay and gravel soils on the hillside of Tresses. Vinified with little oxygen contact to maximize freshness and aged in stainless steel for three to four months.  Certified Sustainable.