From a thirty year-old parcel planted by Christian Lauverjat's father. The vineyard has a limestone and clay soil, with a lot of white stones throughout. It is just outside of the Sancerre appellation and is classifed as Vin de Pays. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel and spends...

From one of Sancerre's most famous single-vineyard sites. La Cote des Monts Damnes has very steep slopes with south, south-east exposure and the vines are planted at 250 - 350 meters altitude. Like all of Yves Martin's wines, the fermentation is spontanoeus with indigenous yeasts. It's aged on the...

100% Pinot Noir. Peillot has a mere hectare of Pinot Noir. It is an old Champagne clone called Pinot Droit, suited for Bugey's challenging red-ripening environment. Franck Peillot's uncle planted the vines a few decades ago, downslope from the high home of village of Montagnieu on a flatter site...

100% Pinot Noir from several parcels with granite and clay-limestone soil with southeast exposure. Fermented and aged in stainless steel.

Crémant de Savoie is a new appellation; the first wines were released in December 2015. The blend must be at least 60% Jacquère or Altesse, with a minimum of 40% Jacquère. Chardonnay, Aligoté, and Chasselas are also permitted in the blend.  Perrier's Crémant is 85% Jacquère and 15% Chardonnay. The...

The second label from Philip Togni Vineyard, "Tanbark Hill" comes from the same 10.5-acre estate vineyard as their eponymous wine and receives the same impeccable care in the cellar (20 months in 40% new French oak). The wine generally consists of fruit harvested from a 3-acre block (planted to 99...

100% Gamay. About half of Georges Descombes' 15 hectares of vines are in the Morgon cru, spread amongst a number of different, mainly hilly parcels that are rich in decomposed-granite soils. There are two Morgon bottlings: one from old vines and this one, from the younger vines ranging from 5 up to...

100% Gamay. About half of Georges Descombes' 15 hectares of vines are in the Morgon cru, spread amongst a number of different, mainly hilly parcels that are rich in decomposed-granite soils. There are two Morgon bottlings: one from old vines and this one, from the younger vines ranging from 5 up to...

100% Gamay. About half of Georges Descombes' 15 hectares of vines are in the Morgon cru, spread amongst a number of different, mainly hilly parcels that are rich in decomposed-granite soils. There are two Morgon bottlings: one from the younger vines (ranging from 5 up to almost 50 years old) and...

100% Chardonnay. 75% 2016 & 25% reserve wines. Les Roises is a 0.62-hectare monopole in Collin's home village of Congy in the northern Coteaux du Morin. The 65-year-old vines have full southern exposure and are planted on soft clay and silex topsoils over limestone. As for all Collin Champagnes...

100% Chardonnay. 75% 2016 & 25% reserve wines. Les Enfers is a 0.62 hectare plot neighboring the Les Roises vines in Collin's home village of Congy in the northern Coteaux du Morin. The 45-year-old vines have eastern exposure (vs. the southern exposure of Roises) and are planted on similar clay...

50% Riesling from Alsace + 50% Chardonnay from the Yonne. Vendangeur Masqué or “masked harvester” is the label for De Moor wines made from sourced fruit or rented vines.  The blend for "Caravan" changes annually, the name referencing the travel of the various varieties into the hands of Alice and...

100% Chardonnay. Vendangeur Masqué or “masked harvester” is the label for De Moor wines made from sourced fruit or rented vines.  Alice and Olivier make the wines in their home cellar in Courgis. They rent and work a small parcel of vines in Auxerre for this bottling. It is harvested by hand. The...