From everyone’s favorite mustachioed vigneron comes Les Houx—the new name for Hermines d’Or. Tasted under the fluorescent lights of the Salon (oh, the glamour), this seemed Chablis-like. Salt on a... read more →
Be on the outlook for more table wines from the sweet wine district of Coteaux du Layon. This one is a beauty, 80% sauvignon it’s tempered by gorgeous chenin and... read more →
The boob thing is quite the trend in France to sell wines, but all must be tamed to come to the United States. Over there, lolois a kid’s word for... read more →
From old vines, 80-years or so, this is a beaut from a great vintage. Barrel- aged, for about a year. Limpid and complex with a very long finish. It’s incredibly... read more →
Only 500 bottles of this were made and none of it landed in the USA. So look out for it on your travels. From the hands of Sylvie Augereau, the... read more →
From a 9-hectare estate, made by the Boisard boys. The vines are over 30 years old from gravely soils. Aged in barrel for eight months, and as I’ve tasted these... read more →
Pretty awesome pet’nat, gentle, barely bubbled, and for some reason it seems like a Swiss army knife, meaning a totally winsome, good for whatever, workhorse of a wine with a... read more →
Claude Courtois lives and works in the ‘we get no respect’ east of Orléans commune of Soings-en-Sologne in the Loir-et-Cher. His roots are deep in the back-to-nature movement—not in the... read more →
From Cour-Cheverny, the ground zero for the romorantin grape. This particular romo is from vines that have up to 60 years of age. The grapes are fermented and aged in... read more →
At the helm of La Dive Bouteille, Sylvie is also a writer, journalist and vigneronne. Her vines are old—this bottling comes from gnarled chenin that’s over 100 years old. Simple... read more →