Years ago, I was introduced to Michel Gahier’s fabulous wines at lunch in Arbois with Pierre Overnoy. Seeing it on the list he grabbed a savagnin and claimed Gahier one... read more →
This is the celebrated collaboration between the biodynamic minds of Benoit Marguet, Benoit Lahaye, Vincent Laval, and David Leclapart. This vintage, the chardonnay is from Leclapart (Trepail), the pinot meunier... read more →
The Texiers grow grapes just on the border that separates the northern and southern Rhône, where the limestone starts to take over, in an appellation almost forgotten. Martin, the second... read more →
Chanterêves now owns five hectares, but the negoçe business survives. They have access to some beautiful fruit, as evidenced through this Aloxe. For whole cluster freaks like me, this is... read more →
I’m a sucker for carignan from just about anywhere other than the celebrated Priorat. I prefer the grape direct, untarted up, like this one from Calce village in the Roussillon. The... read more →
The small négociant run by René-Jean Dard and Hervé Souhaut has been a source of great wines. The grapes for this come from Frederic Pierro’s vines, and the quality of... read more →
Olivier Boulin is a negoçe based in Strasbourg, with a cellar in Dole. The wine is primarily pinot noir, from Pupillin with a little poulsard in the mix. It is... read more →
I hadn’t had a bottle of Fanny’s wine in ages so when this came around I pounced. And you should too. Fermented in stainless and then into old wooden barrels... read more →
I’m falling in love with Beaujolais all over again. There’s so much great stuff out there right now and when I had this one from Dufaitre, I was smitten all... read more →
This producer was all over the wine bars of Vienna. I just had to try it… and fell in love on the spot. Sylvain works on 1.5 hectares and the... read more →