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Tasting Trip Video Blog | Update 9: Anticipation & Chambertin
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Update 8: Visiteurs!
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Day 7: Samples, Ladoix, Vosne
Springtime Supply Cases: $250/case, Free Shipping
Spring is in full swing in Burgundy, even though here that means a range from below freezing at night to nearly 70 during the day. But wherever you are, and whatever the weather, it’s bound to warm up soon.
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Day 6: Côte de Nuits
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Day 5: Frost
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Day 4: Beaujolais, Macon, Givry
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Day 3: Syrah, Syrah, Syrah, Syrah
Tasting Trip Video Blog | Day 2: Southern Rhône
Tasting Trip Video Blog: Day 1, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
New $20 Sangiovese: Pure, Inky, Refreshing
Like Chablis, the name Chianti used to bring to mind inexpensive plonk. A straw-covered “fiasco” bottle with dripping candle wax still jumps to the minds of many.
The 2012 Sampler: Our Favorite 7-Year-Old Reds
The last seven years have done wonders for these wines, and so we’ve collected six of our favorites into a sampler: 3 red Burgundies and 3 red Rhônes, all from 2012.
Woodsy Elegance: Dark New Southern Rhône Red. $18
Some wines we import are meant for grand occasions. These are the famous wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne – bottles to pull from the back of the cellar when the moment is significant. (Yesterday’s “magical” 2017 Grand Cru Chablis would qualify.)
Regional Discovery Six-Packs
To know French wines is to understand French winegrowing regions. Each region has its own history, rules, traditions, grapes, and customs -- they're almost like separate countries when it comes to winemaking.