Tasting notes, January 3, 2025; Value wines

                    Value Wines 2024 Remhoogte First LightOn Sale for $13 Western Cape / South Africa100% Chenin BlancFirst Light refers to the fact that the 25 year-old vines employed are the first to receive sunlight in the morning. The wine is fermented using indigenous yeast and raised entirely in stainless steel tanks. 2024 Garciarevalo CasamaroOn Sale for $14[…]

Tasting notes, December 27, 2025; Sparkling Wines

                    Sparkling Wines NV Sommariva ProseccoOn Sale for $20 Veneto / Italy100% GleraSourced from 25 year-old vines planted in rocky clay, Sommariva’s Prosecco is a classically styled Prosecco with white fruit and soft bubbles. The property is located in the famed Conegliano area of the Veneto.  NV Victorine de Chastenay CremantOn Sale for $24 Côte d’Or[…]

Tasting notes, December 20, 2025; Holiday Wines

                    Holiday Wines 2022 JC Bachelet 1er Cru On Sale for $70 Saint Aubin / Côte de Beaune / France100% ChardonnayNestled around the corner from Chassagne and Puligny, Saint Aubin offers much of the qualities of these loftier appellations at a fraction of the price. Bachelet is a reference point grower and the 2022 1er Cru[…]

Tasting notes, December 13, 2025, Wines for entertaining

                    Wines for Entertaining 2024 Girard Garenne On Sale for $28 Sancerre / Loire Valley / France100% Sauvignon BlancFrom the tiny village of Chadoux Girard’s Sancerre Garenne is fermented using only native yeasts. The wine is aged briefly in neutral oak vats  prior to bottling. As classic as an example of Sauvignon Blanc as one can[…]

Tasting notes, December 6, 2025; Mature Wines

                    Mature Wines 2019 JB Boudier Les CombesOn Sale for $48 Aloxe-Corton / Côte de Beaune / France100% ChardonnaySourced from a tiny ½ acre plot located just below the Grand Cru of Corton Charlemagne, Boudier’s Les Combes is the product of stony soils. The wine is fermented using natural yeast and aged for 14 months in[…]

Tasting notes, November 29, 2025; Leftovers

                     Thanksgiving Leftovers 2024 Damien Martin Macon-VerzeOn Sale for $20 Maconnais / Southern Burgundy / France100% ChardonnayFather and son Robert and Damien Martin manage their 50 acres of vines spread across a number of appellations in the Maconnais. The Macon Verze is fermented and matured in 90% stainless steel and 10% French oak barrels. 2022 Sartarelli[…]

Tasting notes, November 22, 2025; Wines for Thanksgiving

                     Thanksgiving 2022 Servin ForetsOn sale for $30 Chablis / France100% ChardonnaySourced from 30 year-old vines planted in limestone, Servin’s Forets showcases the floral side of Chablis. The wine was fermented and raised entirely in stainless steel tanks. 2024 Mordoree La Reine des Bois BlancOn Sale for $35 Lirac / Southern Rhône Valley / France30% Grenache[…]

Tasting notes, November 15, 2025; Maconnaise & Beaujolais

                     Mâconnais & Beaujolais  2023 JP Brun Terres Dorées Beaujolais BlancOn sale for $20 Charnay-en-Beaujolais / France100% ChardonnaySourced from vineyards with predominantly clay and limestone soils, the Brun Blanc is aged in concrete tanks with regular lees stirring. Honeyed and concentrated, this wine also offers a distinctly mineral finish. 2023 Heritiers Comte Lafon Milly-LamartineOn Sale for[…]

Tasting notes, Nov. 8, 2025: Southern Rhone

                     Southern Rhone Valley 2024 Piaugier Grange Piaugier BlancOn Sale for $20 Sablet / Southern Rhone Valley / France100% Grenache NoirThe Autran family’s Domaine de Piaugier is located in the Southern Rhone village of Sablet, an area especially known for its fine, sandy soils. For the Grange de Piaugier Blanc, grapes from younger vines are employed[…]

Tasting notes, November 1, 2025: Fall Red

                     Fall Reds 2023 Gerard Mugneret Bourgogne RougeOn Sale for $40 Vosne Romanée & Chambolle / Côte de Nuits / France100% Pinot NoirSourced from vines in and nearby the villages of Vosne Romanee and Chambolle Musigny, Mugneret’s Bourgogne Rouge is the product of 40 year-old vines. The wine is fermented using native yeast and aged for[…]