Tour de France 2024 Salvard BlancOn Sale for $20 Cheverny / Loire Valley / France85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% ChardonnayThe most important production at Domaine Salvard, the classic Cheverny Blanc offers the piquancy of Sauvignon Blanc and the roundness of Chardonnay. The wine is fermented and aged in stainless steel tanks. 2024 Patrick Piuze Terroir de[…]
Tour of Italy 2024 Zaccagnini PecorinoOn Sale for $14 Falerio / Marche / Italy100% Pecorino10 year-old Percorino vines planted in sand inform this crisply styled white. The grapes are all hand harvested and fermented and aged in stainless steel. The fruit is 100% estate grown. 2023 Cantine di Marzo Vigna Laure RiservaOn Sale for $36[…]
New Arrivals 2024 Casal de Arman BlancoOn Sale for $25 Ribeiro / Galicia / Spain95% Treixadura, 5% Godello, 5% AlbarinoSourced from the granite rich soils of Ribeiro, Casal de Arman’s Blanco showcases the delicate aromatics of Treixadura. The wine was fermented and aged in stainless steel. 2023 Burklin Wolf RuppersbergOn Sale for $26 Pfalz /[…]
Grilling 2024 Clos Henri OtiraOn Sale for $24 Marlborough / New Zealand100% Sauvignon BlancProduced by a Sancerre grower (Herni Bourgeois), Clos Henri Otira is a pure expression of Marlborough. Crisp and leading with acidity, there is a balance found here that is unusual for the genre. 2025 Schloss Gobelsburg Cistercien RoseOn Sale for $20 Kamptal[…]
France vs. USA Old World #12023 Poitout ForneauxOn Sale for $40 Chablis / France100% ChardonnayTucked away behind the Grand Cru’s on the right bank of the Serein river, the 1er Cru of Fourneaux is one of the most important in Chablis. Fourneaux translates as “oven” and indeed this site is among the warmest in the[…]
Alsatian Varietals 2021 Boxler CremantOn Sale for $36 Alsace / France30% Pinot Blanc, 50% Auxerrois, 20% Pinot NoirFrom young vines (8 -40 years old) planted in sandy soils, Boxler’s Cremant is aged for 24-30 months on the lees. The resulting wine offers a combination of freshness and richness. 2024 Hofstatter WeissburgunderOn Sale for $20 Alto[…]
Summer Refreshment 2024 Luneau Papin Le VergerOn Sale for $22 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France100% Melon de BourgogneThe vines for the Le Verger cuvee were planted in 1988 in particularly schist rich soils. This is a salty, stony white intended for matching with shellfish. The wine was aged for 5-6 months[…]
Spain 2025 Txomin Etxaniz Blanco On Sale for $20 Getariako / Txakolina / SpainHondarrabi ZuriLightly spritzy and full of salty, seaside notes, the Txomin Etxaniz Blanco adds a touch of green apple to the proceedings. The soils here consist of sand and chalk and the vines vary in age up to 100 years old. 2024[…]
Burgundy 2023 Louis Michel ChablisOn Sale for $30 Chablis / France100% ChardonnayDomaine Louis Michel possesses eight different plots within the Chablis Villages appellation located on both sides of the Serein river, the defining waterway of the zone. These vineyards, near those of the Premier Crus Forêts, Vaillons, and Montée de Tonnerre, are employed to create[…]
Southern Rhône Valley 2024 Saint Damien Clos du CordierOn Sale for $18 Côtes-du-Rhône / Southern Rhône Valley / France50% Clairette, 50% BourboulencSourced from a newly acquired vineyard nearby the village of Vinosobres, Clos du Cordier is aged in a combination of concrete and neutral barrel. A very elegant take on Côtes-du-Rhône Blanc. 2024 Raymond Usseglio[…]