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Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.

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Ask if any of the wines are marked vegan. Most are clarified using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the label.

Ask if they know which are marked vegan. Some beer and wine is cleared using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the bottle.

Ask if any of the wines are marked vegan. Most are clarified using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the label.

Ask if any of the wines are marked vegan. Most are clarified using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the label.

Ask if any of the wines are marked vegan. Most are clarified using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the label.

Ask if any of the wines are marked vegan. Most are clarified using fish, milk or egg, and that is never printed on the label.

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Orange swath + olives

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Fruit Juice, Vinegar, Essences, Tea, Salt, Extracts and Tartaric Acid, 0% Alcohol, 250ml

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<0.5% ABV gluten-reduced lager. Chicago

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Multi-parcel selection, with minimal intervention, kissed with used oak. This is a definitively "modern" white Burgundy laden with tropical fruits and brûléed pineapple

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“The mood of the times (or weather)” indicates that it’s the de Moors’ way to capture the nature of the vintage as a whole. It comes from 3-4 estate parcels in and around Courgis that they planted beginning in 1995

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From two parcels with clay over the limestone, is a powerful wine that’s one of the most age worthy of the Domaine, up to 15 years easily. -Selection Massale

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Single parcel, exhibiting more of the traditional profile one would expect from White Burgundy. Some lemon curd, some nutty, some tropical, equals pure enjoyment

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A new, intense, richly flavored cuvee from the iconic growers who end up with amazing fruit, albeit extra. They blend Sauvignon from Saint Bris, Macerated Aligoté and three barrels of Chardonnay together for this 'new description'

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'Masked Harvester' is the label for de Moor wines from sourced fruit; the wines are made in the de Moor cellar in Courgis in the same manner as their estate wines. The Vendangeur Masqué Chablis comes from 2 clay-limestone parcels totaling 1.1 hectares of Chardonnay The fruit is harvested by hand, destemmed, gently pressed and fermented spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in tank. The wine goes through malo and is aged on its lees without bâtonnage or racking in a mix of enameled-lined steel tanks and used barrels for close to a year. Bottling is without fining or filtering and is the only point at which a touch of sulfur is added to the wine

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Fabien Dauvissat, son of Jean (no, not that Jean Dauvissat) has made some radical changes in his father's considerable Chablis domain. His father was first and foremost a grape farmer. On over 50 acres and 53 different parcels ranging from Petit Chablis to Premier Cru over seven different communes, he produced quality grapes for a big negociant house. His son Fabien had different ideas seeking to produce not just good Chablis, but great Chablis. He has taken the domain organic, using only copper and sulfur, no weed killers, no chemical fertilizers, no systemics and vinifies each plot separately in an array of of vessels, including tank, clay jar, and dynamic set of casks based on parcel size, vine age, each with their own purpose and intention. Heritagé is a cuveé of plots planted between 1951 and 1963

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Chavy wines are organically farmed and vinification follows methods traditional all the way to the labels on the bottle, dignified. Setting pedigree aside, this wine stands on its own with ethereal aromas highlighting the terroir's minerality. The body is balanced with esteem and the finish is long leaving its drinker grateful for the opportunity

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From his prime holdings in the village of Sankt-Aldegund from average vines of 60 years, ungrafted and on steep slopes. As the label indicates this wine is a calling card for Blue Slate (Blauschiefer), rocks pulverized into liquid form with a brisk and beautiful acidity. Totally dry or “Trocken”

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While Carsten’s Weisser Burgunder was my gateway drug, his Chardonnay optimizes my correlation to the wines of Domaine Labet. We were lucky to get 6 bottles and I hope you get to open one up before we drink them all!

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I had the chance to meet Nik Weis and taste through a line up of his Mosel rieslings. This single vineyard grand cru wine is deeply structured more animated in balance. It is mature, raucous and full bodied, enticing and rich. The best wine from the tasting

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From the red earth holdings of his mentor Weingut Peter Keller, Julian makes one of his best bottlings at his winery in Piesport. Julian trades some grapes from the Globetrophen vineyard and in exchange elaborates this Rhinehessen fruit in his own dialed precise style

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The higher cuvee from the younger vines used in the 1000L Haart includes some of the older stock of the Goldtrophen vineyard here. It’s the same dialed style of Julian’s, precise and the 2024 vintage is striking and pristine

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“Der Hirt” is Sourced from Valwiger Herrenberg, south-facing, slate-soiled terraces with ungrafted vines up to 90 years old. This is the last vintage as the vines were removed after this harvest. Lardo topped up barrels for 12 months on full lees to achieve this fully reductive wine styled like a reductive Jura Ouille. Then it spends 6 months in stainless steel to help the wine settle

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Everything we’ve tasted with Frank Schoenleber has been delightful and we want them all on the list! “Mineral” is a blend of younger vines from Grand Cru sites and an elaboration of the estate as a whole without being a lesser wine than the vineyard specific bottlings

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We hosted Peter Leipold's wines for one our first dinners in 2023 and the Silvaner from this site struck me with a level of complexity I wasn't expecting from Silvaner. It's no wonder Peter and others consider Gässberg as a grand cru vineyard

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The final addition from our 2023 visit to the region, this was one of Lauer's most serious wines from our tasting. Pronounced aromas from white blossoms and a cold stream waterfall are met with rippin' acidity that balances out a generous amount of sugar leaving you with a balance on the palate that describes the region's relationship with sugar and the style of Lauer. 'Is this a dry wine or is it a sweet wine?' is the riddle of Florian's grandfather's estate and while that may be forever up for debate one thing that is for certain, Lauer's wines are precise classic elaborations of Riesling from a single vineyard in the Saar

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Alfred and Rolf Merkelbach are two of the most adorable German riesling farmers you could lay your eyes on. They work a miniscule 1 hectare of parcels across famed Mosel vineyard sites like Ürziger Würzgarten, Erdener Treppchen, and Kinheimer Rosenberg. One of the last refuges where Pradikät wines taste like they did ages ago, the vines are even on original rootstock averaging over 45 years in age. Each parcel is vinified separately in 1000 liter fuder each numbered with its different parcel. Sweet like you would expect from Auslese the acid is integrated here and tertiary notes are just now starting to become apparent

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Bone-dry, assembled from 120+ year old ungrafted vines, it's refreshing and smart with a little body from sitting on lees for a year. Aromas come clamoring for attention with herbs, spice, rocks, flowers, and fruit so exotic that it could be extraterrestrial. This is the riesling aliens drink after building pyramids

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Is a semi-sweet wine from early harvested fruit that was fermented down to fruity-styled levels of residual sugar showing way more than the Goldgrube Kabinett. At 8% abv this is where dry meets sweet and go on a date together

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It's a fortunate moment to taste a fully sweet wine from the middle mosel. As the climate and trend change so does the wine and while fully sweet rieslings have become a bit old guard there is a reason why they are made, and it's in this bottle

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Palmberg is composed of some of the oldest vines in the estate, always elaborating magically as the wizard of the Mosel can do. May we say the 24er's are the best vintage we have ever had? You be the judge

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"Becker's wines will not taste like the other wines coming out of Rheingau and Hans-Josef Becker just doesn't give a rip."-vom Boden Imports. An incredible display of stone, herb, with uncommon savory, earthy tones. Angular and austere, pondering and contemplative

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This is a slow drinking thinker not for everyone and certainly not a quaffable and refreshing Grüner. Expect structure, minerals, and salinity holding up an undulating cornucopia of nuance and mystique. Peter Veyder-Malberg is well beyond organic or biodynamic production and surely his time spent cultivating positive working relationships with the insects or conversing with mushrooms and microorganisms that live in the root systems of his vines, contribute to the wonder of his wines

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Whilst this iconic rosé never ceases to impress, this might be one of the best yet. The grapes come from a fifty year old parcel of Aleatico planted some five hundred meters above sea level and are pressed directly and aged in a combination of old barrels and porcelain amphorae. Reflecting the freshness of the vintage, this is pale, nuanced and whistle clean, offering delicate notes of minerals, blood orange and rose

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Delicate winemaking and painstaking farming renders a balanced, fresh, juicy take on the grape when so many others are astringent and difficult. Grignolino has more seeds per grape than any other varietal, which is primarily where the tannins come from. The bouquet is ample and refined, with aromas of violet and gladiolus

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This is a multi vintage wine where a cuvee of Barbera, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Negretto, Sangiovese assembled in a perpetual tank topped up with younger wines as their ferments finish. It’s a very pleasant and balanced wine with serious vino da tavola vibes

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Previously most known for this local indigenous grape variety, Verduno is the town and namesake of this old estate. Gabriella Bulottio single handedly saved this ancient variety from extinction. Basdone or little kisses is gemstone ruby color with orange highlights. It exhibits subtle but elegant aromas that flit from crushed leaves to dry red cherries and floral notes. It is deliciously fine bodied with a sustained, quintessential Piedmontese finish

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I am a sucker for maps and when a winemaker whips one out to show you their holdings. Giovanni, one of the 3 people who make Roccheviberti, is proud to show off his small but unique estate in the middle of Barolo. Bricco Boschis is one of 2 sites the winery produces. It is a southwest exposed amphitheater of undulating vines that is exhibiting driving white pepper, violet, red cherry and dried rose petals mixed with bitter chocolate cinnamon and licorice. The palette is full bodied as any Barolo but more elegant and forgiving than the usual suspects

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At the base of Castiglione Falletto is this ridge vineyard that basically falls off on the south east slope into a steep ravine. Wine from this site is discrete and mineral driven. With some patience, aromas of fruit and spice waft around but are so nuanced and metamorphic they are easily missed. Structure takes precedence here and could use some delicious food to round out its edges

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100% Sangiovese Grosso from a single vineyard. “Piantata” is the name of the parcel of Sangiovese, where in ancient times the Olivetan friars cultivated the vine married to the mulberry tree, the so-called “piantata”. The grapes are de-stemmed and then go through spontaneous fermentation in 10 hl oak barrels for fermentations

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Arianna's only DOCG wine, in this case Vittoria's most famous, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, a blend of the best native varietals, Nero d'Avola and Frappato. "Grotte Alte" is named for the limestone ridges on which the Occhipinti estate lies, straddling and combining both Mediterranean and mountain influences, with red and sandy clay soils over limestone at about 280 meters. Coming from a selection of older vines, a longer maceration and barrel aging, the Grotte Alte is essentially the "grown-up", appellation-designated version of the "baby" SP68 red IGT wine

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The 20th vintage of Arianna’s quintessential red has come in bounding with those famous ripe cherry aromas and quaff-ability. Sourced from fruit in Ventesima and Vendemmia this vintage is varietally perfect, definitely deserving of its 20th Anniversary ribbon

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While Château de Saint Cosme is the benchmark estate of Gigondas, Louis Barruol took over from his father in 1992, adding a négociant arm to the business in 1997. He simultaneously made a dramatic shift to quality, by converting to biodynamics in 2010. This wine is lighter across the board than much that comes from the esteemed vineyards of Côte-Rôtie. It leans on more minerality than ripeness, It’s layered, ethereal, exquisitely balanced and an absolute joy to drink

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Just opposite the storied hills of Hermitage in Saint Joseph this mythic & masterful producer created Domaine Romaneaux-Destezet in 1993. Hervé works 5-hectares of old and ancient vines between 50 to 100 years old. He produces elegant ready to drink wines that exhibit the granitic slopes he works by hand. Lean and balanced with elegant tannin that holds onto blue and red fruited aromas with hints of baking spice and violets. Absolutely delightful

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The manager of Château Rayas Emmanuel Reynaud produces wines from other esteemed sites in the southern Rhone valley that are a steal compared to the price his Châteauneuf-du-Pape commands. This VdP Vaucluse complexity, texture and aging potential, combining notes of red fruit, spices and garrigue, made from organic vines using traditional methods

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By Jerome Mathieu, his estate produces this wine from roughly 2 hectares of vines, often utilizing, or inspired by, the techniques used for their more premium Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Known for its value and elegance, notes offers notes of fresh red and black fruits, woody herbs, and sage, and body finishing with soft, approachable tannins

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Born out of the foothills of the Alpilles Mountains, Milan's Merlot is A: intoxicatingly aromatic B: a triumph for the grape when it's not grown on clay C: a revelation!

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In a micro-climate cooled by the Black Forest, Hans-Bert Espe and Silke Wolf farm a couple of hectares with little regard for big yields. Thoughtfulness in the vineyard takes precedence at Shelter where it is ok to make only a little bit of great wine. The N114 and namesake of the winery comes from a Canadian air base bunker where the couple first made wine. It is made from the smallest bunches of the oldest vines in their Nordweil vineyard planted with dijon clones in 1971. The wine is delicate and shadowy and may take some time to unwind but even Hans-Bert will admit it is the best wine they have made

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We sat down with Manuel “Manu” Michelini this spring and were delighted by his energy as much as we were by his wines. At 28 years old he has already participated in 30 vintages, (in both hemispheres as he was born in Mendoza), and his inspiration is compelling like a breath of fresh air from northern Spain. This single variety wine is from one plot planted in the 1960s called Las Ginebras, situated on top of silty powdery calcareous sands and is the highest elevation Grenache found in the region

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The variety make up is interesting as it is a reflection of the variety make up of the plot. This is the ancient tradition and remnant in Rioja, each plot rooted with red varieties in the middle surrounded by a small percentage white varieties as perimeter. Everything is vinified plot by plot in concrete with indigenous yeasts. 40% foot trodden whole clusters layered on top of uncrushed grapes, fermentation, then aged in 225 - 2000 Liter foudres for 10 months. The plots are blended together and rest for an additional 10 months in concrete, thus 20 months all together

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Casa Aurora is named lovingly, after the legacy set forth by winemaker Germán Blanco’s great-grandmother, Aurora Garcia. Besides planting vineyards, making wine at the home of the village priest, Aurora became the first female in the region to work at the local coal mine. Germán is committed to rehabilitating the vineyards his great-grandmother planted and bottling each as an individual expression of their location. We are pleased to offer the following selections: 2018 ‘Poula’ Single vineyard blend of red and white grapes that include Mencia, Garnacha, Trousseau, Godello, Palomino

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We agree with Alex... This is the best wine he has made yet. Limited to 6 bottles

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Hayman's Old Tom Gin, Campari, Atxa Red Vermouth

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Gin or Vodka garnished with olives or a twist

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Old Grandad Bonded, Atxa Red Vermouth, Maraschino Cherry

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Vodka, Creme de Moka, Averna, Faccia Bruto, Espresso

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Wild apples from the farm plus cider and eating apples grown by 2 of their partner farms, Down Home Farm in Readstown and Co-maker Apple Farm in Osceola. More than 25 varieties of apple in this cider. These bottles come out of the back of Tony's Subaru and right into our cellar... just sayin' :)

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Isastegi is from Basque Country, high above the Bay of Biscay along Spain’s verdant and rugged northern coast. A blend of over a dozen native Basque apple varieties are gathered within a 15-kilometer radius of their cider house in Tolosa. It is fermented in stainless steel before blended in large ancient, oak cider barrels called kupelas and then bottled without filtration. It is a refreshing, dry natural cider available by the glass/6oz or porron/24oz

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Cologne Germany .4 L

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Kansas

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100 Proof, Kentucky

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Blended Speyside and Highlands

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Lowland Single Malt

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Islay

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Speyside 15 year Single Malt

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Jalisco, Mexico 2oz

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Jalisco, Mexico 2oz

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Guyana and Santo Domingo

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1985 Vintage Bas-Armagnac

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1977 Vintage, Bas-Armagnac

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Bas-Armagnac

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Bas-Armagnac

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Croatia

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Appellation Pommeau de Normandie

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Alpine herbal liqueur, France

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Basque, Spain

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Gemstone color, layers of aroma, concentrated minerality and great balance, this wine left me speechless in the thrill of tasting something lost. Clos Rougarad is one of our favorite wines which we no longer are allocated. Adrien and Guillaume Pire have crafted something akin with Reserve du Pigeonnier but from flinted, gravel and clay rather unique from the limestone that the region is known for. The brothers are impassioned by their work, and make no concessions in farming the land with pristine, beyond organic methods

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Expect a savory wine with woodsy aromas, concentrated red fruit and spicy but polite variety characteristics from the mostly cabernet blend. The ‘Le Sot’ Angel of Azay-Le Rideau biodynamically farms his ever expanding holdings with intention to let the farming do most of the winemaking leaving the intervention in the cellar focused on expressing the terroir of each wine

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Trained agronomist specialising in plant physiology, Renaud Guettier organically farms five hectares of mostly Chenin and Pineau d’Aunis, scattered amongst plots close to his village. This expression is powerfully correct for the variety: it is light, bright, compact and elegant, with soaring notes of wild strawberry and cracked pepper. Adonis is unfiltered, unfined and unsulfured

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The Bourbonnais region overlaps with the upper Loire Valley in central France where the Nebouts have cultivated their vines using organic farming methods for 5 generations. Seduction is a medium bodied elegant pinot boasting ripe red fruit with delicate tannin showing off freshness

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Olivier Lejeune harnesses ripeness into exotic tropical aromas and razor edge acidity in this ultra ageable cuvée. Hand harvested from 30 year old vines in carboniferous rock, schist, sandstone and quartz are whole-bunch pressed in a vertical wooden press, fermentations started spontaneously on wild yeasts and remained in tanks until racking and bottled early May

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From 50+ year old vines in the La Croix des Remeaux vineyard Jean-Claude crafted a wine with ethereal aromas from white blossoms and cooled red cherries and berries. This single vineyard bottles gets the oak treatment in neutral barrels for 6-8 months which evokes a more serious structure and extended finish where tannin competes with acidity

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From the oldest vines in the Le Rang du Merle plot Jean-Claude vinifies one of the most serious but pleasant cru wines we have ever tasted. The organically farmed fruit is picked sur-maturité, (when grapes start to shrivel and acid levels fall) then ferment for 3 weeks before spending 9 months in barrel. A medium pronounced nose of savory meaty notes with blown white pepper and even olive all lend to a balanced mouthfeel of acid and tannin while red fruits pop out

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This is from the first biodynamically farmed vineyard in Bourgogne sitting 421 meters above sea level in the higher elevations of Cotes de Beaune. The aromas are concentrated expressing the darker red fruits and the body is a little taut and reserved showing some spicy notes and a sustained finish

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Airy aromas of black cherry, forest, and a box of roses become serious on the palate with a high toned structure, clothy tannin and a long graceful dance for a finish. 1793 bottles produced

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Lifted, this wine shows aromas of cocoa, spice, dried flowers, wisps of orange peel and warm rocks. Spice become more pronounced on the palate which is bodied and expertly balanced for a long finish that warms. 2967 bottle produced

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Whether it be Geverny or Nuits Saint George this wine is often pumped up to being compared with burgundy. I think a lot of that is to develop interest in a region that is now already world renowned and maybe a little unnecessary and redundant for such a unique Pinot. El Barberon from Lias clay and comes in with tart aromas from red cherry, cranberry, and cracked pepper. The palate has nice acidity and structure

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The work at Tissot is all in an effort to deliver you a unique wine and not just from year to year, from bottle to bottle. Industrial production kills an individual bottle's identity and that is why the domaine is cultivated through biodynamic viticulture producing wines specific to each terroir. En Barberton is a west facing clay soil slope that kindles some stunningly exquisite wine

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Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged 12 months in french oak, (20% new) this is Chardonnay from a clay hillside located below the village of Menetru-le-Vignoble. Tissot purchased this parcel in 2007. "En Sursis" translates to "on borrowed time" as Tissot will continue to produce this wine as long as the vines continue to give him grapes, but when the day comes that the old vines no longer yield fruit, he'll likely replace them because in this particular terroir, Savagnin is king

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A next level expression of the variety, this Jacquère is slightly reductive with lemon grass aromas, wisps of cilantro and jalapeño once on the palete. The body is thirsty with acid rich structure that will have you quenching your thirst with more. Mathieu and wife Camille, work 100% manually on 4.5 hectares of land in the village of Saint-Baldoph below the imposing Massif de Chartreuse. Jacquère vines are 30 to 70 years old planted outside the winery. The prior owner worked conventionally and the couple are converting the estate to organic viticulture and 2021 marked the first vintage when they did soil work between the rows since conversion

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I forgot about Bordeaux for many years in an attempt to avoid chemicals and headaches from chapitalisation and new oak. Leave it to Neil Rosenthal to introduce a winemaker that bucks the status quo of modern farming and still delivers classic wines. Chateau le Puy is a bit of an anomaly as Jean-Pierre Amoreau and his son, Pascal oversee the biodynamic farming and winemaking techniques forgotten by most in the region. The estate sits at the second highest point on the plateau and is a mix of highly acidic clay, silex and limestone. The “elevage” of wines is done according to the lunar rhythm and the red cuvées are raised in barrel for 24 months, neither fined nor filtered before bottling

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Nate Ready is a world class sommelier and lives in awe of nuance from exceptional classics but his take on winemaking amplifies wild aroma from wild terroir and this Spring Ephemeral is no exception. The pale ruby orange juice is bursting with aromatic alpine spirits balanced with tea like tannin. Includes equal parts pink and white varieties, Pink Negramoll, Listan Negro, Malvasia Fina, Mission, Palomino and Babosa Negro. Transcendent

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We were already impressed by her wines when Rosalind Reynolds visited for 3rd Coast Soif but we wanted to meet her face to face to get a glimpse of what she has going on in Sebastopol. Rosalind works closely with Pax Mahul at his facility he lends to Martha Stoumen, Patrick Cappiello and Carlo Mondavi. She is the master of logistics there, which is like spinning plates during harvests when she orchestrates receiving fruit for 5 different winemakers coming from scores of vineyards. I got the impression that her hard work for Pax gives her a special insight for what works best and access to some of the choice fruit. Her wines come from mostly dry farmed vineyards, fermented with natives yeasts, foot trodden, and vinified without filtration. Emme’s namesake is a nod to her grandmother. Each wine is treated as a unique creation even if she repeats the same elevagé from one vintage to another. From Pine mountain vineyard this fruit was handpicked by Rosalind and her partner Alex for whom th

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An absolutely perfect expression of California Cabernet from Slope 16, a 1 acre section of the Renaissance Vineyard, known at the time to produce their finest, most nuanced, ethereal expression of Cabernet Sauvignon. This is the last vintage produced from this stellar site and fortunately we have 10 bottles to share with you. Upon arrival we cracked one open and the wine is ready for you now

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On the ridge 500ft above Occidental sits one of the most truly coastal vineyards in California. Heintz has a strong maritime influence, great diversity in soil types and coastal fog moving directly through the vineyard during the growing season. Michael Cruse would buy this place if you gave him a winning lotto ticket and the Syrah he made from there definitely makes him deserving of such a windfall. Nobody could call him a phony. Cooling earth, black fruit preserves and pepper shaker greet you in the most polite ways. The body is balanced across the board until a bright acidity takes over the finish

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Half from the Napa Valley floor and half from their esteemed Howell Mountain Estate. The 21 vintage was quick to ripen from a hot June producing a smaller crop. The resulting wines are abundant with both freshness and structure with cooling but rich, borderline exotic perfumes. Everything is aged 32 months in a cave that Randy Dunn carved into the side of the mountain right below the vineyards

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Cooling red and blue fruited aromas were expertly coaxed out of this precocious vintage. Howell Mountain is an ancient volcano with red loamy soils that produce unique ethereal wines when the vineyards are well kept. Mike Dunn and his top sales person, bojangles, his enthusiastic pit hound the same color as the soil, lead the tour around the estate vineyards. Mike has transformed the farming at Dunn since taking over the farming. He is on his 25th vintage tending the soils and stopped using roundup in 2011 when he realized how toxic it was for his family living on the property

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This was a mainstay on our BTG list for almost a year and we thought it would be nice to keep a few bottles around. Eden Rift Vineyard is located in the Hollister Hills and sits on the San Andreas fault line about 20 miles west of Monterey. The soil is mineral rich and farmed without the use of pesticides, herbicides or synthetic fertilizers. The fruit is destemmed, fermented from native yeasts and aged in neutral oak for 8 months. The wine is lush but balanced with aromas of dark ripe fruit and forest floor. A small project with Chris Brockway at the helm with only 900 cases produced

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If you know about Ridge you probably have heard about the Montebello Vineyard and how it is synonymous with the Judgment of Paris and subsequent competition 30 years later. Ridge Montebello came in 5th beating all the other french reds in 1976 and was first place in 2006. One thing that is often overlooked about this juggernaut bottle is it is actually a ‘natural wine’ in that it is made from hand harvested, organically grown fruit let to ferment from yeasts native to the vineyard and winery. Oak is more prominent than terroir here as the wine is structured for a decade or two of aging. 2020 started out mild, prompting an early bloom which was followed by heavy spring rains that ultimately inhibited the harvest size. Then steady summer fog allowed for a slow ripening. The winemaker assures us this vintage is a classic

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50% Graciano from One Elm Vineyards in the Panhandle of Texas benefits from Dry, hot days, cool nights while the 50% Sangiovese benefits from the limestone calcareous soils covering the Limestone Terraced vineyard in the Texas High Plains AVA South West of Austin. The AWC has crafted a crushable light red with aromas of cherry that is very balanced and refreshing on the palate and patio

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Mac called this his ‘lunchtime Claret’ which is apparent from the light extraction he takes. It's a sophisticated, terroir-driven blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Franc with tiny amounts of Merlot and Petit Verdot. It captures the freshness of the Yarra Valley and the long, cool 2021 vintage, offering aromatic complexity and structure without heaviness

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Fresh aloe, torn off the plant and rubbed into ripe pear skin. Rejuvenating, misty forest in the morning vibes. Leesy, musical waves of texture and movement, glints of chamomile, fennel pollen, sugar snap pea. These are Matty's notes on this wine that was foot tread and cold-soaked for two days on the skins to encourage Grüner's varietal characteristics to shine through before fermentation

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Coming in with aromas of creamed lemon and buttered popcorn, (in the best way), this is one of the most well made but attainable domestic Chardonnays we have ever tasted. While being quintessentially Californian, this wine describes the best parts of what the state's winemakers often strive for. The structure is persistent but balanced and the wine elaborates for days once introduced to Oxygen

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At 2000ft elevation Rorick vineyard was planted with own-rooted Wente Chardonnay clones from 1974-76. They are a direct link to Barden Stevenot who purchased the property in the 60's and recognized the potential of this site's soil and climate for wine grape cultivation. Michael Cruse has crafted a chardonnay that exemplifies what Stevenot I can only imagine had in mind. It is Lifted and alpine like Jura with polite tropical aromas of lychee, guava, stuck flint and warm limestone. Dare i say the best California Chardonnay I have tasted, but that just like, my opinion, man

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This is Rosalind's first time making a wine solely from what the vineyard owner, Aki, calls Muscat Vert. The grapes are more aromatic than the Colombard, Chardonnay or Chenin she works with but less audacious than the almost unmistakable Muscats out there. The first aromas are reminiscent somewhere eastern like Alsace and after a long finish turned west to Loire and Muscadet. It is gentle in aroma and delightful on the palette with a nice long finish

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Hill takes this fruit very seriously; it's from the second oldest Chardonnay vines in California planted by the Lolonis family four generations ago in 1945. When she visited Webster's, Clair shared some of her winemaking technique of browning the wine, almost inoculating it with oxygen, to protect it from premature oxidation a.k.a. 'premox'. The result is medium+ bodied with aromas of creamed corn, hard herbs and the best ambrosia lighted up with delightful acidity and a round long finish

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Organic, ally farmed with some biodynamic treatment the Salt Lick Vineyard lies South West of the city on limestone rich calcareous soils. The land here is distinctly Texas but the wine is its own unique anomaly with pronounced yellow fruited aromas with creamy and savory notes that finish on the palate with refreshing wet citrusy finish

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Produced by Sergio Perez, a farmer in his 80’s with over 70 harvests under his belt! He tends to organic, dry-farmed bush vines of País that are 200 to 300 years old. They are planted on iron-rich heavy clay soils with granite and quartz in the Coronel del Maule sub-zone of the Maule region. 1 Liter

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Well here is a fresh cut bouquet of warm weather in a glass for your winter doldrums. It’s almost all Moscatel showing off ripe aromas of apricot and peach but with 8 weeks sitting on the skins there are tannins and acid to balance all the fruit. Soledad Caamaño’s La Únionvineyard is organically farmed and untilled. Alice has helped to convert his vineyard to chemical-free, regenerative farming practices and Las Fermentadas is a project she helms, open to any women who would like to make natural wine collaboratively at her winery as a team

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This medium bodied wine is layered with aromas of fruit tree blossoms, stone fruits, liquorice and spice. The nose complements the palette where the wine is textured but glides. The region is full of mountainous granitic outcroppings that must have eroded into the vineyards below providing a rich and mineral soil

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From a library release, this is your chance to taste this legendary cuvée after aging gracefully for almost a decade. It is a limited wine made exclusively with estate grown, organic tibouren grapes, and a bit of grenache to meet Côtes de Provence blending guidelines

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Here's a unique blend of grapes that aren't all recognized as wines of the region combined to form a tropical fruit, with straw tannins

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In 2022 yields were drastically low and there was demand for at least a little white wine which is why Clair Obscura exists. Nielluciu, a.k.a. Sangiovese, was left under its own weight without pressing and the juice settled cold for 24 hours to grab a Blanc de Noir from the red grapes. The fermentation started naturally and the wine was aged in tank for 10 months before being bottled without filtering

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100% Trebbiano Dorata (a dialect of Toscana, propagated on the farm for generations). A neutral grape in so many ways, Giovanni always does a very slow press and no filtration to yield a wine of racy acidity, savory texture, and a lot of character in a low-alcohol package (11.5%).This wine sees between 8 hours and 3 days of maceration on the skins, and is then fermented in 80% stainless steel and 20% in barriques. -Molly

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Reductive and a textured rich bodied wine this Grillo exhibits minerality reminiscent of a gigantic archaeological dig. Arianna sought out this limestone rich terroir in Vendemmia to make such a wine and the result is an unforgettable elaboration of the variety that often falls to simplicity

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From a 100+ year old vineyard at 700 meters elevation in clay soils with an abundance of pebbles over limestone bedrock. The grapes were directly pressed and fermented in concrete tanks for 10-15 days without temperature control. After alcoholic fermentation, a part of the wine was moved to neutral 350l barrels where it went through malolactic fermentation and rested for 8 months before bottling

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So impressed with this wine and so little was made we had to add it to the list, albeit expensive, there is a treat yourself opportunity here. Think steak au poivre as this 2020 vintage is rich and lively and deserves a meal. It is lighter colored with deft preciseness of aroma and palette showing more fresh notes than secondary. Laval’s wines are scarce as they are made from minuscule harvests of ripe grapes on horse-worked 2 hectares of organic vineyards. In the cellar he is a non-interventionalist, vinifying in barrels with indigenous yeast and minimum sulfur. A stunning treat!

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A rare bird l'Ouverture is an equal blend of 3 successive vintages bottled unfined and unfiltered and aged under cork. Fruit is gathered from a sprinkling of tiny plots and parcels around the village fermented half in barrel, half in steel. The perpetual blend and by gone aging technique certainly add texture and complexity to the cuvée but just the right amount producing an ethereal wine down to the color. Limited to one bottle per visit please

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All parcels are owned by the estate which is pristinely farmed with biodynamic treatments and all parcels are vinified separately. Cuvée de Reserve is a blend of more than twenty years of vintages dating back as far as 1988 assembled from 67 different vineyard parcels, it is the perfect handshake from the Côte des Blancs

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Pierre Amillet’s expertise with chalky terroir and passion for blanc de blanc are apparent in this multi vintage cuvée dating back to 2006. Each plot from each harvest was vinified and stored separately before blending. Even more complexity is added though bottle aging under cork, a meticulous and antique process to allow a minuscule amount of oxygen to exchange during the time in bottle. It is dry, dosage was deft if any and deep gold tones color a lush and elegant mousse bursting with toasty aroma, complexity, and pristine chalkiness

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Enkircher Zeppwingert is just down river from Traben-Trarbach and consists of the same blue Devonian slate Wei-Ku’s other holdings are made up of. Konstantin and Alexandra spend most of their time crafting still wine from the most labor intensive sites available to work. It is so gracious of them to take the time to craft this exceptional Sekt. Needless to say, they make very little and it is limited; we were honored with one case. It is absolutely bone dry with a lavish mousse and distinctly German as minerality from the Moselle prevails over anything Champenoise

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A biodynamic, dry sparkling rosé featuring sweet aromas from bright red raspberry and strawberry with floral notes. The body has vibrant acidity, a fine mousse, and subtle minerality. Brut Zéro meaning no added sugar, needs ripe rich fruit to achieve this pure balance and crisp taste, making it an elegant, food-friendly bubbly or aperitif

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A mix of aromas from yellow and green citrus fruits, lime, oyster shells, and fine yeast. The Palate features taut acidity, a creamy texture, and flavors of citrus, wild apple, or pear Refreshing, energetic, and mineral-driven finish. It’s made from fruit grown biodynamically at 424 meters above sea level and a great value in method traditional wine

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This is Manuel’s ‘flor y nata’ of his estate wines, which he personally crafts and only from perfect vintages. Despite extreme contrasts in weather, 2015 ultimately had all the components for an exceptional harvest. This vintage Manuel used mostly his oldest Xarel·lo vines with some younger Macabeo for additional acidity, (about 70/30). His intention is to make a fresh wine for lovers of acidity, structure and volume. Very Limited

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All red grapes including rare red Xarel·lo and Vermell vines planted in '65 were fermented with native yeasts. After 42 months on lees There was no dosage to the finished wine. The grape variety Sumoll (sue-moy) also makes up part of this wine, from the highest-elevation plot at Raventos, El Serral

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De La Finca is made from the coveted vineyard plots surrounding the winery including Vinya dels Fossils. Minerality prevails on this ancient sea floor and the resulting wine has a dry persistence with a light mousse of bubbles. The perfect wine for our entire menu :)

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One of the last wines ever made by acclaimed sparkling scientist Michel Salgues, there is a story here equally as charming as what is in the bottle. The Agricultural Engineer, Biochemist and food scientist was retired from a long career at Roederer Estate and consulting from Turkey to Venezuela when he took on his final project, to make Champagne from a vegetable farm in the Santa Lucia Highlands. After a decade of prep and a very nervous family used to an annual pay check from their 124 acres that is now the Escolle vineyard, Salgues guided the Caraccioli family to craft an exceptional Californian version of Champagne

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I know I know, hybrids? Marquette was barely out of the University of Minnesota 15 years ago. It is a hardy freeze and disease resistant variety instantly adopted across the midwest and eventually Canada. I too was skeptical until Pete Johnson, one of the gang at Communion wine, poured it for me. After a short time with the skins the wine is bottled as a pét-nat and disgorged after 5 months. The result has bright acidity, ripe tart red fruit, and refreshing long finish that will have you tipping your glass to go for the ride again

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Riley O’Neill Latta works some rented plots of vines in Southern California and also buys fruit from various farmers around California that share his vision for growing in a natural and regenerative manner. This wine, s4a, is a conferment of syrah from Mendocino and apples from Santa Cruz county. This blend of wine grapes and apples is a beautiful distillation of Latta’s style and winemaking ethos: freewheeling and experimental but with a clear vision to achieve a purity of expression for the fruit. His wines are often quite tangy and bright when they are first opened, which I find resolves into something balanced and substantial after spending some time in the glass

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Elegant, dry and mineral rich with a tinge of sugar are the Chenin that tug at our heartstrings. After paying special attention to this oft forgotten bank in the Loire river we found this beautiful pet nat. Bergeron is somewhat of a golden child, timid but charismatic. His wines evoke the same feeling and I can only imagine are as pleasant as hanging out with the guy

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Pronounced yellow fruited aromas bounce around the glass with glitz of spearmint for a delightfully perfumed and light sparkling aperitif. Coletti uses the 'col fondo' method where effervescence is formed naturally instead of gassing the wine

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The perfect party wine for groups. Pepe added 6% Monstrell from a terraced plot which he says marks the personality of this wine

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The 2006 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Cuvée Nicole VV comes from 90+ year old vines in Les Chétillons, one of the most renowned lieu-dits in Mesnil. More of a wine than a Champagne, the VV possesses notable textural richness and gravitas, both of which build with a bit of time in the glass. A terrific choice for those who enjoy Champagnes with the complexity that develops in bottle over time. Disgorged: March, 2021

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1.5 Liter Magnum

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1.5 Liter Magnum

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So special for us to have been offered magnums for the 23' Les Labourons. It is sourced from a single parcel, the grape selection is fastidious as only the best are meticulously sorted, fully destemmed and aged for around 13 months in neutral oak, for a dialed finessed style nodding at her burgundian roots. Born in Champagne she studied wine making in Volnay. More winegrower than winemaker Dubois spends rigorous time in the vineyard to ensure the best possible outcome each vintage offers. She is at the helm through the entire process and even the artist responsible for her labels

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From younger fines, that is less than 35 years old, organically grown in Jean-Claudes 12 hectares of south/south eastern vineyards. He took over his family’s vineyards in the nineties and began making their own wine for the first time, the rest is history. Check out our reserve list for old vines single vineyard bottlings

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Sommelier Filippo Volpi, with the help of Stefano Amerighi produces one of the most incredible rosso toscana. The biodynamically grown grapes are crushed by foot and fermented in open tonneaux, and the wine is aged for 12 months in used oak and 12 in concrete vats. The wine is earthy, full of spices and elegant fruit, with a vibrant savory character. A true gem

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The 20th vintage of Arianna’s quintessential red has come in bounding with those famous ripe cherry aromas and quaffability. Sourced from fruit in Ventesima and Vendemmia this vintage is varietally perfect, definitely deserving of its 20th Anniversary ribbon. 1.5L Magnum

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Campari, sparkling wine, soda, orange swath

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8 Year old Pedro Ximenez Fino from Bodegas Robles in Montil- la-Moriles mixed with lemon juice, a touch of grapefruit. served with olive and lemon twist (7%)

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This Sangria blend is produced from Monastrell and Bobal on limestone terrior, extracted essences of Mediterranean spices, Valencia oranges and Azahar flowers. Served on ice with an orange slice (7%)

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Pear, Normandy, France

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From 50-75 year old vines located in the sweet spot of the Mont Dam­nés vineyard (bottom of the slope, near Clos La Neore of Vatan), this is often the most powerful wine from Boulay's lineup

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Boulay’s parcel in “La Grande Côte,” which is partially owned and partially rented, is one of three designated Crus of Chavignol and is reputed for producing wines of incredible precision

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Quintessential Rhone white cuvée where terroir shines over winemaking. This Rousanne and Marsannne sits on a mix of glacial alluvial deposits, rolled stones and red clay

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Aix-en-Provence is world renowned for it's production for stunning rosé. Can we now add Chardonnay to its CV? Only when Yves Cuilleron is making the wine

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Aromas of freshly zested citrus, warm apple tart come bursting out of this elegant and harmonious wine. It is obviously benefiting from the prime plots halfway up the slope or ‘Mi-Pents’ it’s assembled from. The 20 acre estate is organically farmed and this wine is a blend of mostly the 2020 vintage with some reserve wine from 2019. It’s vinified in steel and oak, given extended lees aging and tirage under cork

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A collaboration with Frédéric Rouzaud head of Roederer, Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon Cellar Master and designer Philippe Starck, this is a layered generous wine a lot more serious than its quirky label and only made during the best vintages where no dosage is necessary. It’s assembled from the three “Chèvres" plots situated on a small hillock on the outskirts of the village. The bouquet is subtle with delicate aromas from citrus and black current. The body is ripe and almost powdery to balance the absence of additional sugar

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Pasteurized cow's milk, triple cream | France

Pasteurized goat gouda | Holland

Fennel seed, chianti | Chicago, IL

A very lightly colored variety this Pineau d'Aunis exhibits bright red barely ripe strawberry aromas integrated and which highlights a nice balance of acid and tannin. A historic significance for wine making, records of the lieu-dit “le Tue-Boeuf” and the Puzelat family go as far back as the 1400’s. After the creation of the Cheverny AOC the Puzelat’s became one of the first examples of customers trusting the estate’s work methods over the appellation itself as many of the varieties and cuvée they produce buck the AOC’s rules

Marc Ollivier is a titan when it comes to producing an incredibly complete Melon de Bourgogne. While this is his last vintage before retiring to the North Coast, due to some catastrophic vintages, it will be the last we see for a few years. Take full advantage with a big plate of oysters!

I hate to be a broken record, but there's just not enough Labet anymore. However, Neil Rosenthal, the legendary importer that introduced the US to another legend, Jacques Puffeney, is incredible at finding the next great winemakers in Jura. The Morin's Savagnin is fermented "sous voile" so expect those brown butter/nutty flavors with intense acid you know and love!

This version of Malvasia is known for its aromatic profile showing off ripe orchard fruit, honey, herbal and salty notes, high acidity, and long finish. Vinya la Plana refers to the vineyard Pepe farms organically and the wines he ferments in concrete aging on lees for added complexity. It's a concentrated and refreshing wine

60 Months on the lees and all the usual suspects here. Beside the addition of a little Monastrell, what sets Recaredo apart from Gramona and Raventos is the mousse. It is soft from a freshly opened bottle creating a beautiful body and mouthfeel as the layers start to peel away into aroma. There is minerality, fruit and acid but in way more subtle shades than other producers