December 11, 2020
Didier Vergnon and his dynamic son Clément are the 4th and 5th generations to lead this small, 5-hectare estate in the Grand cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Founded in 1950, it was in the 1980s that JL Vergnon first... UNFILTERED Archives: France
Champagne’s Spécial Club: New Releases from Outstanding Growers
December 1, 2020
PIERRE GIMONNET Didier Gimonnet’s father was an original member of the Spécial Club and joined in 1971. Located in Cuis, the holdings at Gimonnet are almost all located in the Côte des Blancs, focusing on Cramant and Chouilly Grand Crus. Blending... Thanksgiving Mis en Place: Our Picks from Germany, Austria, & Champagne
November 18, 2020
The major holidays that make a meal the centerpiece and reason for celebration are our favorites. While this years’ holidays are likely going to look different at all of our houses next week, there will always be wine. Thanksgiving,... TERROIR TALK: An Interview with Guillaume & Yannick Doyard of Champagne Doyard
October 28, 2020
1677(ish) to 2020 – An Abbreviated History of Champagne Doyard History runs deep with the Doyard family with records of viticulture going all the way back to at least 1677. Yannick Doyard, the driving force that has led this Domaine... Profiles of Burgundy: Bachelet-Monnot
October 2, 2020
From their domaine in Dezizes-les-Maranges, brothers Marc (left) and Alexandre (right) Bachelet, oversee an enviable catalog of top Côte de Beaune vineyards: St. Aubin En Remilly, the top sites in Maranges, some of Puligny-Montrachet’s finest, Chassagne-Montrachet, and jewels in Santenay.... 2020 Harvest Notes from France – Part II!
September 10, 2020
BURGUNDY MARC & ALEXANDRE BACHELET Bachelet-Monnot Dezize–lès–Maranges Tuesday, September 8th: FRANCOIS MIKULSKI Domaine Francois Mikulski Meursault Tuesday, September 8th: THIBAUD CLERGET Domaine Yvon Clerget Sunday, September 6th: THIERRY PILLOT Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Wednesday, September 9th: ARNAUD MORTET Arnaud Mortet & Domaine... TERROIR TALK: Alain Graillot’s Beginnings, Philosophy, & Projects
September 1, 2020
It had been ten years since Alain Graillot had been to New York when I spent three days with him in early March, just before the pandemic; he was in town for our 2020 Grand Portfolio Tasting and 20th Anniversary... Pink Perennials: 5 Rosés to Drink Now & Into the Fall
August 25, 2020
‘Rosé Season’ is a quintessential occasion to celebrate sunny, summer days, and the opportunities they bring to share a bottle (or more) of this fresh favorite with our friends and loved ones. As we’re now amid some of the hottest... Pink Perennials: 6 Rosés to Drink Now & Into the Fall
‘Rosé Season’ is a quintessential occasion to celebrate sunny, summer days, and the opportunities they bring to share a bottle (or more) of this fresh favorite with our friends and loved ones. As we’re now amid some of the hottest...
2020 Harvest Notes from France
August 24, 2020
Pictured Above: Harvest at Domaine François Mikulski. 2020 has been another complicated, warm, dry growing season across France. You have to go back some 500 years to find an earlier harvest… yet even with the new norm of hotter weather,...