Flatiron Wines is for the curious. For adventurers and explorers. For anyone who loves wine or small batch spirits, and wants to learn and taste more.
Come by and visit our shops in New York or San Francisco, if you happen to be in town. Or just do your wine exploring on-line. We have the largest selection of artisanal wines anywhere, with thousands of every-day values, rare and hard-to-find gems, natural and organic wines, and small batch spirits. And we'll deliver them to your home.
Bordeaux' red wines are worthy of all the praise they get. But don't let that distract you from the incredible wines and mind-boggling values to be found when you look at the white wines (Bordeaux Blanc) rosés, sparkling, and sweet wines.
What is Cabernet Sauvignon, in plain terms?
A natural cross of Cabernet Franc × Sauvignon Blanc, according to DNA work in the 1990s. It likely originated in Bordeaux. The grape has thick skins, small berries, naturally high tannin, solid acidity, and deep color—all reasons it ages well and shows structure even in warm places.
Before we get practical: just so you know, I’m secretly obsessed with Sauvignon Blanc. The 90s may have given it an “everyone’s aunt drinks this” reputation – mostly thanks to the mass-produced New Zealand Sauvignons that began to flood the market –, but the grape itself—especially from the Loire, Northern Italy, and Styria over the Austrian border—has never stopped thrilling me. Here’s the straight-talk FAQ I wish more people had handy.
