By Joshua Cohen
Chablis and the Grand Auxerrois are Burgundy’s northernmost wine-making regions, and among its most dynamic and promising. This is ancient winemaking country: it may date back to pre-Roman times and...
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By Web Ops
All this diversity makes the Loire France’s most diverse region and contributes to making it France’s most exciting region. But it has also hidden the Loire’s essential unity from many...
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By Valerie Pimpinelli
Burgundy is famous for two grapes: Pinot Noir (for red wines) and Chardonnay (for white). But scratch the surface and there’s lots more going on...
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By Joshua Cohen
Rosé from Burgundy doesn't get the hype of whites and reds from the same region. But why? The wines are delicious, ageable, and singular--everything we could ask for in great...
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By Jeff Patten
Even putting aside those special wines, St. Joseph is able to offer something unique: a Northern Rhone Syrah that typically offers more drinkability, more vibrancy and more liveliness than its famous cousins.
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By Jeff Patten
Jeff did this great, early review of the vintage, which now seems prescient. Today and tomorrow only, the New York store is having an online sale on 2017 Burgundies, here.
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By Andrew Chen
After our tour of all the Barolo villages, it's time to get down to the business of buying the best Barolo. We've compiled a few lists, here, with all the...
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By Jeff Patten
One of these villages has one of the hottest, most sought after producers of today, Burlotto. Another has a very exciting producer making some very special wines, Elvio Cogno. And there are definitely other...
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By Jeff Patten
Serralunga is the only village that is more Barolo than Barolo itself. Barolo, the DOC, may get its name from Barolo, the village, but the essence of Barolo – its power, its...
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By Jeff Patten
We’re going to take you through the story of why Barolo is so special, and how and why it is that the world finally figured that out. Then we’re going...
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By Jeff Patten
Beaujolais is delicious on release but the best Beaujolais, especially from the top Beaujolais Crus, age beautifully and should be a part of any reasonably priced cellar. Here's why...
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By Joshua Cohen
No wine region is more exciting right now than Beaujolais. Check out this list of the top 5 trends in Beaujolais, now!
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By Joshua Cohen
20 years ago, “natural wine” was the freaky stuff drunk after-hours in Williamsburg and the East Village. Today, collectors around the world chase bottles of natural wine as passionately as...
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