Barolo Buying Guide
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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Barolo Breakdown, Part 7: The Other Barolo Villages
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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The Barolo Breakdown, Part 6: Serralunga d’Alba
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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Flatiron's Guide to Barolo
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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Can You Age Beaujolais?
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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A Guide to the 10 Crus of Beaujolais
By Jeff Patten
This Guide to the 10 Crus of Beaujolais is just a quick introduction and round-up. Throughout this post, we've linked to our more detailed blog posts on each Cru. But...
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The Future of Beaujolais Wine
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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Beaujolais and the Rise of Natural Wines
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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Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine, Part 5: Austria Looking Forward
By Clara Dalzell
Austria is not just a tiny place with time honored traditions and amazing terroir. It is a model for the future of wine. Their remarkable renaissance, taking them from bulk wine blenders...
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What is the difference between Beaujolais, Beaujolais Village, and the Beaujolais Crus?
By Joshua Cohen
The Beaujolais wine region is not small, but it isn’t too complicated either, and it’s definitely easier to understand than many French regions like Burgundy or the Rhône. The first thing to...
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Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine, Part 4: Burgenland & Steiermark Hit the Spot
By Clara Dalzell
Few things are as exciting as realizing you are experiencing an undiscovered phenomenon. Like your cousin who was playing Nirvana tapes before they hit the radio, or the line cook flipping...
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An Introduction to the Wines of Beaujolais: Why Everyone Should Love Beaujolais!
By Maggie Scudder
Beaujolais has been one of our favorites since we opened Flatiron. There’s probably no region that we, the Flatiron staff, drink more regularly. This blog shares all the reasons we love Beaujolais...
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Flatiron's Guide to Austrian Wine, Part 3: Niederösterreich is Never a Bad Idea
By Clara Dalzell
With such diversity it can be hard to summarize the region’s wine style. But to us, the heart of the matter is that Lower Austria gives us authentic wines. And best...
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