Trip to Burgundy for the Hospices de Beaune auction
By John Truax
I spent a week in Beaune tasting across top domaines and the Hospices de Beaune, getting an in-depth look at the challenging but promising 2024 and 2025 vintages. Despite heavy...
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Grower Champagnes featured by Lettie Teague in the Wall Street Journal
By Joshua Cohen
Lettie Teague gave us a nice shout-out in the Journal about what may be our No.1 passion: Grower Champagnes. And we have all her picks for you here!
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We've made a Valentine's Day Wine Gift Guide
By Maggie Scudder
No matter how you're spending Valentine's Day--with a date, with your spouse or roommates, with friends, or solo--there are fun and incredible recommendations for all.
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On the Shelf: Chateau de Chaintres's Stunning Bistro Wine!
By Maggie Scudder
What we really need these days is a glass of something that will be delicious with a meal and that will be just as delicious if we decide to have a second glass after dinner and...
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Top Five Wine Trends of 2020
By Jeff Patten
We're breaking down the top five wine trends of 2020. From the coasts of Sicily and Greece to a top Burgundy vintage, from the west coast to the stellar Brunello...
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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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Our 2020 Holiday Guides are Here!
By Maggie Scudder
This list will make your shopping much easier and much more enjoyable! Check everyone off your list in one go!
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The Women of Beaujolais
By Flatiron Wines Staff
Mee Godard, Anne Sophie Dubois, Camille Lapierre: many of the top names in Beaujolais today are women. That wasn’t true even twenty years ago in Beaujolais, and it isn’t true...
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(Beaujolais) Nouveau 2020 is here!
By Joshua Cohen
Beaujolais Nouveau was the first wine of its type to achieve international fame. And it's not just marketing: Beaujolais wines tend be so festive, so tasty, so gluggable, there almost couldn't...
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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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