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The Clos de la Roilette, a lieu-dit in the village of Fleurie, covers nine hectares of one of the best slopes in the Beaujolais Crus. The clos has an eastern exposure, borders the Moulin-à-Vent appellation, and produces... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Domaine Paul Pernot has one of the grandest holdings alongside Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet. They own 22 hectares in Côte de Beaune with about 14 hectares just in the Puligny-Montrachet appellation including Bâtard-Montrachet... Read More

Just east of Sancerre is the village of Chavignol, home of Domaine Paul Thomas. It is a small estate on the slopes of the Les Mont Damnés, from which they produce beautiful wines from the deepest, purest outcropping of... Read More

Having settled in Saint-Émilion in 1705, the Malet Roquefort family of Domaines Comte de Malet Roquefort has a history in Bordeaux spanning more than three centuries. A record of vines being planted on this land in Gallo-Roman... Read More

Domaine du Pré Semelé lies in a tiny valley a few miles northwest of the hilltop town of Sancerre. The estate is managed by the third generation of the family Raimbault, brothers Julien and Clément, vigneron... Read More

When Lucie “Lulu” Tempier married Lucien Peyraud in 1936, her father gave them Domaine Tempier, an active farm that had been in the family since 1834, near Le Plan du Castellet, just outside the Mediterranean seaport... Read More

The Cherrier family has been a trusted name in Sancerre since the late 1800s. Here in Chaudoux, north of the village of Sancerre proper, Sauvignon Blanc is equally in its element: soils are a refined mix of flint and chalk, a... Read More

Catherine and Pierre Breton are the real life bon vivants vignerons of lore. They are passionate about what they do, they enjoy sharing it with others, and they entertain with a generosity and charm. That they make great wine... Read More

The ancient fishing village of Cassis has seen its fair share of visitors over the millennia. Greek sailors from Phocaea established the nearby colony of Massalia (modern-day Marseille) in the sixth century BC, bringing their... Read More

To say that Gamay runs in the blood would not be such a terrible exaggeration for Alex Foillard. The son of “Gang of Four” Morgon producer Jean Foillard, Alex had early exposure to the world of wine, and more specifically,... Read More

Little would we know that when Marcel Lapierre took over the family domaine from his father in 1973, he was on the road to becoming a legend. In 1981, his path would be forever changed by Jules Chauvet, a man whom many now call... Read More

Domaine du Salvard has been a working domaine since 1898, through five hardworking generations of the Delaille family. Today, all forty-two hectares of vineyards are farmed by the capable brother team of Emmanuel and Thierry Delaille,... Read More

Tasting Note: Its robe is pale yellow with golden reflections. Expressive, fine and elegant nose reveals floral notes, acacia, honeysuckle and white flesh fruit such as pear. The attack on the palate is round, velvety, charming... Read More

Guy Breton is known by his friends as P’tit Max—though he is anything but petit, by the way. He took over the family domaine from his grandfather in 1986. Until that point, the family was selling their fruit to the... Read More

Guy Breton is known by his friends as P’tit Max—though he is anything but petit, by the way. He took over the family domaine from his grandfather in 1986. Until that point, the family was selling their fruit to the... Read More

Tasting Note: Crème de cassis, cherries, a lovely note of licorice on the palate, mixed with pepper and Asian spices

Wine Pairing: Marries with a great range of food. Imagine yourself enjoying this wine with a lovely mixed... Read More

Hervé Dubourdieu’s easy charm and modest disposition are complemented by his focus and ferocious perfectionism. He prefers to keep to himself, spending most of his time with his family in his modest, tasteful home,... Read More

Founded in 1890, Château Ducasse lies within Graves, Bordeaux. Clay and limestone soils with underlying fissured rock give the wine a certain richness and underlying minerality. The 2017 Château Ducasse Bordeaux Blanc... Read More

When tasting the wines of Denis Jamain, it is clear that the appellation of Reuilly, in the eastern Loire, is experiencing a renaissance, moving far beyond its former status as the “poor man’s Sancerre.” This... Read More

Domaine Pélaquié is a family-run estate with a long history; the estate has been passed down father to son for generations, cultivating the same land all the way back to the 16th century! The son, currently in charge,... Read More

Alain Pascal could be a character pulled right out of a Marcel Pagnol novel—a kind of Provençal Hercules. Like his father, Honoré, for whom the domaine is named, Alain is a strong, husky man with hands the... Read More

Little would we know that when Marcel Lapierre took over the family domaine from his father in 1973, he was on the road to becoming a legend. In 1981, his path would be forever changed by Jules Chauvet, a man whom many now call... Read More

The Fontsainte vineyards surround the hamlet of Boutenac in the area known as “The Golden Crescent.” This swath of land is one of the sunniest in the appellation of Corbières, enjoying south-southeast exposure,... Read More