One of the best we’ve had in years is from the iconic La Bastide Saint Dominique, one of the top properties taking advantage of the amazing terroir of Pignan in Chateauneuf’s northeastern most quadrant. Located adjacent to the iconic Chateau Rayas, as we...

Brandon said ‘let’s put something a few really sexy things on this list.’ OK- how about Smith-Haut Lafitte’s stunning 2018 Graves and Doreau’s sturdy, flavor-packed Pommard?  The former is a stunner- a glamourous red...

As every lover of the crisp, mineral driven Sauvignons of the Loire Valley already all-too-well knows, the 2020 and, especially, the 2021 harvests were nearly decimated by nature’s vagaries. Frost, in particular, claimed over half of the harvest in...

Chenin Blanc biodynamically farmed and 100% delicious.  Anjou Blanc is a rare treat. Not sure why Frank is selling it this cheap.

Delightful, dry and ready for your next oysterfest or clambake! 

Professional RatingsDecanter - 93 pointsBeautiful depth, density and complexity, and a lovely spice, along with softer touches of floral aromatics. Successfully holds juice and tension through the palate. A clear feeling of family relation to its bigger...

Stupid good price on this aromatic and fun red from one of the Rhone’s top producers.  Only cheap because they changed the label in 2020.

Want a delicious, intense and flavorful white Burgundy for under $45?  Too cheap, Frank!

Marsannay-la-Cote is the northernmost appellation in the Cotes de Nuits and, as also its coolest spot temperature-wise, a beneficiary rather than a victim of the recent string of warm to hot vintages in Burgundy.  Back in the old days, even the best...

Wine Country: France Wine Subregion: Burgundy