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9/3/2024 Although the map above doesn’t show all the regions in France where Pinot Noir is grown (the Jura & Loire to name a few), the idea is more to show how much is grown in Germany for well over 1000 years, being the third largest producer worldwide after the USA and France. We’ll be looking at Pinots from different regions in Germany, where...

8/29/2024 We'll keep today's email brief, as many of you may be gearing up for travel or at least preparing to "disconnect" over the holiday weekend while connecting with friends and family. Henri & Gilles Buisson is an estate in Burgundy that we are big fans of. They are in Saint-Romain, not in the shadows but rather casting shadows on Meursault and Montrachet from...

8/24/2024 Fall is around the corner, and with it, the 10th Anniversary of the Fête du Champagne, originally founded by friends of the shop, wine writer and Champagne expert Peter Liem, and sommelier Daniel Johnnes. Though an extravagant party with "luxurious cuisine" may seem a bit over the top for some, including yours truly, the spirit of a Champagne party is certainly up my...

8/23/2024 If you've had wines from Marc Angeli (Ferme de la Sansonniere), Stephane Bernaudeau or Richard Leroy, you might be familiar with the magical combination of Chenin Blanc grown on the schist soils of Anjou Noir. Named for the dark black or blue schist that populates the western part of Anjou, the region was more known for sweet wines up until the past 30...

8/22/2024 A potpourri of wines from France, Italy and Spain. Cheers!! >>> View Wines Here <<<

8/21/2024 On the heels of our offer of a superb private collection of Vouvray from Domaine Huet, we are happy to offer the just released 2023 vintage wines from this great estate, along with a few older wines and the delicious 2019 Petillant! 2023 was a difficult vintage for vignerons throughout France with alternating bouts of heat and rain, but conditions were especially difficult...

8/20/2024 We didn't want to be the ones to declare it the End of Summer, but what the heck... it is late August already. We'll likely still have some warm weeks in September, as the Fall doesn't really kick in as quickly as it used to, so why not stretch out the Summer vibes with some bottles of Chablis!? We already had an inkling...

8/19/2024 [Marie & Vincent Tricot (photo from Le Caveau)] Over the years, the natural wine world has been developing a thirst for wines from the Auvergne, a rural region nestled in the center of France, with Clermont-Ferrand as its major city. The area is known to most French people as a great region for camping, and cheese. Indeed, the mountain ranges, and over 300...

8/17/2024 I’ve had enormous shoes to fill over the last couple of years, stepping into an interim role keeping Champagnes stocked at Chambers Street and maintaining our dedication to grower Champagnes from producers who, in the shadows of industrial negociants, focused on terroir and minimal intervention, and paved the way for an artisanal wine movement in the historied region. To some degree, I have...

8/16/2024 Today we present the beautiful 2022 vintage from La Perdida, the project of Nacho Gonzalez, from rustic and magical vineyards in Galicia, Spain. There have been times that we've recommended aging one or two of Nacho's wines when we sent out a newsletter, but these '22s are positively singing, with elegant tannins and pure fruit. Of course, some time in the cellar for...

8/15/2024 [Rocche di Castiglione in May] Except for a 2-year pause for the pandemic, I’ve visited Brovia every spring since 2003 (we were already selling the wines at Chambers Street). Being in a the-more-I-know-the-less-I-know frame of mind, I won't claim any special insights about Brovia (or much else), but it's a visit I particularly look forward to. I always admire and even love the...

8/14/2024 We’re very pleased to offer a superb collection of sweet wines from Domaine Pinon, direct from the estate, beginning with the “Goutte D’Or” 1990, through the magnificent “Goutte D’Or” 2018, with our favorite current releases of dry and sparkling wines as well. We met the Pinon family in 1981, and have happily followed the progress of three generations at this wonderful domain, though...

8/13/2024 Feeling a little extra patriotic after watching Team USA take home a whopping 126 medals at the Paris Olympics? Want to support domestic winemakers who are making incredible wines while having to navigate the sometimes tricky and expensive logistics of making wine in the U.S.? Today we have a small collection of incredible wines that for one reason or another haven't been featured...