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7/25/19 - This year at Vinitaly was the first time the Etna DOC had a separate designated space within the Sicily pavilion. We got to taste through such a variety of wines, from producers we know and love, as well as newcomers whom I have never heard of. That afternoon of tasting was most informative, and I guess I would say my biggest takeaway...

7/12/19 - Driving through the various towns and hamlets of the Langhe it is impossible to miss the fact: Barolo is big business. Almost every inch of workable land is planted to the Nebbiolo vine, and these vineyards stretch almost as far as the eye can see. Walking these vineyards, one gets a sense they are industrious, and profitable. Standing in Ferdinando Principiano's Ravera...

7/5/19 - Our good friend Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme, aka Pierre-O, will be passing through New York tomorrow, July 10th, and will be pouring his wines here at Chambers Street from 5 - 7 pm! We've been tasting with Pierre-O for years, and have been really impressed with the evolution of his wines since he began working on his own nearly 10 years ago, so we definitely recommend...

7/2/19 - Today we are excited to share some treasures from a wine region that may be known to long time Chambers Street Wines customers, but that remains quite unknown to the larger world. The Sierra de Gredos is a viticulturally, geographically, and geologically distinct region west and northwest of Madrid that grows mainly Garnacha (with some Chasselas and Albillo) on largely sandy granitic soils...

6/29/19 - Evelyne and Pascal Clairet of la Tournelle have a riverside restaurant right in the heart of Arbois. In fact, it's impossible to lean over the stone bridge in town without noticing their charming bistrot bustling with plats du jour and glasses of their fragrant yellow wine. From this lookout point, one can reflect on the prominent position the Clairets’ wines have in...

6/24/19 - From the diary of John Rankin: The orchards at Camut are planted to ancient, late-ripening apple varieties that larger producers find too fussy and difficult to work with. Although not certified, the Camut family manages the historic Domaine de Semainville organically partly aided by Limousin cows who eat diseased, early-falling apples and provide their own brand of fertilizer. During harvest season the...

6/20/19 - Today it is our pleasure to highlight four fascinating summer-friendly organic wines from Greece. Greece has a long, varied, and unique viticultural tradition, with grapes grown throughout the nation's mainland and its islands. Unique indigenous varieties, as well as more recent additions, produce wines that express a wide variety of terroirs and microclimates and continue a tradition that reaches back to antiquity....

6/14/19 - We're proud to introduce these outstanding natural wines to the US, originating from high altitude vineyards on soils of shiste in Faugères, and produced with zero or minimal added sulfur. Sybil Balassarre is a young Italian oenologist who worked with Anna Schneider at the University of Turin in a project of "study, recovery and the safeguard of Vitis genetic resourses'" and then...

6/12/19 - Chad Stock, the winemaker at Minimus, uses this label as a way of exploring off-the-beaten-path ways of making strange and fantastic wines. There are few producers who so regularly make fantastic wines using methods, grapes, and ideas that are almost unheard of. Whether it's the use of new acacia barrels, dry wines made from botrytised grapes, exceedingly rare mutations of Pinot Noir,...

6/7/19 - The drive from Verona to Bolzano is awe-inspiring. As you make your way north along the shores of Lake Garda the terrain starts to rise up, first gradually in a series of hills, then suddenly, into the full splendor of the mountains. Bolzano is located in a valley, with the mighty Alps as a backdrop and the steep slopes of the Dolomites...

5/14/19 - We're very excited to have our second shipment of extraordinary Jura wines from Estelle and Raphael Monnier of "Ratapoil!"   A bit of explanation from Estelle and Raphaël: "After ten years of work and pleasure in the vines as Ratapoil (slang for an amateur vigneron in the Arbois) the passion for wine took us and it was the beginning of our professional adventure...

5/12/19 - (Roberto Henriquez) Much of what we understand here in the Northern Hemisphere about the wines of South America comes from relatively recent developments in big agriculture. In Chile, which in the 20th century radically expanded its agricultural production (much of it destined for winter-time supermarket shelves here in the US), four industrial macroproducers are responsible for 80% of the total volume of...

5/9/19 - After a long, if somewhat mild winter, spring has finally arrived not only in the city but in the Green Markets. And while we enjoy the earthy virtues of squash and root vegetables, it's a pleasure to see all that green on the tables from the local farms. After the brief thrill of ramp season, asparagus has arrived and has us dreaming...

5/6/19 - Today we are very excited to turn our attentions to nine very different wines from the Canary Islands: reds, whites, and one rosado from three geological and climactically distinct islands belonging to this southernmost outpost of Spanish viticulture. Winemaking here dates back to the late 1400s, when Spanish and other European colonists planted grapes on the weathered soils. Today, the wines of...

4/24/19 - Jane et Sylvain Raphanau (their estate is simply called "Jane et Sylvain") produce tiny quantities of lovely terroir-expressive wines on their four hectares in and around Gevrey, certified organic since 2003.  They take great pride in the quality of their vineyard work and the purity of their wines, which are produced with minimal SO2, and  which show an old-fashioned earthy character sadly...