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4/19/2012 Many of our favorite wines have been old bottles. While the great majority of wines are made to be consumed within a couple of years of their production, the relatively few wines that are intended to age can offer absolutely magical tasting experiences. We are pleased to offer older wines for sale at Chambers Street Wines. We source the wines from private collections, and...

The die-hard Jura fanatic may remember the wines of Jean-Marc Brignot, a young vigneron in the Jurassian town of Molamboz who disappeared as quickly as he appeared on the New York wine scene in the mid 2000s. Brignot’s Poulsard “Jouvenceau” and his Melon-Queue-Rouge “Les Mouches on Pied” left lasting memories on those of us who were fortunate enough to try the wines when they...

[Stephane in front of le Clos de la Tour de Couron] “Energetic” is an oft used word to describe Stephane Tissot, bright-eyed and full of vitality. A tireless vigneron, Stephane farms between 45 and 50 hectares biodynamically, travels to distant lands as a spokesperson for the Jura, makes numerous different cuvèes, has recently begun experimenting with amphorae aging, and is intimately familiar with each...

[Cédric Bouchard] Let’s face it: mass-produced, extensively marketed Champagne is all around us: TV shows, billboards, music videos, glossy magazine ads telling us that expensive bubbly wine in a shiny bottle or box is the ultimate representation of luxury and pleasure, the beverage equivalent of a Carnival Cruise. When did we stop viewing this beverage as a wine, an agricultural product with a connection...

[Paiagallo, April 3, 2011. Vines planted in 1987. No herbicides in use here!] A couple of trips each year to Piedmont have given me the chance to taste a great many wines there – and to taste them a number of times. Combine those trips with Nebbiolo Prima, the annual event staged by the producers association called Albeisa (500 to 600 current vintage wines...

4/24/2011 [Many thanks to Justin Chearno for the use of his picture] As you cast your gaze over the crowd at the Dive Bouteilles, one of the world’s legendary natural wine trade events, you catch a glimpse of an eccentric, mad-hatter-ish figure. As you survey these chilly, dimly lit vaults below the Chateau de Brézé, you notice an energetic, distinctively clad gentleman in a...

We love the wines of Jean-Francois Ganevat more and more with each vintage. His wines prove him to be, without a doubt, one of the most exciting growers of the region. The latest batch is no exception; these are, quite possibly, some of the best wines from Ganevat we've tasted to date. Jean-Francois learned wine-making in Burgundy, where he spent nine years at Domaine...

[Bottling line at Ameztoi] If you are a Chambers Street Wines regular client you know we freak out about Muscadet here as we love it. Crisp, minerally, very well-priced and most of the better examples will age for a very long time. The 1982 Luneau-Papin l'Dor is still young according to some pundits around here. But we are not talking about Muscadet here today...