2019 Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore “Capovolto”La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
$27
Producers
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
Highly aromatic, slightly sweet, and pleasantly bitter on the finish—perfect in a spritz.
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
Highly aromatic, slightly sweet, and pleasantly bitter on the finish—perfect in a spritz.
A 12-bottle tour of Mediterranean terroirs across southern France, coastal Italy, and the islands.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Vouvray
Dry Champagne-method sparkler that delivers tremendous value.
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
From clay and limestone vineyards, they are able to obtain remarkable complexity in their Brut, while the texture shows both a creamy richness and an austere minerality.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Côtes du Jura
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
Let this aromatic Piemontese vermouth spice up your cocktail game, or sip it on the rocks with an orange peel garnish.
Bèrto Italy | Piedmont
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
You’re going to bring your martini game to a whole ’nother level with this dry Piedmontese Vermouth.
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
A blend of multiple grapes and multiple vintages crafted in a fresh, easy-drinking style.
Here are two Kermit-approved sparklers and two Vermouths that offer many possibilities at apéro hour, on their own or in various combinations.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria
You won't believe how useful and versatile they are in salads, on top of grilled or baked fish, or all on their own.
Edi Kante
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
Dry, chalky, and just the right combination of fleshy and lean. Serious sparkling wine.
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche
Sparkling Verdicchio like you've never tried before!
Sommariva
Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
A spritzy rosato with scents of frutti di bosco and wildflowers.
Sommariva
Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
A spritzy rosato with scents of frutti di bosco and wildflowers.
Didier Meuzard France | Burgundy | Ratafia de Bourgogne
Sommariva Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
Sommariva
Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
A Prosecco of total class and charm—no mimosas necessary.
Sommariva
Italy | Veneto | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore
A Prosecco of total class and charm—no mimosas necessary.
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto
I love this apron because it's burly and provides a lot of coverage. The pockets are handy, too.
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily | Eloro
A citrusy and floral sparkler with a stony, bone-dry finish. Mamma mia!
J. Lassalle France | Champagne | Chigny-Les-Roses
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
Veuve Fourny & Fils France | Champagne | Vertus
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A deliciously aromatized Barolo, fascinating and complex with a long, herbal finish.
I propose twelve bottles to accompany a spring feast in which many distinctive dishes would mingle on a big, long table and there would be enough wine to serve a multitude of serendipitous guests.
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica
In between the spicier “Sauvage” and softer “Douce.”
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica
From a tiny mill in Corsica’s eastern mountains, Douce is soft and tender; Sauvage is wildly peppery and herbaceous.
Domaine de Marquiliani
France | Corsica
From a tiny mill in Corsica’s eastern mountains, Douce is soft and tender; Sauvage is wildly peppery and herbaceous.
Masseria del Pino Italy | Sicily
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Delle Venezie
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Crémant d’Alsace
This rich, gastronomic crémant with fine and elegant bubbles will have even the Champagne purist singing its praises.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Crémant de Savoie
With the taste of a fresh mountain spring gurgling through an alpine meadow, this sparkling Jacquère is the ultimate introduction to the stony, mountain-born Quenard style.
Patrick Bottex
France | Savoie and Bugey | Bugey
This wine is as festive as they come! Pink, bubbly, and softly sweet.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont
This dry Barbera-based rosato has just the right amount of sparkle to tickle your tongue.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont
The unique blend of Favorita, Moscato, Arneis, and Chardonnay is dry but not tart, fruity but not cloying, and held together with a gentle effervescence.
Domaine du Salvard
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Lime blossoms delivered via a lightning bolt of minerally refreshment.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Moscato d'Asti
It is just sweet enough, but not too sweet, while a razor-crisp acidity and tickling spritz cleanse and stimulate the taste buds with each gulp.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
This delightful Arneis features a heady perfume of apricot and flowers, with a luscious texture balanced by crisp acidity and mineral notes.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
This crisp and succulent vin gris is a guaranteed thirst-quencher.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Its peachy-pink hue hints at what’s to come: orchard fruits and brambly wild berries, grapefruit and wet slate after a summer rain! Perfect with chips and a sandwich on-the-go, or an elaborate al fresco meal. A staple wine I can’t live without.
Domaine du Salvard
France | Loire | Cheverny
Sauvignon and a splash of Chardonnay: the epitome of minerally Loire refreshment
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Vézelay
It has all the best of Vézelay: a fresh, floral, citrusy attack, followed by warm and textured charm.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Vézelay
La Châtelaine highlights what may be the best terroir of Vézelay and why this little appellation is on the map in the first place.
Champalou France | Loire | Vouvray
Champalou
France | Loire | Vouvray
Gentle and refreshing on the palate, it boasts a delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes.
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont | Monferrato Rosso
The old-school, vino rosso of our dreams—serve it chilled, perhaps in a glass pitcher, for full trattoria effect.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont
Finding a wine as tasty and versatile at this price is not an easy task.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia | Vino da Tavola
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône
The soft, juicy fruit and bright acidity lead to a long, dry finish with very supple tannin.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
The life of the party at any cookout, picnic, or potluck.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône
This refreshing blend of Chardonnay and Viognier brings aromas of fresh sun-kissed peaches and cleansing rainwater.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
If you could taste a Corsican breeze, it might resemble this—herbaceous, gently floral, and pleasantly salty.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
What is there to say about this wine that upon first opening you will be engulfed with aromas of maquis that grows wild all over Corsica. Not to mention the exuberant energy this wine has on the palate.
Vigne Rada
Italy | Sardinia | Vermentino di Sardegna
A luscious texture, heady aromatics, and salty finish from a vineyard strewn with chunks of quartz.
Deperu Holler
Italy | Sardinia | Vermentino di Gallura
A fleshy and savory unfiltered Vermentino from northern Sardinia.
Colleleva
Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
This low-alcohol, youthful bianco has a subtle, chalky texture you might find in much pricier French Chablis.
Famille Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Ventoux
Fragrant aromas of lavender and garrigue, notes of perfectly ripe black cherries, hints of black olive and stones.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
June Club Rouge Selection
Davide Vignato Italy | Veneto
I Pàstini
Italy | Puglia | Valle d’Itria IGP
Minutolo preserves lip-smacking acidity and low alcohol despite the baking-hot Puglian summers, flaunting a gorgeous perfume of blossoming flowers, lemon verbena, and wild sage.
I Pàstini
Italy | Puglia | Valle d’Itria IGP
The Verdeca grape of Puglia yields a stimulating dry white that is wonderfully versatile at table: crisp, floral, herbaceous, and cleansing.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d'Aosta
True to the region, it has a slightly sweet and creamy edge and exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Carricante Sicilia
Lean, energetic, and textured—full of salt and volcanic grit
Riofavara Italy | Sicily
Gaël Petit
France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
This bears a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale.
Château de Trinquevedel
France | Southern Rhône | Tavel
Suitable for dishes from briny black tapenade all the way through meatier courses like crispy whole fish or garlicky spring lamb.
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
Manni Nössing
Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
No lack of minerality in this perfumed white from the Italy-Austria border.
Manni Nössing
Italy | Alto Adige | Alto Adige – Valle Isarco
A vibrant, crisp, taut, white grown at over 600 meters in granite soil in the very northern part of Italy.
A. & M. Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
You’ve just found a new everyday white—at only 11% alcohol—well within your budget.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Vin de Savoie
This medium-bodied white evokes peaches, honey, and pine resin. Perfect for winter nights and dishes like hearty, Savoie-inspired fish chowder.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin-Bergeron
Looking for the opulence of a southern white wine? Travel no further than Chignin. This Roussanne will exceed your wildest expectations.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
It has often been likened to a cross between Pinot Noir and Syrah: bright, elegant, and floral, with suggestions of wild fruit, blood, and minerals.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
This red conveys loads of juicy, brambly berries with floral and gamey nuances.
Château d’Épiré France | Loire | Savennières
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
January ’21 Club Rouge Selection
Domaine Roger Neveu
France | Loire | Sancerre
Textbook Sancerre: bright and citrusy, with a clean, stony finish.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil
Cabernet Franc on sandy, gravelly soils—juicy, crunchy, and highly chillable.
Jean-Paul & Charly Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Régnié
Savor it while you can, because your glass will be empty before you know it, leaving you only with the spicy, mineral-laden aftertaste of a bottle that went down way too easily.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
All the care, attentiveness, and backbreaking labor required to farm this site result in one of the most joyful and lighthearted reds you will encounter.
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia
Only 900 bottles produced, you’ll value it down to the last drop.
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont
Offering the versatility and crowd-pleasing delight that every trattoria wine should aspire to achieve.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
A delightfully crisp seaside quaffer that transports us to the Mediterranean coast with bright, lemony freshness and sea-breeze salinity.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Meyer’s Riesling Réserve is a mélange of different terroirs around his domaine in Katzenthal, and is a precise, dry, minerally Riesling loaded with character.
Régis Minet
France | Loire | Pouilly Fumé
This polished white will shine with fresh ceviche.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Félix Meyer’s old-vine Pinot Blanc from the slopes of Katzenthal, in Alsace, has long overdelivered in the role of the proverbial “crisp white” for which we long.
Fattoria Moretto Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Pignoletto dell’Emilia
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
There are few places more beautiful on earth, and this shines through in the glass.
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint-Loup
Maybe it’s the biodynamic farming, but these wines always seem to have an extra gear when it comes to aromatics and sheer deliciousness.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
This bottling represents one of the best values, pound for pound, in our entire book.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
There is something timeless to La Roque’s Pic Saint Loup, its herbal bouquet and rich, fleshy texture, all free from any hint of modern trappings.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
This gently sparkling dry rosé is the stuff aperitivo dreams are made of.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
With a delectable combination of fresh fruit and oyster-shell aromatics, this remains Lavantureux’s benchmark for value and typicity.
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d’Oc
Genuinely reflecting the down-home, country soulfulness we love about the Languedoc.
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc
Château Fontanès
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d’Oc
Melony, snappy, bright, and clean, this is a delightful everyday white with a refreshingly different flavor profile.
Jean-Baptiste Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A full-throttle Niellucciu from a sun-soaked limestone vineyard in Patrimonio.
Yves Leccia
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
You’ll taste the salty sea breeze in this wine.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A thirst-quencher with uncommon pedigree.
Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily
One of Sicily’s most coveted oils, perfumed with bright citrus, dried fruit, and herbs
Henri Perrusset France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Villages
Henri Perrusset
France | Burgundy | Mâcon Farges
A refreshing white for salt, pepper, and vinegar marinated shrimp.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Serve it to friends as an apéritif and listen for wows, because this wine’s perfume provokes wows.
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Muscadet Côtes de Grand Lieu
Crisp and mineral-driven, this slightly saline Muscadet will quench any parched palate.
Domaine Michel Brégeon France | Loire | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
Domaine Diochon France | Beaujolais | Moulin-à-Vent
Jean-Paul Thévenet France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Gamay over 80 years old, partly planted in 1920
M. & C. Lapierre
France | Beaujolais | Morgon
Silky and perfumed, with no rough edges, this is dangerously swallowable.
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
Consists of 70% Terret, planted in 1900
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont | Monferrato Rosso
A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
Pair this coastal fizzy white with spicy shrimp.
I Pàstini
Italy | Puglia
Zesty and cleansing, with just a spritz of orange blossom.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
One of five or six most outstanding dry whites of the Mediterranean rim, vintage after vintage and worth every centime!
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
One of southern France’s truly amazing values in white wine.
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | A.O.C. Languedoc
You’ll find perfect balance in this stony, fennel-scented white.
Domaine d’Aupilhac
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc
A blend of Grenache Blanc, Ugni Blanc, Clairette, and Vermentino planted in the lieu-dit of Aupilhac, the little corner of the Larzac behind Sylvain’s winery.
Silvio Giamello
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Giamello’s 2020 Langhe Nebbiolo is fresh and vibrant, evoking cherries, roses, and a touch of tar.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe Nebbiolo
Extremely pure, with smooth tannins, freshness, and a touch of austerity that hints of its serious terroir.
Cantine Elvio Tintero
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
There’s no mistaking this scrumptious red for anything other than Nebbiolo—perfectly ripe, dusty red fruit, gentle tannins, and the telltale scents of tar and roses.
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna
Dry red Italian sparkling wine with dinner? You’ll love it.
Colleleva
Italy | Le Marche | Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
A highly aromatic rosso that is all about pleasure, especially in the hands of Colleleva’s Stefano Antonucci
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Juliénas
Gamay planted in 1946
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Coteaux du Loir
This Chenin Blanc has a tart sweetness, or perhaps a sweet tartness—with neither overbearing—that epitomizes good balance and will have you greedily reaching for your glass.
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Jasnières
Racy, slightly honeyed, exotically perfumed, and loaded with minerality, this wine is an excellent representation of how Chenin reacts to the local conditions.
Maison Arretxea
France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Low alcohol and bright acidity balancing the earthy tannins and deep, dark color.
Domaine Arretxea
France | Southwest | Irouléguy
Any lover of whites from Chablis or the Loire should try this white made of Gros Manseng, Petit Manseng, and Petit Courbu.
Domaine Michel Brégeon
France | Loire
This racy wine is a perfect match for all types of crustaceans as well all by itself on a sunny afternoon.
Château Graville-Lacoste
France | Bordeaux | Graves
June ’20 Adventures Club Selection
Domaine de Durban
France | Southern Rhône | Gigondas
Throw a rock (or a riverbed stone) in the southern Rhône and chances are you’ll land on a bottle whose contents, for the price, wouldn’t hold a candle to Henri Leydier’s Gigondas from Domaine de Durban.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
Light, citrusy, aromatic, and zippy on the palate. This crowd-pleaser can dance a jig on its own, but for the holidays, it pairs especially well with my family’s lineup of potluck-style appetizers: dad’s barbecued oysters, mom’s homemade dips, Aunt Terri’s broccoli salad, Grammie’s signature spicy Chex mix... Stock up, these bottles tend to disappear quickly.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
A deliciously complex white wine that’s a far cry from other Malvasia produced in central Italy.
Vignai da Duline
Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
From the flowers on the nose to the fruit on the palate, and on through the succulent finish, it’s simply a joy to drink.
Domaine Chignard
France | Beaujolais | Fleurie
This Fleurie beautifully combines high-toned finesse with a potent depth. Can a wine be delicately intense?
Vigneti Vecchio
Italy | Sicily | Etna
Pre-phylloxera vines in volcanic sand give this silky, smoky beauty.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
This “noble blend” combines the region’s principal grape varieties in one lip-smacking, liter-sized bottle of fun, perfectly capturing the magic of Alsace at bargain cost.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Prime placement in a great vineyard site provides exquisite balance, gentle tannin, and notes of brambly fruit.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Loaded with aromas of violets and ripe berries, it is full-bodied yet soft and effortlessly downable
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba
Supple, pretty notes of freshly crushed blackberries and raspberries—it will pair well with pretty much anything.
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Real refreshment, plus a serious side and good concentration from old vines in chalky marl soils.
Domaine Gramenon
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
A pure Syrah bottling offering wild flavors of the Provençal countryside gently wrapped in a thick coat of tooth-staining deep purple fruit.
Domaine Gramenon
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
A masterpiece of old-vine Grenache - decant, or hold up to ten years in a cool place.
Domaine Gramenon France | Southern Rhône | Côtes-du-Rhône
Maxime-François Laurent
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
This thirst-quenching, bright, and plummy red is enhanced with a little bit of chill and perfect for your favorite summer grillables.
Selected by Kermit Lynch
France | Southern Rhône | Côtes du Rhône
A fresh, honest, and pure entry point to the Rhône’s great reds
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence
This gorgeous blend of Vermentino, Ugni Blanc, Sémillon, and Clairette is both fleshy and mineral driven.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
Clos Saint-Joseph
France | Provence | Côtes de Provence
This rosé is a result of respectful farming and low-intervention winemaking, our dream combo.
Nicole Chanrion France | Beaujolais | Côte-de-Brouilly
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
October Club Rouge Selection
Château Thivin France | Beaujolais | Côte de Brouilly
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bianco di Custoza
A dry white with an intriguing aroma. You can drink it in good-sized swallows while floating on an inner tube.
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire | Coteaux du Loir
Exotically perfumed with hints of guava, musk, and clove, it finishes dry and quite flinty.
Clos Canarelli
France | Corsica | Corse Figari
A biodynamic, orange-zesty, multifaceted masterpiece from the most ancient growing region on the island.
Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
One whiff of this Corbières takes you to a spice cabinet or a Mediterranean field full of aromatic herbs.
Maxime Magnon
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Corbières
Just different and obscure enough to deliver the thrill of introducing someone to a gorgeous wine that is familiar, but new.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Collines Rhodaniennes
The perfect lively, uncomplicated Syrah you’ll want to have over and over again
Punta Crena Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
A delightfully fresh, spicy, medium-bodied red scented of tart blackberries, wild mint, and other aromatic herbs.
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Crisp, clean, and aromatic, this is a delightfully refreshing white.
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Frédéric & Daniel Brunier
France | Southern Rhône | Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Clos La Roquète’s blanc is luscious, yet finishes nice and dry with striking acidity.
Guy Breton
France | Beaujolais | Chiroubles
Floral and succulent, bursting with notes of little red berries, but it is also delicate and light on its feet.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Put a slight chill on it, pop the cork, and inhale its lively perfume: the floral fragrance and bright, juicy fruit—picture fresh-squeezed berries—are simply irresistible.
Charles Joguet
France | Loire | Chinon
One of the first rosés Kermit imported, this wine has been consistently delicious for four decades.
Bernard Baudry
France | Loire | Chinon
Baudry is among the Loire’s most reliable names for authentic, age-worthy reds produced via natural methods, and the same holds true for the domaine’s rare, precious blanc.
André et Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin-Bergeron
Beautifully refined, tenderly floral, and a succulently peachy wine, born from pure stone.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
With notes of mixed black and red fruit and a spine of minerality, Quenard’s Gamay is crunchier, more aromatic, and more succulent than most bottles you’d find in Beaujolais.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie Chignin
Few things are more satisfying as an apéritif than a chilled glass of this Alpine elixir made from 70-year-old vines.
André & Michel Quenard
France | Savoie and Bugey | Savoie
This Jacquère grown on Savoie’s limestone mountainsides may be the crispest beverage to ever grace your palate.
Éric Chevalier
France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Some wines deliver well beyond expectations—this is one of them.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Everything about this cuvée, from the delicately briny scent of slick oyster shells to the concentrated, pristinely focused sensation on the palate, is a demonstration of why this domaine has become one of Chablis’ very best.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Vauprin showcases Chardonnay’s ability to produce a wine that is simultaneously both round and taut in this mighty northern Burgundian terroir.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
This cuvée “gives another style of Chablis, conveying a more saline, iodized minerality that recalls the Chablisien geology and its little oyster shells
Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Insider tip: cellaring some grand cru Chablis from Lavantureux is about as wise a move as you can make in today’s volatile (wine) world.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
A stunning value from one of Chablis’ oldest premier cru vineyards.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
David describes it as “direct and pure, full of energy”—a perfectly steely Chablis for oysters-on-the-half-shell, certain to remain tightly coiled for many years to come.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
This wine always delivers an element of luscious, tender fruit that seems to coat the wine’s spinal chord of Kimmeridgian minerals
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Top-notch, organically farmed premier cru Chablis.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux France | Burgundy | Chablis
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Concentration, power, and plenty of flesh on its limestone bones.
Henri Costal
France | Burgundy | Chablis
Devouring a fresh crab and pairing it with this pure, elegant, chalky, earthy (wet stoned), and stunning finish is the perfect combo.
Domaine Roland Lavantureux
France | Burgundy | Chablis
A crystal-clear translation of the Kimmeridgian limestone of Chablis—Chardonnay the way it can only taste from these soils.
Vigne Rada Italy | Sardinia | Cannonau di Sardegna
Château Thivin
France | Beaujolais | Brouilly
Precision, soaring floral aromatics, finely etched tannins, a ripe core of dense fruit, and a granitic crunch on the back end.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Bourgeuil
Peppery and bright, earthy and juicy all at once.
Domaine de la Chanteleuserie
France | Loire | Bourgueil
Juicy fruit and gentle tannin make for an epicurean lunchtime wine that’s ideal for generous gulping.
Domaine Savary
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne Epineuil
Ethereal and bright, with the notes of cherry and earth that get red-Burgundy lovers’ hearts racing.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A beautiful Cadette rouge with a bit more structure and plenty of pleasure.
Domaine Montanet-Thoden
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A sneakily serious Pinot Noir.
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
This is young Pinot at its best: aromatic, expressive, and a true pleasure to drink.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A classic bistro red with great thirst-quenching versatility.
La Soeur Cadette
France | Burgundy | Bourgogne
A thirst-quenching, spirit-lifting, and downright delicious white Burgundy.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine
France | Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône
This sandstone amphora-aged rosé spotlights old-vine Grenache grown on limestone terraces with a view of the sparkling Mediterranean.
Clos Sainte Magdeleine France | Provence | I.G.P. Bouches-du-Rhône
Château Ducasse
France | Bordeaux | Bordeaux
Luscious and mouth-coating with generous passion fruit and lychee, yet racy at the same time.
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bianco di Custoza
A masterful blend of Garganega, Trebbiano, Trebbianello, and Riesling, this perfumed charmer punches far above its weight.
Domaine de Durban France | Southern Rhône | Beaumes-de-Venise
Domaine Dupeuble
France | Beaujolais | Beaujolais
This Beaujolais offers the charm and drinkability of the most effusive Morgons with the class and frankness of a chiseled Moulin-à-Vent.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bardolino
There is actually a depth of interest that can reflect man’s insignificance in the solar system. Take me to the terrace!
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.
Domaine de Terrebrune
France | Provence | Bandol
A distinctly mineral rosé, from the iron-rich, terra-cotta soils of Ollioules.
Domaine du Gros ‘Noré
France | Provence | Bandol
Luscious and vibrant, the perfect winter rose to keep you refreshed and warm at the same time.
Domaine de la Tour du Bon
France | Provence | Bandol
The lightest and most aromatic Bandol rosé we import.
Domaine de Terrebrune France | Provence | Bandol
Domaine de l’Alliance
France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Artisanal white Bordeaux like you have never tasted before!
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace
A bargain introduction to Alsace features, vinified dry for versatile everyday pleasure.
Yves Leccia France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Domaine de la Cadette
France | Burgundy | Vézelay
La Châtelaine highlights what may be the best terroir of Vézelay and why this little appellation is on the map in the first place.
Catherine & Pierre Breton
France | Loire | Vouvray
This wine is deep and textural, with serious presence on the palate and a dry, flinty finish.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Frappato
The wine builds to a crescendo and leaves the palate stained and saturated with staying power. This is much more than quaffing Frappato. Irresistible.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Calabrese
Not an inky, alcoholic bruiser, but rather a thing of ravishing delicacy, defined by mouthwatering black cherry fruit and lively acidity
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Viré-Clessé
Majority of Chardonnay planted circa 1920
Baldin
Italy | Piedmont
Exploring the potential of Alto Piemonte, Nebbiolo’s other terroir.
Baldin
Italy | Piedmont
Exploring the potential of Alto Piemonte, Nebbiolo’s other terroir.
Masseria del Pino
Italy | Sicily
An out-of-this-world, but wholly down-to-earth skin-contact white. You’ve never had anything like this before!
Giovanni Montisci
Italy | Sardinia | Vino da Tavola
Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta
Pascal Janvier
France | Loire
This bottling bears trademark notes of green apple, citrus, and flint.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
François Rousset-Martin
France | Jura
Fresh and silky-fine, wild, and spiced, this stunner demands something equally characterful, like a lamb tagine or perfectly ripe Époisses.
François Rousset-Martin France | Jura | Bouzeron
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Ajaccio
A grandiose expression of Sciaccarellu worthy of grand cru status.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica
One of Corsica's finest reds, from a collection of heirloom grape varieties saved from extinction by Abbatucci's father.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
It’s like Corsican Chablis: pure Vermentinu planted in seashell-encrusted limestone.
Grange Saint-Sauveur France | Loire | Vin de France
Nicole Chanrion
France | Beaujolais
Notes of stones, pear, and citrus... Enjoy as a refreshing, mineral apéritif or alongside your favorite fresh seafood.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A nod to the island’s rich history of viticulture, the Général is simply a stunning bottle of white wine.
Domaine Comte Abbatucci
France | Corsica | Vin de France
Rich, exotic, and appealing—a monument to the grandeur of the forgotten Corsican varietals.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Vin de France
A beautiful example of Biancu Gentile, an heirloom white grape revived from near-extinction by Arena in the 1990s.
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
This generous, but chiseled Verdicchio will be one of your favorite white-wine discoveries of the year.
Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia
La Basia
Italy | Lombardy | Valtènesi DOC
Fresh fruit, a peppery crunch, bright acidity, and light, smooth tannins.
Château Feuillet
Italy | Valle d’Aosta | Valle d’Aosta
Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”
Éric Chevalier France | Loire | Vin de Pays du Val de Loire
Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
A mixture of deep, dark color with a lightness of touch, rusticity with warmth, and minerality with delicious fresh fruit.
Domaine le Sang des Cailloux France | Southern Rhône | Vacqueyras
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Is it possible for a country quaffer to originate under a grand Renaissance villa? This Tuscan red certainly offers evidence in favor of that paradox.
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily | IGT Terre Siciliane
Grottafumata means “smoky caves” and that's exactly what I think about when I swish this around. Grown in volcanic soils, it's a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.
Vigneti Vecchio Italy | Sicily | Terre Siciliane Rosso
Grottafumata
Italy | Sicily
This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Beautiful aroma, silky mouthfeel, fresh with old-vine weight, interesting, and downright delicious.
Domaine Pierre Guillemot France | Burgundy
Domaine de l’Alliance France | Bordeaux | IGP Atlantique
Château Roûmieu-Lacoste
France | Bordeaux | Sauternes
It is a habit-forming apéritif with or without foie gras.
Château Roûmieu-Lacoste
France | Bordeaux | Sauternes
A ravishing beast, its decadent sweetness matched only by its refreshing acidity.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur-Champigny
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Thierry Germain
France | Loire | Saumur
This sparkling wine has decadently rich, honeyed fruit and a nice dollop of buttery brioche.
Thierry Germain France | Loire | Saumur
Daniel Chotard
France | Loire | Sancerre
An intense exotic nose lures you in before the minerality channels the lightning energy of this pure Sauvignon Blanc.
Château Tertre de la Mouleyre France | Bordeaux | St-Émilion Grand Cru
Mas Champart
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Saint-Chinian
Opulent notes of stone fruit balanced by a fresh minerality
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
You'll find charm and density on the palate and a Chablis-like finish: oyster-shell city!
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
No cherries to speak of, but you’ll find hints of other orchard fruit, like citrus and peach.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
I refer to this bottling from Larue as their “gunsmoke” cuvée
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
From the most prized terroir of Saint-Aubin, this is a real thoroughbred that you should classify along with the great premiers crus of Chassagne, Puligny, and Meursault.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
The 2018 Cortons flaunts expressive, nutty aromas, followed by a well-balanced combination of Saint-Aubin zing and a richness reminiscent of neighboring appellations.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
A gorgeous, noble nose, ample body, great grain and structure, erect and forthright
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Saint-Aubin
With its elegant, hazelnut-inflected fruit and precise, stony finish, this is a textbook example of the charm and value to be found in Saint-Aubin.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
Made from vines planted between 1937 and 1976, this cuvée showcases impressive depth and soul.
Lionel Faury
France | Northern Rhône | Saint-Joseph
This beauty is brimming and bursting with deep dark flavors of black olive, blackberry and a hint of white pepper.
Ferretti Italy | Tuscany | Rosso di Montalcino
Tenuta Anfosso
Italy | Liguria
170-year-old own-rooted Rossese Bianco, four days on skins, raised in acacia barrels—a Ligurian heirloom!
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
This Riesling “Katz,” as we call it, is a beautifully linear and chiseled style of Riesling, fresh and pure.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
This zippy Riesling from Ostertag is bone dry and thirst quenching.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
The Fronholz vineyard is known for producing craggy, mineral-driven Rieslings with bracing acidity.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Delicious alongside black cod in miso soy marinade.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Power, intensity, and complexity combine to bring us a Riesling for the ages.
Albert Boxler France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Ostertag’s “Mountain of the Monks” parcel has absolutely everything going for it.
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Brand is Boxler’s most powerful Riesling
Kuentz-Bas
France | Alsace | Alsace
Bone-dry on the palate, it features intense, clean aromas with excellent minerality.
Domaine Larue
France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
All the purity and energy for which Larue’s wines are known, plus the depth and richness typical of Puligny.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Puligny-Montrachet
Power, finesse, succulence, and striking acidity... Pair with delicate crab meat and relish in the experience.
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Prosecco Treviso
This brisk, fizzy, stony nectar has an undeniable gift for bestowing unparalleled palate stimulation and mental reinvigoration.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
The idea with this wine is vibrant fruitiness. An absolutely delicious Pinot Noir to enjoy immediately.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Ostertag’s Fronholz delivers deeply refreshing, pulpous cherry fruit, woodsy nuances that scream autumn, and velvety-smooth tannins that give the finest reds from anywhere a run for their money.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Perfect for when a wine with a bit of extra weight and less acidity is called for.
Meyer-Fonné
France | Alsace | Alsace
That grapes can be cajoled and fashioned to make such a liquid is miraculous.
Meyer-Fonné France | Alsace | Alsace Grand Cru
Albert Boxler
France | Alsace | Alsace
This Pinot Blanc is weightless, sultry, and lengthy as the day is long.
Ermitage du Pic Saint Loup
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Pic Saint Loup
Shows a kinship with the northern Rhône, echoing aromas of black olive and violets.
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy | Pernand-Vergelesses
Château La Roque
France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
This chewy red offers aromas of ripe black cherry and wild brush that beg for something hearty, grilled, and smothered with garlic and herbs.
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Vin de Pays d'Oc
Domaine Giacometti
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Our best value in Patrimonio offers notes of game and herbs over chewy tannins.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Limestone, sea breeze, and wildflowers: welcome to Patrimonio.
Antoine Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
A vibrant tonic akin to a savory brew of muddled stone, wild herbs, and salty sea air.
Antoine-Marie Arena
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
Aromas of black fruit, graphite, wild herbs, and game over firm, stony tannins. Saturated with flavors of the Île de Beauté.
Domaine Giudicelli
France | Corsica | Patrimonio
March ’21 Club Bianco Selection
Domaine Robert-Denogent
France | Burgundy | Mâcon-Villages
A perfect apéritif or partner to light, fresh seafood or roasted cauliflower.
Domaine de Durban
France | Southern Rhône | Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
This lovely Muscat is full of fresh honeysuckle and ripe citrus fruit. Have an ice cream maker? This wine makes the best sorbet you’ll ever taste!
Domaine Michel Brégeon France | Loire | Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
Tenuta La Pergola
Italy | Piedmont | Monferrato Rosso
A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.
Comtesse de Chérisey
France | Burgundy | Meursault-Blagny
De Cherisey produces classic Chardonnay that seems as if from a different time. White Burgundy like this doesn’t come around very often.
Domaine Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Régis Bouvier France | Burgundy | Marsannay
Jean-Claude Regnaudot
France | Burgundy | Maranges
Dark and velvety, with beautiful notes of perfectly ripe raspberries and black cherries, balanced by impressive density and food-friendly acidity.
Domaine Ostertag
France | Alsace | Alsace
Arthur Ostertag’s “Les Aventures de l'Agneau Masqué” series of orange wines have a new name each vintage.