France

Fabien Jouves has the touch! Making beautiful wines with a fresh perspective in Cahors. 'Soif d'Ailleurs' (meaning 'Thirst elswhere') is Grenache, Clairette, Counoise, Cinsault, Muscat de Hambourg, Malbec. Read more

This quenchable bottle of Anjou Cabernet Franc will have you wanting steak frites outside a Parisian bistro with a cigarette. With notes of blackberries, green bell pepper, and turned earth, grab a bottle or two to always have on hand. Read more

50%Syrah, 30%Gamay, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Fer Servadou. Made by a co-op of 11 farmers. Read more

We want this wine to give us a bear hug. Black fruited and deep and refreshing to drink. The wine is from a leased organic and biodynamic vineyard in Visan, about an hour South of the Domaine that Matthieu Barret runs (his coveted Domaine de Coulet) Read more

Whoa! As someone who struggled with the characteristic green pepper note that is typically expressive of Cabernet Franc, I had no difficulties perceiving it with this vintage. Celeriac root, white pepper, black berries; medium body, slight tart - the fir Read more

A crisp cuvée coming from Corbieres! Zippy, tart candied red fruits that begging to be chilled and drank during the day. We recommend decanting prior to drinking. Read more

50 year old vines of Trousseau from Les Corvées. Beautiful spiced brambly fruit with angular lines of minerality striking corners of your mouth. Drink with pate. Read more

Adrien Baloche makes a Grolleau that is meaty, dry, and savory. He has goats for cheese production and this wine is all about having with lots and lots of cheeses. Do it, trust me, you'll have fun. Read more

A New Zealander who grew up in South Africa and ended up starting an iconoclastic estate in the Roussillon, these wines are special creatures, hand made wonders. This one makes me want to jump into a pool and scream in my best Lemmy "Acccee of Spaadeeess" Read more

100% Syrah, naturally made, minty, fresh black fruit, medium bodied textured goodness. The wines are made and farmed all by hand, named after a wild lettuce Jean-Philippe used to gather with his grandfather. Drink with burgers and be happy. Read more

Grown on young vines in granetic gravel, Lapierre's entry level is like a perfect little pop song. The wine is almost all from the cru of Morgon, with a little bit of A.O.C. Beaujolais as well. Read more

A carbonic maceration 'primeur' wine from 2020, grenache and cinsault. Light in color and powerful in expression! Romain is certainly a name to pay attention to as these tiny production wines have garnered an immediate following. Read more

Traditionally, Pierre Cotton only makes one cuvee from Brouilly - 100% Cotton - but this year he decided to make a single-vineyard blend of Bonnege. Notes of cherries and violets, this wine is juicy yet lifted making it a perfect sunset wine. Read more

Red fruit, bright and fresh, and can be chilled! Read more

Vibrant magenta hue with aromas of black cherry and turned soil. The palette is lively, velvety, and lush. Bright cranberry tartness is balanced with juicy cherry fruit and super fine tannin. A tension of wild natural flavors and elegant finesse. Read more

Wild and natural Gamay! Valot says,"I am rather solitary and I work however I like and through observation. Each vintage is a new adventure and experience." Read more

Tense upon opening, however(!) after a breath, the tension is absolved and smoked cherries, smokey bark reveal themselves upon a thin, silky, acidic sliver. Extremely elegant and integrated Read more

One of the great new finds of France. Beautiful vineyards in Averyon. 100% Fer MAG! A beauty in the glass. Dried herbs and red fruits with great minerality. Read more

Made just outside of Bordeaux, this is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Malbec. Lots of personality in this mix of red and purple fruits, fresh earth, and elegant tannins! Read more

Light and special. The wines of Matassa are highly sought after gems from the south of France. The rouge in 2019 is a gentle badass. Read more

7th Generation Cornas producer Mattheiu Barret believes the plant is happier in a wild environment rather than in a desert comprised of only vines. Whatever he's doing is working. These are stunning, deep, and intriguing wines. Read more

A New Zealander who grew up in South Africa and ended up starting an iconoclastic estate in the Roussillon, these wines are special creatures, hand made wonders. Mambo Sun makes me want to jump into a pool and yell with joy "Alive with the glory of wine" Read more

Electric raspberry in the glass. Sancerre Rouge from one of favorites working in the area. 100% Pinot Noir, nothing added. Purples and shades of ruby expressed in the glass. Read more

Foillard was there. OG natural wine innovator in Beaujolais. The Cote du Py might be the greatest wine in the region, and this is a stellar vintage. Juicy dark fruit and a carrier of vinous magic that goes long and strong. Foillard is true. Read more