this just in: Domaine de la Prebende Beaujolais Blanc
DOMAINE DE LA PRÉBENDE Beaujolais Blanc Country: France Region: Beaujolais Appellation(s): Beaujolais Producer: Dupeuble Family Founded: 1947 Annual Production: 3,500 cases Farming: Lutte Raisonnée Domaine de la Prébende produces a deeply mineral Beaujolais from a predominantly clay and limestone terroir, a rarity in a region dominated by granite soils. “Uno prébende” essentially means “a tax,” and the domaine […]
Tenuta La Favola Bianco: A NEW Sicilian Summer White
The Wines are just how Corrado described them, small windows into this little piece of the world and it’s terroir. No bells, and no whistles… just pure, clean and passionately made wines that talk about a place and time. His estate stands upon a hill in the far right-end corner of Sicily. When Corrado goes down […]
Innovation within Tradition: Casa Scarpa and the rise of Barbera in Monferrato
Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa was founded by Antonio Scarpa* in 1854. Scarpa’s reputation was made beginning in the 1960s and 70s by Mario Pesce, whose father purchased the winery some years earlier. Mario was one of those souls who, while respecting the traditions and history of his region, was ambitious enough to think that they […]
Slavcek Sivi Pinot: A Slovenian wine worth getting to know!
Franc Vodopivec runs this family winery which has existed for over two centuries. He runs a argroturistic bed and breakfast with his wife and son. The winery and inn only serve product from what has only been culitivated by their own hand and this tradition has never been lost. There are records of the farm […]
Languedoc Wines from Mas Champart
MAS CHAMPART Country: France Region: Languedoc Appellation(s): Vin de Pays d’Oc, Saint-Chinian Producer: Isabelle & Mathieu Champart Founded: 1976 Annual Production: 3,300-3,700 cases Farming: Lutte raisonnée Website: N/A Isabelle and Mathieu Champart were relatively new to winegrowing when they first took over Domaine Bramefan (as her family’s farm is also known), in Saint-Chinian, in 1976. […]
“More Than Just Wine” – love, simplicity, and understanding your vineyard with Arndorfer
Martin Arndorfer comes from a long line of wine makers, growing up in the vineyards and cellar of his parents’ estate. Anna Steininger is the daughter of one of the top and most respected wine makers in Austria, Karl Steininger (http://www.weingut-steininger.at/), quite simply, they are a match made in ‘wine’ heaven. Both born with a […]
Revitalizing Gamay in the Brionnais: Vin des Fossiles
Jean-Claude Berthillot of Vin des Fossiles is a visionary, reclaiming an ancient viticultural area and showing its potential for greatness. His estate is located in an area called the Brionnais (the home of Charolais beef) at the southwestern extreme of Burgundy near the Loire River, in the department of Saône-et-Loire. Jean-Claude bought a house in […]
History and Legend: Medieval roots at the Ermitage du Pic-St Loup
Legends seem to converge at the Ermitage du Pic St-Loup. The hermitage dates back from the Middle Ages, as the former home of the bishops of Maguelone. The limestone peak or “pic” perched above the vineyards was named for the legendary Saint Thieri Loup, one of three pious, crusading, brothers and suitors to the beautiful […]
‘Philosophy, Rigor, and Respect’ – Domaine de Terrebrune and the terroir of Bandol
Our latest DI has arrived from Kermit Lynch and there are a lot of new Wines on it. One of them is Terre D’ Ombre from Domaine de Terrebrune in Bandol. A bit about the Winery: “Before acquiring vineyards, Georges Delille trained as a sommelier in Paris. In 1963, he bought what would become Domaine […]
FUSO21 Fuso Barbera Piemonte: Drink Like the Locals
FUSO21 is our long-term project to bring in authentic, local wines from each of the 21 regions of Italy – wines from real growers rather than from tank farms. We asked some top-notch producers to offer what they usually sell just to locals (“vino sfuso” in Italian). We got some cool stuff, starting with Fuso […]