November 9, 2021
The Coursodon family has true roots farming the granite slopes in and around Mauves back to the mid 1800s, and Jerome’s grandfather was one of the leaders of organizing the start of the St. Joseph appellation in the 1950s. Jérôme... UNFILTERED Archives: France
2021 Harvest Notes from France
September 20, 2021
The last year or so has been a difficult one for us all. This has also been the case for our friends in France for what was an incredibly challenging growing season that is culminating with the 2021 harvest that... Charlène & Laurent on the History of Domaine Pinson, Working as a Daughter-Father Duo, Climate Change, and the 2018 & ’19 Vintages
May 11, 2021
“2019 has really concentrated all the best qualities of our unique Kimmeridgian terroir into something very special. The vintage delivered great acidity, a density of fruit, and a perfect level of ripeness into an elegant and balanced package.” – Charlène Pinson... April Frost in France: A Full Report on the Current Conditions from our Growers
April 13, 2021
It promises to be a month of sleepless nights again for our friends in the vineyards of France. Prior to 2016, severe frost occurred maybe one or two times in a decade, but over the last ten years or so... Joseph Colin Breaks Down St. Aubin, the 2019 Vintage, Climate Change, & Non-Intervention from Bud-to-Bottle
March 30, 2021
“I want to deliver rocks and terroir in the glass…” – Joseph Colin In early March we went live on Instagram with Joseph Colin, the son of Marc Colin & and younger brother of Pierre-Yves Colin. After Pierre-Yves left in... 7 Things We Would Have Loved to Pour for You At Our 2021 GPT
March 9, 2021
Think of this as our monthly answer to, ’so what have you been into lately?’ — fresh updates from Portfolio Managers with unfiltered intel on why we’re drinking what we are. Last year we kicked off the new decade with... Breaking Down Barriers in Wine, Spirits, & Sake – International Women’s Day 2021
March 4, 2021
Above is Angela Osborne of A Tribute to Grace and Land of Saints. Next Monday, March 8th is International Women’s Day 2021 – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women! The day also marks... TERROIR TALK: Pierre Girardin’s Beginnings, Philosophy, & Expressions of Meursault, Volnay, and Pommard
January 15, 2021
Pierre-Vincent Girardin is the 13th generation of his family to make wine in Burgundy. When his father, Vincent Girardin, sold his domaine in 2011, he kept 4.5 hectares of his best sites to one day pass on to his son.... TERROIR TALK: An Interview with Clément Vergnon of Champagne JL Vergnon
December 11, 2020
Didier Vergnon and his dynamic son Clément are the 4th and 5th generations to lead this small, 5-hectare estate in the Grand cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Founded in 1950, it was in the 1980s that JL Vergnon first... Champagne’s Spécial Club: New Releases from Outstanding Growers
December 1, 2020
PIERRE GIMONNET Didier Gimonnet’s father was an original member of the Spécial Club and joined in 1971. Located in Cuis, the holdings at Gimonnet are almost all located in the Côte des Blancs, focusing on Cramant and Chouilly Grand Crus. Blending...