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2020 Harvest Notes from France – Part II!

2020 Harvest Notes from France – Part II!
BURGUNDY MARC & ALEXANDRE BACHELET Bachelet-Monnot Dezize–lès–Maranges Tuesday, September 8th: FRANCOIS MIKULSKI Domaine Francois Mikulski Meursault Tuesday, September 8th: THIBAUD CLERGET Domaine Yvon Clerget Sunday, September 6th: THIERRY PILLOT Domaine Paul Pillot Chassagne-Montrachet Wednesday, September 9th: ARNAUD MORTET Arnaud Mortet & Domaine...

Pink Perennials: 5 Rosés to Drink Now & Into the Fall

Pink Perennials: 5 Rosés to Drink Now & Into the Fall
‘Rosé Season’ is a quintessential occasion to celebrate sunny, summer days, and the opportunities they bring to share a bottle (or more) of this fresh favorite with our friends and loved ones. As we’re now amid some of the hottest...

2020 Harvest Notes from France

2020 Harvest Notes from France
Pictured Above: Harvest at Domaine François Mikulski. 2020 has been another complicated, warm, dry growing season across France. You have to go back some 500 years to find an earlier harvest… yet even with the new norm of hotter weather,...

The Profiles of Chenin Series

The Profiles of Chenin Series
Throughout June we explored all aspects of Chenin with a remarkable group of growers who are all taking this noble variety to its maximum potential. Chenin is one of the most in vogue white grapes being grown around the world,...

TERROIR TALK: Thibaud Clerget of Domaine Yvon Clerget

TERROIR TALK: Thibaud Clerget of Domaine Yvon Clerget
Before the shut down in March, we spent some time with a member of the newest group of brilliant French vignerons, Thibaud Clerget of Pommard. The 28th generation to lead his historic Domaine Yvon Clerget, Thibaud was essentially anointed as the next...

In the Cellar with Thibaud Boudignon, A Living Loire Legend

In the Cellar with Thibaud Boudignon, A Living Loire Legend
On Wednesday, June 17th, Skurnik Wines will be going live on Instagram with Thibaud Boudignon to discuss his remarkable, biodynamically-farmed Chenin cuvées from Savennières and Anjou. In advance of this exciting virtual conversation, we wanted to share some videos we’ve...

5 Things We Drank While Working From Home This Week

5 Things We Drank While Working From Home This Week
It’s May 8th, 2020, and the end of our eighth full week working from home. Today we’re sharing how five of our Skurnik staff finished their days with life’s simplest pleasures: meals made with love and special wines that we...