New Arrivals:

Orvieto is Umbria's top white and since the 1930s, at least, Mottura has been Orvieto's leading estate. This is their classic bottling, equal parts Grechetto and Procanico (the local clone of Trebbiano) done all in steel.... Read More

Lower ABV Master of Wine Andreas Kubach and his partners tend their 300 small parcels of old-vines in the Basque highlands of Rioja Alavesa with a simple goal: to capture the character of the region, villages in the region, and... Read More

There’s a good argument to be made that the best place in the world to make dry Chenin Blanc is Savennieres, on the north side of the Loire river across from Coteaux du Layon (where sweet wines reign). This is a benchmark... Read More

Lower ABV No one is sure how this native grape from eastern France’s Jura region reached the USA, but it was once widely planted (if equally widely mis-identified) across California. Today the sole source for Trousseau Gris... Read More

Not much to add to Antinio Galloni's 95 point rave - except that this is delicious now and he loved it so much he had to try it three times! The 2016 Malescot Saint Exupéry is fabulous. Powerful and explosive on the... Read More

One of the finest values in the shop, this is “the black wine” of Cahors at its most friendly and fun-loving. Around 85% Malbec and 15% Merlot given 18 months in concrete, it’s loaded with juicy black cherry,... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Not a rosé, not Beaujolais and not really Zinfandel as you’ve come to expect it. But definitely delicious, gulpable, joyful fun here in very old-vine Zin made into wine as if it were Beaujolais... Read More

Darby English calls his 800 case production Purple Haze Cabernet Sauvignon blend a “cult wine” because it sells out so quickly every year. It’s a rich and deep blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Sirah and Merlot... Read More

Lower ABV Basically a “baby Sancerre”, this exciting young Sauvignon Blanc is grown on the same chalky slate soils you’ll find across Sancerre from 10-40 year-old vines, fermented in stainless steel and allowed... Read More

The Becot family owns two wineries, Ch Beau-Sejor Becot in St Emilion and Ch Joanin Becot in Cotes de Castillon. This wine is the family’s calling card, using declassified barrels from both estates to create a delicious... Read More

100% Cabernet Sauvignon from sites across Paso Robles with 10 months in French oak delivers a wine of excellent plushness and flesh. Dark cherry and blackcurrant fruit get a nice pop from the juicy texture and dollops of dark... Read More

The village of Sermiers is best known for its Meunier because much of the vineyard area has more clay than Chardonnay or Pinot Noir prefer. This is from a single parcel of Meunier vines planted in 1967 and 1977, so it shows a... Read More

Benoist and Isabelle Perseval farm 4HA of vines in the 1er Cru Montagne de Reims village of Chamery to create distinctive, creative, Champagnes. Here they blend Pinot Noir and Meunier from 2018 with 40% reserve wines, all aged... Read More