Rhone Valley Rhone Blend

Organic/Bio In the foothills of Mount Ventoux, the Jaume family crafts this delicious southern Rhone blend of equal parts Grenache and Syrah, all done in steel. Nicely mouthfilling in texture with bold black raspberry and blackberry... Read More

Organic/Bio A deliciously direct blend of equal parts Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre and Carignan grown from Lirac down south into Provence. The organic grapes are hand harvested, fermented and aged 12 months in concrete tanks and... Read More

Organic/Bio A big wine at a very big (or small depending on how you look at it) savings price! Like the Montfaucon winery, these vines grow just across the Rhone River from Chateauneuf du Pape. The surface of the vineyards look... Read More

Organic/Bio A terrific Chateauneuf-du-Pape estate creates their great value and very high-quality Cotes du Rhone from Grenache (80%) Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault, all from organically farmed vineyards. Some whole-clusters are... Read More

Organic/Bio Charbonniere always does a great job of balancing southern Rhone richness with drinkability. This blends 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 15% Mourvèdre done in large cask, steel and barrique and pumps out plenty... Read More

Chateauneuf du Pape, the greatest red of France’s Southern Rhone Valley, can be a bit TOO “great” – too rich, too alcoholic and too expensive. Not here, where a gutsy 50/50 blend of Grenache and Syrah delivers... Read More

Organic/Bio Gigondas is always based on Grenache – here around 70% - with that grape’s big fruit and fleshy texture given structure and savory shadings by additions of Syrah (here 20%), Cinsault (here 10%) and other... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV A blend of 60% Viognier, 25% Roussanne, 10% Clairette and 5% Bourboulenc, all planted by Vincent Boyer about 15 years ago and farmed organically. The ripe fruit is harvested in the early morning cool and... Read More

Organic/Bio The little village of Visan in the middle of the Cotes du Rhone always seems to give wines with a sleek black fruit and a hint of something we might call “ink” (but in a good way – really!). The blend... Read More

Organic/Bio The little village of Visan in the middle of the Cotes du Rhone always seems to give wines with a sleek fruit and a hint of something we might call “ink” (but in a good way – really!). The blend of... Read More

Organic/Bio The kind of wine we often call “cheerful.” There’s plenty of substance to the ripe red cherry and redcurrant fruit and a whiff of the wild herb and black olive notes the French call “garigue.”... Read More

What a delicious old school red, one that harks back to the days when Gigondas was all about purity, minerality and - especially - deliciousness. As Wine Spectator says in the 92 point review, Inviting notes of mulled cherry,... Read More

Organic/Bio A lot of wine for the money here! Philippe Bravay took a 250+ year-old property in and around Chateauneuf du Pape back to its roots when he started bottling his own wine in 2000. Farming is now organic, yields are... Read More

Lower ABV The Jaume family delivers big value from Cotes du Rhone to Chateauneuf du Pape, like here in a blend of 50% Viognier, 30% Clairette and 20% Roussanne done in steel. The Viognier shows in notes of white peach and flowers... Read More

Organic/Bio Over the years, wine Robert Parker has called the Cotes du Rhone Champauvins a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could easily be mistaken for a Chateauneuf du Pape.... Read More

Organic/Bio Decanter called Ferme Saint-Martin a “hidden gem,” and that applies to Beaumes des Venise reds in general. In the hills above the more famous Muscat vines, the soils and climate read like a cross between... Read More

If there were a prize for most consistently delicious red wine under $25 in the world...well, here's your winner! As Wine Enthusiast says in their 92 point review, Bright and concentrated black cherries, rose petal, and fresh... Read More

If there were a prize for most consistently delicious red wine under $20 in the world...well, here's your winner!

Organic/Bio A terrific Cotes du Rhone from organic Grenache (55%), Syrah, Mourvedre and Carignan and aged in concrete and large oak cask. The savory black olive note that builds with air nicely balances all the ripe raspberry... Read More