NV La Closerie “Les Béguines”, Jérôme Prévost

Birthday Champagne. I was looking for something along the lines of Jacques Selosse (undeniably unique, intense, and particular) when a friend … More

NV Alexandre Filaine, Brut Cuvée Spéciale, Damery, Champagne

Legit. Delicate. Boyuant doesn’t even begin to cover it.

Pinot Noir (80%) and Chardonnay (20%) The age gives this champagne such incredible structure and character, slightly “orangey” tasting with … More

-35 year old vines (av.) grown in clay & limestone soil -76 % Pinot Noir, 19 % Chardonnay, 5% Red wine … More

-Chardonnay (100%) -Soil: belemnite chalk (apparently filled with highly prized cuttlefish fossil deposits, said to add to the “terroir” … More

On a rainy night in Portland, OR I shuffled my way through the endless stretch of suburbia to land at … More

Given that we can’t be in France to ride it firsthand, why not experience the Tour through the glorious wine regions they pass through?

somehow, someway i will locate each and every one of these bottles in the US, convince my importer friends … More