Wine Notes
Wine Club Selections
Stephane Ogier “Le Temps est Perdu”
CÔTES DU RHÔNE, FRANCE | 2022
Stéphane Ogier returned to the family domaine in 1997 after studying in Burgundy, joining his father, Michel, to work the family vineyards in Ampuis.
Pardas “Rupestris”
ALT PENEDÈS, SPAIN | 2023
Celler Pardas began as a partnership between two friends, Ramon Parera and Jordi Arnan, who found and purchased a very special masía (Catalan farmhouse), called Can Comas, in Alt Penedès, surrounded by vineyards and agriculture.
Quinta das Bágeiras “Garrafeira Branco”
BAIRRADA, PORTUGAL | 2020
One of Portugal’s most important quality producers, Quinta das Bágeiras is located in Bairrada, an Atlantic influenced region just 15 kilometers from the coast.
Domaine Vincent Paris
COLLINES RHODANIENNES, FRANCE | 2024
While his top Cornas bottlings show the power and structure of the appellation, this Vin de France Syrah is all about immediacy and pleasure.
Eguíluz "Las Prefiradas" Tinto
RIOJA ALAVESA, SPAIN | 2023
I had the pleasure of returning to Rioja where I met with Israel Eguíluz, recently named “Young Winemaker of the Year” by Master of Wine Tim Atkin.
Tenuta di Ghizzano "Il Ghizzano"
TERRE DE PISA TOSCANA BIANCO, ITALY | 2023
Tenuta di Ghizzano is one of the most quietly important estates on the Tuscan coast, located in the small hilltop village of Ghizzano, near Pisa.
Casa Ravella "La Casa Llarga"
PENEDÈS, SPAIN | 2024
“La Casa Llarga” is Casa Ravella’s still white wine from Xarel·lo, the great native white grape of the Penedès and one of the foundations of the region’s best sparkling wines.
Antonelli “Contrario”
UMBRIA, ITALY | 2021
The family has owned their single, contiguous estate since 1883, and it is a true agricultural property of vineyards, olive groves, and woodland, rather than just a winery and a few plots.
Bedrock Wine Co. “Ode to Lulu”
SONOMA VALLEY, CALIFORNIA | 2025
Ode to Lulu” is Bedrock’s homage to the rosés of Bandol, in the southern French region of Provence, and particularly to Lulu Peynaud of the great Bandol estate Domaine Tempier.
Cortes de Cima “Chaminé”
ALENTEJO, PORTUGAL | 2023
Cortes de Cima, based in Vidigueira, in Portugal’s Alentejo region, is one of Portugal’s most exciting producers right now.
Domaine Fontchêne “Les Antiques”
ALPILLES, FRANCE | 2022
Domaine Fontchêne is one of the rising stars of Provence's Alpilles where René Milan has built a reputation for crafting wines of remarkable purity.
Craven “Cinsaut”
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA | 2023
Mick and Jeanine Craven are part of the new wave that has helped redefine Stellenbosch beyond its traditional image of polished Cabernet and Bordeaux-style blends.
Bastien Jolivet "Cuvée de Louis"
VIN DE FRANCE, FRANCE | 2022
Bastien Jolivet farms in the northern reaches of the Rhône, around Saint-Jean-de-Muzols, where steep hillsides, granitic soils, and cooler exposures give his wines a distinctly lifted, mountain-grown character.
Valentin Zusslyn “Ophrys”
ALSACE, FRANCE | 2023
Domaine Valentin Zusslin is based in Orschwihr, in southern Alsace just south of Colmar, where the family’s winemaking history dates back to 1691.
Sun Moon Rising “Taurus”
FINGER LAKES, NEW YORK | NV
May is firmly in Taurus territory, and this wine is all Taurus in personality: charismatic, grounded, and stubbornly delicious.
Domaine d’Edouard “Les Collines de Vaux”
CÔTES D’AUXERRE, BURGUNDY| 2022
This is the kind of bottle that reminds you why these “off-the-radar” appellations matter, especially when it comes to Burgundy.
A Tribute to Grace
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | 2025
Named for both her grandmother and the quality she most admires, the project is devoted to graceful, site-expressive Grenache sourced from vineyards spanning Santa Barbara to the Sierra Foothills.