2020 French Wine

Winemaker Isabelle Valbom-Nadal runs her family’s Right Bank property near Fronsac and the Dordogne river. A traditional blend of 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc is completely unoaked allowing the grapes and locale to... Read More

A perennial favorite at Spiritus returns with a new release! For over thirty years and three generations, Chateau de Beaucastel has been a standard bearer for Chateauneuf du Pape, but the real value gem from the estate is the... Read More

Vigneron Paul Fiiliatreau planted 10 acres of chenin blanc on his Chateau Fouquet property in the Loire Valley appellation of Saumur. The vines on limestone-rich soil are farmed certified-biodynamically and then fermented with... Read More

Spicy, robust, herbal red wines are a staple of France’s northern Rhone River region, with its most famous appellation, Hermitage, always in the global spotlight. Its kissing cousin, Crozes-Hermitage, surrounds the famous... Read More

The famed Perrin family began cultivating grapes in 1909 around the storied landscape of Chateauneuf-du-Pape and wisely expanded their holdings over the next hundred years to include some choice morsels of terrain. They were among... Read More

Skurnik wine importers have partnered with a fourth-generation family vineyard near the southern city of Avignon in Provence to create their own red grenache blend called Les Garrigues. The name references the indigenous vegetation... Read More

Philippe Charmond inherited his 5 hectares of vineyards from his uncle in 1987, but didn't craft his own estate-bottled wines until 2001. Located in the Maconnais village of Vergisson near the famed, prehistoric cliff, La... Read More