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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

Last week we mentioned how one can find tremendous values just down the road from more prestigious properties. Here is another prime example. Caronne Sainte Gemme is situated just outside the famous Bordeaux town of Saint Julien... 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

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

From the 10th to the 18th century, the Abbey of Cluny in southern Burgundy was the most powerful Benedictine stronghold in all of Europe, and was crowned with the largest Romanesque church ever built. The monks produced Burgundian... Read More

The Alliet domaine is what the French call a “grande affaire de famille” with husband and wife team Philippe and Claude at the helm, along with their son Pierre, who represents the fifth generation nurturing the vines.... Read More