• puffeney

    2008, Jacques Puffeney, Arbois Pinot Noir, Jura

    France, 750mL

    Jacques Puffeney, affectionately referred to as Puff Daddy in certain circles, is regarded as one of the finest vignerons in the eastern mountains of France known as the Jura.   This mysterious mountain region, somewhat of a distant cousin of both Burgundy and the Beaujolais (maybe even a little Valle d’Aosta), is hiding some of ...
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    red - $33

  • lakiuvaarnadmontjovet

    2007, La Kiuva, Arnad-Montjovet, Vallée d’Aoste

    Italy, 750mL

    Okay, so we've cheated a little and included an Italian wine in our Tour de France tasting; but the bikers will come awfully close to the border, and the locals speak French, so.....  La Kiuva is a small co-operative in the Vallée d'Aoste consisting of 60 growers and comprising 25 hectares of vines.  In ...
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    red - $18

  • auvernatnoir

    NV (2008), Domaine du Picatier, Auver-Nat-Noir

    France, 750mL

    The Cote Roannaise, located almost in the dead center of France, is a curious little appellation.  It can bee seen as a unique convergence of three distinct, neighboring classic wine regions: The Beaujolais, Rhone Valley and the Loire.  Being where it is, the Roannaise appellation borrows lightly from each area; granitic soils from the Beaujolais ...
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    red, natural - $30

  • Keuntzbas

    2008, Kuentz-Bas, Auxerrois, Alsace

    France, 750mL

    Since 1795 Domaine Kuentz-Bas has been crafting some of the Rhine’s most classic expressions of the region’s wine.  Though they operate on a relatively large scale (though not huge) they have always been determined to balance their farming with nature in order to make delightful wines.  The “Trois Chateaux” line of wines that they are ...
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    white, biodynamic - $25

  • sanmartino

    2005, Cascina Roera, Barbera D’Asti Superiore “San Martino”

    Italy, 750mL

    I am proud to introduce the red wines of Claudio Rosso and Pierro Nebiolo!  These men are making brilliant barbera with methods respectful of and in harmony with the environment.  Raised in grape-growing families and with names like these, they were destined for vinous greatness. It doesn’t hurt that they are close friends with ...
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    red, organic - $30

  • chermettebeaujolais

    2009, Pierre Chermette, Beaujolais

    France, 750mL

    In case you didn't know by now, gamay is the new pinot noir.  We've been reluctant to admit this fact (for selfish reasons), but it seems as if the national wine press has begun to catch up with the hype surrounding our beloved Beaujolais.   It's not as if Beaujolais came out of nowhere -- ...
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    red - $17