Category Archives: Producers

Desjourneys: Iconische wijnen uit de Beaujolais en Mâconnais

‘Grand Cru’ Beaujolais Although there is no such thing as a Grand Cru Beaujolais, you [...]

Vignerons fear the frost in France

Vineyards in France are burning On the last day of March, the sun was burning [...]

Lovely Cahors by Valérie Courrèges!

Valérie Courrèges is a young mercenary winemaker with a background in chemistry. She returned to [...]

Céline and Laurent Tripoz: Stripping Macon down to its essence.

  Céline and Laurent Tripoz are an admirably non-flashy vigneron couple that’s been quietly churning out transcendent [...]

New Producer: Domaine Fumey-Chatelain from the Jura!

Domaine Fumey-Chatelain There we go, Chabrol’s first foray into the Jura region! And what a [...]

Maison Philippe Pacalet: Micro-Négociant and Low-Intervention Trailblazer in Burgundy

“Monsieur Pacalet, faites un vin avec un joli parfum.” – Jules Chauvet, 1989 Philippe Pacalet [...]

New producer: the enigmatic Benoit Delorme from Cote Chalonnaise.

Super rare, tiny production natural Burgundies! Fiercely intense and uncompromising wines by Benoit Delorme, a [...]

Aristocratic Savennières by Domaine du Closel

The sun-exposed, schist-dominated slopes of Savennières can yield the most thunderously complex and powerful expressions of [...]