France

Syrah & grenache from the best village in the Côtes du Rhône. Move over Gigondas.

Flinty and flashy, green limes, green pears, green melons. Great.

Half bottle champers. Green apple, fresh cream, a little brioche.

Long, leesy, slow-fermented, generously textured stunner.

Delicate and complex; balckcurrant, toasted almonds, crystallized citrus. Compels another sip.

Layered, complex Loire red with redcurrant, wild strawberry, and cracked pepper notes.

Poached pear, toast, cream, and a mineral bounce. Old-vine voluptuous charmer.

Black plum, cherry, redcurrant, star anise. Excellent concentration.

Silky, complex Bojo, with just enough power. Black plum, blackberry, violets galore.

Saline and pretty. Grahan cracker, lemon curd. Such mousse.

Ouillet, all-tank Jura bargain. Pure and clean, with a mineral nose and classic Jura umami finish.

Semi-carbo syrah from the N. Rhône. Red fruited, delicately umami'ed.

Flinty and flashy, green limes, green pears, green melons. Great.

Cherry, red plum, ponzu. Sensuality through nuance and precision.

Easygoing liter of Languedoc grenache. Fun at parties.

Delicate, savory, salty Chablis, full malolactic. Poached pear, cream, chanterelles.

Cabernet-led, Left Bank for a song. Blackcurrant, macerated cherry, cedar, spice. Easygoing,

Savoie bubbly of gamay and pinot noir. Raspberry, strawberry, sweet tomato. Bone dry.

Great cheap Muscadet. Underripe pineapple, lemon juice, chalkboard. A find.

Seaside Languedoc white. Lemons, oranges, pomelo, with a whiff of the pines and the sea.

Cinsault & grenache from Ardèche. Impossibly juicy, blue-fruited and pine scented. A joy.

Purple flowers, red plums and black cherries. Ideal Bojo.

Dry, mineral, downright salty muscat. Excellent sparkle. One glass isn't enough.

Baked apple, yellow plum, savory herbs. Lovely.

Like a regular bojo but with a rare native grape gamaret, lending extra texture. Hulk out.

Marsellan & merlot from the Southern Rhône. Silky, with red fruits and oranges.

All-grenache from ancient vines. Black plums, blueberries, purple flowers. Wow.

Delicious dry muscat from Roussillon. Jasmine, apricot. Gorgeous.

Fresh, focused, light and pretty. Wild strawberry, minerals, spring water.

Traditional field blend (fka edelzwicker). Gorgeous nose. Chamomile, peach, hay, toasted pine nut.

WHITE blend from Provence. Yellow plum, baking spices, crushed almonds . Luxury.

On the money! Easy-drinking PN from Le Midi.

Darn good bubbly chardo for cheap. Crunchy apples, even biscuity.

All thirteen grape showstopper. Power and grace.

Delicate field blend, bright with acidity but mellowed by meadow flowers.

Silky, fresh pinot noir from the Loire. Sarsaparilla, forest floor, vibrating raspberries.

Plush, natural white burg. Baked apple, hint of butterscotch. An A+.

Bone dry and bracing. Scintillating and suave. 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay. Yes!

Iconoc producer's gossamer Monthélie. Pungent earth and bright black cherry aromas.

Tangy and dry white perfect with bivalves. You can smell the sea air.

Cab-forward Bordeaux with some bottle age. Cranberry, cherry tomato, autumn leaf.

Light little Alsace-adjacent pinot. Savory and aromatic, with crunchy red fruit and earth.

Big ol' liter of old-vine Beaujolais. Fresh, fruity fun. Chill it, or don't.

Classic cab franc, all violets and black plums. Ripe and round.

Butterscotch and vanilla. A long finish to match the elegance of the Jura. Unstoppable!

Fragrant, round-in-the-mouth white with green fruit and walnut aromas.

Perfect, robust CdR bursting with dark berries and garrigue. Happens to be kosh.

Zero-sulfur gewürztraminer (mostly) from Alsace's natty emperor. Rose, pepper, lichi.

Skin-contact vermentino plus rousanne. Starfruit, yuzu, delicate hint of marzipan.

Slightly macerated pinot gris. Kumquat, persimmon. Mysterious beauty.

Crisp, refreshing, all-occasion Alsatian. Vibrates with acidity; plenty of fruit too.

Correct champers for a song. Green apple, fresh cream, a little brioche.

Chenin with sapidity. Pretty white flowers, lemons, a touch of honey. Very snappy.

Lively, fine-grained and refreshing chenin. For a song.

Minerally, slightly leesy, starkly refreshing. A hint of Elmer's.

Corsican flavor train. Intense perfume, silky as an angel's robe. Such a wow wine.

Mostly merlot, plush, smooth charmer. Blackberry, cherry, violets.

Black & red fruit, woody herbs. Like a very light Côtes du Rhône.