October 2025 Champagne Club
Eric Rodez & Charles de Cazanove The other day a fellow wine industry person was telling me about a method champenoise bottling they recently uncorked and very much did not enjoy. “I mean, it’s a...
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Eric Rodez & Charles de Cazanove The other day a fellow wine industry person was telling me about a method champenoise bottling they recently uncorked and very much did not enjoy. “I mean, it’s a...
BODEGAS MUGA This month, we’re taking a slightly different approach by spotlighting a single bottle from one exceptional producer. The focus this month will be on the esteemed Spanish winery Bodegas Muga, one of the...
A DARKER SHADE OF PINK While the wines this month share a few commonalities—both are from the southern half of France and are farmed organically—the striking feature we will focus on is color. While rosé...
OFF THE BEATEN PATH While most are familiar with rosé from the Provence region of France, we know rosés are produced all over the world in a range of styles from fuller-bodied, almost light reds,...
Santa Cruz Mountain AVA The Santa Cruz Mountains comprise some of the most important places in California wine history. While Napa and Sonoma are more famous today, this rugged, alpine region, with vineyards planted above...
LIGURIA Though arguably most associated with France, the Riviera - as concept, aspiration, and actuality - originates in Liguria, in northwestern Italy. The word itself is Italian for “coastline,” and was first applied to the...

