August 2023 Italian Wine Club

Calabria is, in many ways, the opposite of Veneto, our destination last month. Rugged, ancient and complex, it is the  southernmost region in mainland Italy, less than two nautical miles from Sicily, and the least...

August Rosé of the Month Club

It’s August, the month where Parisians traditionally hand over the city to the tourists and aller a la plage. We spent July in Provence, which was nice, but it tends to get a bit hot...

August 2023 Wine of the Month Club

TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE/SUDTIROL This month we’re taking it to the top, visiting Italy’s northernmost alpine region and leading source of stunning Dolomite peaks, subsequent green valleys, and befuddling nomenclature. Even the above mouthful is an abbreviation,...

August '23 Champagne Club: Pinot Meunier

We Just Say Meunier  As you likely already know, three grapes, the so-called ‘noble trinity’, constitute the source material for 99.7ish% of all the Champagne in the world. The first two, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir,...