April '23 Rosé Club
Imagine the following scenario: you are surrounded by a group of the most convincingly French people you’ve ever met - each hailing from a different region of the country, wielding a bottle of their childhood...
Wine of the Month Club April 2023: Portugal
Every April 25th in Portugal is Dia da Liberdade (Freedom Day), a national holiday commemorating the overthrow of the Estato Novo (New State) regime, after nearly half a century of increasingly moribund but still lethal...
Italian Wine Club April 2023: Abruzzo
ABRUZZO We spent last month in Trentino- Alto Adige, adjusting to the altitude and confusing appellations. So April seems like a good time to continue our climb in the likewise alpine Abruzzo, about 700 kilometers...
April '23 Champagne Club
Gonet-Médeville & Marie Copinet Spring done sprung since our last installment of Champagne Club, and other than the weather, most of the traditional indicia have arrived rite (sorry) on schedule. Spring training is over, the...
March 2023 Rosé Club
This month we were inspired by the grapes of the Loire Valley. If it's French splendor, style and gastronomy you seek, the Loire Valley will exceed your expectations. Poised on the crucial frontier between...
March 2023 Italian Wine Club - Trentino-Alto Adige/Suditrol
TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE/SUDTIROL This month we’re taking it to the top, visiting Italy’s northernmost region and leading source of stunning Dolomite peaks, subsequent green valleys, and befuddling nomenclature. Even the above mouthful is an abbreviation, the...