Organic, Biodynamic and Natural Wines

Aurélien Chatagnier founded his own domaine in 2002, when he was just in his early 20s. He doesn’t come from a winemaking family, but as a teenager, he worked in the vines for Domaine Jamet, where he became inspired... Read More

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This is attention worthy. This is important. This is not your average Pouilly-Fumé. This is special.

Jean-Philippe Agisson, of Domaine Agisson, knows Sauvignon Blanc. For ten years, he crafted superb... Read More

Thierry’s domaine, Roches Neuves, whose vineyards are planted in the Saumur (Blanc) and Saumur-Champigny (Rouge) appellations, has rightfully become one of the greatest examples of high achievement in biodynamic vine growing... Read More

Château des Vaults in Savennières dates back to 1495, and was inherited by Michèle de Jessey in 1962 from her childless aunt Madame du Closel. Michèle and Jacques de Jessey turned the small family estate... Read More

The history of the estate begins with the realization of a dream, back in 1974, when Charles-Henri Génot and his wife, Marie née Boulanger moved to Meursault. They acquired their first vineyards in Mercurey and created... Read More

In 1996, at the end of a lease cycle, Romain Guiberteau, who was flailing as a law student, decided to take over the management of his family’s vineyards rather than see the leases renewed. The following year, under the... Read More

Originally from the Loire, Jérôme does not come from a winemaking family. He worked for eight years in the food industry. Then, after harvesting for a couple of years at Domaine Alain Burguet in Gevrey-Chambertin... Read More

Originally from the Loire, Jérôme does not come from a winemaking family. He worked for eight years in the food industry. Then, after harvesting for a couple of years at Domaine Alain Burguet in Gevrey-Chambertin... Read More

Originally from the Loire, Jérôme does not come from a winemaking family. He worked for eight years in the food industry. Then, after harvesting for a couple of years at Domaine Alain Burguet in Gevrey-Chambertin... Read More

Originally from the Loire, Jérôme does not come from a winemaking family. He worked for eight years in the food industry. Then, after harvesting for a couple of years at Domaine Alain Burguet in Gevrey-Chambertin... Read More

Founded in 1850, Domaine Laroche is one of the most respected and largest owners of premier and grand cru vineyards in Chablis, and has led movements to raise the quality of the appellation with the creation of a charter of excellence... Read More

If each generation leaves its mark on a domaine, André Ostertag’s on Domaine Ostertag can’t be underestimated. In the 1980s, after training in Burgundy, he returned to the family domaine his father built in... Read More

If each generation leaves its mark on a domaine, André Ostertag’s on Domaine Ostertag can’t be underestimated. In the 1980s, after training in Burgundy, he returned to the family domaine his father built in... Read More

Sourced from a single parcel of 80+ year old vines planted in soils with a high proportion of schist

Tasting Note: a lively attack with a minerality that traces its path. The roundness follows with a very floral, slightly spicy... Read More

The 2023 Pinots Furstentum Grand Cru is a co-ferment of Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc, raised in 228- and 500-liter barrels with a tiny proportion of new oak. Gentle creaminess combines with ripe, yellow pear juice on the nose. The... Read More

The 2021 Riesling Heimbourg is from a steep limestone plot in Turckheim, with just a little clay and topsoil. It is a hot west and southwest-facing site with an average vine age of 22 years. The tell-tale reduction clouds the... Read More

As a new generation begins to emerge, one name consistently heralded is Marin Fumey, who, not coincidentally, is a cousin of Stéphane Tissot. Marin works out of his family domaine, Fumey-Chatelain, which was founded by... Read More

Weingüter Wegeler is a family-run business founded in 1882. The fourth generation of the Wegeler family continues the long tradtion, supported by Ralf Frenzel as speaker of the owner families. All operations are run by managing... Read More

Renowned for crafting Napa Valley’s first cult wines, Heitz Cellar is globally recognized as the crown jewel of American wine. The timeless post-Prohibition style of winemaking endures with esteemed winemaker, Brittany Sherwood,... Read More

Perched on a ridge overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Fort Ross, Hirsch Vineyards is the birth ground of great pinot noir on the extreme Sonoma Coast. David Hirsch founded the vineyard in 1980 to grow fruit and make site-specific... Read More

INSIDER SECRET! Andrea was the original winemaker at Ronco del Gnemitz...

Andrea Pittana is the talented winemaker behind Kmetija Hedele, a winery in Slovenia. He worked as a viticulturist in Italy, alongside Marco Sara, a producer... Read More

In addition to having helped with harvest at the family domain, at Venica & Venica, since 2013, she has also worked at wineries “where the picking starts when the home harvest is over,” as she puts it. In 2014, it... Read More

Famille Joly is widely known as one of the greatest biodynamic wine producers in France, embodying the intersection of well-respected history and refined technique. The estate is owned by the Joly family, led by Nicolas Joly,... Read More

(la-prey mi-dee) French for “the afternoon”

From the Estate Vineyard in Knights Valley, Sonoma County

L’Après-Midi' (The Afternoon) was named in honor of the pleasures of a slow and lazy afternoon,... Read More

Commanderie de Peyrassol... Read More

The fact that this estate is crafting some of the very best dry wines in Germany is no fluke, rather a result of nearly obsessive winemaker Stephan Attmann’s commitment to both dedicated cultivation of Deidesheim and Forst’s... Read More