By any measure, Philip Togni has led an extraordinary life in wine. Even in his ninth decade, he continues to inspire California’s wine scene. Accolades keep coming. Awarding Togni’s 2021 Cabernet Wine of the Year (2024), Antoni Galloni noted that, “Many of [Togni’s] recent releases have been positively stellar.” That praise applies not just to the iconic 2021...

Alongside the new vintage of Bérêche’s sensational Campania Remensis Rosé, today we offer our first allocation of Raphael Bérêche’s newest chef-d’oeuvre. Ten years in the making, and first released from the 2o14 vintage, Une Champagne is Bérêche’s tribute to Champagne’s long tradition of blending across its sub-regions. Disgorged ten years after harvest, the limited-release 2015 is an intense and explosive blend of the cellar’s finest barrels from Beaux Regards, Le Cran, Avize, Cramant, Ambonnay, Mailly and Aÿ.

There’s always one grower who upsets the applecart: Didier Dagueneau, François Chidaine, Olivier Lamy, Jean-Marie Guffens, Robert Plageoles, Josh Jensen to name a few. There’s gold in them hills, you just need to take the leap. We often say that tasting is believing. Even a few years ago, we wouldn’t have thought that the humble region of Touraine was capable of matching the best wines of Sancerre or Saumur...

With its green, shire-like landscape studded with extinct volcanoes, the tiny, remote appellation of the Côtes du Forez is another of France’s hidden gems. Although technically part of the Loire department, we tend to associate it more closely with Beaujolais. The drive from Lyon to La Madone takes roughly an hour and a half...

A great year for Bannockburn naturally means a great year for 1314. “I’m more excited about this vintage than any in recent memory,” says Gus Pollard. And that goes for the 1314 wines as much as it does for the Estate wines currently resting in the cellar...

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it’s hard to overstate how far the wines of this producer have come over the years. Aurélien Laherte’s terroir-centric wines are at a level that compares with the best Grower wines in Champagne...