by Lauren Voigt | Jul 2, 2023
Jolie-Laide Sonoma, California rom Scott and Jenny Schultz , Jolie-Laide is a small art house winery based out of Sonoma County, California. The name Jolie-Laide (pronounced “led”) translates loosely to “pretty-ugly”, a French term of endearment to describe something...
by Lauren Voigt | Jun 14, 2023
Kalleske Australia | Barossa Valley The Kalleske family have been part of the Barossa Valley landscape, farming mixed agriculture in the northern town of Greenock, since 1853. Grape growing has always been a key part of the equation, though it wasn’t until 2002 that...
by Lauren Voigt | May 28, 2023
LEGIT Cabernet Sauvignon Tuscany “Don’t play everything, let some things go by. What you don’t play can be more important than what you do.”- THELONIOUS SPHERE MONK A LEGIT Cabernet Sauvignon, with a true sense of place and soul. In naming it, only one person came to...
by Lauren Voigt | May 28, 2023
Jean LaurentFrance | Champagne | Cotes de Bars | Celles-sur-OurceGrower champagnes from the village of Celles-sur-Ource Gold. Light. Eternal. Ephemeral. These describe the Champagnes of Jean Laurent.Jean’s family has been growing wine in the village of...
by Lauren Voigt | May 27, 2023
Le Mesnil ChampagneFrance | Champagne | Le Mesnil-sur-Oger100% Grand Cru vineyards. Founded in 1937, Le Mesnil produces 100% Chardonnay cuveés from Grand Cru vineyards on the chalk soils of the Cotes de Blancs.The house takes its name from the town ‘Le...
