Domaine Arnaud Baillot
Arnaud Baillot wasn’t born into a winemaking family, as is the case with so many generations-deep Burgundy domaines. He is a winemaker by choice, bringing a new energy and passion to this tradition-steeped region.
Azienda Agricola Zappacosta
Something remarkable is happening in Abruzzo. Just two hours from Rome, where mountain landscapes abruptly give way to the Adriatic coastline, this exhilarating place is home to some of the most exciting, soulful winemaking in all of Italy. And the Zappacosta family is at the forefront of this exciting movement.
Domaine des Chasseignes
Aurore Dezat is the fourth generation of her winemaking family to tend the world-class vineyards of Sancerre, in the village of Sury-en-Vaux, Joined by her winemaking husband David Girard, this dynamic partnership maintains some 23 acres of prime terroir and crafts wines that showcase the region’s true flavors, as expressed through its chalky “terres blanches,” stony limestone “caillottes” and flint-rich “silex.”
Mannamaru
Mannamaru’s Gaetano Peci hails from Paternò, just outside Catania in the southern foothills of Mount Etna, where his grandfather (and namesake) long tended a mandarin grove that today provides the exotically aromatic, sweet-tart backbone of Gaetano’s expertly formulated amaro.
Domaine de la Pierre Gravée
Domaine de la Pierre Gravée is an ambitious new estate with a singular goal: to create grand Vouvray wines worthy of the weighty history of the name, Chenin Blanc with body and energy and layers of unrelenting, captivating flavor.
Bouvy Fruit
With a degree in agricultural engineering and a passion for traditional dry cider, Victor Bouvy traveled to Normandy to better learn the intricacies of cider production. Upon his return in 2019 to Champagne he planted a new and complimentary mixture of apple varieties, ideal for cider production with the goal of creating a harmonious cider that would express an ideal balance of sweet, bitter and tart.
Domaine Vernay
The wines of Domaine Vernay are the true representation of the soul of Condrieu, bottles that tell a complete and engaging story of this fabled appellation: its beginnings, its rebirth and its triumph as the ultimate expression of the northern Rhône’s native white grape, Viognier.
Fief Noir
One of the more dynamic winemaking teams in the Anjou today is the partnership of Dominique Sirot and Alexis Soulas at Fief Noir. These are wines that are vivacious and pure, honest in their depiction of the true character of each grape and irresistible in their aromatic clarity and flavorful power.
Domaine Cottenceau
The next generation of talent in the Côte Chalonnaise has arrived—and the name that’s causing a serious stir is Maxime Cottenceau. His exemplary wines are a delicious sign of the extraordinary potential of both the appellation of Montagny, and the Côte Chalonnaise overall.
Domaine du Vent
“We go where the wind takes us,” was long the motto of Nathalie and Benjamin Boyer, two talented winemakers-for-hire, who for many years crafted wines for other domaines across France. After living in regions as diverse as Burgundy, Corsica and Monbazillac, the duo decided it was time to do their own thing and found a perfect piece of land in Fitou, Languedoc.