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  Patrick Piuze: A Chablis Star

  Posted: April 26, 2024

  Chablis pairs well with a side of sunshine, and we’re sharing another one of our favorite producers, Patrick Piuze. He’s a rising star when it comes to making Chablis, and his wines are truly something special!

  Patrick Piuze has worked in vineyards all over the world, including Australia, South Africa and Israel before he landed in Burgundy in 2000. That year, he joined the Olivier Leflaive team where he gained experience working with Jean-Marc Brocard and Jean-Marie Guffens of Verget. He started his own label in 2008 and has quickly become well-known for his amazing Chablis. A Montreal native, Piuze harvests everything by hand (90% of Chablis is harvested by machine). He sources his grapes from some of the best land in Chablis and produces a very limited selection of boutique, artisanal wines. His wines are a true expression of the Chablis terroir.

  "Even if

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  Droin: One of Dave Sokolin’s Favorite Chablis Producers

  Posted: April 19, 2024

  It’s Chablis season! Chablis is one of the most under-priced meet over-delivering white wine regions on the planet. We’re sharing one of Dave Sokolin’s favorite Chablis producers, Jean Paul Droin, whose wines we know you’ll love!

  Droin’s wines are produced by father / son team, Jean Paul and Benoit, and their family has cultivated vines in Chablis for almost 400 years. They produce Petit Chablis, Chablis, Premier Cru and Grand Cru wines.

  "Jean Paul Droin is the next big thing in Chablis and is Chablis' greatest over achiever. You've got to try his wines. Think a more complex version of Fevre. I enjoy every wine I taste of his, and I keep his wines at my beach house all summer. They have an extra level of richness and intensity that are associated with wines that cost 2-3x more!

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  Value Alert: 2015 Barolo Riserva "Powerhouse" for Only $64.99

  Posted: April 12, 2024

  If you’re a Barolo fan, you don’t want to miss this value! 2015 Alessandro e Gian Natale Fantino Barolo Riserva Dardi has a 96 point score and a price of only $64.99.

  “I am often asked who the up and coming producers are in Barolo. Alessandro and Gian Natale Fantino are among them.” - Antonio Galloni

  Aged for 5 years in barrel and 12 months in bottle before release, this Bussia Riserva delivers a traditional Barolo Riserva at a ridiculously affordable price. It’s a Barolo lover’s dream!

  To give you a little background, Alessandro Fantino spent twenty years working alongside the master, Bartolo Mascarello, where he made the wines and managed the vineyards. Additionally, the Fantinos own some of the oldest vines in the Barolo zone. Planted in 1946 and 1947, they produce grapes that would be the envy of any Barolista.

  To show the value afforded here, consider ho

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