by admin | Sep 11, 2024 | Tasting, Wine Education
We continue our Wine in 5 series with arguably one of the best Bordeaux appellations, Margaux! Julien tells us about his old stomping grounds… From what it was like to work at Château Margaux… To the wines you absolutely have to try… And how it stacks up on our...
by admin | Sep 4, 2024 | Tasting, Wine Education
Picking a wine can be daunting, especially if you’re trying something new. Each region has its own styles of wine, grape varieties, and unique rules for labeling… Here’s a crash course in how to read a wine label, so you can know what you’re getting, every time....
by admin | Aug 28, 2024 | Tasting, Wine Education
Snoop Dogg is better known for green herbs than red grapes, but apparently he does like a red wine on occasion (maybe all the time he spends with Martha Stewart?)... He likes it so much he’s created his very own wine—or someone has for him. So is Snoop’s wine any...
by Wine Explorer | Feb 10, 2023 | Tasting
Your Calchaquí Valley wine is officially on its way, if it hasn’t arrived to you already! Below, you'll find your tasting video, wherein Julien Miquel reviews each wine in the collection... You’ll discover the “Beaujolais of the Andes”...
by Wine Explorer | May 6, 2022 | Tasting, The Wine Explorers Letter
“Feels like a wine you’ll find in a Michelin-starred restaurant” says Julien Miquel of our Domaine Aléofane 2019. In case you haven’t yet received your French Collection, Aléofane comes to us from the village of Crozes-Hermitage, which sits on a terraced vine hillside...
by Wine Explorer | Jul 22, 2021 | Tasting
“When I smell this wine, I am transported to Tuscany – the warm cypress trees… the earth… the hot summer in the hills... it certainly has the signature of the Chianti terroir in it.” But Julien’s not talking about one of the two Chiantis in our Italian Collection. You...