1971 was a good vintage in Burgundy and also in Piedmonte, so it shouldn't be too hard to find something interesting and delicious. BrooklynLady and I visited the Lafouges in 2006 when she was 7 months pregnant with our daughter. was in Burgundy when BrooklynLady was pregnant with our second daughter, but I didn't go back to Lafouge. MORE >>

There is also a definite sense of place - the wine is made from plots formerly classified as Pommard and Volnay villages, and the wine reminds me of those places. would say that in the context of regionally classified Burgundy, I was disappointed with this wine for a few years, but a recent bottle was very encouraging. Burgundy.I MORE >>

Lassaigne is not what I would call cult Champagne, like Selosse, but this is definitely Champagne for the Champagne lover. blend of grapes from 8 parcels, this version is 72% 2006, the rest 2005. This bottle is about 90% from 2006, with 80% of that vinified in tank and 20% vinified in used Burgundy barrels. MORE >>

love Burgundy and Beaujolais, and Poulsard is definitely of the same phenotype. 2006 Domaine Tissot Arbois Poulsard Vieille Vignes , $18, Imported by Frederick Wildman & Sons. I've recently emerged from a bit of a "red wine stand-still." I've wanted to branch out some more. Why did it take me so long to find Poulsard? MORE >>

The current release is based on the lovely 2006 vintage, and it feels substantial and ripe, and entirely under control, very fresh. At about $85 we're into vintage Champagne expensive territory, but here you're definitely getting your money's worth, in my opinion. Isabelle and Franck Pascal, and their name tags. That's right.3 cases. MORE >>