The True Story of To-Kalon Vineyard

The True Story of To-Kalon Vineyard

Prior to the turn of the 20th Century, there was a winery in Napa Valley which used the name ‘Tokalon’… That winery was sold off in parcels during the first...
Millennials Are Entering Their Collecting Years — Will They Buy the Same Wines Boomers Did?

Millennials Are Entering Their Collecting Years — Will They Buy the Same Wines Boomers Did?

“Aging in.” It’s a seemingly immutable reality for modern wine marketing as a concept.In a nutshell, the idea posits that fine wine — at least as it has existed in...
THE BARON OF ALLOCATED SYRAH: Cayuse & Horsepower

THE BARON OF ALLOCATED SYRAH: Cayuse & Horsepower

Among the most compelling examples of Syrah outside France are made in the most unlikely of places—on the Oregon side of the Walla Walla Valley—and by a Frenchman, born not...
DISPATCH FROM NORMANDY: Shhh...secret in the Michelin Starred Kitchen

DISPATCH FROM NORMANDY: Shhh...secret in the Michelin Starred Kitchen

This is quite possibly the finest, under the radar, beverage we have ever offered. 

During the 1980s, Eric Bordelet was one of the most influential figures in the Parisian wine scene, as he spent several years at the helm of the wine program at the illustrious Michelin Three Star restaurant l’Arpège.