Do you know the Terrasses de Larzac?

This post by Annette Peters refers to a wine she discovered for World Class Wines a bit under two years ago, called “Les Ruffes” by the producer La Sauvageonne.  To our great delight, that wine was featured in Wine Spectator’s Top 100 list last year (link here), even though it was only available in two [...]

Annette’s Southern France adventure, Part Two

Import director Annette Peters filed this final report from her Languedoc whirlwind.  She arrives back in the states tomorrow. —————– MORE NOTES FROM FRANCE MONDAY  in Saint Chinian After a good night’s sleep  I am off to taste Saint Chinian. We drive north of Beziers to the town of Saint Chinian,  There are three soils [...]

Ayala Champagne joins World Class Wines

Two years ago I attended a French Trade tasting in Chicago and was introduced to several new Champagne producers but one of the standouts was Champagne Ayala. The Brut Majeur which is the real value of the line-up is a dryer style NV Brut with only 9 grams of sugar (some cuvees have as much [...]