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Wine Of The Week: Jean-Baptise Jessiaume Santenay 

Maxim Feed: Jean-Baptiste, of Jean-Baptiste Jessiaume (Credit: JBJ) Bourgogne, or Burgundy, has been making exceptional wines for a very long time—Romans introduced viticulture to the...

Wine Of The Week: Seven Apart Expedition 2022

Maxim Feed: It would be almost impossible for Morgan Maurèze, the winemaker at Napa Valley’s Seven Apart, to make bad wine. His father and mother...

Wine Of The Week: Louis Latour Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

Maxim Feed: (Photo: Louis Latour) The wines of Bourgogne—also known as Burgundy—have been around for a long time. The Romans ran through here, and left...

Wine Of The Week: Elena Walch ‘Beyond The Clouds’ Chardonnay

Maxim Feed: (Photo: Kate Dingwall( Chardonnay is grown everywhere. It thrives in Burgundy and commands three-figures in California. The best producers in Champagne play with...

Wine of the Week: Oleandri Stagecoach Cabernet Franc 2020

Maxim Feed: (Oleandri’s Napa Valley Cabernet Franc. Credit: Oleandri) Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the darlings of the wine world. It commands astronomical...

Wine Of The Week: Royal Tokaji Essencia

Maxim Feed: Hungary’s Royal Tokaji Essencia comes in a hand-blown gilded decanter. What if I told you an order of Essencia, a grail-worthy wine by...

Wine Of The Week: 2021 La Crema Chardonnay Kelli Anne Vineyard

Maxim Feed: (Credit: La Crema) La Crema is best known for excellent everyday wines—rich Chardonnays, aromatic Sauvignon Blancs, and juicy Pinot Noirs. But look beyond those...

Wine Of The Week: Bisol Relio Rive di Guia Extra Brut

Maxim Feed: The sparkling wines of the Valdobbiadene area. Credit: Francisco Galifi When we think of sparkling wine, minds tend to gravitate towards Champagne: the...

Wine Of The Week: Domaine du Nozay Sancerre Blanc ‘Chateau du Nozay’ 

Maxim Feed: Domaine du Nozay’s Sancerre. (Credit: Kate Dingwall) From the outside, Chateau du Nozay seems like your standard French vineyard. There’s an old Chateau...

Wine Of The Week: Gary Farrell Russian River Select Pinot Noir

Maxim Feed: Gary Farrell’s Russian River Pinot Noir (Credit: Gary Farrell) When Gary Farrell started working in California’s Russian River Valley in the 1970s when...

Wine Of The Week: Namo 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon

Maxim Feed: Namo Wines, from Debra Mathy, Nick Briggs, and Philippe Melka (Credit: Namo) Debra Mathy knows good wine. She’s the proprietor of Dutcher Crossing...

Wine Of The Week: Domaine Laroche Les Vaillons Vieilles Vignes Chablis Premier Cru

Maxim Feed: Domaine Laroche’s single vineyard Chablis. (Credit: Kate Dingwall) In the center of Chablis lies a former monastery, first erected in the 9th century...