the wine has the cool-climate cut and green-apple snap you want from a sparkler but with a real sense of place
An organic Loire white that captures three distinct terroirs in one glass: 50% Sauvignon Blanc blended with Chardonnay and Menu Pineau (local Orbois)
letting it rest on its fine lees without racking until it is time to bottle
Suduiraut is one of the most prized Premier Crus of the 1855 Sauternes classification
From the importer: Influence is the flagship cuvee of the domaine
Ashes & Diamonds Napa Valley Cabernet Franc 2022 2025 L'Assemblage Part 1 the wine has the cool-climateAshes & Diamonds is a love letter to Napa as it was in the 1960s and '70s, when wines were leaner, brighter, and made for the dinner table rather than the trophy case. Founder Kashy Khaledi assembled a dream team of light handed winemakers, including Steve Matthiasson and Diana Snowden Seysses, to chase that restrained, food friendly vision. This Cabernet Franc pulls from cooler southern Napa sites in Carneros, Oak Knoll, and Yountville, fermented in