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Bruno Clair
One could say Bruno Clair is a vigneron’s vigneron. His wines are loved worldwide by those lucky enough to…
Les Exils
LOIRE VALLEY, FRANCE
Francois Crochet
The first time I met François, he was very quiet. Then, I made the mistake of telling him that his French…
PROVENCE, FRANCE
Val de Caire
Guillaume Reynier and I first met on the patio of one of Paris’s bourgeois watering holes. It was “apero”…
Pierre Benetiere Cotes Rotie
An Outsider At The Source Part Thirteen: A Rude Awakening and Pierre Bénétière, A Hermit Full of Surprises
I was jolted awake in the morning by a banging on the iron gate of my ancient Airbnb, followed by more knocks on the front door. I got out of bed in my boxer briefs and…
An Outsider at The Source Part Twelve: Ted’s Friend Nico
As evening approached, we were on our way to see Ted’s good friend Nico Rebut, a former sommelier of great talent and repute who has since become a very successful wine distributor in Paris. Each week,…
Pas de l Escalette, Les Petits Pas, Rouge
ON THE WATER
Pas de L’Escalette
Natives of northern France, Julien Zernott and his wife, Delphine Rousseau, wanted less intense winters and brutally hot summers…
Wasenhaus Winemakers
GERMANY
Wasenhaus
Christoph Wolber (on the left) and Alexander (Alex) Götze met in Burgundy while getting their enology education at the…
BURGUNDY, FRANCE
Olivier Merlin
Olivier Merlin is one of those guys that you just want to hang out with all the time. Like his…