Previous 12 Wine-of-the-Month Selections(Important note: in general, only cases of past Wine-of-the-Month selections are available, and even so, we cannot guarantee that they will be available after a certain amount of time. Please call or e-mail us to check their availability.)
May 2007:
Red: Domaine Joel Delaunay Touraine 2005
White: Abymes, Vin de Savoie 2005
April 2007:
Red: Mas Grand Plagniol Costieres de Nîmes 2005
White: Macon-Prisse 2005
March 2007:
Red: Mas Galtier 2004
White: Pinot Blanc Réserve 2004
February 2007:
Red: Les Clefs Corbieres 2003
White: Sauvignon 2005 Vin de Pays d'Oc
January 2007:
Red: Château Cahuzac, Fronton, 2004
White: Vouvray Sec 2004
December 2006:
Red: Domaine des Lones, Coteaux du Tricastin 2004
White: Viognier, Laurent Miquel 2005
November 2006:
Red: Crozes-Hermitage Les Pierrelles, 2002
White: Muscat Wunsch & Mann 2004
October 2006:
Red: Syrah, Vin de Pays d'Hauterive 2004
White: Domaine des Cassagnoles, Cuvée Gros Manseng 2005
September 2006:
Red: Mas Grand Pagniol Costières de Nîmes 2004
White: Domaine Joel Delaunay, Sauvignon Blanc, 2005
August 2006:
Red: Château de Braude, Haut-Médoc 2001
White: Château Gaillard, TouraineMeslan 2004
July 2006:
Red: Château des Matards, Bordeaux, Premières Côtes de Blaye 2003
White: Macon-Vinzelles Bourgogne 2005
June 2006:
Red: Château de Marmorières La Clape 2003
White: Chateau Haut Rian 2004
May 2006:
Red: St Nicolas de Bourgueil, Cuvée du Moulin Neuf 2004
White: Saumur 2004
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When looking for a good Pinot Noir in France, you will typically look at a Burgundy. Be ready to spend some money to get an Aloxe Corton or a Vosne Romanee... But I am always looking at other regions of production, and discovered Domaine de Regusse. It is located in the area of Haute Provence, at the beginning of the Luberon Mountain, 50 miles North of Marseille. The estate spreads over 741 acres, at an altitude of 1500 feet.
The Miquel family has been running their estate since the French Revolution (1789), when they took over the running from the local monks at Fontcaude. Laurent Miquel is based at the Chateau Cazal Viel, the family estate in the St Chinian appellation part of the Languedoc. Laurent Miquel is following in his father's footsteps and continuing the tradition of wine making and vineyard management.