You know those wines that you just love to drink? The ones that you want to share with your favorite people and yet, at the same time, hoard away for you and you alone? Well I’ve just recently come across one of those wines. And surprise, surprise, it’s a white! Not that I don’t usually [...read more]

The Perrin family has been making wine for many, many generations in France…patriarch Jacques really brought Beaucastel to its present lofty status, passed it to his two sons, Jean Pierre and Francois, who then incorporated their four sons into the mix.  While their marquis is the Chateauneuf-du-Pape, this white is like a premier cru Chablis…only [...read more]

Okay, over in France, specifically in Burgundy, there is this winemaker who specializes in white wines, and is considered by many in France to be the best in the business.  Now, Jean-Marie Guffens produced a few wines under the name Guffens-Heynen, particularly a wine called Macon-Pierreclos, and it consistently, since 1980, has been a stunning [...read more]