Wine regions to plan a trip around
All 49 regionsThe regions our editors are drinking their way through right now, most deeply covered first.
Alsace
Riesling, Gewurztraminer and 51 Grands Crus on the Vosges flank
Rheingau
Riesling on quartzite and loess from Hochheim to Lorch, Spätburgunder on red slate at Assmannshausen
Ribera del Duero
Tinto Fino on the Castilian plateau, from cooperative roots to cult-wine gravity
Valpolicella
Corvina, drying lofts and the making of Amarone
Languedoc
Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Picpoul and Mauzac across the garrigue from Narbonne to the Cevennes
Beaujolais
Ten granite crus, one grape, a natural-wine revolution
Featured wines
Editor's-rating top of our cellar, rotated every 3 days. This selection live since 2026-10-01.
Clos Sainte-Hune
Trimbach's 1.67 hectare monopole inside Grand Cru Rosacker, declassified to Alsace AOC by family preference. Piercing dry Riesling that needs a decade to unwind into wax, citrus and Vosges granite...
Alsace · Maison Trimbach · €€€€€
Condrieu Coteau de Vernon
From the oldest Viognier vines in Condrieu, the Coteau de Vernon is considered the appellation's greatest Viognier. Christine Vernay continues her father's legacy with this flagship single-vineyard...
Rhone Valley · Georges Vernay · €€€€€
Cornas
The reference Cornas, produced by the family that defined the appellation. Old-vine Syrah on granite with iron-mineral concentration and traditional old-oak aging.
Rhone Valley · Auguste Clape · €€€€€
Cornas Reynard
From centenarian Cornas vines, Reynard is Thierry Allemand's cult cuvee. Zero-intervention old-vine Syrah with savage iron-mineral intensity and extraordinary ageing potential.
Rhone Valley · Thierry Allemand · €€€€€
Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
A cult grand cru white: flinty and reductive, with citrus, hazelnut, gunflint and a saline, endless finish.
Burgundy · Domaine Coche-Dury · €€€€€
Cote-Rotie La Landonne
The Cote Brune cuvee of Guigal's La La La trilogy. Pure Syrah from iron-rich soils delivers granite-and-iron intensity with 25-40 year cellaring potential.
Rhone Valley · E. Guigal · €€€€€
Dal Forno Romano Amarone della Valpolicella
A heavily concentrated, oak-driven Amarone: tiny yields, four-month drying, four years in small French oak. Layers of dried fruit, dark chocolate and iron. Built for multi-decade cellaring.
Valpolicella · Dal Forno Romano · €€€€€
Disznókő Eszencia
Disznókő Eszencia: the free-run juice of individually selected Aszú berries, produced only in exceptional vintages, with extraordinary sugar concentration.
Tokaj · Disznókő · €€€€€
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