France

From the famous Rhone winemaker Chapoutier comes this organic-grapes wine from Roussillon. Grenache, Carignan, and touches of a couple other grapes make this powerful with blackberry, herb, black cherry and coffee flavors.

Cahors is southeast of Bordeaux in land-locked France, and this is the home of Malbec, which is called cot here ("co"). It is more tannic and earthy than Argentine Malbec with briary berry flavors and lots of tobacco/tea notes. Try the original.

Vacqueyras is in the southern Rhone Valley - this one is 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, and unoaked. What I like about this wine: you really taste the wild, gamy side of the Syrah - a beautiful savage. On the delicate side with ripe Grenache fruit, medium-bo

This is an approachable Bordeaux of 50% Cabernet and 50% Merlot. It has a fruity aroma and soft texture with blackberry-mulberry flavors and a touch of something meaty, like country pâté. Medium-plus-body and medium tannins makes this sippable or try it w

A fantastic price on an organic-grape wine from Bordeaux! 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and no oak aging leaves this wine with a lovely fruity/earthy balance. Coffee-cherry-tobacco aromas and flavors lead to a briary tobacco finis