June Newsletter Now Available Online
The June newsletter is now available! Download the PDF by clicking here. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… Pre-Arrival Red Burgundy by Dixon Brooke I think the time is ripe to revisit the annals...
View ArticleAugust Newsletter Now Available Online
The August newsletter is now available! Download the PDF by clicking here. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… PRE-ARRIVAL OFFER: 2007 DOMAINE ENTE I want good homes for these wines. They are for...
View ArticleColin Family White Burgs Scream “Drink Me”
The 2008s from Bruno Colin and his father Michel of Colin-Deléger were recently offered at pre-arrival prices. Sample bottles for our staff tasting arrived mid-May. We found the 2008s to be beautifully...
View ArticleOff To France
Vacation time can means different things for employees of KLWM. So far this year we’ve headed to Hawaii, Vermont, Zion National Park, and a few have taken the relaxing “stay-cation,” choosing just to...
View ArticleTerroir You Can See
In early August, I paid a visit to vigneron Laurent Martelet of Domaine Comtesse Bernard de Cherisey in his enchanting corner of Burgundy, the Hameau de Blagny. My visit was well-timed because in the...
View ArticleInto the Eye of the Strike: Arrivée
Sunday, October 24 My flight arrived on time in Paris. Sailed through passport control and customs without much fanfare. Jumped in a cab and told my cabbie I was glad he wasn’t on strike. “Il faut...
View ArticleVarsity Quaffing
As winter slowly winds down, the days become longer, springtime vegetables start to appear in the market, and my taste buds turn away from big, hearty wines in favor of the easily devoured quaffer....
View ArticleThe Bourgogne Sessions
In 2006, Kermit sat down with photographer Dean Berdusis and sommelier Justin Leone to chat about Burgundy. Dean recently posted the interview and passed it on to us. We hope you enjoy the video. Click...
View ArticleSeptember Newsletter: Consider the Glass, 2011 Maume P-A, New Quintarelli,...
The September newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… 2012 BEAUJOLAIS LIMITED QUANTITY ALERT by Katya Karagadayeva Despite the challenges...
View ArticleSeptember Newsletter: Premier Cru Burgundies, Rhône Wines, Northern Italy
The September Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… PREMIER CRU BURGUNDIES by Anthony Lynch 2013 SANTENAY ROUGE 1ER CRU “LE BEAUREPAIRE”...
View ArticleDecember Newsletter: Values of the Month, White Burgundy
The December Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… VALUES OF THE MONTH selected by kermit lynch by Dixon Brooke We’ve got two Kermit...
View ArticleFebruary Newsletter: An Abundance of New Arrivals from Italy, White Burgundy,...
The February Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… ITALIA > by Dixon Brooke As I hope you’ve noticed, we have invested a lot of energy...
View ArticleMarch Newsletter: 2014 Vieux Télégraphe, Côte d’Or, Alsace—Beyond Riesling
The March Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… PRE-ARRIVAL OFFER 2014 VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE > by Dixon Brooke A meaningful number of the...
View ArticleLa Famille Montanet
by Chris Santini The first of many words to come to mind when I think of the Montanets and their wines is unpretentious. In an era of unfortunate and rampant “luxurization” of Burgundy, here is a...
View ArticleApril Newsletter: Spring Pop-Up, New Arrivals from Angéline Templier & Daniel...
The April Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… SPRING POP-UP with DANIEL BRUNIER OF VIEUX TÉLÉGRAPHE and ANGÉLINE TEMPLIER OF J....
View ArticleSaint-Aubins from Domaine Larue
SAINT-AUBIN by Kermit Lynch Long-timers might remember how from the start I looked in all the nooks and crannies for bargain white Burgundies. I needed them for myself and for some of you. The Montagny...
View ArticleMay Newsletter: Transcendent de Villaine, Quintarelli New Arrivals, & Top...
The May Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… A. & P. DE VILLAINE CÔTE CHALONNAISE TRANSCENDence by Dixon Brooke 2014 BOUZERON >...
View ArticleJune Newsletter: 2015 Rosés, Premier Cru Burgundy, & Juicy Italian Values
The June Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… HERE THEY COME THE 2015 ROSÉS > by Julia Issleib Along with fresh strawberries and...
View ArticleFebruary Newsletter: Verdicchio at its Finest, 2015 Colin Pre-Arrival,...
The February Newsletter is now available. Click here to download the pdf. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… WHITE BEFORE RED DOMAINE DE LA CADETTE by Emily Spillmann “Pleasure in the job puts...
View ArticleHumble Wines
by Dustin Soiseth Last fall, a few days before a big portfolio tasting, my colleagues and I got together to go over the featured wines and decide who would pour what. There were some big names in the...
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