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New Producer from the Médoc – The wines of Clos Manou
Driven by a passion for wine, Françoise and Stéphane Dief founded Clos Manou in their garage, producing their first vintage in 1998. Over the intervening 20 years, they focused on acquiring their ideal parcels of land and now farm 18 hectares. They vinify in a fully restored cellar in the village of Saint-Christoly de Médoc,… READ MORE
Welcome to mwines.com!
Announcing the newly designed mwines.com. We’ve reworked the site from top to bottom, introducing new features that we’re excited to share with you, including: Fully integrated search that allows you to find your wine with just a few keystrokes. In-depth and up-to-date information about the producers we represent. Easily accessible key points that provide a... READ MORE
To Our Beloved Wine Community
We hope you and your loved ones are healthy and well. Our industry has been dramatically shaken over the past few months, first by retaliatory tariffs and now by the critical measures to contain Coronavirus around the world. We share in the grief and sadness that others are feeling as we strive for normalcy during… READ MORE
Please Join Us in Opposing Wine Tariffs
If you work in the wine trade, or if you’re a consumer who enjoys drinking wines from every region of the world, please act now and let your voice be heard! What’s the issue? On October 18, the US administration began imposing 25% tariffs on the cost of certain European wines coming into the country…. READ MORE
Domaine D’Edouard – No Human Intervention, Only Surveillance
When Edouard Lepesme speaks of his wines, the lynchpins of his approach are responsibility, respect and tradition. After transitioning from the marketing sector of the wine industry in 2011, Lepesme immersed himself in the study of organic winemaking before purchasing Andre Donat’s Domaine Dessus Bon Boire in Vaux-Auxerre and establishing Domaine d’Edouard in 2014. Under… READ MORE
Hugh & Red Johnson Talk English Fizz (Your Royal Wedding Prep)
We had the pleasure of hosting–along with our friends at The Riddler in San Francisco–the best-selling wine writer Hugh Johnson and his son Red Johnson, founder of The British Bottle Company, for an afternoon tasting of English Sparkling Wine. We took some time before the event to sit down with Hugh and Red to gain… READ MORE
A Visit with Domaine du Séminaire
Last year, our team visited with Hervé Pouizin, owner and winemaker of Domaine du Séminaire in Valreas. Hervé is a fourth-generation vigneron and, along with his wife, Mathilde, has brought notoriety to their corner of the Rhone Valley for their estate bottlings. Enjoy this video tour from the sky and the ground, as we take… READ MORE
Savoie from the Sky–A Video Tour of Coteau de Cevins
Brice Omont oversees one of the most unique vineyards in the world–Coteau de Cevins in the Savoie. Located halfway between Moutier and Albertville (site of the 1992 Winter Olympics), this hillside site features a multi-soil profile that lends great complexity to the wines of Domaine des Ardoisieres. With a south/southeast exposure and a steepness of… READ MORE
Annabelle Sumeire Discusses Provence Wine History & Style
With the 2017 rosés hitting the market now, it seemed fitting to share a segment of a conversation we had with Annabelle Sumeire last Spring. Annabelle, who represents Famille Sumeire Vignerons en Provence, will be back stateside next month for the 2018 Martine’s Wines Grand Tasting: Le Tour de California on March 26th-27th in Los Angeles… READ MORE
Martine’s Wines Celebrates Five Years of New Ownership with New Additions, Expanded Offerings, and Grand Tasting
Fine wine importer and wholesaler Martine’s Wines celebrated its five-year anniversary under owners Gregory Castells and Kate Laughlin by announcing the creation of a California sales team and several notable additions to its portfolio as the company approaches its 40th year of business. Martine’s Wines was started in 1979 by legendary tastemaker Martine Saunier, who… READ MORE
