NV Albert Bichot, Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc Brut, Burgundy, FranceABOUT THIS WINE: Aged 90% in stainless steel tanks and 6 months in barrels for 10% of the cuve. Ageing on lees for 18 to 20 months. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER: Since 1350, the Bichot family has called Burgundy home. But, it was in 1831 that Bernard Bichot founded a merchant house bearing his name in Monthlie, a couple of kilometers south of Beaune. At the end of the 19th century, his grandson Albert Bichot took the family business into a new direction and

The additional ripeness this unlocks can show through with striking intensity

Hermann officially retired

Graziana Grassini

were made from fruit from Richard Shea's perennially superb Willamette Valley vineyard

even once open

The fruit is planted on free-draining

Noble rot is the environmental heritage of Château Guiraud

Each year it provides us with intense luscious fruit

a Proprietary white Bordeaux-style blend and a Late Harvest Sémillon from Sonoma County

With the help of enologist Graziana Grassini

an ancient village with a great wine-making tradition

The Yorkville Highlands AVA sits along the southwest corner of Mendocino county and is marked by the clash of maritime and continental climates