Wine Knowledge. A Gift Guide

Vintage: NV
Region: Vringy, Champagne, France
Viticulture: Organic and Biodynamic
Grape varieties: Meunier, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay

Champagne Lelarge-Pugeot Tradition NV features a Meunier-dominant blend to highlight the power and finesse of the overlooked grape.

Song: Dream Thing by Angel Olsen

La Champagne, Le Champagne & Les Champenois – A Handmade Book to Celebrate Handcrafted Champagne

Do you enjoy a glass of champagne? Have you ever wondered how it is made? This handwritten & illustrated book covers all things Champagne from its unique soils, grape growing, production processes to food pairing ideas. Each page explores a wide range of topics presented to you by actual Champagne producers & experts as special guests. Limited edition of 1000 copies & each copy is hand-numbered.

Vintage: NV
Region: Arbois, Jura, France
Viticulture: Organic
Grape varieties: Chardonnay and Savagnin

Didier Grappe Clash Jura Brut is a natural sparkling wine with a clean, ripe bouquet, with orchard fruit alongside crushed stone and bright, lemony acidity.

Song: The Guns of Brixton by The Clash

Blood of Gods #6 is all original artwork from comic book artists, tattoo artists, and designers such as Mark Rudolph, Jorge Corona, Scott Flanders, Pam Wishbow, and many more. Features with Charles Smith, Ovum Wines, a ‘Heavy Metal + Wine Tattoo Flash Sheet,’ and more! Including musicians: Greg Anderson (Sun 0))), Southern Lord Records), and Trauma Bond with contributions from Chefs/James Beard regulars Chris Duffy and Mike Easton, Master Of Wine Bree Stock, along with June Rodil plus a legion of other Master Somms… and, you know what… Just buy this thing already!

Vintage: 2018
Region: Samos, Greece
Viticulture: Organic and Biodynamic
Grape varieties: Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains

Sous le Vegetal Hupnos Samos is made from organic and biodynamic Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. A pale yellow natural white wine that has fresh tropical and citrus fruit flavors, medium tannins, floral notes, and is dry on the palate with minerality! 50% of the harvest sees a 40-day maceration, and the other 50% is direct press. Spontaneous fermentation in barrels and stainless steel with indigenous yeasts. No filtering, fining, or sulfur additions.

Song: Another Love Song by Queens of the Stone Age

A MUST-HAVE VOLUME FOR ALL WINE LOVERS

Written by renowned orange wine expert and award-winning writer Simon J. Woolf, Amber Revolution is the world’s first book to tell the full, forgotten story of this ancient wine (white wine made like a red wine) and its modern struggle to gain acceptance. It is a tale of lost identity, the fight for survival, and pioneering winemakers from the Caucasus to the Adriatic.

White grapes are left in contact with their skins for days, weeks or months during fermentation, creating stunning complexity, unusual aromas, and intense flavors. The extended skin contact gives these wines bold amber, russet, or orange tints. The technique is ancient, but the hype is new and fast-growing.

This book includes profiles of 180 of the best producers from 20 countries worldwide and is crammed full of all the information you need to find the best orange wines worldwide together with tips for how to buy, enjoy, food-match, and age them.

Vintage: NV
Region: Lombardy, Italy
Viticulture: Organic and Biodynamic
Grape varieties: Groppello, Barbera, Sangiovese, and Marzemino

Natty Bombo Pét-Nat Rosé is bright bubblegum pink in the glass, with a gentle but fine effervescence. Complex with peach, citrus, and floral notes.

Song: Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd

You Had Me at Pet-Nat by Rachel Signer is a natural wine-soaked memoir about finding your passion—and falling in love. A must-have book on natural wine!

Vintage: 2017
Region: Sierra Foothills, California
Viticulture: Organic
Grape varieties: 100% Pinot Noir

Clos Saron Home Vineyard Pinot Noir is the flagship wine from Gideon and Saron. Holding back this Pinot Noir for a few years allows it to develop naturally.

Song: Thou Swell by Hampton Hawes

Three years ago, Feiring answered a dare to try her hand at natural winemaking. In Naked Wine, she details her adventure — sometimes calm, sometimes wild, always revealing — and peers into the nooks and crannies of today’s exciting, new (but centuries-old) world of natural wine.