Grilled sausages, roast chicken, lamb kebabs, ratatouille, lentils, mushroom tartine

Red cherry, raspberry, plum, wild herbs, earth, spice, stony minerality, fine tannins

Varietal

Grenache Noir, Mourvèdre

Vintage:

• 2024

ABV:

• 13.5%

Funky Scale:

Mostly Classic

Style:

Region: ,

Grilled steak, lamb chops, mushroom ragù, roasted root vegetables, aged cheddar, braised short ribs

Black cherry, cassis, plum, cedar, earth, cocoa, dried herbs, polished tannins

Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon

Vintage:

• 2021

ABV:

• 13.4%

Funky Scale:

Classic

Style:

Region: ,

Grilled chicken, burgers, ratatouille, lentil salad, charcuterie, roasted vegetables

Red cherry, raspberry, plum, wild herbs, earth, limestone minerality, soft tannins

Varietal:

Grenache, Carignan

Vintage:

• 2024

ABV:

• 12.5%

Funky Scale:

Mostly Classic

Style:

Region: Languedoc, France

With 15 hectares of organically farmed vineyards (yes, that’s right — zero shortcuts, just sunshine, soil, and a lot of care), they bottle up the purest expression of the Languedoc spirit. This isn’t just a family-run estate — it’s a full-blown labor of love, turning out around 250,000 bottles a year, split between their Domaine line (the heart and soul) and their négociant wines (their creative, free-spirited side hustle).

What you’ll taste? Sunshine. Effort. Joy. Maybe even a little rebellion. These wines are for people who like their stories real, their land respected, and their glasses never empty.

From our friends in Nizas, with love — and a lot of really, really good wine.

Fried chicken with a gochujang glaze, falafel with yogurt, and mushroom tacos with citrus and crema

Cranberry, strawberry, crushed violets, savory herbs and pink peppercorn. Overall light, in terms of body, tannins, and alcohol, with a lifted acidity and clean, zippy finish

Varietal:

Gamay

Vintage:

• 2022

ABV:

• 12.5%

Funky Scale:

Classic

Style:

Region: Beaujolais, France

Clotaire Michal has wine in his veins. From his early days swirling glasses as a sommelier in top spots across France and the UK, to a five-year deep-dive under legendary winemakers like Christophe Peyrus and the iconic Thierry Allemand in the Rhône, Clotaire didn’t just learn winemaking — he lived it. In 2013, he and his wife Yuka (who officially joined the Domaine in 2018) took a leap of faith and built something rare: a soulful, old-vine haven in Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne, where pink granite and 100-year-old Gamay vines tell a story you can taste in every glass. No chemicals, no shortcuts, no trendy “glouglou” vibes here.