Alexandre Sirech -- 2019 ‘Les Deux Terroirs’ -- Vin de France we think Mencia-based wines from

we think Mencia-based wines from Galicia (Mencia’s home) are some of the most exciting and interesting wines in the world--and this is the wine that first got our attention

tobacco and violets

The 9 most common grapes in California winemaking comprise 93% of the plantings in the state

25 tons per acre

Don’t tell a Spaniard “Garnacha is the Spanish name for the Grenache grape

Alexandre Sirech -- 2019 ‘Les Deux Terroirs’ -- Vin de France we think Mencia-based wines fromAlexandre Sirech had worked at the beverage conglomerate Pernod Ricard when he started his own company, chateaunet. com, one of the first websites allowing direct purchases from wineries, in the late nineties. When he launched his own winery in 2007 he leaned on the connections he had made at wineries across France to source his grapes, eschewing owning vineyards himself. Contrary to the idea of appellations, his Les Deux Terroirs'' line blends wines