Musings
From the Importer’s Desk
Reflections on wine, producers, and the quiet details of bringing great bottles across the ocean.
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Loire Valley Chenin
The grape that started everything, and keeps finding me.
Bretton James — April 20, 2026
Two of the best wines I've had all year are Loire Valley Chenin Blanc. That shouldn't surprise me. This grape started it all.
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Under Pressure
Why champagne might be the purest wine you’ll ever drink
Bretton James — April 4, 2026
On the science of CO₂ preservation, the natural wine debate in Champagne, and four producers — from a paleontologist’s son in the Marne to a Grand Cru rebel in Ay — who prove that the world’s most celebrated sparkling wine can also be its most honest.