Vin de France
Vin de France
Château du Cèdre 2023 Marcel Malbec
French Red
$22.99
Ripe raspberry and plum lead a soft, easygoing expression, with fresh fruit kept lively by a gently rounded structure. Light to medium-bodied and uncomplicated, the palate is smooth, generous and immediately approachable. A slight chill brings out its freshness, making it an easy match for charcuterie, burgers, pizza or simple grilled meats.
Chant Des Sirenes 2025 Gris De Sauvignon Rose
French Rosé
$33.99
Red berries, citrus and gentle spice form a bright, aromatic nose. The palate is crisp and intense, with clean minerality bringing definition to the fresh fruit and a lively, dry finish. Its combination of delicacy and energy works equally well as an aperitif or alongside shellfish, Mediterranean salads, baked fish, Thai curry or tagine.
Saget La Perrière 2022 La Petite Perrière Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$23.99
Ripe yellow fruit and exotic fruit appear in the aroma, while the palate is intensely mineral, linear and persistent. Sauvignon Blanc is harvested at dawn to help preserve freshness. Traditional temperature-controlled fermentation is used, and oak ageing is avoided to preserve the fruit aromas. This dry white comes from the Loire and is classified as Vin de France.
Ferraton Père & Fils 2021 La Tournée Blanc
French White
$23.99
Bright pale yellow colour with green highlights introduces citrus and grapefruit. The palate is broad and fruity, with ripe fruit, fresh acidity and persistent flavour. Vermentino and Viognier grow on clay-limestone slopes in Languedoc. The grapes are harvested at night and directly pressed without maceration. The separate wines rest on fine lees; after blending, the wine ages in tank on fine lees.
Paul Mas 2024 RosOrange Vin de France
French Rosé
$25.99
Candied citrus, orange peel and quince accompany an amber hue. The palate has a pearly texture, subtle tannins and fresh fruit. Cinsault, Grenache Noir, Grenache Gris, Macabeo and Vermentino bring rosé and orange-wine elements into the same blend. Part of the fruit is directly pressed, while another portion receives six to eight days of skin contact. The wine is organic and classified as Vin de France.
Gérard Bertrand 2023 Le Chouchou
French Red
$27.99
Ruby colour and ripe red fruit meet floral notes, strawberry, cherry and a touch of spice. The texture is silky, with soft, integrated tannins. It is a light red wine. Grapes are harvested early in the morning. Maceration lasts three to five days, fermentation finishes at twenty degrees Celsius, and ageing takes place for three months in tank.
Domaine La Tour Boisée 2019 Cab et Léon
French Red
$28.99
Ripe black fruit, fresh plum, black cherry and blackberry appear alongside a dried-hay note. The wine has a fruity, crunchy attack, followed by a supple, ample palate and tannins. Cabernet Franc accounts for seventy percent of the blend, with Cabernet Sauvignon making up the remainder. Grapes are destemmed without crushing, fermented separately under cap, and matured for twelve months in tank.
Domaine Lafage 2023 Novellum Chardonnay
French White
$28.99
Pale gold in colour, with a clean, fruity nose and hints of grape. Orchard fruit and green plum sit with crushed stone, smoky mineral accents and integrated toast. The palate is warm, round, fruity and tangy, with ripeness and freshness. Savoury grilled herbs remain through the finish, while the overall profile is lively and refreshing.
Domaine Ménard-Gaborit 2020 Ex Nihilo
French White
$31.99
Melon de Bourgogne and Folle Blanche are among four varieties in the blend. Citrus flavours, minerality and taut acidity give the wine a lively, tight profile. Sauvignon also appears in the cuvée’s established composition. This dry white is classified as Vin de France, comes from the Nantes vineyard area in Loire-Atlantique and carries twelve percent alcohol. The profile also includes fresh fruit and aromatic richness.
François Lurton 2022 Les Fumées Blanches Orange Sauvignon Blanc
French White
$32.99
Stone fruit, tangerine and floral aromas define this skin-contact Sauvignon Blanc. The palate has soft, layered texture and delicate flavour, with elevated acidity and a crisp, harmonious finish. The wine is dry, organic and carries 12.5 percent alcohol. It is made in France and bottled with a natural cork. The release is classified as Vin de France and remains a still white wine.
Domaine de Marcoux NV Raisin de Loup Rouge
French Red
$33.99
Red grapes from two plots on the right bank of the Rhône grow in alluvial and silty soils. Grenache, Syrah and Caladoc are harvested by hand, sorted, destemmed and crushed. Fermentation begins with native yeasts, with daily pump-overs, and maturation takes place in concrete. The vineyard is certified organic by ECOCERT, and the wine is bottled without fining, filtration or added sulphur.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2016 Le Telquel
French Red
$33.99
Fruit, perfume and medium body define this Loire red. Le Telquel is identified as Gamay Noir. Fermentation takes place in large open-top foudre, followed by pressing into neutral barrels and six months of maturation before bottling. No sulphur is added to this cuvée. The wine comes from the Loire Valley and carries the Vin de France designation.
Cuatro Manos 2021 Le P’tit Nouveau
French Red
$34.99
Red fruit and a grenadine-like character appear in a fresh, light profile. Grolleau and Gamay form the blend, and alcohol is listed at eleven percent. Green-pepper berry aromas and earthy mineral tones are also present; the style is light and ethereal. This natural red comes from Berrie in the Loire Valley and is classified as Vin de France.
Domaine Res Fortes 2022 Merlot Madness
French Red
$34.99
Cranberry, raspberry, red cherry and currant appear in a fresh-fruited red made entirely from Merlot. The vines are forty to sixty years old, planted on schist on a south-facing slope without irrigation. Grapes were harvested on October first, destemmed and fermented whole with twice-daily pump-overs. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation in stainless steel and remained in tank until bottling.
Laurent Cazottes 2021 Rackham
French Red
$34.99
Wild berries and cherry meet a fresh, fine profile. Old-vine Jurançon Noir, also called Folle Noire, grows on limestone and clay. The grapes were harvested by hand, then macerated for twenty-four hours in concrete. Fermentation and élevage took place in concrete. Free-run and press juices were kept separate and blended before bottling, with very little sulphur dioxide added.
Domaine de l’Ecu 2020 Nobis Syrah
French Red
$34.99
Juicy fruit and pepper spice define a supple red profile. The Syrah comes from organically and biodynamically farmed Southern Rhône plots planted approximately twenty-five to thirty years ago. The grapes were harvested by hand and destemmed. Fermentation lasted ten days with indigenous yeasts, followed by pneumatic pressing and ten months in stainless steel. The wine was bottled without filtration or clarification at fourteen and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine de l’Ecu 2019 Muse Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé
French Rosé
$35.99
Cabernet Sauvignon is harvested entirely by hand and pressed directly. Indigenous yeasts carry fermentation, and the wine is raised in concrete tanks. Lemon and grapefruit join fresh, crisp fruit and saline notes. The dry rosé is refreshing at eleven and a half percent alcohol. Organic farming has been used since the mid-nineteen-seventies, with Demeter certification since the late nineteen-nineties.
Clos du Tue-Boeuf 2018 Vin Rouge Gamay
French Red
$36.99
Light, fresh and fruit-driven, this Gamay offers red-fruit character with firm acidity, mineral detail and gently spreading tannins. It was raised for four to six months in truncated oak vats. Made from purchased grapes, it is classified as Vin de France and works well as an aperitif or with Camembert toast, poultry liver or potato gratin.
Vignerons d’Aghione Aria di Casanova Blanc Extra Brut
French Sparkling
$37.99
Vermentinu from sandy vineyards near the sea is harvested early. This extra-brut sparkling white combines elements of the ancestral and closed-tank Charmat methods. Fine, sustained bubbles accompany mineral, floral, citrus and candied-fruit notes. The palate is fresh and airy, with a citrus finish. It can be served as an aperitif or alongside oysters, seafood pasta, salmon canapés or strawberries.
Le Raisin et l’Ange 2019 Nedjma Blanc
French White
$37.99
Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache Blanc and Chardonnay form this Ardèche white. One third of the fruit remains as whole clusters on skins for ten days in stainless steel, while the other two thirds are directly pressed. It is made without added sulphur. The cuvée’s name means “star” in Arabic, a deliberate reference chosen by the producer in response to exclusionary attitudes toward immigrants in Europe.
Sébastien Morin 2020 Arcane
French Red
$39.99
Deep fruit and fine tannins shape the profile. Gamay comes from old vines on sandy granitic soils near the cellar in Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières. Seventy percent of the fruit is destemmed and layered with whole bunches for fermentation. The vineyard is farmed organically without certification. Fermentation is spontaneous, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, with no additives.
Julien Pineau 2021 Parce Que
French Red
$39.99
Black cherry, cassis, nuts and cassis-jam character are present. Tannins are also present, with astringency in the finish. Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Cabernet Sauvignon are macerated separately before fermentation and maturation. The organically farmed fruit comes from several French growers. Sulphur totals fifteen milligrams per litre, alcohol is thirteen percent, and the wine is classified as a French red.
Gérard Bertrand Esprit de Côtes des Roses Brut Rosé
French Sparkling
$41.99
Chardonnay accounts for fifty-five percent of the blend, Pinot Noir thirty percent and Grenache fifteen percent. Fine mousse accompanies lime and chalk aromas, while the palate is clean and soft. Red berries and white flower petals are also present, and the finish is long and refreshing. The cuvée includes reserve wine, completes its second fermentation in bottle and spends time ageing on the lees.
Pierre-Olivier Bonhomme 2019 Vercheny Rouge
French Red
$41.99
The release is made entirely from Pinot Noir grown in the Cheverny area on clay-and-sand soils. The clay is associated with concentration and depth, while the sandy ground is associated with fruit character. The harvest yielded thirty-five hectolitres per hectare. Because the blend contains no Gamay, the wine is presented as Vin de France rather than under the Cheverny appellation.
Noëlla Morantin 2018 Mon Cher
French Red
$41.99
Gamay from the Loire Valley forms this natural red wine. The grower’s parcels were already farmed organically when she began working them. After training in viticulture and oenology, she worked alongside natural-wine producers in the Loire and Burgundy before making her first vintage. She later became the owner of the vineyards and retained one hectare planted to Gamay.
Domaine Duseigneur 2022 Yamakasi Rouge
French Red
$41.99
Red fruit and herbs appear in a fresh, lively profile with supple tannins. Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault form the blend. Indigenous yeasts drive natural fermentation, and no sulphites are added. The wine is certified organic and made under France’s Vin Méthode Nature framework, with minimal cellar intervention. The finished wine is dry and carries thirteen and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine Cazottes 2021 Champêtre Blanc
French White
$41.99
Fresh apple and pear accompany a lively profile with slight roundness and no residual sugar. Mauzac Blanc comes from organic vines on clay-limestone slopes near Cahuzac-sur-Vère. Whole clusters are pressed into tank for a cool overnight settling, then racked to tank for fermentation and maturation. The wine is lightly filtered before bottling with a judicious addition of sulphur dioxide. The vineyards receive biodynamic treatments.
Les Vins Contés 2020 Pow Blop Wizz Pétillant Rosé
French Sparkling
$41.99
Two days of skin contact in stainless steel precede fifteen days of fermentation. The wine is bottled while sugar and yeast remain, then finished without filtration, fining or added sulphur. Grenadine, cherry and wild-strawberry notes accompany soft bubbles and fresh acidity. The colour recalls acerola, while the finish carries a juicy, fruit-driven character. Alcohol is 11%.
Domaine Duseigneur 2023 Sakura
French Red
$42.99
Deep purple colour introduces black and red fruit, cherry, pepper, sweet spice, floral and herbal notes. The palate is round, velvety and fruit-forward, with a fresh, juicy character. A lightly bitter finish carries vegetal and dark-fruit nuances. This Vin de France red was produced as a low-sulphur natural wine and carries organic and biodynamic classifications.
Peltier-Ravineau 2025 Balle dans le Pied Rouge
French Red
$42.99
Gamay and Côt make this Vin de France red from the Loire Valley. After two years focused on farming, the growers began bottling their own wines from their project in Valaire. Their domaine covers five hectares, while some cuvées also use purchased fruit. Cellar vessels include fibreglass, old barrels and truncated wooden tanks, and pressing is handled with a vintage Vaslin press.