Many years back at Esprit du Vin, Keith and I had a short discussion about whether or not we should sell the unique pink wine of Lopez de...

"If the 2017 vintage in Burgundy has a defect, it's that the wines can be rather facile and immediate; but that is emphatically not the...

From my first taste of these wines, it was obvious they were something special. Their energy and purity are astounding. I remember an...

One could argue that there are world-renowned crus in the Loire Valley, but aside from a few notable exceptions, the region isn't really...

There are more than a few famous crus in Barolo, but no single site is more famous than Cannubi. Situated in the heart of Barolo, facing...

For those in the know, Coudert's Clos de la Roilette is an easy perennial buy. We at Craft and Cru certainly take as much as we can get....

... a customer recently mentioned that our still having a few extraordinary wines was "criminal", and we couldn't have agreed more, so...

I will be the first to point out that the entire world of wine is worth exploring, but I'll also be quick to return to Burgundy, and I'll...

It's twentytwentycru y'all! Eeesh... I hope you didn't enjoy that as much as I did. In any case, I want to be clear: I'm looking forward...

In 2005 Dominique embarked on a rare journey in Champagne, focusing exclusively on the production of single-vineyard, single-variety,...

Jo Landron: a great winemaker, one of the finest mustaches in the universe, a friendly, insightful, intellectual fellow, a farmer at...

Above we see a nice aerial shot from just behind the winery of Fratelli Alessandria. We're looking pretty much due south, and if you were...

Year in and year out, Champagne Jean Vesselle comes oft and warmly recommended at Craft and Cru. We focus on Champagne producers who grow...

I have to imagine that Black Friday sales typically feature items that are available in great, or at least decent, quantity. We don't...

Here is a dense Cabernet Franc, almost reminiscent of fine Pomerol, but less oaky than those wines. It is way up there (in price) for...

It's not just because there's a handsome fowl on the label. This wine is also a paragon of versatility: juicy, fresh, supple, low in...

JUST KIDDING! But how many emails have you received from merchants who will purportedly make Thanksgiving easy? Are they gonna show up,...

"Vincent Couche is part of the upwelling of talent (and awakening to terroir) taking place in the extreme South of Champagne, and like a...

There's still time to sign up for our virtual Bordeaux tasting this coming Sunday, November 14, at 3pm. Rachel Hubert will join us to...

From the winery: “Fan de Lune” means ‘child of the moon’ in local patois and is used to express surprise. The wine was named in...