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French "Glou-glou" Wines: Explorer Club (July 2022)
"What is 'glou-glou'??" Simply put, the phrase “glou-glou” is meant to evoke the sound of liquid (in this case, wine) pouring rapidly out of a container, or down your throat. Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2021 La Croix Gratiot | "Les Raisins d'Abord" | Languedoc-Roussillon, France Situated between Bassin de Thau and hills of pines, the vineyard of La Croix Gratiot... -
Forests and Slopes, Germany and France: Explorer Club (June 2022)
Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2019 Weingut Ziereisen | "Heugumberger" Gutedel (Chasselas) | Baden, Germany Stony, lissome and light, with the faintest hint of astringency in the tail, it slides down the throat as easily a hot knife slices through butter. The Markgräferland is, together with the Bodensee, the southernmost part of Baden. The soils here are predominantly limestone, which is... -
Stamp Your Wine Passport: Explorer Club (Feb 2022)
Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2017 MAS GRAND PLAGNIOL | "TRADITION" | COSTIERES DE NIMES, LANGUEDOC, FRANCE From the Importer: "I first met Cyril Marès when he was a teenager, and his father Roger was still in charge of the estate and presiding over the appellation. He took over in 1998, married the girl next door (Nathalie Blanc of Mas Carlot...

