The Journal
Harvest 2026 at Roc Meynard: Record Sun and a Hand-Harvest for the Old Vines
Notes from winemaker Esther Hermouet, Vignobles Hermouet Yields: In line with the national trend, our yields are lower than usual this year, but still satisfactory. There are three significant factors: the age of the vines, sun exposure, and soil type. Our swelling...
Rosé: She’s a Total Snack… and we have a few snack suggestions for her!
A happy hour with a bowl of peanuts and a beer is classic, but we think people want more interesting options both at home and at their favorite watering hole. We are not alone in this thought. The numbers are pretty clear: Americans are ready for Apéro (the French...
Harvest 2026 at Roc Meynard: A Lucky Break Through Heat Waves and a Fire Scare
Notes from winemaker Esther Hermouet, Vignobles Hermouet Summer: It's been extremely warm and dry, with six consecutive heat waves, well above 104°F for many days. Fortunately, we got some quick but useful rain through August, 40mm over the month in total. Combined...
Peter Gönc: The Restless Winemaker of Štajerska
Peter Gönc never sat in a formal enology class. He grew up in his family's cellar near Ptuj, in northeast Slovenia, left it for a while to explore and learn from other regions and winemakers, and came back to Štajerska and got to work. Peter is a winemaker that works...
Numa Cornut: The Burgundy Outsider Who Grew Up Inside Wine
"I don't want to be a Burgundy guy like all of them." That is close to the first thing Numa Cornut will tell you, and he comes by it honestly. He raced motocross as a boy, and where the other riders all took the same line through the track, he went off it to find his...
Mom’s Been Running This Thing the Whole Time. Open Something Worthy of Her This Mother’s Day.
One day a year. For someone who has been managing, anticipating, and quietly fixing things that no one else noticed were broken. The least we can do is open something that took the same level of care to produce. Here are 3 bottles worth featuring — and worth talking...