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From the Archives: The Apéro File
by Kermit Lynch, August 2002 Newsletter
By actions, not words, Richard Olney taught me the virtues of the daily apéro, which is French slang for an aperitif. My Webster’s defines aperitif as “an alcoholic beverage, especially wine, taken before meals to stimulate the appetite.” Taken? Well, that’s not why I “take” aperitifs…
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Wines In This Article
2022 Saumur Champigny “Clos de l’Échelier”
France | Loire
Fine, with bright acid, sleek silkiness, and great length, it is the most elegant of all of Thierry’s red wines.
2024 Bourgueil “Cuvée Alouettes”
France | Loire
Alouettes harkens to a different era: it’s pleasantly tannic and chalky, with sleek notes of licorice, cranberry, and prickly black pepper.
2023 Chinon “Les Grézeaux”
France | Loire
Les Grézeaux comes from the Baudry’s oldest vines, which yield a concentrated and silky rouge that is ready to drink today but will age beautifully.
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2024 Venezia Giulia Friulano “La Duline”
Italy | Friuli
A dry white with great touch and class, showcasing Friuli’s capacity to yield delicious wines that stimulate and satiate the palate, mind, and soul.
2024 Venezia Giulia Schioppettino
Italy | Friuli
It crackles over the palate with bright acidity, freshly milled black pepper, and enticing notes of tart berries and flowers.
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2025 Languedoc Rosé “Gris de Gris”Domaine de Fontsainte
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
$20.00
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2022 Pinot Blanc RéserveAlbert Boxler
France | Alsace
$49.00
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2024 Brouilly “Reverdon”Château Thivin
France | Beaujolais
$30.00
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2020 Chianti ClassicoVilla di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany
$35.00
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NV Champagne Rosé Extra Brut Grand CruNicolas Maillart
France | Champagne
$95.00
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2025 Languedoc Rosé “Gris de Gris”
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
A cold glass hits the spot every single time, bursting over the taste buds with bright citrus, wild strawberry, and a juicy finish that makes one’s mouth water in anticipation of the next sip.
2022 Pinot Blanc Réserve
France | Alsace
This Pinot Blanc is weightless, sultry, and lengthy as the day is long.
2024 Brouilly “Reverdon”
France | Beaujolais
This bottling is classic Brouilly, balanced and old-school, and showcases the beauty of Gamay.
2020 Chianti Classico
Italy | Tuscany
This beautiful rosso is brimming with notes of black cherries, blood orange, and earth; pour it alongside your favorite cut of meat, now or in twenty years.
NV Champagne Rosé Extra Brut Grand Cru
France | Champagne
This Bouzy-dominant blend of Pinot Noir with 2% still red and 1 gram of dosage is bright, expressive, incisive, and chalky.
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2022 Bourgogne Passetoutgrain Domaine Robert Chevillon
January Club Chevalier ~ If you look closely in cellars throughout Burgundy, you’ll notice many of...
$56.00
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2024 Chinon “Les Granges” Bernard Baudry
February Club Gourmand ~ Les Granges is the Baudry cuvée to drink in its youth, while the perfume o...
$27.00
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2023 Prosecco Treviso Sui Lieviti Gregoletto
February Club Gourmand ~ This brisk, fizzy, stony nectar has an undeniable gift for bestowing unpara...
$19.95
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2024 Langhe Nebbiolo Piero Benevelli
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$32.00
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2023 Vacqueyras Rouge “Doucinello” Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
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$42.00
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2024 Colline Savonesi Cruvin Punta Crena
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$38.00
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2024 Fleurie “Les Moriers” Domaine Chignard
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$30.00
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$38.00
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2023 Saint-Joseph RougeDomaine Jean-Claude Marsanne
The kind of Saint-Jo to dig into right away: smoky, layered, lush, and laced with violet, bay leaf, ...
$54.00
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2023 Santenay Blanc 1er Cru “Le Beaurepaire”Jean-Marc Vincent
From Santenay’s highest-altitude premier cru, this rare white is not to be missed. Enjoy this mast...
$170.00
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2024 Alpilles Rouge “Cinsault”Domaine Hauvette
Given its hue and zesty, mouthwatering nature, you might wonder if this “rouge” is more of a ros...
$58.00
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2023 Etna Rosso “Sciare Vive”Vigneti Vecchio
Hints of ripe cherry and tar soar from the glass, and the chewy mouthfeel is marked by an undeniable...
$36.00
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2023 Santenay Rouge 1er Cru “Les Gravières”Jean-Marc Vincent
This Gravières has loads of fruit, and it’s also got that unique Burgundy—and, more precisely, ...
$190.00
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2023 CahorsChâteau La Grave
La Grave is one of the rare Cahors to consist exclusively of the native Malbec. Without any Merlot t...
$18.00
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2021 Salina Rosso “Scampato”Vignedimare
Nino Caravaglio’s Scampato is a smoky and lifted rosso abounding with wild red fruit and mineralit...
$60.00
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2023 Saint-Joseph Rouge... Domaine Jean-Claud...
The kind of Saint-Jo to dig into right away: smoky, layered,...
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2023 Santenay Blanc 1er ... Jean-Marc Vincent
From Santenay’s highest-altitude premier cru, this rare wh...
$170.00 Discount Eligible
2024 Alpilles Rouge “C... Domaine Hauvette
Given its hue and zesty, mouthwatering nature, you might won...
$58.00 Discount Eligible
2023 Etna Rosso “Sciar... Vigneti Vecchio
Hints of ripe cherry and tar soar from the glass, and the ch...
$36.00 Discount Eligible
2023 Santenay Rouge 1er ... Jean-Marc Vincent
This Gravières has loads of fruit, and it’s also got that...
$190.00 Discount Eligible
2023 Cahors Château La Grave
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$18.00 Discount Eligible