Goldback Wines launched in 2016 and is based in Ashland in the Rogue Valley of southern Oregon. Winemaker Andy Myer brings over 12 years of winemaking experience to this endeavor, having worked 14 vintages in a variety of wine regionsacross the globe...

Domaine des Baumard’s Quarts de Chaume is renowned the world over as the greatest example of this small, 110 acre vineyard (of which Baumard owns 15), since 2011 recognized as the first official “Grand Cru” of the Loire Valley. The...

Domaine Pinon is a 22-hectare family estate in the Loire Valley situated within the commune of  Vouvray. The viticulture and winemaking are managed by Ingrid and Damien Pinon, a dynamic husband and wife team who took over from Damien’s father...

100% Chenin Blanc This somewhat under-the-radar appellation features Sauvignon’s softer-spoken cousin, Chenin Blanc. More subtle in its fruit expression, it shares the zingy minerality. Chenin is of course a champion of off-dry and sweet wines, but...

TerroirThe terroir is the result of all the factors in the vineyard's ecosystem: the soil, the subsoil, the climate, the topography and the wine grower. The Loire vineyards have developed with the diversity that is specific to its varied mixture of soils...

100 % Chenin Blanc                                          Almost ethereally light.  The beeswax note so common from Chenin is at the...

At this beautiful little organic domaine in Vouvray, all the wines are made from 100% Chenin Blanc but vary in degrees of sweetness depending on where the grapes are harvested from. Planted in the sandy clay soils over tuffeau (that magical chalky soil...

  One of the oldest and most celebrated domaines in Savennières, Chateau d’Épiré is rich in history. Savennières is situated just southwest of Angers, on the north bank of the Loire River. Vines have been cultivated...

Baumard’s Savennières are enthralling. The piercing minerality offset by a deep ripeness, the distinct flavors of stone fruits, spices and honeyed notes. The fabulous pleasure they offer when young, and their ability to age seemingly...

GRAPES: Old vines (60 years old) from Chenin (Pineau de Loire) 100% from clonal selection TERROIR Lower, middle and upper turonian clay VITICULTURE Soils worked; no chemical fertilizers; The different plots allow a variety of levels of maturity depending...