Domaine Adrien Berlioz Vin des Allobroges Blanc La Pepie 2023 douro and the smell of a

and the smell of a flower garden on the first warm day of spring

there are some vintages like this one where it stands out just a little further from the crowd

The palate is medium bodied and powerfully fresh

with fruit close behind: lemon and peach

liter-sized bottle of bright red fruity wine

Domaine Adrien Berlioz Vin des Allobroges Blanc La Pepie 2023 douro and the smell of aAdrien Berlioz is among a small group of talented winemakers redefining wine from Savoie. As recently as the 1990s, growers in Savoie wanted only Jacquerre and Gamay made as cheaply as possible to serve at the local ski resorts. Never mind the potential of the steeper, smaller vineyards planted before the age of tractors. When Adrien Berlioz began making wine in 2006, there simply was no such thing as fine wine from Savoie. Now there is, because