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Cabernet Sauvignon is the world’s most widely planted grape. Best known for its starring role in the great wines of California and Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon is a cross, likely spontaneous, between Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon blanc — a fortunate gift from the winemaking gods. Its potential for aging is unrivaled.

The January Issue of our Futures Program has just been released. Futures offers near wholesale pricing through advance orders. The deadline for the January Issue is Sunday, January 24.

In our search for expressions of terroir, we never tire of sampling local flavors. Oysters from Belon, chèvre from the Loire, butter from Isigny -- these foods represent their regions as much as any stony Chablis or rich Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

We've always found it hard to get too excited about New Year's celebrations -- but we'll take any excuse to gather family and friends for a fancy dinner. So we've put together a mixed case of four wines for a complete New Year's Feast. Whether you're celebrating the end of this year or the beginning of the next, this case…

We've put together four mixed cases of Champagne and sparkling wines for your New Year's celebration. Options start at $17.5/bot, mixed cases are discounted up to $99, and East Coast shipping is FREE. Order deadline for New Year's Eve delivery is Monday 12/28.

Each region in France has its own distinct identity. To drive across the country is to pass through a remarkable diversity of cuisines, traditions, accents, history, and, of course, wines. Each winegrowing region offers a different set of grapes and flavors, and we think there’s no better expression of a particular corner of France than its wines.

We’ve collected six mixed supply cases to help stock up for your holiday party, starting at $17/bot. We’ve included dozens of gift ideas, with discounts of 10-30% off, and free East Coast shipping. And finally, we’ve shared some of our favorite Wilcox Family holiday recipes.

Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays -- a celebration of family, feasting, and maybe some football. We’ve got lots of suggestions for wine on your Thanksgiving dinner table, in our nine mixed cases and November Notebook. But this year we’ll be adding another, more traditional beverage to our table: crisp, refreshing, Breton cider.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is the perfect cold weather wine. Made famous by French popes in the 14th century, and then again by Robert Parker in the 1980s, the area is rich with winemaking history. Today the appellation, which covers only about 12 square miles, produces some of the most sought after wine in the world.

We think white Burgundy is the purest expression of the Chardonnay grape. It drinks well on its own, and reaches magnificent heights with food; but prices often restrict white Burgundies to special occasions. We try hard to find examples that are priced to enjoy on a weeknight.

As the world’s climate warms, the world’s wines have warmed as well. With grapes able to ripen in ever more locations, an “international” style has emerged: very ripe fruit, soft tannins, new oak, and high alcohol. They’re the drugstore paperbacks of the wine world -- fast and easy, but not particularly distinctive or interesting.

With September weather finally in the air these days, we welcome the signs of autumn: yellow schoolbuses, wool sweaters, and the return of football. As cooler days turn to even chillier nights, our palates turn towards denser, more full-bodied reds, and white with some depth and roundness.