France

Champagne, Southern Rhône, and Provence

Our growers

France is where it all began. Our first wine was Le Brun de Neuville's 'Côte Blanche,' a fitting start given the company itself was born over a glass of Meursault. From the chalk of Champagne to the sun-drenched hills of Provence, our French portfolio stays close to the family growers who work these small plots by hand, wines chosen because we love them, not because they fill a gap on a list.

The families

Producer profiles

The people behind the labels. Each works their own land and makes wine on their own terms, these are the growers we import.

Le Brun de Neuville

Côte de Sézanne, Champagne

Founded 1963

Le Brun de Neuville is a grower Champagne house tucked away in the Côte de Sézanne, in the southern part of Champagne. Founded in 1963 and now run by a cooperative of passionate grower families, it's all about crafting elegant, expressive Champagnes, mostly from Chardonnay, which thrives in the chalky soils of the region.

The winemaking team, led by Chef de Caves Christophe Pitois, takes a thoughtful, hands-on approach, blending tradition with precision. Their Champagnes are known for their finesse, freshness, and long ageing on lees, giving them lovely depth and texture. It's a real community effort, with the growers deeply connected to their land, and every bottle tells the story of this often overlooked corner of Champagne. Le Brun de Neuville might be under the radar, but the wines punch well above their weight, refined, generous, and full of character.

Cave la Romaine

Vaison-la-Romaine, Provence

Cooperative since 1924

Nestled in the heart of Provence, Cave la Romaine is a historic cooperative founded in 1924, uniting around 180 passionate winegrowers across over 1,400 hectares, from Vaison-la-Romaine to the rolling hills of the Drôme Provençale. This diverse tapestry of terroirs, from pebble-rich clay soils to sandy hillsides beneath the Mistral wind, gives rise to beautifully expressive Côtes du Rhône wines, including IGP Méditerranée, AOP Ventoux, Côtes du Rhône Villages, and even Cru Gigondas.

Inside their spacious, light-filled cellar, their team crafts these wines with meticulous attention and local expertise. More than a winery, it's a vibrant community: visitors are welcomed through guided cellar and vineyard tours, tasting workshops, bike rides among the vines, and lively seasonal events, from food-paired evenings to concert nights in the courtyard. Every bottle reflects a cooperative spirit, one rooted in terroir, tradition, and hospitality.

Château Clarettes

Les Arcs-sur-Argens, Provence

Rebuilt from 2011

Just north of the medieval village of Les Arcs-sur-Argens, Château Clarettes farms an unusual patchwork of clay-limestone and volcanic soils, a rarity in Provence that gives the estate real range across its blends. Since new owners took over in 2011, the domaine has been quietly rebuilt around quality, culminating in a new cellar in 2016 that lets the team vinify plot by plot rather than treating the vineyard as one block.

Mourvèdre leads the blends here, alongside Cinsault, Syrah, Rolle, and a little Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc for the whites. Grapes are picked in the cool hours before sunrise, between four and nine in the morning, to protect freshness before the Provençal sun gets to them. Farmed under a strict sustainable regime, the wines lean bright, precise, and true to their soil, proof that Provence has more going on than easy-drinking rosé.