Domaine St. Nicolas

$10.99 retail/10% off this weekend

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The Wine... I bought a few cases of a red from the very talented Thierry Michon to sell this weekend. It is called "Gammes en May." I'll let you guess what it is made of. The wine is a steal right now, while supplies last. It's a holiday special, we'll always have Michon's wine around (check him out on our wall of farmers in-store) but this will be a fleeting treat. Crazy value for what can be a hectic week.

The Man... Thierry Michon has devoted his life to the craft of authentic wine and Biodynamic agriculture. His 32 hectares of vines are located very close to the ocean, too close for most and therefore he’s one of the last farmers growing grapes in this tiny viticultural area called Fiefs Vendéens. He has slowly acquired plots of adjacent land to buffer his vines from chemicals from neighboring farms.

The Fiefs Vendéens... This is a small wine producing zone on the western coast of France, technically part of the Loire region, but on its own as a satellite, south of Nantes and Muscadet. This is a charming little place, part beach town and part VDQ, or Vin Délimité de Qualité Supérieure, a French wine category often associated with very small areas. The typical Loire grapes are grown (Pinot Noir, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, Chenin Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc) as well as delicious brackish-water oysters- the perfect complement to the white wines.