This festive sparkling wine is vinified following the ancient tradition of one of the most gorgeous corners of France, where small hills grow into small mountains on the flanks of the Alps.

It beckons you to follow Maxime-François’s advice: “Drink it when you are very, very thirsty!”

Leydiers at Domaine de Durban are particularly proud of their Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, a vin doux naturel, as they are among the last to craft it in the traditional style.

Brambly, rustic, savory, and joyous, this is as perfect a house red from the Rhône as you’ll find.

A dry sparkler made exclusively from Clairette.

The flavors are mostly deep and dark—stones, licorice, black olive, and blackberry—but the frame is lithe.

Deep, concentrated, and refreshingly saline, this is like great Cornas with Mediterranean influences.

Black olive, fig, and rosemary abound in this easy-to-love, soulful southern Rhône red.

This Gigondas—densely concentrated and deeply opaque—is more refined than meets the eye.

This is about as quaffable as the region’s rouges get.