Made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape, this appellation embodies the spirit of the Loire Valley perhaps more than any other of the region's great appellations. The most common response to the…

The perfect match for shellfish, Marc Ollivier's hand-crafted Muscadet has extended lees contact (in fact a rarity), giving his carefully-prepared wine the extra flavor, body, and crispness that…

Winemaker Marc Ollivier takes his time making Pepiere's Muscadet. Certified organic, he farms with biodynamic practices, hand harvests, uses natural yeasts, really does age sur lie, then bottles with…

Domaine de la Pepiere - La Pepiere Muscadet Sevre-et-Maine 2019 (750ml) available at Hop, Cask & Barrel in Washington, DC

All wine in its time. This patiently-made Muscadet sits on the lees (inert yeasts) for six months before bottling. The 'sur-lie' result is the standbearer for the AOC. Crisp, flinty, bring on the…

Domaine de la Pepiere - Muscadet Sur Lie 2019 available at Canal's Marlton in Marlton, NJ

Domaine de la Pepiere - Muscadet 2019 (750ml) available at WineWorks in Marlton, NJ

Seeking a slower pace of life, Marc Ollivier, who was then an engineer, decided in the early 1980s to move to the country, to the Muscadet region of the.

If we had our way, fish stores would include a bottle of Muscadet with every dozen oysters sold. But barring new regulatory measures of food and drink, picking up a bottle of Muscadet should be as…

The perfect match for shellfish, Marc Ollivier's hand-crafted Muscadet has extended lees contact (in fact a rarity), giving his carefully-prepared wine the extra flavor, body, and crispness that…