Join us this Thursday at Pasanella for an event showcasing the multiple French terroirs in which Gamay thrives. We’re honoring Beaujolais Nouveau day, and throwing a party, but the pure wines that we’ll be pouring wont make you regret it on Friday morning. The list of wines available has been finalized! We’re going to […]
Show Your Support for Olivier and Look Cool at the Same Time!
Click Here to Buy a Tee-Shirt and Help Support Olivier at our New Cafe Press Store! Olivier Cousin is fighting against big business right now. The Inter Loire and the AOC system are unfortunately in the pocket of industrial farming operations, as you can read in his letter. They’ve polluted his land, co-opted […]
Translation of an Interview with Olivier Cousin
This is a translation of an interview with Olivier Cousin that appeared on Vindicateur.fr, a French site that attempts to reveal the behind the scenes action of the wine industry. In case you missed it, you can buy a tee-shirt (or a hoodie, tote bag, or water bottle) to support Olivier at our cafepress store […]
Roundup of Coverage on Olivier Cousin’s Fight
There is a ton of chatter going on right on the internet about Olivier’s fight against Inter Loire and the AOC. Here’s a roundup of the various articles out there: Mike Steinberger, the former Slate wine columnist has a post up on his blog entitled, French Wine Bureaucrats: Stop the Madness! Even Michel Bettane (the […]
A Letter from Olivier Cousin
This letter was orginally published in French on Alice Feiring’s blog, but we have translated it here for you (the English version comes below after the French version). If you haven’t done it already, please sign the petition to help Olivier here. Ben voila pourquoi je suis contrôle par la répression des fraudes et de la concurrence . Cela fait 3 […]
Olivier Cousin Needs Your Help!
Most winemakers don’t treat their vineyard like a treasured hand-tilled garden, or choose to work their land with horses. Olivier Cousin does choose these ways, and for those reasons he doesn’t fit into the established order of French Winemaking. He, like many other natural winemakers, has decided not to work within the Appellation Origine […]
J&F Portfolio Tasting next Tuesday, September 20th
It’s that time of year again! We’ll be showing off all our finest wares from 10am-5pm at The Smith Restaurant (downstairs), at 55 3rd Avenue (TRADE AND PRESS ONLY). Please RSVP here by email or call (646) 775-6400.
Natural Wine Vinification Techniques
When we were in France last January, we took some time to chat with Olivier Cousin about the different types of maceration he uses. When we shot this video, Olivier’s grapes had been fermenting for about 3-4 months. The great thing about all forms of carbonic maceration, for a natural winemaker, is that it works very […]
Great New Vintages Just In!
Things have been busy in J&F import land these days, with new vintages flooding through customs and into our warehouse. Some of these wines have been out of stock for a while since the previous vintage sold out, so we’re pretty excited to have them back, better than ever! Chateau Haut la Vigne 2010 white: […]
Just In: Great New Imports this Summer
This summer Jenny & François Selections has started working with three brand new wines from producers we’ve worked with for a long time. Christian Binner Blanc de Noir: Blanc de Noir, or white from black, is typically a designation applied to Champagne that is made from the Pinot Noir grape. It’s a white wine made […]