David Milligan Selections

Our Instagram Manager Clarisa is taking in every moment of summer with a delicious L’Orangerie Blanc ☀🥂

This Sauv Blanc with a twist It’s scented with ripe lemon, grapefruit, white peach, and star fruit boasting a lightweight and youthful quality. Talk about a perfect summer sip!! 🍋+🍑

Château L’Orangerie Bordeaux Blanc
Best Buy 4x, Wine Enthusiast

A great wine for the season. ☀👌 Chateau de Davenay Montagny Premier Cru
La Grande Pièce🥂

Produced by our new partner Famille Piccard, this vintage was made in relatively complicated conditions. The result is absolutely exceptional, a classic white with quite a unique balance. The notes are fruity with aromatic complexity, and very nice acidity😋🌟

Chateau de Davenay Montagny Premier Cru La Grande Pièce

Wonderful dinner in our home state!

In May, Alex hosted a Wine Dinner at one of our absolute favorite French Restaurants in CT, L'escale restaurant 🍾👏
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If you’re local to the area or planning on visit, and looking to have an outstanding meal you can’t miss it.
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Some of our favorite dishes: the oysters, the tuna tartare, the lobster sliders to start. The lobster fra diavolo over fettucini, gnocchi arrabiata, and hanger steak for mains. And of course, out of this world French fries.
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Thank you L’Escale for having Milligan on the list🙌✨

Wednesday "wine down!" Enjoy some Fournier Sancerre “Caillottes”🤏🥂

Sancerre “Caillottes” its ripe white-currant and crisp apple fruits are paired with acidity, fresh citrus zest and an edge of minerality. Young and vibrant

Domaine Fournier Sancerre “Caillottes”
93 Points, James Suckling

Top 100 WIneries 2021 & 2022

Taking in all that summer has to offer.

Château Lagrézette French Malbec
Cahors
92 Points, Wine Spectator

Last years harvest season at Domaine Fournier💪🍇

Can’t wait for the new harvest season to start, we are so close!!🌿

Long summer days taste better with La Berriere Muscadet👌

This mineral-driven white is perfect to drink now and until 2026. It has notes of yellow apple, asian pear, jasmine blossom and lemon zest 🌸🍐🍋

Btw La Berriere is THE wine to pair with oysters 😉🦪

La Berriere Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Sur Lie
4x Best Buy & 90 pts Wine Enthusiast

It's National Oyster Day🦪🥂 Nothing tastes more like summer than seafood and white wine!

And we have THE oyster pairing rec that you won't be able to stop having once you try it😉

La Berriere Muscadet named Best Buy 4 times, is a fresh, deep mineral wine. Thanks to its exceptional terroir, is also very floral and will develop fuller flavors with aging👌

La Berriere Muscadet Cotes de Grandlieu Sur Lie
4X Wine Enthusiast “Best Buy”

Rose on a Monday? Yes Please 🍷

If you have yet to try a Sancerre Rosé from Loire Valley this is the one to get!!
Fournier Sancerre Rosé has balanced notes of strawberry with refreshing nuances of lemon and a touch of that crisp seashell minerality we ❤️ from Loire Valley wines

“A fresh Pinot Noir Rosé - full of red fruits” Wine Enthusiast

Domaine Fournier Sancerre Rosé “Les Belles Vignes”
90+ Points, 3 vintages
Top 100 Winery 2021 & 2022

ICYMI: 🔔FLASH NEWS🔔Domaine du Vieux Lazaret has a fresh new look but same award-winning taste 🌟

This classic style of CdP produced by keeps its distinctive classy look but with a more modern approach, and we are here for it!! New vintages are still rolling out so expect to see it soon 👏

Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape BLANC
91 Pts, Wine Spectator

Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape ROUGE
91 Pts, Wine Spectator

New look, same stellar taste: Houchart Rosé 🍉🍓

Produced in Provence by Famille Quiot, this wine is lively, crisp, and gives intense acidity and wonderful fruitiness. It’s bright, with a line of fresh red currant flavors that are delicious and drinkable right now 🥰👌

Domaine Houchart Côtes de Provence Rosé
90 Pts Decanter

Happy Monday!

Nothing like a white wine on a sweet summer day!

This summer worthy white lineup, will leave any guest impressed 😎💯
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🌾Chateau Vitallis Macon Fuisse. 92 Points from Wine & Spirits
🌾Domaine Fournier Sancerre “Clos du Roc” Single Vineyard 93 Points, Wine Enthusiast
🌾Domaine du Vieux Lazaret Châteauneuf-du-Pape BLANC 91 Pts, Wine Spectator

Looking to have fun on a budget?

L’Orangerie Blanc is the perfect under $20 summer pick 🍋🥰​​​​​​​​
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This Sauv Blanc with a twist produced in Entre-Deux-Mers, it’s so refreshing!!​​​​​​​​
Have it as an aperitif, or pair with briny oysters, fresh summer salads, savory sushi and goat cheese😋🍣​​​​​​​​
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Château L’Orangerie Bordeaux Blanc​​​​​​​​
Best Buy 4x, Wine Enthusiast

A delightful score, for a delightful champagne: Fernand Lemaire Myra Extra Brut 94 pts Wine Enthusiast🍾👌
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A perfect champagne to enjoy now, while is not described as a Blanc de Blancs, that is what this Myra Extra Brut is. Aged for five years in the producer’s cellars before disgorgement, it is a well-matured wine, showing a tight minerality as well as white fruits and fine acidity 😋🥂
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Félicitations to our newly partner Fernand Lemaire for this outstanding score👏💯
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Fernand Lemaire Myra Extra Brut (Champagne)
94 pts Wine Enthusiast

In case you missed it, we have a new partner: the Champagne House of Fernand Lemaire 🍾🥂

This 4th generation family producer, is located in the charming village of Hautvillers, which is only 3 miles away from Epernay, in the heart of Champagne.

It's Friday! Let's celebrate with a refreshing glass of French Rosé.

Domaine Fournier Sancerre Rosé “Les Belles Vignes”90+ Points, 3 vintages Top 100 Winery 2021 & 2022.

Domaine Houchart Côtes de Provence Rosé 90 Pts Decanter.

The picturesque barrels of Domaine Voarick🍇🎨
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Domaine Voarick is located in the heart of Burgundy and was aquired by the Picard family in 1991. The 140-acre estate focuses on Mercurey and Givry AOCs, with recently renovated wine cellars for separate vinification. The block-by-block approach captures the nuances of terroir, with a focus on organic and biodynamic vineyard management.🌿👌
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The result is characterful wines with diverse aromatic profiles. Like Mercurey Bourgogne 🍷

Perfect pairings for a great summer day!

This mineral-driven white it’s perfect to drink now and until 2026. It has notes of yellow apple, asian pear, jasmine blossom and lemon zest 🌸🍐🍋

La Berriere Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu Sur Lie
4x Best Buy & 90 pts Wine Enthusiast

Sunny Days at Chateau du Trignon 🥰🌿

Located in Gigondas (JIG-ON-DAHS) Famille Quiot’s Château du Trignon gets its name from the same name Trignon “river,” which is actually a stream that separates Sablet and Gigondas. The winery buildings are located on the Gigondas side, where the most treasured vines also grow. 🍇

Celebrating 4th of July enjoying delicious Lemaire Tradition Rosé by the lake❤️🤍💙

We had so much fun the past few days and are so grateful to be able to spend time with the fam🥂🙌

Wishing you a happy early 4th from the Adirondacks🇺🇸🥂

Enjoying by the water with delicious Château Du Cray Montagny 1er Cru🤍

We also did some hiking and hoped we didn’t run into mama bear, everyone was safe tho😄👏

For all tastes (and wallets😉) Fournier Pinot Noir & Sauv Blanc 🇫🇷👌

Both of this wine come with convenient screw cap design, which makes them super convenient for all your upcoming outdoor sipping activities 🌞⛱️

Domaine Fournier Pinot Noir
90 Points, James Suckling

Domaine Fournier Sauvignon Blanc
90 Pts James Suckling 2 Vintages in a Row!

Top 100 Winery 2021 & 2022

Château L’Orangerie favorite duo has been named Best Buy by Wine Enthusiast 4 times ❤️🇫🇷

🍷 ❤️ L’Orangerie Rouge Bordeaux Superieur is medium-bodied with youthful aromas of black fruit, dark cherry, and blackberries mingle with a swirl of vanilla spice bolstered by soft tannins and layered complexity.

🥂🤍 L’Orangerie Blanc Sauv Blanc with a twist -that 20% Semillon -opens with expressive ripe lemon, zesty grapefruit, and juicy white peach notes, the palate offers crisp clarity, lighter weight, and vibrant fruit. Poised and calibrated.

Cheers to our winery partners, The Icard Family, at Château L’Orangerie for crafting these delicious wines🇫🇷💯❤️🙌

Who says Rosé can't age

No matter how many years go by it’s always so exciting to see our wines listed on a wine menu 👏 We had a wonderful time in Telluride, we were able to enjoy a bottle of Lazaret Rouge and got much needed family quality time 🥰🥂

Longer days + stunning sunsets + a glass of Seigneur de Grezette? Oh Summer is definitely around the corner 🌅🐚​​​​​​​​
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For the year round red wine drinkers (like us 😉) this modern and approachable French Malbec from Château Lagrezette is a most to have on your rotation🍷👌​​​​​​​​
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Seigneur de Grezette is packed with fruit and silky tannins and laced with crisp acidity. It is poised & elegant at a beautiful price in the mid $20s.​​​​​​​​
“Made to show a softer side to Malbec," writes Wine Enthusiast "Fruity & crisp" 🍇✨​​​​​​​​
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Château Lagrezette​​​​​​​​
Seigneur de Grezette - Grande Reserve Malbec​​​​​​​​
90 Points, Wine Enthusiast

Here’s where authentic Malbec grapes grow🍇🌱​​​​​​​​
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This varietal is very popular in Argentina, but it comes from Cahors, France. Our partners at Château Lagrézette produce high-end Malbec and are known to be the best-reviewed Malbec producer in France🙌🇫🇷​​​​​​​​
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This is a testament to the vision of proprietor Alain Dominique Perrin, former CEO of Cartier International, who spent decades revitalizing the once abandoned estate with his friend, world-renowned wine advisor Michel Rolland, a well known Bordeaux-based oenologist 💯🍷

Finally welcoming summer and the warmth of sunshine☀🥂

Alex and Julie are ready to soak up some Vitamin D and share all the summer-worthy french wine recommendations 😉 What are you drinking to celebrate the arrival of the new season and sunny days??