There is nothing wrong with sticking with what you know and love most.
Kermit Lynch (and his team) are partial to French wines.
If you had the chance to buy one of their imports you will recognize their label below.
Kermit divides his time between Bandol and Berkeley.
You can stay abreast of their latest picks and passions thanks to Inspiring Thirst (their blog).
If you are in the Bay Area you might want to join them for a Loire Valley Wine Tasting with Catherine Breton of Domaine Catherine and Pierre Breton at Terroir San Francisco, a Natural Wine Merchant and Wine Bar dedicated to organic and biodynamic wines.
Eric Asimov shared his recent visit to Terroir in Sipping by the Dock of the Bay (NY Times, The Pour, May 11).
He quotes Guillaume one of the owners saying that "he hesitantly began offering the unusual wines of the Jura, a French region east of Burgundy almost against the Swiss border.
Top Jura whites have a nutty, sherry-like aroma that many people
regard as hopelessly oxidized, but they are actually tangy, complex,
pure and delicious. The best reds barely have enough color to be called
red. Guilhaume said he doubted at first that he could sell any of the
wines, but to his surprise a demand began to build."
Of all the tastings I attended in the past couple of months I have to say that the Vins du Jura tasting on April 27 in New York was one of the most interesting, unusual varietals, under the radar wines.
For the love of authentic wines