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November 2025

Nov 21, 2025

An all-time favorite wine human, a whole bunch of local events, CDMX recs, and a few nice tunes..

Wine

There are some wines that I come across that are so full of energy and life that they remind me of why I fell in love with wine in the first place. This is the feeling I get whenever I get to open a bottle of L’Ange Vin by Jean Pierre Robinot.

One of the early champions of natural wine in Paris, Jean Pierre opened a bar in the late 80’s called L’Ange Vin and later started the magazine, Le Rouge et Le Blanc. By the early 2000’s, in his fifties, he moved back home to the Loire Valley to pursue winemaking because the only way to learn more about natural wine was to make it himself! He began with 2 hectares and is now up to 10, growing only Chenin Blanc and Pineau d’Aunis.

I had the extreme pleasure of visiting him after running into my friend Juliette (his daughter) in Paris, and being invited to come out for a day. It was a highlight of my wine life to say the least. Jean Pierre doesn’t speak any English, but his energy and enthusiasm not only overcomes the language barrier, but shows through in every bottle of his wine. The experience of touring the caves, tasting through older bottles, tasting and out of barrels will always stand alone for me no matter where I may get to visit in the future. He is a special human, and I am always honored to represent his wines in the shop. We have a few bottles still left on the shelf!

Local

-11/20 is the Fete du Beaujolais. Every year Gabby (from First Crush) and I throw a little party on Nouveau Day..but we only pour Cru Beaujolais!

-11/22 we are kicking off our Holiday Maker Series at Neighborhood Wines with beautiful ceramics by Hillary Henrici (@hillaryhenrici). 1-5p!

-11/29 a celebration of Small Business Saturday at Neighborhood Wines with a holiday market featuring Party Vintage Salon and amazing baked goods from Ceres. (@partyvintagesalon @ceresbakes)

- 12/4 June bug and First Crush are throwing a holiday party at June bug in Somerville. Good pizza, good wine, good people..sounds good to me

-12/7 The next installment of the Holiday Maker Series will feature Cailla from Ephimerus (@ephemirus), who will be at Neighborhood Wines building and selling wreaths! Come by for some beautiful holiday decorations and a lil wine tasting

-12/13 Continuing the Holiday Maker Series, Ivy of @thoughtofyoushop will be at Neighborhood Wines painting portraits of your pets, alongside folio,etc (@folio.etc) and their amazing hand bound books and journals!

-12/21 The cap to our Holiday Maker Series will be a holiday market featuring (so far) de hua metals (handmade knives!), artwork and ceramics by Annie Russell, and the best cookies in Ceres arsenal..and of course, some wines to be sipped! 1-5p!