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Fresh and vibrant wines to buy in Midwest

(You may also order vibrant wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.)

Herebelow are vibrant wines and where to buy them in Midwest:

Here below is my selection of vibrant wines. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). []

 

Bottlings selected in 2025

Vin de France [44] — Jérémie Huchet — Chapeau melon blanc — [melon de Bourgogne, sauvignon blanc]

USD 15 — 2024 — nice and trouble-free: pleasant – very expressive, appetizing, flower, freshly cut hedge, orange zest, nougat – large, tight, salivates, lemony, orange zest, freshly cut hedge, mango, dry, neat, a little steep, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Muscadet — Jérémie Huchet — Chemin des Prières [roche-mère de granodiorite — issue du granite]

USD 21Non vintage — nougat – pas d’onctuosité, perlant, nougat, léger, frais, l’alcool ne reste pas : ne chauffe pas

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Muscadet — Jérémie Huchet — Les Montys Le Parc

USD 24 — 2023 — illuminating, hazelnut, black locust flower – not velvety, hazelnut, tiny gas beads, a bit stiff, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 29 — 2022 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] wine labelCrémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 30 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

 

Bottlings selected in 2024

Madiran — Denis Capmartin – Château Barréjat — Tradition — [60% tannat, 40% cabernet]

USD 18 — 2021 — black currant, red plum, dried herb, dark chocolate, roasted meat – fruit-forward, accessible, dries the mouth, full but with balanced acidity

An online store with delivery in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington state, Wisconsin: Bottle Barn, website

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Vin de France [44] — Jérémie Huchet — Chapeau melon blanc — [melon de Bourgogne, sauvignon blanc]

USD 15 — 2023 — nice and trouble-free: pleasant – very expressive, appetizing, flower, freshly cut hedge, orange zest, nougat – large, tight, salivates, lemony, orange zest, freshly cut hedge, mango, dry, neat, a little steep, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Muscadet — Jérémie Huchet — Chemin des Prières [roche-mère de granodiorite — issue du granite]

USD 21Non vintage — nougat – pas d’onctuosité, perlant, nougat, léger, frais, l’alcool ne reste pas : ne chauffe pas

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Muscadet — Jérémie Huchet — Les Montys Le Parc

USD 24 — 2022 — illuminating, hazelnut, black locust flower – not velvety, hazelnut, tiny gas beads, a bit stiff, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 28 — 2021 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] wine labelCrémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 29 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

 

Bottlings selected in 2023

Madiran — Denis Capmartin - Château Barréjat — Tradition — [60% tannat, 40% cabernet]

USD 17 — 2020 — black currant, red plum, dried herb, dark chocolate, roasted meat - fruit-forward, accessible, dries the mouth, full but with balanced acidity

An online store with delivery in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Wyoming, Washington state, Wisconsin: Bottle Barn, website

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Saint-chinian wine labelSaint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)

USD 20 — 2021 — a very fine balance between freshness and density, the tannins are present but velvety

An online store with delivery in Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin: Chambers Street Wines, website

An online store with delivery in Michigan, New York State, Ohio: 67 Wine, website

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: 67 Wine, website

An online store with delivery in Michigan, New York State, Ohio: De Wine Spot, website

An online store with delivery in Illinois and Wisconsin: De Wine Spot, website

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state: De Wine Spot, website

Vin de France [44] — Jérémie Huchet — Chapeau melon blanc — [melon de Bourgogne, sauvignon blanc]

USD 15 — 2022 — nice and trouble-free: pleasant - very expressive, appetizing, flower, freshly cut hedge, orange zest, nougat - large, tight, salivates, lemony, orange zest, freshly cut hedge, mango, dry, neat, a little steep, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Muscadet — Jérémie Huchet — Chemin des Prières [roche-mère de gneiss et de granite]

USD 21 — 2021 — nougat - no smoothness, tiny gas beads, nougat, light, fresh, alcohol does not stay: does not heat up

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Muscadet — Jérémie Huchet — Les Montys Le Parc

USD 22 — 2021 — illuminating, hazelnut, pear - not velvety, hazelnut, tiny gas beads, a bit stiff, fresh

An online store at 5947 N Broadway St, in Chicago, with shipping only available within Illinois: Independent Spirits, website, , , , tel.

An online store with delivery in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Indiana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington state, Wisconsin: Solano Cellars, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus - Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 26 — 2020 — pure, intense - yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] wine labelCrémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 27 — 2020 — yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in the Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin: Wine Therapy, website


Price figures are only rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.


Same area

Other types of wine have been selected in the same area, merlot in Midwest, chardonnay in Midwest, sauvignon blanc in Midwest, good red wines in Midwest, champagne or sparkling in Midwest, natural wines in Midwest.

Same wine type nearby or on delivery

You may also order vibrant wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.

If the results above are too vague or the wine shops too distant from your area, then you may wish to explore a location more specific than Midwest. The following places show recommended wines: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin,

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