Recent market statistics reveal a profound shift in consumer behavior, with up to 60 percent of younger wine drinkers now actively prioritizing sustainable and organic wines over conventional options. As extreme weather and climate change continue to disrupt global harvests and alter classic flavor profiles, consumer search trends show a surging demand for climate-resilient, low-intervention, and additive-free wines.
With wildfires once again making headlines across southern Europe, the reality of changing summer climates is hard to ignore. While the industry sees a sudden rush of corporate greenwashing and meaningless eco-badges, we have curated a collection where sustainability is a matter of both survival and integrity. We travel to these regions constantly, walking the vineyards to see firsthand the difference between synthetic farming and living soils.
This collection champions the resilient growers fighting on the climate frontline. At Castagnoli in Chianti Classico, farming organically on high-altitude, dry-stone terraces forces Sangiovese roots deep into the galestro bedrock, finding moisture where other vines shut down. Look also to Domaine de La Mordoree in the Southern Rhone, where biodynamic farming on a Mistral-swept valley yields reds of incredible freshness despite the baking heat.
These climate champions prove that true terroir expression relies entirely on the biological health of the soil.
Read our full deep-dive into our favourite environmental champions and their climate resistance strategies.

LOUIS ROEDERER Collection 246 NV
Champagne France 12.5% White
Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay.
Champagne coloured with bright, luminous reflections. Very fine, even bubbles. The bouquet reveals yellow fruits (mirabelle plum and nectarine) and candied citrus (lemon), complemented by toasted, oaky notes (vanilla) wh...(read more)
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CRÉMANT DE LOIRE Brut Nature Château de Plaisance
Loire France 12% White
Chenin Blanc.
A hand-harvested, crystalline expression of Loire Chenin as a sparkler - fermented in stainless steel and then aged two years in bottle before being released with no dosage, this 'brut Nature' is tinglingly precise.
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2024 ANJOU Blanc Château de Plaisance
Loire France 12% White
Chenin Blanc.
Vanessa Cherruau is spearheading a quiet revolution in the Loire, turning the legendary but traditionally sweet-leaning hills of Chaume into a source of thrilling, bone-dry Chenin Blanc. Her 2024 Anjou Blanc Châtea...(read more)
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2023 CHENIN BLANC 'N' Château de Plaisance
Loire France 11% White
Chenin Blanc.
In 2023 Vanessa has sourced her 'extra' Chenin Blanc from 3 hectares in 3 different beautiful terroirs of Anjou, Bonnezeaux and Thouarcé. So this is no longer called Anjou Blanc. As before she and her team farm an...(read more)
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2022 LA GRANDE PIECE Anjou Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13% White
Chenin Blanc.
Rich, round and delicious, with its firm, well-built structure framing a well of nectarine, chopped apple and warm spices. Honey and salted, toasted brioche notes add plush dimension and are cut by tangy acidity on the d...(read more)
Kristen Bieler, The Wine Spectator
2022 RONCERAY Anjou Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13.0% White
Chenin Blanc.
A precise style, with impressive freshness to its pear, melon, persimmon, verbena and flower blossom high tones. Hints of lanolin, heather and lime zest oil add detail to the palate, marked by ample crushed flint and min...(read more)
Kristen Bieler, The Wine Spectator
2024 ZERZILLES Anjou Château de Plaisance
Loire France 13% White
Chenin Blanc.
Dry Chenin Blanc from old vines on an east-facing slope in Chaume and Quarts de Chaume vinified and aged in barrel for 12 months. Bright, zippy and beautifully textured. There is no real sign of the time in barrel as spa...(read more)
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2023 ENGELGARTEN Domaine Marcel Deiss
Alsace France 14% White
Pinot Gris, Muscat, Riesling, Pinot Blanc.
The 2023 Engelgarten is a field blend of Riesling, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir and Muscat from alluvial gravels mixed with clay and marl in Bergheim. This is golden in hue, showing its Muscat element with a bright highlight o...(read more)
Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous.com
2022 GEWURZTRAMINER Domaine Marcel Deiss
Alsace France 14% White
Gewurztraminer.
The Deiss Gewurztraminer plays a lovely balancing act, on the one hand you have the floral rose petal, lychee and honeysuckle notes, but they never overwhelm, the palate has richness but as always an intense acidity, giv...(read more)
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2019 GRASBERG Domaine Marcel Deiss
Alsace France 13.5% White
Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Riesling.
From a vineyard located on the "GRASBERG", at an altitude of 340 m with a North-East exposure at the top of the Grand Cru "Altenberg de Bergheim". Grasberg is a wonderfully complex wine from Jurassic...(read more)
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2023 LANGENBERG Domaine Marcel Deiss
Alsace France 13.5% White
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Riesling.
The 2023 Langenberg is a field blend of Riesling, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Pinot Noir and other varieties grown on granite. A whole range of different pears fill the nose with their scent of peel and flesh. The palate is just...(read more)
Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous.com
2023 LE JEU DES VERTS Domaine Marcel Deiss
Alsace France 14% White
Pinot Noir, Gewurztraminer, Riesling.
This translates as the game of greens from the Cru of Gruenspiel, which due to its soil make up looks like a chequer board from above. Co-planted, co-harvested and co-fermented, this vineyard in the right years allows fo...(read more)
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