F&R Miniere, Champagne Influence Brut, NV [2020] AFKATT2023 or showing off your Bordeaux

or showing off your Bordeaux savvy without opening your first growths

Founded in the early 1990s by Thérèse and Michel Riouspeyrous

Full-bodied and supple

located in Morey-Saint-Denis

or even a simple dish of olives and almonds

F&R Miniere, Champagne Influence Brut, NV [2020] AFKATT2023 or showing off your BordeauxGrower Champagne with serious old school character. The Minire family has farmed in Hermonville (Massif de Saint Thierry, north of Reims) since 1919, and brothers Frdric and Rodolphe the fourth generation work organically and vinify entirely in oak with no malolactic fermentation. Influence is their flagship cuve: roughly 40% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, with about 15% reserve wines from a barrel solera. The current release rests largely