Guillaume Gonnet Le Reveur Rouge — Green Bird —

Guillaume and Kelly Gonnet are long-time friends of the AWM, and their Bird wines have been a staple at the shop for the last ten-plus years. AWM customers know that when the label reads Guillaume Gonnet and has a bird on it, the wine in the bottle will be delicious!

Guillaume comes from a long line of celebrated winemakers and viticulturists and has been deeply influenced by his family’s lengthy history in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Kelly delivers a unique and imaginative perspective shaped by her Australian background in the New World. They collaborated to create the Bird Wines, combining Old and New World inspirations while balancing classic Rhône tradition with innovation.

Côtes du Rhône appellated wines consistently deliver remarkable quality, happily at very approachable prices compared to their prestigious neighbors like Gigondas and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. These wines, produced across a vast swath of the Rhône’s diverse landscape, benefit from an array of soils—including limestone, clay, and the famed galets roulés. These large, rounded stones enhance warmth retention and drainage, keeping the vines cozy in the evenings of cooler months.

The diverse geology of the Rhône Valley, along with its warm Mediterranean climate, produces grapes that yield bold, expressive flavors with a gorgeous minerality. This remarkable confluence of elements yields wines that are structured yet remain approachable, offering both depth and balance.