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California Pinot Noir Sale 4-1-25

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California Pinot Noir Sale
Champagne Featurette: Tarlant

 
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California Pinot Noir
 
Our neighbor to the south has been crafting world class Pinot Noir for quite some time. We adore California Pinot Noirs for their class and texture. With prestigious names in stock like Rhys, Merry Edwards, and Racines, you’re certain to fall in love with these magnificent wonders.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of California Pinot Noir
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles of California Pinot Noir
 
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Sale ends Friday, April 4th at 9 am Pacific.
 
We offer thirty in-stock California Pinot Noir options on sale now, including:
 
Rhys Vineyards Horseshoe Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains 2018 1.5L Displayed Price: $279, that’s $265.05 at 5% off and $251.10 at 10% off, 2 magnums in stock now
Matthew Luczy-Wine Advocate 96+ points “As is consistent at this site, the 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is aromatically slow to open but unstoppable once it starts.
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Muller-Catoir March Sale 3-31-25

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Muller-Catoir Sale
Champagne Featurette: Christophe Baron 

 
Historic / Delicious / Affordable
 
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Muller-Catoir
 
From grand and aristocratic Riesling, to wild and exciting Scheurebe, to arguably the best Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) we sell, Müller-Catoir’s wines are top-class in every category. Focusing on dry wines long before it was fashionable in Germany, Müller-Catoir owns some of the greatest vineyards in the region. This family estate, founded in 1744 in the Pfalz winegrowing region, knows their lands well and has a special touch with them.
 
The Pfalz as a region focuses on powerful, dry wines. Its beneficial growing conditions make for some of the most interesting and diverse expressions of German wine, with Riesling still being the crown jewel.
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Cavallotto: A Cru Among Crus 3-30-25

 

Cavallotto and Castiglione Falletto
As we move west across the broader appellation of Barolo, there are 3 communes that become critical to experience and understand., and all of them are impacted by the transition from Helvetian soils to Tortonian.  In contrast to Helvetian soils, the Tortonian soil influence brings forward wines that are more perfumed, elegant, and approachable; the color leaning towards a ruby hue. The wines of this soil also arguably mature more quickly, but still have the same great staying power of the entire Barolo appellation.The Tortonian soil on this side of the overall appellation is characterized by the following properties:

  • Blue tinted (darker in color)
  • Compact calcerous marl soil mixed with sand
  • Fresher, more fertile
  • Rich in magnesium, manganese

Most strikingly impacted by these soils changes is Castiglione Falletto, a cru that is special in the sense that it balances Helvetian soil with influences of the more Western Tortonian soil that extends across the Central Valley of Barolo. 

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Store Hours & Shipping Info

Too hot or cold to ship? Buy now, ship later. We offer free on-site temperature-controlled storage for orders held for the next shipping window in the fall or spring.

There’s no charge for holding until the next available shipping window, but we do ask that you reach out to schedule a shipping date at your earliest convenience.

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Brunello Sale 3-29-25

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Brunello Sale
Champagne Featurette: Pierre Gimonnet

 
Tuscan Elite Sale
 
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Brunello
 
Brunello is a place of magic, where the local Sangiovese Grosso clone ascends to levels of complexity and longevity impossible elsewhere. This is the elite of Tuscany and some of the finest wines produced in Europe.
 
We’re proud to offer an incredible range of producers, including standard-bearers and customer favorites such as Biondi Santi, Il Poggione, La Fortuna, and La Gerla. Browse staff-selected highlights below, including under-the-radar picks from Il Paradiso di Frassina and esteemed estates like Sassetti Livio Pertimali.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Brunello
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles of Brunello
 
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Arrivals
Peter William, Comte Lafon, and Agrapart!

Woman Winemakers We love
Woman Winemakers of Walla Walla

 
New Arrivals
 

Oregon
 
 
“Peter William Vineyard”
 

Have you caught the Southern Oregon wine buzz yet?
 
Oregon’s Rogue Valley AVA has been quietly building in reputation for years and with wineries like Peter William producing high quality Rhône influenced reds at fantastic prices, it’s primed to explode in popularity. With a viticultural history dating back to the 1870’s, the Rogue Valley is older than the Willamette region and severely undervalued. Little by little though, consumers are rediscovering this overlooked region. For fans of Rhône and Rioja varietals, the Rogue Valley is an absolute treasure trove of Syrah, Grenache, and Tempranillo.
 
Since 2013, husband and wife team Peter Adesman and Robin Miller have been making their single vineyard focused estate wines in Medford, Oregon.
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