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Vinopolis Newsletter 12-23-24 PM

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Special Arrivals
Bereche’s Beautiful Bubbles 

Arrivals
K Vintners, Bow & Arrow, St Innocent, Scharffenberger, and more!

Champagne Round-up
Tis the season for Sparkling!
Special Arrivals

 
France
Bereche et fils
 
Our favorite Champagne grower and ultimately our favorite NV Champagne. How in the world do they achieve such complexity in the blend year after year? Richness that’s as a light as a feather. Aromas that refresh and draw you in deeper. The most opulent of mousse that feels like it doesn’t have an end to the depth.
 
Bereche Brut Reserve NV (base 2020) 1.5L $159 special, 3 bottles available
Antonio Galloni-Vinous “The NV Brut Reserve is endowed with notable power and resonance, but it also needs at least 6-12 more months on the cork to be fully expressive.
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Vie di Romans Friuli Sale 12-22-24

Vie di Romans Vineyards in Friuli Isonzo
 
Oh man. Where do I start when it comes to the wines of Friuli. This is one of the most criminally underrepresented and relatively unknown wine regions in the entire world and that’s not an exaggeration. Tucked in the top Northeastern corner of Italy, this region is bordered by Austria to the North and Slovenia to the East, making the people of this land a distinctly complex blend of cultures, and this is reflected in the wines. Complexity, while beautiful and precious to those that view wine as a lifetime journey, is often overwhelming to most consumers. Within the sub-DOC of Friuli Isonzo alone there are 17+ permitted grape varietals that can end up in the final bottle.
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Westrey & Dom. Bouree Sale 12-21-24

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Westrey & Domaine Pierre Bourée Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Giovanni Rosso
Champagne of the Day



Vinopolis Wine Shop
 
Holiday Hours
 
Will close at 4 pm on December 24th
And be closed for Christmas on December 25th.
We will reopen for our regular hours

10 am – 6 pm daily
on December 26th
 
This shop never closes! [link to website]

 
Explore New & Old World Pinot
 
With Two Ultra-Classic Producers
 
Westrey & Domaine Bourée
 
Stock Up & Save
 
Founded in 1993 by Amy Wesselman and David Autrey, Westrey is a core producer in the Dundee Hills. They are farmers, first and foremost. They’re not bombastic enough to chase points or the ephemeral fame of trendy styles. Instead, they live their time-tested values.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 12-20-24 PM

In This Newsletter:

New Arrivals
Guiy Larmandier, Marc Hebrart, Billecart Salmon, Tarlant, and more!

Wine of the Week
This Spanish stunner is the must-try red of the season

Featured Close-out Wines
Holiday wines for less

New Arrivals
 
Champagne
 
Guy Larmandier
 

Pierre and Sophie Larmandier, of Larmandier-Bernier, having holdings in the Côte des Blancs region of Champagne, including in the grand crus villages of Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, and Avize. The estate is meticulously run (by hand) at this small, independent estate. The moderate yields are harvested by hand, and the grapes undergo gentle pressing and a long settling process on the lees, with native yeast fermentation. The wines rest in in family’s chalk caves, awaiting hand disgorgement before going to market after a period of settling.
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Tempier Sale 12-19-24

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Tempier Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Thanisch
Champagne of the Day
 
 
“Of all of the domaines we represent, no other serves more as our cornerstone, stands more in the defense of terroir, and is more intricately interwoven with our own history, than that of the iconic Peyraud family of Domaine Tempier.” – Kermit Lynch (Importer)
 
Stock Up & Save on
 
Domaine Tempier

Domaine Tempier is Bandol.
 
Best known for its mineral-driven and cellar-friendly rosé, the reds, though, are criminally underrated and underappreciated, especially to lovers of bold, full-throttle wines. They represent the pinnacle of Mourvèdre-based blends that could convince even the most die-hard Rhone lovers to expand their horizons, if only one could manage to convince them to try. That might be the hardest part, but we’ve greased the wheel, so to speak, by placing these wines on our three-day sale, starting now.
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