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Vinopolis Newsletter 9-4-2024 PM

 In This Newsletter:


Arriving Friday
Tenuta Delle Terre Nere, Cappellano

New Arrivals
Domaine Marc Colin, Von Winning

Featured Close-Out Wines
Produttori del Terre Nere

Staff Pick
Bang your head if you miss out on this elegant Piedmontese value
 
Arriving Friday
 

Italy
 
Tenuta Delle Terre Nere
 

“The Etna is the Burgundy of the Mediterranean,” says the man whose career as an importer of fine Italian wines is legendary. Marc De Grazia is one of the original ‘Barolo Boys,’ and his beloved Tenuta delle Terre Nere was more than 20 years in the making. Today, he farms 29 parcels on the northern flank, and his portfolio of wines is the gold standard for Etna wine.” -Wine Advocate
 
The fact that Etna is a wine producing region at all is miraculous.
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JJ Prum: Apex Mosel Riesling 9-4-24

“Few estates in the world can claim to have maintained the highest quality standards uninterrupted for half a century and more. Joh Jos Prum… is one estate that can.”
–Stuart Pigott, The Wine Atlas of Germany
 
Joh. Jos. Prum:
 
Apex Mosel Riesling
 

On Sale Now!
 
Manfred and Katarina Prüm make some of the finest and most sought-after wines of the middle-Mosel. These reference-point Mosel Rieslings are some of the most profound and age-worthy white wines in the world. No other producer in the middle Mosel is as respected or collectible. These white wines have near-unparalleled consistency in aging worldwide.
 
The Prüm wines are high-wire acts of tension between fruit and intense minerality. By some subtle alchemy, the wines spring forth from the parcels of mostly old, ungrafted vines through spontaneous fermentation and a dash of magic in the cellar.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 9-2-24

 In This Newsletter:


Please Note: we will be closing at 4pm Monday, September 2nd, for Labor Day

Special Arrival
Chianti to stand the test of time

New Arrivals
Cameron, Marc Colin, Castell’in Villa, Terre Nere, Filipa Pato, and more!

Staff Pick
When you make only one wine it had better be good!
Special Arrivals


Castell’in Villa
 


Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa, Owner

“This historic winery is known for producing some of the most traditionally-crafted, age-worthy wines in the appellation. To illustrate this, they have also kept back an extensive library of older vintages (…) Proprietress Principessa Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa and her husband first saw the estate in 1967 and then bought the property in 1968. At that time, there was just the 13th century farmhouse and outbuildings along with one hectare of vineyards.
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Bruna Grimaldi Sale 9-3-24

Bruna Grimaldi
 

Your Three-Day Discount Starts Now
 
We love talking about the glory days of Barolo. Not the region, but back when you could find great Barolos for under $50. Now, it’s not uncommon to see Langhe varietal wines to stretch for that goal. Yikes. Fortunately, there is one estate has not allowed inflation to impact their pricing or quality, one we stock up on every year: Bruna Grimaldi.
 
It’s unlikely to surprise any of our long-time subscribers when we write that the estate crafts classic, well-structured and delicious wines that outperform their modest price tags. The estate dates back to the 1990s, when Bruna (along with her husband, Franco Fiorino) began bottling her own wine. This decision came after decades selling off their exceptional fruit as bulk wine before eventually selling a handful of cases locally.
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Labor Day Sale 9-2-24

Vinopolis Wine Shop’s Labor Day Sale
 

Your Three-Day Discount Starts Now
 
Okay, okay, we get it. Your inbox is full, summer as an idea is over, and tomorrow it’s back to the grind (or you’re in the service industry like us and this is just another Monday 🙂
 
We thought we would take the opportunity to celebrate Labor Day with our subscribers by hosting one of our biggest sales ever. We’re discounting the wines of the people: every single bottle on our shelves that we are listing for $30 or less.
 
That’s over 500 wines on sale now (pity the gal that counted!). Snag half a case for 5% off or round out a full case (or more!) at 10% off.
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