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Produttori in August Sale 8-24-24

“I’ve written this many times before, but it bears repeating: Produttori del Barbaresco is one of Italy’s ultimate values for your money.” –Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
 
Produttori del Barbaresco:
 
The OG Cult Wine of Portland
 
Produttori del Barbaresco is revered for producing classically-styled Barbaresco and Riservas of uncompromising quality and transparency. You’d be hard-pressed to find such consistent quality and complexity out of such an extensive range of single-vineyard Nebbiolos anywhere else.
 
Oregon was the first state to import the wines, and they’ve been beloved by many for decades. We’ve admired the producer and its director, Aldo Vacca (cousin of the late Renato Vacca of Cantina del Pino), since the shop first opened. We’ve pleased to continue to offer some of Barbaresco’s finest line up.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 8-23-24

 In This Newsletter:


Special Arrivals
Domaine Dagueneau

New Arrivals
Beaux Freres, Pax Muhle, Falkenstein, and more!

New Close-Out Wine Sale
Value pricing for two of our favorite wineries

The New World, Elevated
High Altitude Wines in North America
Special Arrivals


Domaine Didier Dagueneau
 

“Tasting a Dagueneau wine for the first time was a revelation. His Sauvignon Blancs had an unexpected purity and clarity to them. The flavors were intense but nuanced. It wasn’t the fruit that was piercing, as in so many Sauvignon Blancs, but the freshness and the focus. As powerful a personality as he was, his wines did not exalt the stature of the winemaker so much as the beauty of the terroir.” –Polaner Imports
 
Didier Dagueneau was known as a man who always flew close to the Sun and never succumbed to danger.
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Paging Dr. Burklin-Wolf to the Salesfloor! 8-22-24

Dr. Burklin-Wolf
 
Your Three-Day Discount Starts Now
 
The German wine region the Pfalz is nestled between the Haardt Mountains and the Rhine River. Here, in a veritable oasis of forests and hills, one finds evidence of wine making and consumption dating back to 550 BCE. The region’s conditions make for some of the most interesting and diverse expressions of German wine, with dry Riesling being its crown jewel.
 
It’s an open secret that dry German Riesling is one of the most complex white wines in the world, yet is also one of the most undervalued. There exist today some historic and well-respected producers that can turn heads and hearts without turning your wallet inside-out. One such estate is the innovative Dr.
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Newsletter Vinopolis Newsletter 8-21-24

In This Newsletter


New Close-Out Sales:

New Heights for Napa:
“To be considered for Bond Estates, each of these vineyards had to prove its excellence for no less than 10 vintages.”

Also featuring…

Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines
from Domaine Roumier, and Domaine Rousseau

Featured Close-Out of the Day
Ultra rare Grand Cru offering from our fave Champagne House
All New Close-Out Wine Sale
 
 
United States
 
Bond Estates
 


“Critics say Napa has an ego. But what it really has is a gargantuan appetite for life and a palpable hunger for success.” -Karen MacNeill, The Wine Bible.
 
Ego or not, the wines of Bond Estates are made to last. Bill Harlan, the owner, thinks in the long-term, having purchased his winery and vineyards to provide a legacy for his children and grandchildren while also preserving the character of the Napa Valley long into the future.
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G.D. Vajra: A Victory for Value Sale 8-21-24

G.D. Vajra and Luigi Baudana
 
Your Three-Day Discount Starts Now
 
It’s rare to find benchmark wines that remain affordable from one of a wine-growing region considered one of the finest in the world for centuries, but not impossible. Well, if you’ve read the title of this newsletter, there’s no surprise who we have in mind: G.D. Vajra and the now-sister estate of Luigi Baudana.
 
Check the purchase record of any staff member, and you’ll know why we call G.D. Vajra one of our favorite producers in the Piedmont. The estate responsible for some of the finest Barolos we offer and also excels with their more entry-level options. The lineup as a whole is quite simply the best in Piedmont today. At all price points they are benchmark wines against which all others are judged.
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