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Lonardo & de Venoge Sale 12-4-24

In This Newsletter:
 
Contrade di Taurasi: “World-Class Wines” from Aglianico
&
de Venoge: Ridiculous Savings on Elite Champagnes
 


“World-Class Wines” from Aglianico
 
Stock Up & Save on
 
Contrade di Taurasi / Cantine Lonardo
 
“… you only have to taste the wines of Contrade di Taurasi/Lonardo, Guastaferro, and Mastroberardino, for example, to realize that world-class wines could be made with the Aglianico grape” – Ian D’Agata, Vinous
 
Sandro Lonardo makes some of the best values in powerful, Italian red wine. Based in Taurasi, he works primarily with the local Aglianico grape to produce wines that combine power and intensity with site-specific nuance that rival the best wines in Barolo and Brunello, yet without the high price.
 
To Italian insiders, this isn’t news.
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Bruna Grimaldi Sale 12-3-24

In This Newsletter:
 
Bruna Grimaldi
&
Vinopolis Close-Out Featurette: Markus Molitor
 


Best Value in Barolo for Now & Later
 
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Bruna Grimaldi
 

We love talking about the glory days of Barolo. Not the region itself, for quality isn’t hard to find, but back when you could find great Barolos for under $50. Today, it’s not uncommon to see Langhe varietal wines to stretch for that goal. Fortunately, there is one estate has not allowed inflation to impact their pricing or quality, one we stock up on every year: Bruna Grimaldi.
 
The estate crafts classic, well-structured and delicious wines that outperform their modest price tags. It dates back to the 1990s, when Bruna (along with her husband, Franco Fiorino) began bottling her own wine.… Read the rest

Vinopolis Newsletter 12-2-24

In This Newsletter:

Special Arrivals
JC Somers

New Arrivals
Great value, great Burgundies and more!

 

Special Arrivals

 

Oregon

JC Somers

JC Somers is the fantastic new project from longtime Willamette Valley mainstay Jay Christopher and his professional partner (and spouse) Ronda Newell-Somers. With over 30 years under his belt in the Oregon wine industry, the majority spent as the owner and winemaker at the acclaimed J. Christopher, his first winery, Jay knows exactly what kind of wines he wants to make. “We do not make fruit bombs. We want wines that have a fine balance of fruit, acidity and texture,” Jay and Ronda’s website states, “Wines that are complete.”
 
Jay and his immense talents are no longer associated with the J.… Read the rest

Pair of Pichlers Sale 12-2-24

In This Newsletter:
 
The Two Pichlers Sale
&
Vinopolis Close-Out Featurette: Dal Forno
 


The Two Pichlers Sale
 
Stock Up & Save on
 
F.X. Pichler & Pichler-Krutzler
 
We’re offer a combined sale on all in-stock wines from F.X. Pichler & Pichler-Krutzler!
 
F.X. Pichler
 
“F.X. Pichler is the Chateau Latour, Domaine de la Romanêe-Conti, Zind-Humbrecht, Sandrone and Helen Turley of the Wachau.” –Robert Parker Jr, Wine Advocate
 
In spite of being the birthplace of biodynamic farming and the strictest farming standards in the European Union, the wines of Austria remain critically undervalued. There is no better example of this than that of FX Pichler, one of the best producers in the country. Take your pick between the multigenerational team of family winemakers (father, F.X.,
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Bründlmayer & Alzinger 12-1-24

Somms and Austrian wine fans get EXCITED when they see our selections. That joy is what we live for.
 
It’s a shocking statement to point out that Austrian winemakers produce some of the greatest wines made anywhere in the world. They count among their ranks such luminaries as FX Pichler, Gobelsburg, and Nikolaihof. But despite the love of diehard fans, the wines don’t always get the attention they deserve. If these wines came from France, those biodynamic, single-vineyard, Grand Cru, food-friendly, and ridiculously underpriced gems from thousand-year-old wineries would they be three times as expensive. These are the source of the best value high end whites in the world.

Alzinger
Based in the village of Unterloiben, the Alzinger house farms some of the steepest Wachau vineyards in Austria.
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