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Andre Clouet’s Dreamiest Champagnes: On Sale Now! 3-4-24

Andre Clouet’s Dreamiest Champagnes:

On Sale Now!


Searching for that rich and yeasty, brioche-like Champagne of your dreams? Look no further than the stunningly well-priced line up from Andre Clouet: the Dream Vintages.
 
Andre Clouet is a small-but-mighty Champagne House headed by the somewhat-eccentric Jean-François Clouet. The House is known for many things, including crafting some of the best values in their Grand Cru village of Bouzy. The wines are fantastic, from their base non-vintage blend all the way through the prestige “1911” cuvee, which is perpetually one of the best under $100 Champagnes out there.
 
The wines, on the whole, tend to be Pinot Noir-based. Chardonnay is a bit of a rarity in this village. The Dream Vintage line, though, is 100% Chardonnay.
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Marietta: California’s Best Value 3-2-24

Chris Bilbro was one of California wine’s unsung heroes. He founded Marietta Cellars in 1978 and grew the winery into one of the preeminent producers of excellent value, honestly made California wine. Chris sadly passed away in 2019, and today his son, Scot Bilbro, runs the winery. The lineup is as good as it’s ever been: full of delicious, gutsy wines that overdeliver at all prices.
 
The Marietta wines have been customer favorites at the shop for some time, from their sub-$20 Zinfandel-based old vine blend (which defined the category for California), all the way up to their Gibson Block Syrah, which hails from a parcel planted in the 1880s. Their entire range routinely receives the type of critical praise you’d expect from much more expensive wines.
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Friday 3-1-24

 In This Newsletter:

Special Arrivals
Scorching hot wines from the “Land of volcanoes”
New Arrivals
Charles Heidsick, Kelley Fox, Lingua Franca, 4 Monos, Il Poggione, and much more!
Pre-Arrivals
Coming later this month: Bereche, William Fevre, and Produttori
“California Dreaming”
Collectable cult wines from Screaming Eagle and Sine Qua Non
Leap Year Close-Out Sale- ENDS SUNDAY

Save up to 10% extra on close-out wines from across the globe!

Bodega Los Bermejos

Scorching hot wines from the “land of volcanos”
 

Lanzarote, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, received its famous, dark soils from a series of volcanic eruptions in the 1700’s earning it a reputation as the “land of Volcanos” along with volcanic soils that naturally limit grape growth, concentrating the vines and producing elegant, sparkling wines.
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Vinopolis’ Leap Year Close-Out Sale 2-29-24



 
We’re offering an additional discount on our already slashed prices.
 
Over 240 wines to choose from!
 
5% off any 6-11 in-stock Vinopolis Close-Out wines
10% off any 12 or more in-stock Vinopolis Close-Out wines
 
Discount does not combine with other current sales,
but it DOES apply to Close-Out case skus.
Discount will not display online or in your cart,
We will adjust your invoice
before processing your charge.

 
Discount ends Sunday, March 3rd at 9 am Pacific
Walla Walla
 
Was $133!
Cayuse Vineyards Impulsivo Tempranillo, Walla Walla Valley 2020 750ml Displayed Price: $119, that’s $113.05 at 5% off and $107.10 at 10% off, 23 bottles in stock now
Jeb Dunnuck 94+ points
“Tight and closed, with notions of bloody blue fruits, iodine, rose petals, and cedarwood, the 2020 Impulsivo hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, a nicely balanced, layered mouthfeel, and ripe tannins that emerge on the finish.
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Gigondas 2-28-24

On Sale Now!
 
The Rhône is among the most storied and distinctive wine regions in the world. Here were some of the first regions to produce cult wines. In the village of Gigondas in the Southern Rhône, known best for its powerful reds, the wines (and vineyards, too) are by law composed of at least 50% Grenache. Most producers include some portion of Syrah and Mourvèdre, with final blending proportions often determined by the quality of the grapes of each variety.

Gigondas is the finest source of affordable luxury wines. The top estates deliver wines that compete with the very best wines in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, but at prices that are a fraction of their competition.
 
If there is a single producer in the Rhône that embodies the region, it is Château de Saint Cosme in Gigondas.
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