Dujac Acolyte of the Rhone: Graillot 2-4-25

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Graillot Sale
Close-Out Featurette: BOND

 
Rhone with a Dujac Flair
 
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The Graillot Family of Wines
 
The Graillot clan is synonymous with the northern Rhone region of Croze-Hermitage. After working at the legendary Domaine Dujac in Burgundy, Alain Graillot came home to Crozes-Hermitage in 1985. Until his recent passing, Alain used the same techniques that have made Dujac wines iconic. Practices include chemical-free farming, use of whole clusters during fermentation and long élevage in old oak.

Graillot’s two sons Maxime and Antoin have continued in his footsteps. Maxime, whose Domaine des Lises bottling is included in this sale, farms his parcels next to his father’s estate and follows the same principals of organic farming with no herbicide or pesticide usage at all.
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Merkelbach for You Sale 2-3-25

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Merkelbach Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Vin Santo

 
“Merkelbach’s wines are like the world before anyone wrote poems about it.” –Terry Theise
 
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Merkelbach
 
We adore the wines of Weingut Alfred Merkelbach. They set the curve for the term “old-school,” having made their wines in similar style for almost 70 years. These wines capture the delicacy and etherealness of Riesling like few other wines we’ve tried. Terry Theise, when importing the wines for Skurnik, described their wines as “like VAPING Mosel Riesling.”
 
The tiny estate boasts mostly ancient (and sometimes ungrafted) vines grown on steep terraces along the Mosel River in Urzig and in Kinheim. When most of the Ürziger Würzgarten vineyards were replanted during the re-alignment of the vineyards, Merkelbach’s vines remained on original rootstock.
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Alzinger: Austria’s Ace at 10% Off! 2-2-25

If Vinopolis is famous for one thing, it’d be our obsession with the wines of the Germany and Austria. Moments within your visit to our shop you will discover several aisles dedicated solely to the beautiful expressions of wine that come from these nations; shelf-space that is normally reserved exclusively for well-understood regions of France & Italy. The reason? These wines are INCREDIBLE. The cool climate of these Northern growing areas creates whites that shimmer on the palate, twisting and turning with electric acidity and dazzling fruit flavors. We collect new and old releases from many producers to showcase the wide range in style and terroir that these wines can express. One such producer you simply must know about is Alzinger.
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Huet & Foreau Sale – 2-1-25

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Vouvray’s Finest Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Elvio Cogno

 
Vouvray’s Finest Sale
 
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Huet & Foreau
 
What is one of the world’s most complex, age-worthy, terroir-driven, aromatically intense, and praised white wines? Vouvray, and its famous grape variety, Chenin Blanc. You’d be hard-pressed to find a more wildly expressive and flexible grape than Chenin. Esteemed for its profundity at all sweetness levels, its wines range from bone-dry (Sec), lightly- to medium-sweet (Demi-Sec), and dessert style (Moelleux).
 
Granted AOC status in 1936, this commune in the Loire Valley is home to Domaine Huet and Philippe Foreau, two of the finest producers within this glorious region.
 
They offer the pinnacle of quality for the appellation, though their styles and approaches differ.
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Vinopolis Newsletter 1-31-25

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Special Arrivals
Donnhoff Always Delivers

New Arrivals
Turley, Calabretta, and more

Willamette Wineries We Love
Awesome Ayres wines and Beautiful Brick House Bottles

Our Best Bordeauxes
For Budgets Great and Small
 
Special Arrivals
 
 
Weingut Donnhoff


We at Vinopolis try not to play favorites but wineries like Donnhoff, our beloved jewel of the Nahe, make that a challenging endeavor. When customers come in looking to “get into Riesling,” this is usually the first winery that comes to mind. Yes, the world is a capricious place but year after year you can be sure that a Donnhoff wine will be as close to perfection as the vintage allows.
 
These Grosses Gewachs selections represent the best of the best wineries. These wines are so focused, so flavorful and complex, that they would be a bargain at twice the price.
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