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California Pinot Noir Sale 4-1-25

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California Pinot Noir Sale
Champagne Featurette: Tarlant

 
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California Pinot Noir

 
Our neighbor to the south has been crafting world class Pinot Noir for quite some time. We adore California Pinot Noirs for their class and texture. With prestigious names in stock like Rhys, Merry Edwards, and Racines, you’re certain to fall in love with these magnificent wonders.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of California Pinot Noir
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles of California Pinot Noir

 
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Sale ends Friday, April 4th at 9 am Pacific.
 
We offer thirty in-stock California Pinot Noir options on sale now, including:
 
Rhys Vineyards Horseshoe Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains 2018 1.5L Displayed Price: $279, that’s $265.05 at 5% off and $251.10 at 10% off, 2 magnums in stock now
Matthew Luczy-Wine Advocate 96+ points
“As is consistent at this site, the 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is aromatically slow to open but unstoppable once it starts.
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Muller-Catoir March Sale 3-31-25

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Muller-Catoir Sale
Champagne Featurette: Christophe Baron 

 
Historic / Delicious / Affordable
 
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Muller-Catoir

 
From grand and aristocratic Riesling, to wild and exciting Scheurebe, to arguably the best Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) we sell, Müller-Catoir’s wines are top-class in every category. Focusing on dry wines long before it was fashionable in Germany, Müller-Catoir owns some of the greatest vineyards in the region. This family estate, founded in 1744 in the Pfalz winegrowing region, knows their lands well and has a special touch with them.
 
The Pfalz as a region focuses on powerful, dry wines. Its beneficial growing conditions make for some of the most interesting and diverse expressions of German wine, with Riesling still being the crown jewel.
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Cavallotto: A Cru Among Crus 3-30-25

 

Cavallotto and Castiglione Falletto
As we move west across the broader appellation of Barolo, there are 3 communes that become critical to experience and understand., and all of them are impacted by the transition from Helvetian soils to Tortonian.  In contrast to Helvetian soils, the Tortonian soil influence brings forward wines that are more perfumed, elegant, and approachable; the color leaning towards a ruby hue. The wines of this soil also arguably mature more quickly, but still have the same great staying power of the entire Barolo appellation.The Tortonian soil on this side of the overall appellation is characterized by the following properties:

  • Blue tinted (darker in color)
  • Compact calcerous marl soil mixed with sand
  • Fresher, more fertile
  • Rich in magnesium, manganese

Most strikingly impacted by these soils changes is Castiglione Falletto, a cru that is special in the sense that it balances Helvetian soil with influences of the more Western Tortonian soil that extends across the Central Valley of Barolo. 

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Brunello Sale 3-29-25

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Brunello Sale
Champagne Featurette: Pierre Gimonnet

 
Tuscan Elite Sale
 
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Brunello

 
Brunello is a place of magic, where the local Sangiovese Grosso clone ascends to levels of complexity and longevity impossible elsewhere. This is the elite of Tuscany and some of the finest wines produced in Europe.
 
We’re proud to offer an incredible range of producers, including standard-bearers and customer favorites such as Biondi Santi, Il Poggione, La Fortuna, and La Gerla. Browse staff-selected highlights below, including under-the-radar picks from Il Paradiso di Frassina and esteemed estates like Sassetti Livio Pertimali.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of Brunello
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles of Brunello

 
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Carl Loewen Sale 3-27-25

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Carl Loewen Sale
Champagne Featurette: Champagne Marguet

 
A Staff Favorite!
 
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Carl Loewen

 
While the Mosel is best known for sweet Riesling, some of the best producers in the region focus their attention on serious dry (and barely off-dry) bottlings. As you’d expect given our massive selection of German wine, we’ve got a number of great dry Rieslings to choose from. If you’re looking for richer, more powerful expressions, look no further than Carl Loewen.

Carl Loewen has taken over some of the oldest vineyards in the Mosel, returning them to their historic esteem and in many cases elevating them to new heights. The wines are textural, rich and complex, often from old, ungrafted parcels within vineyards.
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