G.D. Vajra & Luigi Baudana
 
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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 simple the best in Piedmont today. At all price points they are benchmark wines against which all others are judged.

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Bründlmayer
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Vinopolis Close-Out Sale Featurette: Thanisch
 


Bründlmayer
 
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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.

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Grand Rosé Sale
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Vinopolis Close-Out Sale Featurette: Close-Out Case Deals
 

 
Grand Rosé Sale
 
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Spring is in full swing with our three-day sale on all in-stock, non-sparkling rosé!
 
5% off any 6-11 bottles of in-stock non-sparkling rosé wines
10% off any 12+ bottles of in-stock non-sparkling rosé wines
 
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Discount ends Tuesday, May 21st at 9 am Pacific
 

We offer 73 in-stock rosé wines, including:
 
Staff favorite!
Ameztoi Rubentis Rosado, Getariako Txakolina 2022 750ml Displayed Price: $24, that’s $22.80 at 5% off and $21.60 at 10% off, 36+ bottles in stock now
De Maison importer note “The iconic Ameztoi Rubentis rosé is a field blend of the local, indigenous hondarrabi zuri and hondarrabi beltza varieties, grown on traditional trellises high on the slopes rising above Getaria, an ancient Basque fishing village on Spain’s rugged northern coast.

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Selbach Sale
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Vinopolis Close-Out Sale Featurette: Castello di Meleto
 

 
Selbach-Oster
 
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If you’re an American that drinks German Riesling, thank Johannes Selbach. As the winemaker and owner of Selbach-Oster, Selbach makes profound and affordable German Rieslings. Because they aren’t opulent or extreme, the wines are overlooked by reviewers that prefer a more bombastic style. Instead, his wines are like sitting down to dinner with a good friend. You can drink his delicate and soulful Spätlesen and Auslesen wines with your main course, not just dessert or spicy dishes, and you’d be shocked at how flexible the bone-dry GGs and ethereal Kabinetts are across cuisine types.
 
But Johannes Selbach’s food-friendly style of Rieslings is not why he could be considered the ambassador of modern German wines.

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Elvio Cogno
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Vinopolis Close-Out Sale Featurette: Luigi Giordano
 

 
Elvio Cogno: Benchmark in Barolo
 
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“Of the many great contributions made by the winemaking team at Elvio Cogno, perhaps the greatest is the importance they brought to the Ravera cru of Novello. Little-known before their efforts, this vineyard has risen in high regard in recent years and continues to show impressive potential.” -Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
 
Elvio Cogno put the Ravera cru on the map. He was born and raised in Novello, the village associated with the famous vineyard. Elvio comes from a long line of grape growers in the region. He was the first in his line to turn the dream of winemaking into a reality.