Category Archives: Special Features

Bordeaux: Beauties of the Right Bank Sale 8-4-24

 
The Saint-Emilion's village, a world heritage site | Bordeaux Tourism & Conventions
Saint-Emilion in the Right Bank

Somewhere in the last 10 years we started to forget about Bordeaux. Maybe it was the advent and rush of the natural wine movement and ‘new school’ wines , or perhaps it was the increase in perceived luxury following the legendary 09′ and 10′ vintages. It could even have been a slow shift in perception towards the idea that Bordeaux is less of a wine to drink and more of a collectible to be boasted about. The likely truth is that all of these factors have influenced the new and old American wine enthusiast to overlook some of the greatest wine made on the planet.

That is nowhere near an exaggeration. In case you haven’t noticed, Cabernet, Merlot, and the usual Bordeaux blend suspects are capable of making absolutely stunning wines all over the world.
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Foradori: Pioneer of the Dolomites On Sale Now!

Piana Rotaliana by Foradori

On a recent trip to Italy for a friend’s wedding, my wife and I decided to stop in the Dolomites for some day hiking and of course…..wine. We don’t really take trips to Europe without that second part in mind. What I can tell you was that I was immediately reminded of the age old saying, ‘Wine only grows in beautiful places”. Traveling up from Milan through Trento all the way to Bolzano was a feast for the eyes; a kind of wild Jurassic green screen that you couldn’t believe to be real and yet it was right outside the train windows at all angles. Clinging to the steep cliffs on all sides were vineyards whose farming could only be a labor of love and passion given the extreme danger and difficulty of management.
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Fontodi: Treasure of Tuscany on Sale Now 7-14-24

 


There are 8 bottles of 2009 Fontodi Flaccianello left in the Vinopolis cellar, and you could walk away with all of them at 10% off. We’re talking aged to perfection wine from one of Tuscany’s most coveted estates.The average price of Flaccianello is approximately ~$200 retail for any vintage in the USA, and with 10% off our price you’d be getting 2009 for ~$134. I don’t know about you, but a $66 dollars worth of savings per bottle is a screaming deal to me! We’ve got 3 other bottlings from Fontodi that are well worth your attention in addition. Mix and match or go all in on a single cuvee, the choice is yours and the savings are as well.

Fontodi is one of Tuscany’s most respected estates and produces some of the finest wines in the world.
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A Favorite in Faiveley – On Sale Now! 7-7-24



Francois, Eve, & Erwan Faiveley 

Good news! We’re putting the wines of Faiveley back on sale for a limited period for our loyal newsletter customers. Our prices have remain unchanged since our April feature of many of these wines, but you can gaurantee that Burgundy prices elsewhere are continuing to climb. With Faiveley you’re presented with a producer that embodies consistency – never missing in quality and pleasure from vintage to vintage – and offers unparalleled access to Burgundy’s crus – we’ve got over 26 different village and vineyard bottlings for you to enjoy – and wine styles. This is your chance to start a Burgundy cellar, or preserve one for years to come.

Background on Faiveley

In Burgundy, as in the cellars of Burgundy collectors, there is an illusion that time stops and that Burgundy never changes.
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Zero Patience for Siro Pacenti

    

Do you drink Brunello?

You should.

 

5% off any 3-5 in-stock Siro Pacenti wines
10% off any 6 or more in-stock Siro Pacenti wines
Sale ends Wednesday July 3rd at 9AM PST

 
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2019 is being heralded as one of the all-time great Brunello vintages, building off of similar success for the year in the region of Piedmont to the north. As such, we’ll be bringing in a wide variety of top producers and bottlings from 2019 that demonstrate the incredible character of Montalcino and its ageworthy wines. One producer that consistently grabs our attention and is a MUST BUY for any Brunello enthusiast, is Siro Pacenti. This winery, founded in 1970 by Siro and now run by his son Giancarlo makes deliciously structured Brunello of a more opulent quality than many of its peers.
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