Tag Archives: Mid-week Newsletter

Tuesday VinopolPick 11-28-17

Romanée Saint Vivant; Petrolo’s Galatrona-Royal Tuscan Power; Party Packs—Crowd Pleasing Winter Wines; Terry Theise Champagne: Vilmart and More; More Champagne from Delamotte, Salon, Suenen and Others!

Heralded Burgundy Vineyard of the Week:

Romanée Saint-Vivant

“Romanée-Saint-Vivant is a seductress: we can only love her. Behind the grace expresses a power so perfectly balanced that it had not been seen at first sight.” – Domaine Romanée Conti [translated]

Of the great Grand Cru’s in Vosne-Romanée, Romanée Saint-Vivant sits well above Echezeaux , but below La Tâche or Romanée-Conti itself.  In other words, it’s probably the best vineyard in Burgundy that actually hits the marketplace. (The consensus among Burgundy élites seems to be that among the top producers, Romanée Saint-Vivant has eclipsed Richebourg in terms of prestige and wine quality).  

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Black Friday VinopolPick 11-22-17

Thanksgiving Hours; West Coast Black Friday Sale; Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines

Thanksgiving Weekend Shop Hours

Our shop is closed for Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23rd

We will reopen for our regularly scheduled hours on Friday, November 24th

10 am – 6 pm

Don’t forget, though, that our web store never closes and

is packed full of 2700+ wines

Black Friday West Coast Wine Sale

Your special discount: 10% off listed price on all in-stock wines from Oregon, Washington…and California, too.
Discount does not apply to pre-arrival offers
Discount does not apply to Case-6 or Case-12 SKU’s
Discount will not appear in online shopping cart
We will apply it here before charging

Sale Ends Friday, November 24th at 11:59 PST

We offer over 200 wines from the Pacific Northwest in stock right now, from Washington Cabernet and Syrah to Oregon Chardonnay and Pinot Noir (and also some pretty decent juice from the Bear Republic).  

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Vinopolis Monday Newsletter 11-19-17

Thanksgiving Sales; Huet Demi Sec Shines in ’15 and ’16; New Arrivals from Schrader, Diamond Creek, Gaja and More!; Bollinger’s 2006 Vintage Rose 

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Thanksgiving Sales!

Thanksgiving is a wine holiday if we ever saw one—lots of people, lots of different foods and a lot of time to hang out and drink.  We tend not to sweat having “perfect” pairings, but instead focus on versatile wines that you can drink with everything on the table—and in quantity.

The last part is probably the most important wine rule for Thankgiving: Don’t run out of wine!  No matter if the company is boorish, the turkey burnt or dinner three hours later than expected, if you have enough wine then all sins are forgiven.… Read the rest

Thursday Newsletter 10-26-17

48 Hour Delas Sale; New Washington State Reviews from Vinous; Staff Pick Barbaresco; Bursin’s Brilliance; New Thanksgiving Sales; New Clouet Arrivals; #Trending Pre-Arrivals

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48 Hour Sale

Sale Ends Saturday at Midnight

Delas Freres 2013 Hermitage

Delas Freres Hermitage Les Bessards, Rhone 2013 750ML ($249.95) Was $199, Now $159, 9 bottles in stock now
Josh Raynolds–Vinous 95 points “(aged in 70% new oak for 18 months): Inky ruby. Sexy, highly perfumed aromas of ripe dark berries, cherry liqueur, peppery spices and fresh flowers, backed by a hint of olive. Supple and appealingly sweet, offering intense, deeply concentrated blackberry and violet pastille flavors and a suggestion of star anise. Finishes pure, sweet and energetic on the penetrating finish, showing outstanding focus and slow-building tannins.”… Read the rest

Midweek VinopolPick Addition 8-10-17

95 Points / The Classic of Classic / Saint Cosme Gigondas – Best Vintage Yet? (Blink & You’ll Miss It); Staff Pick: 2011 Produttori; Marie-Noelle Ledru; 2015 Domaine Fourrier: New Offer; Baumard Savennieres 94 Points / 24 (or 21.58) Bucks; Terry Theise 2016 – The Humbly Great 2016 German Vintage Announcement

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New 95 Point Review 

Saint Cosme Gigondas

Best Vintage Ever? 

“Louis Barruol has been at the top of his game since the late 1990s, and over the last few vintages, he has been making some of the finest wines in the southern Rhone as well as France.” –Robert Parker

Our highly limited allocation will be gone soon – we’ve sold through almost half our allocation in the past 24 hours.… Read the rest