2003: A Conterno Odyssey; Rose of the Day; Vincent-New Releases; Isole e Olena’s Classic Chianti; Allora, Fontalloro; Coulée de Serrant; Ride the Trockenwelle!; Agathe Bursin’s Magical 2016’s

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Summer Shipping Special:

Midwest, East, & South

For the summer season we are offering UPS Three Day Select Service for the price of UPS Ground for shipments normally traveling 4 or more business days by ground.

Free service upgrade only applies on single orders purchased and shipped during the promotional period.  Additional fees will apply to orders held for any reason until after the promotional period and shipped by Three Day Select.  Offer not valid on items purchased before the promotional period or on pre-arrival items that arrive after the promotional period ends.… Read the rest

Weinbau Paetra’s Power Riesling; Stonestreet—What a Treat!; Lauer Power; Paitin’s Piedmontese Prowess; Howell Mountain from La Jota; Bigger is Better-Deals on Mags!

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Weinbau Paetra

German Spirit

Oregon Soil
Arriving Tomorrow:

There’s a story that’s often told in the Oregon wine industry about how a man falls in love with wine, learns a lot about it and eventually moves here to make wine.  Occasionally, though, the details of that story are remarkable enough that you pay attention to the man and the wines he creates and that’s very true of Bill Hooper, founder of Paetra wines.

Bill was so entranced by great Riesling that he dropped (read:sold) everything and moved to Germany to pursue formal training and apprenticeship in the Pfalz region—without speaking German!… Read the rest

Rosé from Provence; New Rosé Reviews From Raynolds; Molitor Arrives; Case Picks; Vissoux’s Fantastic Beaujolais; Screaming Deals on Torii Mor; 2009 Bordeaux; New Rosenthal Selections—Including New Gravner;

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Summer Shipping Special:

Midwest, East, & South

For the summer season we are offering UPS Three Day Select Service for the price of UPS Ground for shipments normally traveling 4 or more business days by ground.

Free service upgrade only applies on single orders purchased and shipped during the promotional period.  Additional fees will apply to orders held for any reason until after the promotional period and shipped by Three Day Select.  Offer not valid on items purchased before the promotional period or on pre-arrival items that arrive after the promotional period ends.… Read the rest

New Oregon Arrivals; Pacenti’s Masterful Brunello; Study in Minerality: Knoll; Rose! Of! The! Day!; Summer of Rioja; Giacomo Conterno; Staff Picks; 2015 Beaujolais—Greatness Awaits; Fougeray de Beauclair; Pride of the Jura; Clape Your Hands, Say Yeah!

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Mid-Week New Arrivals

New Oregon Arrivals

Cameron Winery Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills 2015 750ML ($31.95) $24 special
VinopolNote: Declassified barrels of Abbey Ridge and Clos Electrique. This is the budget-friendly wine to pour to show the world what Oregon can do. Year in, year out, it’s one of the best values from the Dundee Hills. There’s red & black fruits, loamy soil and spice. Drink it now, save a case for later. Just do yourself a favor and stock up before it’s gone. Because Cameron wines never last on the shelf for long.… Read the rest

Karthauserhof in 2014; Rose! Of! The! Day!; Petrolo – Tuscan Royalty; 2009 Pauillac; Classic Champagnes Return; L’Edre-Pride of Roussillon; Insider Burgundy Trading; Throwback Chateauneuf <$25; Staff Picks; Natural Burgundy; 2015 Foreau Arriving Soon; 2015 Graillot St. Joseph

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Karthauserhof in 2014:

Lean Mean Riesling Machines

The thing that we key on with recent German Riesling vintages is acidity—Germany’s had no shortage of sun in the last 15+ years and so when we argue over what our favorite years have been, acidity is key.  In that regard, 2014 is a sleeper—it’s got less fruit than 2015, but if you like bright and fresh wines from the Mosel (or Ruwer), then you should be buying as much 2014 as you can.

One winery that seemed to do exceptionally well in the 2014 vintage was Karthauserhof, in the Ruwer.  … Read the rest