New Piedmont Sale; Quintessa at an Incredible Price; New Cayuse, No Girls and Horsepower; The Majesty of Wehlener Sonnenuhr; Two 90pt Spanish Values; Delas Freres—the value of the Northern Rhone; Trending Wines; Vintage Gloria and Sauternes; Celebrating Oregon Diversity in Pinot; Faiveley’s Generation of Growth

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New March Sales!

A Piedmont Star on the Rise!

Poderi Colla is one of the most interesting wineries in the Piedmonte, with excellent holdings in both Barbaresco and Barolo—something that can’t be said of very many producers.  This is a result of a merger between two parts of the family, in 1994, one half in Barolo and the other half in Barbaresco.  The wines they make are classic and have long lives ahead of them, especially from the 2010 vintage.  … Read the rest

Spring Cleaning Savings; Domaine de la Grand’Cour’s Exceptional 2015 Fleuries; Two 96 point Cabernets from Kamen; Rare Voerzio Magnums; New Reviews for 2015 Austrian Wines; Burlotto’s Staunchly Traditional Baroli; Calabretta’s Long-Lived Masterpieces; Domaine Spotlight: Huet; Vincent Paris, Heir to the Cornas throne; 97 point Passopisciaro

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Spring Cleaning Deals!

Spring is often closeout season for our distributors and so we stock up and pass the savings along to you.  Here we have a few wines from incredibly respected wineries at even more incredible pricing.
Just Arrived:

Charles Smith ‘Sixto’ Roza Hills Chardonnay, Washington State 2013 750ML ($59.95) $39 special
Wine Advocate 93 points “The richest, full-throttle and decadent in the lineup, the 2013 Chardonnay Roza Hills Vineyard offers lots of baked apple tart, white flowers and creaminess in a layered, balanced, classic style.… Read the rest

Valentine’s Sparklers; Sauternes/Barsac; Auslese for V-Day; Felsina: A Tuscan Benchmark; Languedoc Vanguard; Trending Wines; Post-Super Bowl Super Sales

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Valentine’s Day: Romance is in the Bottle

Valentine’s Day is can be a bit of a challenge, wine-wise.  You’re trying to drink things that make your better half happy.  The goal is to drink things that are both delicious and refreshing—no one wants to feel too out of it after dinner.  For this, we like to drink bubbly during the meal (it’s festive!) and then go with a dessert wine instead of making one from scratch, so we figured that’s what we’d highlight today.

Arriving Friday:

El Cep Marques de Gelida Gran Reserva Brut Cava, Catalonia 2012 750ML ($21.95) $16.60 special, 36+ bottles available
Josh Raynolds–Vinous 90 points “(aged on its lees for 40 months prior to disgorgement) Limpid yellow.… Read the rest

Featured Wine: Donnhoff 2015 Spatlese; Agathe Bursin; Wind Gap: Old-New California; Great Greek Grape: 94 Pointer from Domaine Sigalas; 2009 Bordeaux; Spanish Case Specials; Arriving in February: Foillard/JM Pillot/Clape & more!; Arriving in March: Hirsch Single Vineyard GV – 94+ Points!; Produttori del Barbaresco – 2013 Crus on the Horizon –  an ‘epic vintage of classic proportions and superb pedigree’ -Antonio Galloni
Featured Wine Arriving Friday
Weingut Donnhoff Niederhauser Hermannshohle Riesling Spatlese, Nahe 2015 750ML ($59.95) $47 pre-arrival special
Wine Advocate 95 points “The 2015 Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle Riesling Spätlese opens with an aristocratic bouquet of coolish, flinty slate and citrus perfume along with concentrated Riesling flavors. There is great complexity and expression here! On the palate, this wine is highly elegant and its seamless, silky texture is like that of the Dellchen GG.… Read the rest

We have an exciting set of wines to offer today! Including:  Hot Rhones for Cold Weather, Value Classé Margaux, New Cameron Chardonnay, Two Titans of Barolo and some High Scoring Hispanic pre-arrivals (at amazing prices!).  We’ve also got some rare white Burgundy and John Gilman’s take on some Champagnes, Domaine Huet 2015’s and 2015 Beaujolais.  To wrap it all up, don’t miss the highlights of Oregon Syrah and their French counterparts, Domaine Clape and finally a few Frugal and Fruity picks for everyday drinking!

High-Value Rhone Wines

for Winter Weather Relief

Just Arrived
Chateau Pesquie Ventoux Terrasses, Rhone 2014 750ML ($17.95) $14 special, in stock
Wine Advocate 91 points “Always a terrific value, the 2014 Ventoux Terrasses is no exception and offers complex, classic southern Rhone notes of dried garrigue, pepper, spice-box, licorice and sweet cherry fruit.… Read the rest