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Midweek VinopolPick 11-27-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

The Essential Brunello of Il Poggione

Cayuse Madness (New Arrivals)

The First 2016 Ports Arrive

Return of the 98pt Casanova Tenuta Nuova

2015 Sottimano Pajore – Monumental Barbaresco

#Trending: Post Thanksgiving

Grand (Cru) Burgundy Gifts

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The Essential Brunello of Il Poggione
Let’s cut to the chase: any lover of Brunello—no, any lover of Italian wine—should have a case of Il Poggione’s Brunello in their cellar if they can afford it.  The combination of classical proportions and attention grabbing power and complexity is extremely rare in a wine, especially at these sorts of prices.  They are truly Great Brunello, along with names like Biondi-Santi, Soldera, Saliciutti, etc. except at half (or less) the price of its peer group. Il Poggione made some of the wines of the vintage in both 2013 and 2012 (both excellent to all-time-classic years) and we’ve stocked up.  
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Midweek VinopolPick 11-20-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Very Special Chianti for Special Occasions

Staff Pick: A Different Color of Red

Gatinois and the Glory of Äy.

Vissoux: Just Under the Radar Enough

Saint Cosme’s Best Value

Great, Back Vintage Grand Cru Vosne

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Please Note:

Vinopolis will be closed Thanksgiving Day, November 22nd

We will return to our normally scheduled hours (10AM-6PM)
on Friday, November 23rd.

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Very Special Chianti

For Special Occasions
Mature, classical Chianti is a pleasure of that unfortunately few wine lovers have experienced.  With age, top Chianti takes on a Burgundian elegance and similar forest-floor, sous bois type flavors, allied with the cherry and tobacco notes of Sangiovese—they’re fantastic wines.  The problem is simply supply, as only a few Chianti producers make wine to age and almost all serious collectors of Chianti aren’t buying to resell, so it’s nearly impossible to find in the market.
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Vinopolis Midweek Addition 11-15-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Black Friday Starts Early

Two Wine Spectator Top-Five Wines

2017 Vissoux: High Scoring, Great Value Beaujolais

Trending Wines for Thanksgiving

Grand Cru, Grander Gift – Ultimate Burgundy Presents

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Matello

Black Friday Discount Starts Early!

Lovers of Willamette Pinot take note—the following is one of the best deals you’ll see on a bottle of wine from the valley.  Even with as popular as the Scott Paul La Paulee deal has been, we’re bracing for this to potentially be bigger.  We’re offering two delicious, serious wines at under $20 and all you have to put up with is a jester on the label.  We’re offering two back vintages of Marcus Goodfellow’s Matello Pinot Noir at significantly lower release prices—despite the fact that these wines are much better now than when they were released.
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Midweek VinopolPick 11-13-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

New Release: Taittinger Comtes

German Riesling for Thanksgiving: Our Picks

Kathryn Hall is “Flirting with Perfection”

Top Wines from Fourrier:
The Best of Gevery-Chambertin’s Brightest Star

Trending Wines of the Weekend

Champagne Spotlight: Bereche

“One of the Finest Wines From the Côte d’Or”

“everything Brunello Riservas should be…”

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Don’t forget to order wine in plenty of time for Thanksgiving!
Shipping is always disrupted the week of a holiday, so get your orders in as soon as you can to ensure that we (and UPS) have time to get your provisions to you.
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Taittinger Comtes

“Will be Nearly Impossible to Resist Upon Release…”

Arriving November 20th:

“has been positively brilliant on the three occasions I have tasted it so far”
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut, Champagne 2007 750ML ($179.95) $149 pre-arrival special
James Suckling 98 points “This is a step up from the linear and fresh 2006.

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MidWeek VinopolPick 11-17-18

In Today’s Newsletter:

Austrian for Thanksgiving

Screaming Eagle’s “The Flight”

Barbaresco Beyond the Produttori

Rousseau: Grand Crus and Beyond

New Wine Spectator Insider Review

Champagne Focus – Hebrart

Peter Lauer Pre-Arrival Special

3×100 Points (Perfect from all Sides)

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Austrian Whites for Thanksgiving

A Perfect Pairing

One perfect pairing for Thanksgiving dinner is a richer white wine.  Sure, red wines get all of the attention, with Beaujolais and Zinfandel leading the way, but a full bodied, complex white matches with most of the foods on the table in a way that Zin can only dream of.  The classic wine for this scenario is Chardonnay, either in white Burgundy or new world form, but we’d like to point you in the direction of something a bit more, well, Austrian for your Thanksgiving table.
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