In Today’s Newsletter:


2017 G.D. Vajra & Luigi Baudana Barolo
First Offer!

2008 Dom Pérignon Luminous
More Stock Arriving Friday

Staff Pick
New ‘Bistro Chinon’ from Charles Joguet

Smart Buys from Champagne
All $40-$50

Best Sellers from Italy

Oregon Icons
Beaux Frères & Sequitur

Domaine Château du Grand Pré
A New Natural Star in Fleurie

2017 G.D. Vajra & Luigi Baudana Barolo

First Offer!

We’re excited to present one of the most anticipated offerings of the year—G.D. Vajra’s 2017 Barolos. Across all three crus (plus the Luigi Baudana wines, which Vajra owns and makes), these are some of the best wines made in Barolo, at any price. That they’re all under $80 a bottle seems inconceivable to us—especially compared to their peer group in the Piedmont.

In Today’s Newsletter:


The World’s Finest Sweet Wine?
Domaine Huet’s Rare Cuvée Constance

First Offer from an Oregon Rising Star
Hundred Suns’ 2019 Pinot Noirs

Champagne That Doesn’t Break the Bank
All Under $40

Standout Rhône Wines from Jaboulet

“Mr. Chablis”
Le Domaine d’Henri

Collector’s Corner
James Suckling’s Wine of the Year in 2018

The World’s Finest Sweet Wine?

Domaine Huet’s Rare Cuvée Constance

Domaine Huet makes some of the most undervalued great wine in the world. Take any metric you’d use to adjudicate greatness (complexity, age-worthiness, terroir, aromatic intensity, world-wide praise, etc) and Huet’s Vovray is on the list, at prices far below almost anything else in the world of wine. They own some of the greatest vineyards in the Loire and make sure that they reach their potential year in and out.

In This Newsletter:

Dom Perignon’s 2008 Luminous
Lands Friday

A Taste of Yamhill-Carlton District
Gran Moraine

The Forefront of Beaujolais
Domaine du Vissoux’s 2018 Crus

Staff Pick
The Timeless Wines of Casa Castillo

Collector’s Corner
Domaine Forey’s Exquisite 2017s

Dom Perignon’s 2008 Luminous

Lands Friday

#5 Wine of the Year – Wine Spectator Top 100 in 2018
Dom Perignon Luminous Collection Brut Millesime, Champagne 2008 750ML ($279.95) $199 pre-arrival special
Antonio Galloni 98+ points “The 2008 Dom Pérignon is fabulous, but quite remarkably, it was even more open when I tasted it a year ago. Bright, focused and crystalline in its precision, the 2008 is going to need a number of years before it is at its best. Lemon peel, white flowers, mint and white pepper give the 2008 its chiseled, bright profile.

In Today’s Newsletter:


Spotlight on California Cabernet

Smart Buys from Bordeaux’s Right Bank
Château Clos de Bouard

Mount Eden’s Excellent Edna Valley Chardonnay

Top Values from Alto Piemonte
The Staff Favorite Wines of Cantalupo

José Michel’s Age-Worthy Champagne
Further Reduced

Subscriber Special Encore
Durand’s Distinguished Northern Rhônes

Collector’s Corner
Chandon de Briailles’ Grand Crus

Spotlight on California Cabernet

With dozens of California Cabernet Sauvignons to choose from, we have no shortage of incredible options from the Golden State. From Napa Valley and beyond, the state continues to produce some of the world’s finest examples of the world’s most beloved grape. And we’re thrilled to highlight some of our standout bottles today, including our remaining half bottles of Ridge’s iconic 2017 Monte Bello.