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Weekend VinopolPick 8-2-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Pingus – Ribera del Duero’s Finest

The Return of Petalos

Staff Pick: It Works out in the Long Run

Faiveley’s Top 2016’s:
Les Ouvrées Rodin and other Grand Crus

Back Vintage Cantina del Pino

Domaines Ott: Pride of Provence

Trending Wines

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Featured New Arrival

Pingus – Ribera del Duero’s Finest

Peter Sisseck has had a dramatic run during his career in the wine business. In 1993, he arrived in Spain to manage a new project, Hacienda Monasterio. Originally from Denmark, Peter fell in love with Ribera del Duero’s twisted vines and found several ancient vineyards that inspired him to make his own wine. From the beginning, Peter’s vision was to push old-vine Tempranillo to its upper limits, spending the first years pruning the gnarled old vines back to health.
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Weekend VinopolPick 7-26-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Cristom: New to the July Sale

Your Second and Last Chance at (the 100pt) 2015 Spottswoode

Priorat and Adjacent – Three Top Spanish Values

Ten Years Gone (Beringer Private Reserve at a Decade In)

The Absolutely Stunning Riojas of La Rioja Alta

Featured New Arrival: The Overlooked Columbia Gorge

Trending Wines

The July Sale Ends Soon!

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Cristom

New to the July Sale!

Cristom is a reference point wine in the Willamette Valley—as close as we have here to a first growth or a producer such as DRC or Dujac (both of whom serve as stylistic references for Cristom).  Since 1992, Cristom has been a top producer, making wines that are both powerful and elegant, and which age beautifully.  
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Vinopolis Newsletter 7-15-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

Producer Spotlight: Vina Mein

Top Value Bordeaux from the Team Behind Le Pin

The Singular Genius of Nikolaihof Vinothek

July Sale Restock – A&P Villaine

New Arrivals
Including Goodfellow,
Clos Ste. Magdeleine, Gouges,
Do Ferreiro, Dönnhoff, Raul Perez and More!

Trending Wines

July Sale Highlights and Roundup

Just Arrived

Producer Spotlight: Vina Mein

Coastal, northwestern Spain is one of the most exciting wine regions in the world.  After decades operating in obscurity, the wine world is starting to discover the maritime climate, amazing terroirs and unique grapes of Galicia.  As the world has noticed, money and technical ability have flowed in, creating the perfect environment for stunning, cool climate wines.  These are wines that can challenge the finest of Chablis for complexity, personality and age-worthiness at prices that, while expensive for Spanish white wine, are bargains for the quality of the bottles in question.

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Weekend VinopolPick 7-12-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

July Sale Addition: Force Majeure

First Offer 2017 Domaine Leflaive

Wine Spectator Insider Producer Spolight: Schrader

Wine & Spirits Highlights “The Best of Galicia”

New Offerings from Felsina

Domaine du Pegau: Cult of Personality

Rose of the Day: A New Review for Montfaucon!

New Jeb Dunnuck Reviews for Olivier Bernstein

Trending Wines

2017 Vintage Port Reviews from Decanter + Wine Advocate

July Sale Roundup

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July Sale Addition: Force Majeure
Force Majeure is a Washington state insider’s wine.  The name doesn’t come up as often as a winery like Cayuse, but these estate grown gems are typically completely sold out to a rabid mailing list.  It’s a tough winery to source—and for good reason. These are big, bold, dense wines with an elegance that keeps them in beautiful balance.  
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Weekend VinopolPick 7-5-19

In Today’s Newsletter:

The Magical, Undiscovered Volnay of Pierrick Bouley

Staff Pick New Arrival –A Piemonte Gem

Newly Arrived 2017 Dönnhoff

Rosé of the Day: Confusing Name, Fantastic Wine

Trending Wines

New Reviews from John Gilman and Grapelive

New Gerard Boulay Sancerre, Red and White

July Sale Roundup

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The Magical, Undiscovered Volnay

of Pierrick Bouley
Generational change is the best chance to buy capital “G” Great Burgundy at reasonable prices.  Case in point? Today’s offering of Volnay from Pierrick Boulay, who has taken over the family estate (known as Reyane & Pascal Bouley).  He’s young and clearly very talented—these are some seriously special wines at prices that are equivalent to most middling producers of Volnay.  We’re sure the pricing will change as he gets more notice, but for now these represent a fantastic buying opportunity.
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