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$30 Central Coast Pinot: DO NOT BACK UP THE TRUCK!

The Art of Balance
2010 Sandhi Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir

"Sandhi is one of the most exciting new wineries in central California." -Wine Advocate

This is a tough offer to

180 Cases for the World: 2006 & 2007 Bachelet Charmes

180 Cases for the World
2006 & 2007 Bachelet
Charmes-Chambertin

This is one of the GREAT bottles of Gevrey - right there next to Rousseau's Beze or Fourri

Destined to emerge in the top rank. - 2010 Bonneau du Martray Corton-Charlemagne

"Destined to emerge
in the top rank... "
2010 Bonneau du Martray
Corton-Charlemagne

"In any judging of Corton-Charlema

Alzinger Riesling: Austria at Its Finest, Its Purest

Austria at Its Finest, Its Purest
2011 Alzinger Rieslings: Steinertal,
Hohereck & Loibenberg

"You wouldn't be surprised if the cellarmaster were the Dalai

The Best Reservee Ever? - 2010 Pegau Chateauneuf Cuvee Reservee

The Best Réservée Ever?
2010 Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Cuvée Réservée
Lowest Price in the Nation

Whew! We're still

It is like no other red Burgundy... - 2010 Ponsot Corton Cuvee Bourdon

One of the Last Frontiers
for Elite Burgundy
2010 Ponsot Corton Cuvée Bourdon
Lowest Price in the Nation

"It is like

Pegau Chateauneuf Cuvee Reservee Sub-$30? Back Up the Truck!

Back Up the Truck
The Best CdP Value... Ever??
2008 Pégau Châteauneuf-du-Pape
Cuvée Réservée
Sub-$30 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

05 Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore - Amarone In All But Name

Amarone in all but Name
2005 Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore
Lowest Price in the Nation

"Dal Forno should really change the name of his 2005 Valpolicella

2001 Prager Klaus Riesling: The Legend, One Final Showing...

Final Call for a Legend
2001 Prager Riesling Klaus Smaragd
The Only Bottles in the Country - Below Current Release Pricing

Even a year ago this was a craz

Unapologetically Old-Fashioned, Unforgettably Pure: 2004 Lenoir Chinon Les Roches

Unapologetically Old-Fashioned,
Unforgettably Pure
2004 Lenoir Chinon Les Roches

Lenoir is an unapologetically old-fashioned domaine. Their Chinons are withou

An Ancient and Singular Relic: La Bota #33

An Ancient and Singular Relic
Equipo Navazos La Bota de Dulce #33

Equipo Navazos is known for unearthing stunning rarities from Jerez's bodegas. But their #33 may be their most inspired find.

Keller Kirchspiel RR 2011

Red Soil /Natural Balance
2011 Keller Riesling Kirchspiel "RR"

We don't exactly know how to position this bottling within Keller's stable of wine: The Kirchspiel GG's evil twin brother?

2011 FX Pichler: Power and Mineral

Austria: Power and Mineral
2011 FX Pichler Riesling
Steinertal & Kellerberg Smaragd

No Austrian producer has captured people's attention the way FX Pichle

It's very rare to find this kind of quality... - 09 Bachelet Bourgogne Rouge

"It's very rare to find this kind of quality for the appellation."
2009 Bachelet Bourgogne Rouge

"I would go so far as to say that the Bachelet '09s are among the best that I have e

Keller: The Greatest Abtserde Ever?

One for the Ages
2008 Keller Riesling Abtserde GG
Single Parcel - Only Price in the World

This is one of the greatest dry German Rieslings we've

Confounding Preconceived Notions, Part II: 2008 Allemand Cornas Reynard

Confounding Preconceived
Notions - Part II
2008 Allemand Cornas Reynard

Flash back three months ago when I was poured a 2008 Northern Rhone wine, honestly I w

Does Meursault get any better...? - 2009 Lafon Meursault, Charmes & more

"It's a good vintage in red but it's a genuinely great vintage in white."
-Dominique Lafon
2009 Lafon Meursault, Clos de la Barre, Goutte d'Or,

Undefinable / Unmistakable / Undeniable: Valdespino Palo Cortado Calle Ponce

Palo Cortado is Palo Cortado is...
Valdespino Palo Cortado Calle Ponce

"Palo Cortado" is, as a category of Sherry, all but indefinable.

In essence, if the bodegas says a She

Don't Sugar Coat It! Champagne Non-Dosage - Clouet Brut Nature Silver

Don't Sugar Coat It!
Clouet Brut Nature Silver
Extreme Purity - Extreme Value!

Making non-dosage Champagne is not for the timid.

This is

The noblest 2008 yet ...: 2008 Arnoux Echezeaux Magnums

"Impressive"
- Real Deal Echézeaux
2008 Arnoux Echézeaux Magnums
Only Magnums in the World

"The noblest 2008 yet ..." -S

2011 Lauer: The Incredible Lightness of (Saar) Riesling

The Incredible Lightness of Riesling
2011 Weingut Peter Lauer

We introduced the Rieslings of Weingut Peter Lauer to the United States nearly three years ago with the following (subtle) headline:

2007 Dagueneau Silex MAGS: Large Format from a Larger Than Life Personality

Large Format from a
Larger Than Life Personality
2007 Dagueneau Silex MAGS

There's not much that needs to be said here: Dagueneau was an artist of the Sauvign

Amphora, Cabernet and Grace: Bordeaux Under the Tuscan Sun: 2008 Castello dei Rampolla

Cabernet, Amphora and Grace -
"Bordeaux" Under the Tuscan Sun
2008 Castello dei Rampolla
Sammarco and Vigna d’Alceo

Making Great Wine, Hating Paperwork: 2011 Metras Fleurie Printemps

Making Great Wine,
Hating Paperwork
2011 Métras Fleurie Printemps
The $33 Cult Beaujolais DEAL

Yvon Métras makes cult Fl