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Greatest Champagne Deal of the Year? 1999 Taittinger Comtes Magnum

Intellectual Hedonism in 1.5L
1999 Taittinger Comtes MAGNUMS
The Greatest Champagne Deal of the Year?

Name the absolute best Blanc de Blancs. It's a short lis

The Greatest Dry Riesling I've had this Year... Schloss Lieser GG

The Best of the Vintage?
2009 Schloss Lieser
Niederberg Helden GG
Lowest Pricing in the U.S. by Nearly $10

"...many report

2007 Leroy Rarities: All at the Lowest Prices in the U.S.

2007 Leroy RARITIES
Every Bottle Lowest Prices in the U.S.

Leroy and DRC represent the absolute pinnacle of Red Burgundy.

These are also the most collectible and sought aft

Grand Cru in Everything but Name: 2010 Fevre 1er Cru Vaulorent

"Clearly shows this 1er Cru's true Grand Cru pedigree!"
-John Gilman
2010 Fevre 1er Cru Vaulorent

Vaulorent is Grand Cru in

The Klingenberger: Fürst Pinot Noir

The Fine-ness of German Pinot Noir
2009 Fürst Pinot Noir Klingenberger

It's not cheap and it sounds like something from Star Trek.

What can we say,

MAJOR Value, LARGE Format: 2001 Faiveley Clos des Corton Mags

"Stupendous length and intensity"
-Burghound
2001 Faiveley
Corton-Clos des Corton Magnums
BIG Value, LARGE Form

Creating it Own Category, Rosé Edition: 2010 Valentini Cerasuolo

A Rosé Standing Alone
2010 Valentini Cerasuolo
"Valentini is one of Italy’s most iconic producers." -Antonio Galloni

Last week's 2009 Valentini Tr

The Perennial Overachiever: 04 Trimbach Cuvee Freddy Emile

The Perennial Overachiever
2004 Trimbach Cuvée Frédéric Emile

"The Trimbach family continues to render some of the world’s finest Riesling." -David Schildknecht, The Wine Advocate

Minerality that Won't Let Go:
2010 Baudry Chinon Croix Boisee Blanc

Bernard and Mathieu Baudry are making some of the best wines in the Loire. Unfortunately, one of their most fascinating wines, and one of the most intriguing renditions of Chenin Blanc, can be close to impossible to find. 

Austria OBSESSED: Springtime Craziness at $22

Exotic Springtime Refresher
2010 Christ Gelber Muskateller
Austrian OBSESSED - One Parcel at $22

Gelber Muskateller (Yellow Muscat) is an Austrian obsession i

An endless and rapier-like finish - 2010 Fevre Chablis Les Preuses

A Historic Vintage
2010 Fevre Chablis
Grand Cru Les Preuses
"An endless and rapier-like finish"

"These were quite simp

Double Cross Vodka

Join us on Friday, April 27th between 5:30 & 7:30 to try Double-Cross Vodka.

Creating Its Own Category: 2009 Valentini Trebbiano D'Abruzzo

An Enigma - Cult Wines of Abruzzo
2009 Valentini Trebbiano D'Abruzzo
"Valentini is one of Italy’s most iconic producers" - Antonio Galloni

The late

Germany 1952-2001: Donnhoff, Prum, Egon Muller, Rebholz, Von Othegraven, Schloss Johannisberg and more...

Germany 1952-2001
Dönnhoff, Egon Müller, J.J. Prüm,
Dr. Thanisch, Schloss Johannisberg,
Von Othegraven, Rebholz and more...
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Ganevat Throws a Curve Ball: 2003 Ganevat Vin Jaune

Challenging Preconceived Notions
2003 Ganevat Vin Jaune

Sometimes you get thrown a curve ball.

That's pretty much what happened with Ganevat's 03 Vin Ja

A great Clos des Mouches - 2010 Drouhin Beaune Clos des Mouches Blanc

Beautiful to Behold:
Watershed Vintage for Cult Site
2010 Drouhin Beaune
1er Cru Clos des Mouches Blanc
Lowest Price in the Natio

The Last of Its Kind: Fernando de Castilla Fino Antique

A Relic - The Last of its Kind
Fernando de Castilla Fino Antique
"Each of the wines in the Antique range is a masterpiece."
- Peter Liem

Old-Fashioned and Modern Fino - What's the difference?

To begin, Finos grow under flor, a layer of yeasts that form on top of the wine in barrel. If bottled straight from the barrel or with just a light filtration, the flor can become active in the bottle, and that could cause problems.

The traditional way of dealing with this was to give Finos

TY-KU

Join us on Friday, April 20th between 5:30 and 7:30pm to taste TY-KU.

Fleurie with Teeth: 2010 Dutraive Fleurie Grand’Cour VV

Fleurie with Teeth
2010 Dutraive Fleurie Grand’Cour VV
Upsetting Categories, Impressively

It was impossible not to be curious about Jean-Louis Dutraive. His

The Story of the Soil and 2010 in Burgundy: Pousse d'Or 60 Ouvrees and Corton Clos du Roi

Masculine/Feminine
2010 Pousse d'Or
Volnay 1er Cru 60 Ouvrees
Grand Cru Corton-Clos du Roi
Bookends of a Great Vintage

Guigal La Mouline & La Landonne 2000

Taking a Second Look
2000 Guigal Côte-Rôtie
La Landonne & La Mouline
Côte Rôtie's Blue-Chip Collectibles
Perfect Provenan

Another Realm - 02 Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore

Baby Amarone
2002 Dal Forno Valpolicella Superiore
Nothing Short of a Revelation

Dal Forno's wines occupy a special place. With Conterno's Monfortino, Roussea