News

The Adventurous Thanksgiving Table: Neuberger

The Adventurous Thanksgiving Table
2009 Tinhof Neuberger
What is Neuberger and Why Should You Care?

Neuberger is yet another one of our rather bizarre obsessions; a misunderstood, underappreciated, overlooked grape that offers a lot

The Perfect $25 T-Day Pinot: 08 Belle Pente Dundee Hills

Thanksgiving Back Up the (Red) Truck
2008 Belle Pente Dundee Hills Pinot Noir
The Ideal, All-American T-Day Pour
(Priced to Pour Generously)

Inevitably, we get a lot of frantic calls this week: "I need wine for Thanksgiving. It needs to

2006 Monprivato: Special Pre-Arrival Pricing

06: Drawing a Comparison to the Legendary 89
2006 G. Mascarello Barolo Monprivato
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing...

It's simple. Every year, Mascarello's Monprivato is one of the absolute best Barolos on the market. Every year, it's also one of

Holiday Mixed Case: Lowest Pricing on Every Bottle!

Holiday Mixed Case
BIG Savings on our Seasonal Sampler
All Bottles Discounted Nearly 20% and Suited to the Season!

Much has changed since our autumn mixed case offer two months ago. Out com

Alzinger: "You wouldn't be surprised if the cellarmaster were the Dalai Lama."

Austria in Perfect Clarity
2009 Alzinger Riesling and Grüner Veltliner
The Lovely, Lovely, *LIMITED* 2009 Alzingers

I tasted these in Austria in June and loved them - some of the best of the vintage without a doubt.

So I retu

Ganevat's Rare "Red" Chardonnay Mags - 1st Time in U.S.

Melon-Queue-Rouge: a Red-Tailed Rarity
2008 Ganevat Cuvée Marguerite Magnums
Chardonnay's Exotic Cousin from One of Jura's Best

I've always

Straight from Tuscany: Poggio Valente

Coastal Tuscan Treasure: Half Off
2005 Fattoria Le Pupille Poggio Valente
Back Up the Truck for Thanksgiving

Today we give thanks for this coastal Tuscan treasure that Antonio Galloni calls "a delicate, slender version with perfumed aromatics

Dashe's Wild Child Zinfandel: Channeling... Beaujolais?

Wild Child: Deliciously Defying Expectations
2009 Dashe Zinfandel "Les Enfants Terribles" McFadden Farm
California Zinfandel... Though You'd Never Guess It:
Vibrant, Gulpable, Fresh

It's Zin that's has more to do with Beaujolais than wha

95 Drouhin Gevrey: Aged with Grace

Back-Vintage Burgundy Value
1995 Drouhin Gevrey-Chambertin
The Only Pricing in the Nation

This is what "simple" Burgundy is capable of.

Today we present a $60 lesson in why one should NOT overlook the "simple

2004 Pradeaux Bandol Rouge: "Bewitching"

"...within sniffing distance of the Mediterranean, surprisingly sturdy wines made largely from the mourvedre grape can stun you with their haunting beauty." - Eric Asimov, New York Times It's fun to see some of our favorite under-the-radar producers and regions getting serious press.

Bandying About Bandol

2,500 years ago, the first vines were planted in Bandol, making it one of the oldest vineyards in France. In the years since, the region nestled into the hills a hop, skip and jump away from the Mediterranean has kept mostly quiet on the world market, wh

Prager: High Altitude, Low Prices...

High-Altitude Austrians - Low Prices
2007 and 2006 Prager Rieslings and Grüners
EXCEPTIONAL Pricing on Top Prager Bottlings
Including RARE Magnums

For ANY lover of white wine, the "Great Whites" of Prager are reall

The Legend Expands: 08 G. Conterno Cerretta Barbera

The Legend Expands
2008 G. Conterno Cerretta Barbera
The New Acquisition in Serralunga -
Ageworthy Yet Affordable... from the Master

Giacomo Conterno is one of the most famous names in Italian wine - check that; in the entire world of fi

2 Wines - 2 Soils - 1 Vineyard: 2009 Keller

Kirchspiel vs. Kirchspiel
2009 Keller Riesling Kirchspiel RR
2009 Keller Riesling Kirchspiel GG

One cult winemaker, one famed vineyard, two soils...

Let the fun begin.

It's Friday, so we'll cut to the chase: With the

Habit-Forming Burgs: 07, 08 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanee

"Gateway" Burgs
2007, 2008 Mugneret-Gibourg Vosne-Romanée
Habit-Forming Burgundy - Priced for Serious Addiction

I find myself wanting to hoard these wines, to not tell anyone how good they really are, because I'd like to have them arou

08 Leflaive Puligny Pucelles

The Greatest Premier in Puligny
2008 Domaine Leflaive
1er Cru Puligny-Montrachet Pucelles
Flirting with Grand Cru Elegance and Longevity

When Bobby and I visited Leflaive this summer, we wondered what the encore would be like after the h

Riesling Loves Dynamite: 2009 Immich-Batterieberg

"...these new wines will tell you everything that is essential." -David Schildknecht
2009 Immich-Batterieberg Riesling
A Mosel Legend, Reborn...

Turns out those Prussians really knew what they were talking about.

Today we witness

Grand Cru Ambonnay "Without Makeup" - 2002 Ledru

Grand Cru Ambonnay "Without Makeup"
2002 Ledru Brut Nature
A Model Non-Dosage: Purity, Elegance, Clarity

"Marie-Noëlle Ledru's tiny, perfectionist grower-estate is known only to a handful of Champagne connoisseurs, yet today she is makin

Gevrey, in Silk Sheets: 2007 Denis Bachelet VV

Gevrey, in Silk Sheets
2007 Denis Bachelet Gevrey Chambertin VV
Minute Establishment; Mighty Reputation

Denis Bachelet's estate is tiny. So small that you can't find his wines in quantity. So small that there's very little of this to go aroun

Potel Gaudichots: 750mls & 375mls...

Neighboring La Tâche
The Undeniable Gaudichots
A Few Rare Bottles of Potel Gaudichots: 07, 06, 05

Today we present a "Saturday Special" - a tiny parcel of wine from the famed Gaudichots Vineyard.

We have SO little w

Pinot Noir Speaks German: Rebholz 2007

Pinot Noir Speaks German
2007 Rebholz Pinot Noir "Tradition"

Pinot Noir is one of the most articulate grapes on earth. We shouldn't be surprised it speaks German... beautifully.

There really are some superb Pinot Noirs

03 Sandrone Le Vigne: 40% Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

Grand Wine, Grand Larceny
2003 Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne

"This is an especially fresh, vibrant wine for the vintage, with tannins that are particularly refined. Sandrone's 2003 Barolos have developed remarkably, and today are among the most successful Barolos of th

07 Raveneau Grand Cru Blanchots - Lowest Price in the Nation

Lucidity via Chablis
2007 Raveneau Blanchot
Pointedly Grand Cru at the Lowest Price in the Nation

"Incredibly pure, layered, airy, indeed almost lacy... a wine of finesse, indeed even delicacy in 2007. In a word, wonderful."
- Burgho

2009 Burgundy Begins: Faiveley

Reference-Standard Pinots:
Longevity, Tradition, Transparency
2009 Domaine Joseph Faiveley
The 09 Burgundy Campaign Begins!

"Really, really good things are happening here... do yourself a favor and take a look - I believe that y