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The Most Famous Bottle in Loire History? 1947 Huet Haut Lieu Moelleux

History in the Loire
1947 Huet Le Haut Lieu Moelleux
The Region's Most Famous Bottle?

"1947 is generally credited as being the Loire's best post-war vintage..

Loire Tasting

The Riches of the Loire Valley
FREE Loire tasting this Thursday, January 26th,
5:30-7:30pm
Please RSVP!

There is likely more grape diversity in the Loir

2010 Belluard Le Feu: "The Fire" in Savoie

Reveling in the Obscure
Part II: "The Fire" in Savoie
2010 Domaine Belluard Le Feu
Belluard's Magnum Opus

Last week we ann

09 Bachelet Charmes: "Buy It If You Can Find It."

"Buy it if you can find it."
2009 Bachelet Charmes-Chambertin
100-Year-Old Vines
180 Cases for the WORLD

This has to be on

2002 Clos des Goisses: "Champagne's Most Renowned Site"

"Champagne's Most Renowned Vineyard Site"
2002 Philipponnat Clos des Goisses
The Lowest and Only Price in the Nation

"Clos des Goisses is consistently one of

85 and 97 Trapet Chambertin: Old School Grand Cru

Gevrey from the Old School
Domaine Louis Trapet Chambertin: 1985, 1997
Small Parcel, Grand Cru, Great Value

Sometimes it's nice to offer a little something to

The Greatest Value Blue-Chip Burgundy Premier Cru?

VALUE in Volnay
2008 d’Angerville Volnay 1er Cru
Premier Cru - Second to None

"This is worth a look." -Burghound

Our obsession with this produc

Bara is a Legend in Champagne - 00 Comtesse Marie de France

"The Gem to Search For"
2000 Bara Comtesse Marie de France
$20 Below Lowest Price in the Nation

"Paul Bara is a legend in Champagne... it is incomprehensible

Clape Cornas: Why Everyone Wants the 2009 - Why No One Should Ignore the 2008

A Turning Point for the Northern Rhône Traditionalists?
2009 Auguste Clape Cornas
2008 Auguste Clape Cornas
Why Everyone Wants the 2009

Wine Spectator #4: Lowest Price in the Nation

One of the Best of 2011...
2006 Campogiovanni
Brunello di Montalcino
Wine Spectator #4 - Lowest Price in the Nation

"I th

Obscure and Compelling (East Coast Debut!) 2010 Belluard Les Alpes

2010 Domaine Belluard Les Alpes
Reveling in Obscurity

In all likelihood, you've never heard of "Ayse" or its local, rather obscure "Gringet" grape... after all, there are only 22 hectares of it

2001 Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet

Lucidity via Leflaive
Leflaive Chevalier-Montrachet 2001

"An absolutely gorgeous wine that has it all." -Burghound

Leflaive hardly needs an introduction; the estate is near

Cult Huet Windfall: 2002 Petillant RESERVE - Last Call?

The Best Sparkling Wine Outside Champagne?
2002 Huet Petillant Reserve
Epic Sparkling Vouvray from Loire Legend

Our November offer on Huet's Petillant Reserve

France's Wild West, Electrified: 09 Ilarria Irouleguy Rouge

Wild Child of Southwest France
2009 Ilarria Irouleguy
Bordeaux Goes Old-Fashioned... and Electric

Lately, it's felt like there are few stones left unturned in

Fernando de Castilla

Fernando de Castilla was originally founded by Fernando Andrada-Vanderwilde, an aristocrat from a family of land owners who grew grapes and produced base wines for the sherry trade for generations. 

After a brief stint at the Gonzalez Byass bodega, Andrada-Vanderwilde pur

Sherry Elite, the U.S. Return : Fernando de Castilla Palo Cortado Antique

One of Jerez's Finest Returns to the U.S.
Fernando de Castilla Palo Cortado Antique
"Each of the wines in the Antique range is a masterpiece in its own way." -Peter Liem

2000 Krug Clos du Mesnil: "Is There a Better Wine in this World?"

"For me, Krug Clos du Mesnil is the best wine in the world!" - Richard Juhlin, 4,000 Champagnes The critical press takes a different tone when addressing Clos du Mesnil. Richard Juhlin, perhaps the most respected Champagne taster in the world, writes about the 88: "I am delighted to the point of hearing angels sing."

...good wine of any kind from England? YES! The U.S. Premier...

A Champagne-Style British Affair
NV Ridgeview Cavendish
Vibrant, Classy (and Classic)

"The sparkling wines from Ridgeview Estate [...] are superb and will for

Soldera: A man who takes more than a little joy in confounding expectations...

Montalcino without Compromise
2005 Soldera Brunello di Montalcino
Case Basse Riserva
Special First-Parcel Pricing!

"A visi

09 C. Bouchard Val Vilaine: New Release, Pricing as Sharp as Ever

At the Forefront of Grower Champagne
2009 Cédric Bouchard Inflorescence
Val Vilaine Blanc de Noirs
Impossible to Keep in Stock

We first wrote about Cé

Descombes Morgon: Rethinking 2010 Beaujolais

Rethinking this Beautiful Vintage
2010 Georges Descombes Morgon
A SERIOUS Tribute to Beaujolais' Virtues

"Me, I look for wines that are gouleyant [gulpable] a

09 Chevillon Continued: A Break Out Vintage, Selling Out Quickly...

Chevillon-Breaking Out
2009 Chevillon Nuits-St.-Georges "VV"
and Premier Cru Vaucrains

"Readers should know however that the 2009 vintage produced, in several

'10 MIANI: Friulano Buri, Sauvignon Saurint: Just a Few Bottles Available!

"No Peers in Italy"
2010 Miani Friulano Buri,
2010 Miani Sauvignon Saurint
Just a Couple Cases of Each...

"Enzo Pontoni is

Raveneau, Dauvissat and Who? 2010 Chablis: "Nothing Short of Sensational"

"Nothing Short of Sensational"
2010 Piuze Chablis Grand Cru Valmur
Lowest Price in the Nation

"This is a textbook, not to mention breathtakingly good, example