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A great, great vintage for the Dauvissat La Forest - 2010 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest

"A great, great vintage for
the Dauvissat La Forest."
-John Gilman
2010 Dauvissat Chablis
1er Cru La Forest

Superb - Small Format, Huge Value: 2010 Bouchard Le Corton Half-Bottles

Small Format, Huge Value
2010 Bouchard Le Corton Half-Bottles
A Grand Cru Speaking Loud and Clear

"Bouchard has long made an outstanding example of Corton and

Sub-$20 Cult Red: The Other Roilette Speaks

The Other Roilette
2011 Roilette Fleurie Cuvée Christal

"The Clos de la Roilette is the greatest estate that I am familiar with in the commune of Fleurie." -John Gilman

Ro

An Unlikely Entry - Beyond Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc: 2010 Andrew Rich Roussanne

An Unlikely Entry - Beyond
Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc
2010 Andrew Rich Roussanne
Northern Rhone Lands in Washington State

Today, we s

Schloss Lieser 2011 GG: Heir to the Throne of the Middle Mosel?

The Razor's Edge in 2011
Schloss Lieser "Grand Cru" Dry Riesling
Niederberg Helden Grosses Gewächs

"The estate has been on quite a hot streak for the las

Crush Press Volume 3: What Our Friends Are Drinking

Crush Press: Volume 3
What Our Friends Are Drinking
Delicious and Affordable Summer Wines from Industry Insiders

I do wonder how he has managed to fly beneath the Burgundy-loving radar for so long - 09 Bertheau Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru

Burgundy without Artifice
- Chambolle Graceful and Precise
2009 Bertheau
Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru

"I do wonder how he

Really, really good things are happening here - 2010 Faiveley Gevrey 1er Cru Cazetiers

"Really, really good things
are happening here." -Burghound
2010 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin
1er Cru Les Cazetiers

Immaculate Collection: Tuscany, Spain and California

The Immaculate Collection: Part III
California - Spain - Tuscany
Ciacci, Fontodi, Hundred Acre, Masseto, Pingus, Pride, Shafer, Vega Sicilia & more...

Thi

Born from Devastation and Rubble: 2011 Masson Apremont Vieilles Vignes du Siecle

Born from Devastation and Rubble
2011 Masson Apremont
Vieilles Vignes du Siecle
Mountain Muscadet - Only Bottles in the U.S.

40 Bottles Available: Moric Gruner Veltliner 2010

This is one of those unlikely cult bottlings. "Unlikely" simply because there is so little juice available that one has to wonder how the reputation of the bottle has gotten out there - but it has.

One of Burgundy’s Little (Big) Secrets: 2010 Bouchard l'Enfant Jesus

One of Burgundy’s
Little (Big) Secrets
2010 Bouchard Beaune 1er Cru
l'Enfant Jésus MAGNUMS
Lowest Price in the Nation

The Grand Cru of Vin Jaune: 2005 Macle Chateau Chalon

Vin Jaune's Grand Cru
2005 Macle Château-Chalon
"Yellow Wine" at its Most Elegant
and Ageworthy

Château Chalon is simply

Metras, in MAGNUM: 2011 Fleurie VV & Ultime

Revelatory & Even Rarer - 1.5L
2011 Yvon Métras Fleurie VV
& Ultime MAGNUMS

The deal with Metras is simple: He makes awesome Beaujolais and he hates

31 Days of German Riesling Concert Cruise 2012

31 Days of German Riesling
Concert Cruise 2012
THIS Tuesday! July 24, 2012, 8-11pm

All-you-can-drink Riesling, 2 live bands, a 3-hour-long cruise!

Mountain Value: 2011 Masson Apremont cuvee Lisa

Mineral-Laden Mountain Value
2011 Masson Apremont Cuvée Lisa
High-Altitude Value

"These constitute as a group the most fascinatingly delicious Jacquere-b

AJ Adam and Malevolence in the Mosel - 2011 Piesporter

The story of vandalism, malevolence and petty ego that led to Adam's Goldtröpchen GG being declassified into a simpler Piesporter Feinherb is hardly worth recounting. Especially as the single parcel that made it through is so pure, so elegant... so good. 

2011 Metras VV & Ultime: Revelatory and Rare Fleurie

Revelatory and Rare Fleurie
2011 Yvon Métras Fleurie
Vieilles Vignes & Ultime

The deal with Yvon Métras is simple: he makes awesome Beaujolais

2011 Willi Schaefer - "An astonishingly brilliant collection surpassing anything I’ve ever tasted..."

A Historic Vintage for Willi Schaefer
2011 Willi Schaefer Kabinett & Spätlesen

"So, the winery of the vintage is clearly Willi Schaefer, for an astonishingly brilliant collection surpassing

FREE Summer Spirits Tasting Thursday, 7/19, at Crush!

A Night of Spirituous Alchemy
FREE Spirits & Cocktail Tasting
Thursday, 7/19, 6:00-8:00pm
Greenhook Ginsmiths, Square One Basil Vodka,

The greatest young Bouchard wines - 2010 Bouchard Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru

White Magic
2010 Bouchard Corton-Charlemagne
THE great Grand Cru Burgundy value

"The entire range is stunning and they are amongst the most beautiful group of

Macle's wines seem to rifle through a repertoire of the natural world - 09 Macle Cotes du Jura

The Return of Jura's Old Wiseman
2009 Macle Côtes du Jura
An Important Vintage for a Jura Benchmark

"[Macle's wines] seem to rifle through a repertoire of th

Don't Miss - Northern Nebbiolo Value: 08 Monsecco Pratogrande & 08 Clerico Costa Sesia Ca du Leria

The Thrill of the Obscure
-Nebbiolo Value
2008 Clerico Costa Sesia Ca du Leria & 2008 Monsecco Pratogrande

For wine lovers who like to drink wine with din

Long-Haul Beaujolais MAGS: 2011 Roilette Cuvee Tardive

The ANTI-Nouveau
Long-Haul Beaujolais Magnums
2011 Roilette Fleurie
"Cuvée Tardive" MAGNUMS

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