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Achieving the Near-Impossible: Pedigreed Pinot

Achieving the Near-Impossible
2006 Monterey Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands

Finding serious domestic Pinot Noir for under $30 can be a bit of a challenge. Finding serious California Pinot Noir for under $20 is nearly impossible.

Today, impossib

Curiosity in the Mosel (There is so much to discover)

Curiosity in the Mosel
2009 Steinmetz Geierslay Spätlese Feinherb
Old, Ungrafted Vines Speak of Smoke, Stone and Soil

"Man cannot live on Wehlener Sonnenuhr alone."

For the German wine fan, times are very good.

20% Off! Fall Mixed Case

BIG Savings on our Autumnal Sampler
Favorites for Fall - Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

Suddenly, long sleeves don't seem so completely out of the question. Nor does turning on the oven seem compl

88 Drouhin Chambolle 1er Cru: Pristine Parcel, Lowest Price in the World

Long Life, Short Story
1988 Drouhin Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru
Pristine Parcel, Lowest Price in the World

With a small parcel of back-vintage Drouhin at well over $100 below the lowest price in the nation...

...how much should we write?

Lambrusco Primer

Lambrusco's acidity and bubbles make it the perfect complement to the rich, largely pork-based cuisine of Emilia-Romagna, which is generally considered some of Italy's best. The acidity, bubbles and low tannins make Lambrusco a great partner for cheeses and spicy Asian foods as well. Over

09 Schloss Lieser GG: Triumph in Mosel Dry Riesling

Middle Mosel Magic, Part II (The Dry Side)
2009 Schloss Lieser Niederberg Helden GG
Our Single Parcel has Arrived - Special Pricing

"...many reports are circulating that the Schloss Lieser 2009ers are amongst the greatest wines produced i

Fevre: Wine of the Year Revisited

Wine of the Year... Revisited
2004 Fèvre Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir

"...this is a real stunner of a wine." -Burghound

When the 2004 Chablis were first released, they were quickly compared with the unflinching 200

2002 Dom Perignon - Warhol Edition: In Stock!

The Greatest DP in History?
2002 Dom Pérignon
Special Edition Andy Warhol Labels
Art Icon, Meet Champagne Icon

"Extraordinarily firm, confident, intense nose... Nothing remotely sweet or fat - though it's as intense as a

2009 Lauer: The Incredible Lightness of Riesling

2009 Germany: The Precision of the Saar
Lauer: The Incredible Lightness of Riesling
Special Pricing on the Extraordinary 2009ers

After David Schildknecht, we're Lauer's Number 1 fan.

Back in the day, before he became Robe

THE Valpolicella: 01 Quintarelli, Lowest Price in the Nation

The Fascination with Quintarelli
2001 Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico
Extraordinary Valpolicella - Lowest Price in the Nation

We've never offered Quintarelli's benchmark Valpolicella... not because we haven't wanted to, but because it's really

Benchmark Trousseau... And It's Not Puffeney...

Benchmark Trousseau Arrives in the U.S.
2007 Gahier Trousseau Grand Vergers
Perfumed, Nervous, Savage... Just Like We Like It

When you discuss Trousseau with people in Jura, two names always come up: Gahier and Puffeney. The quality of Puffen

Magic Numbers: 2001 Germany, from 1896, for $29.95

The Mosel Valley, 1896 in 2001
2001 Schmitt-Wagner
Longuicher Maximiner Herrenberg Spätlese
Ancient Mosel Vines in the Glorious 2001 Vintage

The Herrenberg Vineyard has some of the oldest vines in the Mosel (maybe even Europe), dat

Final Summer Fling: 09 Copain Rosé - Lowest Price of the Season

Dear Rosé: Please Don't Go
2009 Copain Rosé "Tous Ensemble"
The Last Hurrah: As Low as $13.75 a Bottle

Because summer is nearly over, and all we really want to do is drink more rosé...

The sticky, stifling heat can

Bara Bouzy Rouge: Benchmark, Pinot Noir Esoterica

Red, Still Wine... from Champagne?
2002 Paul Bara Bouzy Rouge
Pinot Noir with Shimmering Clarity,
Weightless Complexity... No Other Pricing in the Nation

This has to be the most spirited esoteric offering in some time...

Y

The Most Impressive Dauvissat Yet?

Clos to My Heart
2008 Vincent Dauvissat Les Clos
One of the Only Parcels in the Nation

"... an utterly brilliant bottle in the making... deep, brilliantly complex and stunningly transparent... full-bodied, racy and very elegant on the attack.

2009 Karthauserhof GG: Grand Cru Ruwer

Grand Cru Dry Ruwer Riesling
2009 Karthauserhof Grosses Gewächs
First Ever GG from the Monastery in the Mountain
Special "Futures" Pricing Ends Friday!

Karthauserhof's legendary, cultish Auslese Trocken "S" has a new name i

2009 Bordeaux: The Other Rothschild

Family Matters
2009 Duhart-Milon
A House at the Tipping Point?
Special Bordeaux Futures Pricing

"The 2009 appears to be the finest Duhart-Milon yet made. The Rothschild family has invested heavily in this estate over the last 20

2009 JJ Prum: Special Futures Pricing

2009 J.J. Prüm
Mosel Icon: German Futures Campaign Continues
Special Futures Pricing Up To 15% Lower than 2008!

J.J. Prüm is without a doubt the most iconic wine estate in Germany... they also produce some of the longest-li

Clos Rougeard: "Like father, like son"

Clos Rougeard... Second Generation
2005 Collier Saumur Blanc
Chiseled Chenin of Riesling-esque Purity
Special One-Time Pricing Over 40% Off!

Like father, like son?

Antoine Foucault, son of Clos Rougeard's Charly Foucault,

Guigal Ex Voto: 30% Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

White Burgundy vs. Riesling vs. ...
Hermitage Blanc?
2005 Guigal Hermitage Ex Voto Blanc
Over 30% Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

"Along with the late Thomas Jefferson, Guigal has always believed that white Hermitage is Fra

The Most Interesting White Burgundy Under $20?

Burgundy's "Other" White Grape
2007 Pierre Morey Aligoté
White Burgundy from Region Royalty, Under $20

Would Chardonnay planted here make (much) more money?
Of course. And that's partly what's so beautiful: the recognition that t

Our Sweet Spot of 09 Bordeaux: Chapelle de la Mission

Our Window Into 09 Bordeaux
2009 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion
1/10th the Price of the Grands: $89.95
Amongst the Lowest Pricing in the World

"There are approximately 2,000 cases of the 2009 La Chapelle de La Mission, the b

2007 Raveneau Forets: 10% Below Lowest Price in the Nation

Stockpile. And Savor.
2007 Raveneau Chablis 1er Cru Forêts
Classic, Collectible - 10% Below Lowest Price in the Nation

When Raveneau is this affordable - and delicious - there are just two simple words:

Stock up.

Th

09 Tardive Take 2: 750s and Jeroboams

Beaujolais 2009: Tardive Take Two
09 Clos de la Roilette "Cuvée Tardive" 750 and 3L
One of Beaujolais' Longest Lived & Most Profound

In response to Monday's Tardive magnum offer came an outpouring of requests for regular-sized bottles. Toda