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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...

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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.

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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

Reports are circulating that the Schloss Lieser 2009ers are amongst the greatest wines produced in Germany this year.

Middle Mosel Magic
2009 Schloss Lieser Juffer Sonnenuhr Spätlese
The Best of the Mosel in 2009 - SUPER LIMITED!

"...many reports are circulating that the Schloss Lieser 2009ers are amongst the greatest wines produced in Germany this year

Pizza in Brooklyn

There is nothing like pizza from Brooklyn. The thin crispy crust, deliciously savory red sauce, fresh mozza and, in the summertime, a profusion of garden green basil that makes it refreshing enough to enjoy in the heat... Yummm! Hold your hot sauce and blue cheese, Buffalo, Brooklyn has you beat.

Burgundy Less Traveled

When Simple and Rustic = Perfect
2007 L&A Lignier Burgundy Passetoutgrains
Playful, Delicious, Gulpable

The L&A Lignier domain owns over eight hectares of land, over half of which is Côte de Nuits premier or grand cru - impressive holdi

Crush's Corpse Reviver No. 2

Americano Cocchi is best enjoyed simply, 2:1 with c

An Aperitivo Revival: Coo-Coo for Cocchi Americano

Coo-Coo for Cocchi
Cocchi Americano
A (Long-Awaited) Revival of the Aperitivo

We first sampled Cocchi way back in 2008, and we practically wrote this email then. But importing delays kept it from arriving on the U.S. retail market until just

96 Bollinger: Power vs. Fineness (Everyone Wins)

Power vs. Fineness (Everyone Wins)
1996 Bollinger R.D.
Last Parcel at Lowest Pricing in the Nation

"An endless parade of toasty, decadent fresh and dried fruits defines the finish, with a gentle but insistent mineral undertone providing focus

Alain Coudert and Clos de la Roilette

Alain Coudert and his Clos de la Roilette have provided me with two important experiences: one was the best bottle of Beaujolais that I’ve ever drunk - the 1999 Vendange Tardive; the other was my first andouillette, which I actually managed to enjoy over lunch with Coudert and a bottle of 0

The ANTI-Nouveau: 2009 Roilette Tardive Magnums

The ANTI-Nouveau - Long Haul Beaujolais
2009 Roilette Fleurie "Cuvée Tardive" MAGNUMS
Beaujolais at Its Most Ageable and Profound

The 2009 Roilette "Cuvée Tardive" has the potential to be the most monumental Tardive to date. Roi

2009 Keller: The fun begins...

The $30 Cult Wine from Klaus-Peter Keller
2009 Keller Riesling "Von der Fels"
JUST ARRIVED - One Parcel Only!

Nature sometimes has a twisted sense of humor: For what is likely Klaus-Peter Keller's best "Von der Fels" to date, quantit