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Sherry Glossary...or, What's a Butt?

Bodega: a generic term for a winery or cellar. In Sherry, the bodega is thought to have its own unique terroir. 

Solera: a succession of barrels, each one of which is filled with wines of different ag

Balance in Puligny-Montrachet: 2008 Carillon

"This is a seriously good family domaine."
2008 Carillon Puligny-Montrachet 1er Crus
Perrières - Combettes - Champs Canet

These are magical white Burgundies.

Yet, the magic with Carillon is more charming than dazzli

Is this the Rarest Bottle in Austria? (Alzinger Hohereck)

Austrian Rarity
2006 Alzinger Riesling Hohereck Smaragd

Is this the rarest bottle in Austria?

Eh... probably not.

BUT, to me, it certainly feels like one of the rarest bottles out there. It's a wine that I've been trying and tryi

In the School of Soldera (but 1/2 the price): 2006 Cerbaiona Brunello

Tradition in Tuscany
2006 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino
THE LOWEST PRICING IN THE NATION

"If forced to drink only one wine from Montalcino, I might very well choose Diego Molinari's sumptuous Brunello..."
-Antonio Galloni, Wine Ad

Cult Drouhin in 750ml, 1.5L and 3.0L - Clos des Mouches

One of the Secrets of Burgundy
2008 Drouhin Beaune 1er Cru
Clos des Mouches Rouge and Blanc
Regular Bottles, Magnums and Double-Magnums!

Unlike Vosne-Romanee or Puligny-Montrachet, Beaune has little of the obvious cachet, the easy name-r

Complicated Greatness: Chateau Simone

One of the World's Great White Wines
2007 Château Simone Blanc
The Mysterious Soul of Provence
Lowest Price in the Nation

Tricky greatness. Sneaky greatness. Complicated greatness.

There's a difference between

Egon Müller Scharzhofberger 1995-1997

From a Cold Cellar in Germany
Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spätlese
1995 - 1996 - 1997
Rare Treasures of the Saar in PERFECT Condition

I wish I could write an email like this every week.

It would go like this: "

2007 Giacosa Barolo Falleto (White Label: Overachiever)

New-Release Barolo Falletto
2007 Bruno Giacosa Barolo Falletto (White Label)
"The 2007 Baroli are some of the most viscerally thrilling young wines I have ever tasted."

"An overachieving wine, even at this high level."
-Antonio Gallo

if you admire both the intellectual and the savage Levet Côte-Rotie

Rigor, Discipline and Tradition in Côte-Rôtie
2007 Levet Côte-Rôtie La Chavaroche

"There is no more consistently great wine in our portfolio than Levet's La Chavaroche... If you want the truest of Côte-Rôties... if you admire bo

2008 Coche-Dury Meursault: Embarassing Many a Grand Cru

All Meursault is Not Created Equal
2008 Coche-Dury Meursault
"The Meursault by which all others are measured."
- Andrew Jefford

This has to be one of the most expensive village-level wines in Burgundy.

This is one of

Pegau Does It Again...

The Queen of the House of Popes
2009 Domaine du Pegau
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Réservée
New Release Contains Cuvée de Capo Juice!

It's worth starting with this small, but important fact: The 20

Yquem 1989, 90, 95, 2005 - Sauternes Without Rival

Sauternes Without Rival
Château d'Yquem 1989, 1990, 1995, 2005
Historical Vintages Ready for the Table,
the Cellar... or the Next Century

Yquem has no peers.

There are few names in the world of fine wine that conjure up the g

Spring Mixed Case: 20% Off

Spring Mixed Case
A Fresh Mix of Our Favorites for Spring
BIG SAVINGS: Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

At last: We're officially two days into spring! And now that ridding yourself of that bulky winter coat is beginning to look

Jadot Clos Vougeot Dealio

2008 Jadot Clos Vougeot
A Few Cases for a Few Friends...

It's Friday, it's beautiful outside - let's just call it what it is:

00 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne: An Elegant Powerhouse

An Elegant Powerhouse
2000 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne
Wildly Delicious Now, with a Cellar-Worthy Upside

Really, there are just three wines in the Blanc de Blancs pantheon: Krug Clos de Mesnil, Salon and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne.

Historic Clos St. Jacques - Epic Value

Clos Saint Jacques Royalty
2008 Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin
1er Cru Clos Saint-Jacques
A Historic Plot in One of Gevrey's Greatest Sites

The name "Jadot" means a lot of different things to a lot of different people.

For some, Jad

Austria... for the Burgundy Lover

Blaufränkisch for Burgundy Lovers
2007 Jagini Blaufränkisch

This is an offer for the Burgundy lover, for those who appreciate a seductive, balanced expression of fruit, mineral, flower, earth.

Today we present the 2007 Jagini, the fir

What the Blaufränkisch?

Also known as Lemberger in Germany, Franconia in Friuli and Gamé in Bulgaria, Blaufränkisch is a red grape whose homeland is eastern Austria.

But what's it taste like? Winemaker Roland Velich suggests thinking of it as a taste/body/character amalgamation

2008 Mugneret-Gibourg NSG 1er Chaignots

"Nuits with a Hint of Vosne"
2008 Mugneret-Gibourg Nuits-St-Geroges
1er Cru Les Chaignots

Mugneret-Gibourg's star is officially risen. If the estate had been known as the geeky producer of a cult Clos Vougeot, things have changed.

Foillard 3.14: Cult Beaujolais

Pi: The Pinnacle of Py
2007 Foillard Morgon Cuvée 3.14
The Darling of Paris Wine Bars, Rarely Seen in the U.S.

Foillard's cuvée 3.14 is a rare bottling, sourced from his oldest vines in Morgon's most famous and prestigious site,

Casanova di Neri Brunello: Texture and Restraint

Texture and Restraint
2005 Casanova di Neri
Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova
VALUE in the Shadow of the 2006s

"In 2005 the Tenuta Nuova boasts fabulous overall balance in a fairly restrained style for this bottling. Kirsch, r

2009 Ponsot: Domaine & Selection

Grand Crus from Laurent Ponsot
2009 Chambertin, Bonnes-Mares, Echézeaux
Bottled by Domaine and Selection
Rare 2009 Collectibles from a Burgundy Legend

"Made and bottled by Laurent Ponsot."

So states the label,

And the award for Best Best Picture Cocktail Goes To...

We were delighted with the range of submissions we received,

2008 Lambrays: Grand Cru Out of the Shadows

Out of the Shadows
2008 Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays
Grand Cru History at the Right Moment

If Clos des Lambrays' eponymous Grand Cru site, the Clos des Lambrays, has been overlooked, lost in the shadow of its famous neighbo