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Billecart-Salmon Brut Rose: Sheer, Summery, Sexy

Classic (Rosé) Champagne
NV Billecart-Salmon Brut Rosé
With Poise and Deliciousness

"Billecart-Salmon's NV Brut rosé is one of the most consistently delicious rosés readers are likely to find."
- Antonio Galloni, The Wine Advocate

2010 Lauer: The Incredible Lightness of (Saar) Riesling

The Incredible Lightness of Riesling
2010 Weingut Peter Lauer

We introduced the Rieslings of Weingut Peter Lauer to the United States nearly two years ago with the following (subtle) headline:
THE German Discovery of the Year!

The

Lauer

Blick auf alten Ayler Neuen

Schonfels

Bachelet, at $30 - Burgundy Without Compromise

Denis Bachelet's Authenticity
2008 Bachelet Bourgogne Rouge -
Côte de Nuits-Villages - Gevrey-Chambertin VV
SERIOUS Pinot Noir Starting at $30

"...this is essentially a one-man band. Happily it is a perfectionist and excel

2009 Bouchard Clos de Beze: Lowest Price in the Nation

Long-Haul Bèze (Just for the Loyalists)
2009 Bouchard Chambertin-Clos de Bèze
Grand Cru Deal - Lowest Price in the Nation

Bouchard's Clos de Bèze has reemerged as a benchmark for the famous site.

Bouch

08 Trimbach: Back Up the Truck!

Required Summer Drinking
2008 Trimbach Riesling Réserve
Back Up the Truck!!!

It's hard to overemphasize how versatile and perfect for summer this is.

Riesling is one of the most cooling, most quenching, most versatile wines in existence

SELOSSE: an introduction

An Introduction
NV Selosse Cuvée Initial
The Most Influential Producer in All of Champagne?

Anselme Selosse is THE cult Champagne producer.

He remains the most original, most game-changing producer in the entire region, with wines that ar

2009 Bouchard Le Corton: Grand Cru Under $85

Structured, Intense... and Sumptuous
2009 Bouchard Le Corton
2009 Grand Cru for Under $85?

"Excellent verve to the intense, pure, robust and beautifully well-detailed flavors..." - Burghound

What surprised me when I was ta

Horiot Rose des Riceys: France's Best, Most Ageworthy Rose?

France's Best, Most Ageworthy Rosé?
2005 Horiot Rosé des Riceys "En Valingrain"
Classy, Sophisticated and Without Artifice

Yes, we're dealing with one of the most obscure corners of the wine world. But beyond the pure "geek" fac

2009 Dauvissat: "Superb Premier Cru in the Making"

"Knockout Chablis"
2009 Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru La Forest
THIS VINTAGE IS NOT TO BE DENIED CHEZ DAUVISSAT

Dauvissat's 2009s are unbelievably, almost inexplicably good.

One of the more entertaining moments interviewing R

Niellon: At the Pinnacle of Chassagne - 2008 1er Vergers

"Small is Beautiful"
2008 Niellon Chassagne-Montrachet
1er Cru Les Vergers
Small Estate, Small Parcel, Small Price Tag... GREAT Wine

This is the sweet spot of white Burgundy for us - seductive and authoritative. This is the stuff that has

2010 Dönnhoff: Kabinett to Spatlesen and Beyond

2010 Dönnhoff
Kabinett to Spätlesen and Beyond...
Special "German Futures" Pricing

"This is a very, very strong vintage for this consistently excellent estate." - John Gilman, View from the Cellar

While there is

2010 Germany: Extremely Something

Germany’s 2010ers are extreme.

At the Rudi Wiest tasting in New York I was poured an Auslese from the Pfalz harvested at a simply ludicrous ripeness level. The wine felt like molasses on speed frazzled by battery acid. I stepped back and stumbled to catch my balance. I felt like someo

Egon Muller Spatlese Auction

Egon Müller Auction
2000 Egon Müller Scharzhofberger Spatlese
Auction Bottling #6

This is a sort of ridiculous price for an Auction bottling by Egon Müller.

And really, there's one reason for this price - the vintage.

FX Pichler: Mineral, Delicacy, Fine-ness (Under $60)

My Favorite 2009 FX Pichler Riesling
2009 FX Pichler Riesling Steinertal Smaragd

I have always loved Pichler's Steinertal (for that matter, I've always loved Alzinger's Steinertal). I love the delicacy, the fine-ness, the minerality that is somehow both a

2007 Raveneau Chablis (Under $60 - First-Ever Vintage)

Above Average / Below $60
2007 Raveneau AC Chablis
Premiere Vintage of Raveneau's "Simple" Village Wine

There's not much we can say that we haven't already said about Raveneau.

If you're reading this then you are a fan of Chablis

Elegance, Purity, Finesse... in a Tequila?

Enter the Dragones
Casa Dragones Tequila Joven
A Premium Sipping Tequila Leading La Revolución

Elegance, Purity, Finesse...
Could we really be talking about tequila?

We recognize that the

Summer Mixed Case: Our Favorites at 20% Off

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

July 4th is just around the corner - how did that happen? With the green market exploding with summer vegetables, we figured it was time to assem

Breaking Tradition: 07 Macle Chardonnay Ouille - The First Ever

The Jura Master Breaks with Tradition
2007 Macle Côtes du Jura du Jura Chardonnay Ouille
Non-Oxidative, Absolutely Jura

Macle's Vin Jaune is the benchmark of Château-Chalon, Jura's most illustrious appellation. So when word got ou

Roederer Brut Premier

Summer Champagne Steal
NV Roederer Brut Premier Champagne
BACK UP THE TRUCK for Prestige Bubbles

Roederer Brut Premier is wide

Schafer-Frohlich Felseneck GG

The Greatest Dry German Riesling of 2010?
2010 Schäfer-Fröhlich Felseneck GG
*Special Futures Pricing Good Until Monday Only*

I have never before experienced such gushing and unanimous praise for a single bottle of wine.

I think

Cedric Bouchard 2008 Ursules

A Risen Star from Champagne's Deep South
2008 Cedric Bouchard Les Ursules Blanc de Noirs

Cedric Bouchard is one of Champagne's newest stars, anointed by Galloni's incredible reviews.

It was an incredible introduction, a producer few had ever

2008 Sassicaia: Italy's "First Growth"

The Original. The Only.
2008 Sassicaia

Italy's "First Growth" at the most compelling price in the nation.

When it was first released to the public in 1968, Sassicaia sparked a revolution and spawned a riot of imitators - and thus an entire genre

Rosé Esoterica: Clos Cibonne Vignettes

Vinous, Serious, Singular, Cerebral Ros&eacute
2009 Clos Cibonne Ros&eacute des Vignettes

This is extraordinarily interesting wine, forget the fact that it is a ros&eacute .

Let's face it: There's schism in the rosé world.

On the one