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Willi Schaefer History: 09 Himmelreich Grosses Gewächs

Willi Schaefer History: The New Dry Side
2009 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich GG
The First Ever "Grand Cru" Dry from Willi Schaefer!

One lonely, solitary fuder, with wine sourced from a low-yielding parcel in the Himmelreich: Thi

04 Vilmart Grand Cellier d'Or

Grand Cellar, Gold Standard
2004 Vilmart et Cie Grand Cellier d'Or
Cult Grower Champagne

Here's an enigmatic Champagne, where the high-yield vintage didn't affect outstanding quality, where oak treatment never overwhelms delicate acidity, whe

Vilmart et Cie Rosé: "...a marvelous contrast of silky refinement and brooding vinosity."

Outclassing Its Class
NV Vilmart et Cie "Cuvée Rubis" Rosé
Cult Grower Rosé Champagne, Under $50

"...boldly fragrant but also tightly controlled, with all the components falling impeccably into place... a marvelo

07 Chevillon: NSG As It Should Be, But So Rarely Is

"As It Should Be, But So Rarely Is..."
2007 Chevillon Nuits-St-Georges 1er Crus
Les Cailles and Les Vaucrains
Nuits-St-Georges Benchmark
Lowest Price in the Nation

Matt Kramer in Making Sense of Burgundy says Chevillon is ho

Lapierre Morgon 2009

Burgundy Collectors Take Notice
2009 Lapierre Morgon
Superb Ripeness, Density, Extract, Elegance...

Last winter there were rumblings that something very special had happened in Beaujolais with the 2009 vintage. We've seen stellar Bea

Keller: Back-Vintage Grosses Gewachs

Kirchspiel at a Tender Four Years of Age
2006 Keller Westhofener Kirchspiel GG
Small Back-Vintage Tranche - Near-Release Pricing

In a short, short time the "Grand Cru" dry Rieslings of Klaus-Peter Keller have become among the most co

A Stone's Throw from Richebourg: Drouhin Petits Monts

A Stone's Throw from Richebourg
2007 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée
1er Cru Les Petits Monts
20% Below the Lowest Price in the Nation

This is one of those wines that, frankly, elicits a little bit of geek drool from collectors. Like Les Cr

2009 Fritz Haag & Zilliken: German "Futures" Continue...

The Crush 5th Annual
German "Futures" Campaign Continues...
2009 Zilliken - 2009 Fritz Haag
Special "Futures" Pricing Ends Wednesday, July 7th

"The 2009ers from Hanno and Dorothy Zilliken are absolutely monumental and st

1996 Lanson Gold Label: Sub-$60, Sublime

Shine, Shine On
1996 Lanson Gold Label Brut
[Awesome] Vintage Champagne, Under $60

"I can't think of a better wine that will simultaneously thrill even the choosiest Champagne connoisseur, delight your drinking buddies and impress your wine geek

The 1995 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque

1995 Transformed: This is the Point of Oeno The 1995 Dom Pérignon Oenothèque A Monumental Metamorphosis "This mind-bending, kaleidoscopic Champagne possesses all of the qualities of profoundness... and the potential to acquire even more depth

Grand Cru Beaune? 07 Drouhin Clos des Mouches Blanc

Finding the Elite Values in White Burgundy
2007 Drouhin Beaune "Clos des Mouches" Blanc
On the Short List of Top White Burgundy Collectors

Summer Mixed Case: 20% Off

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

The third "official" day of summer and already our first scorcher is here... It seemed like the perfect time to get a summer mixed ca

Rare Old-Vine Fleurie: Yvon Métras Magnums

Super-Rare Métras Magnums
2006 Yvon Métras Fleurie "VV"
The Fifth Member of Kermit Lynch's Gang of Four

Yvon Métras is famous for making absolutely breathtaking Beaujolais and hating paper work. As such, his wines have been absent from the U.

2009 Dönnhoff: German Futures Campaign Begins...

The Crush 5th Annual
German "Futures" Campaign Begins Today...
2009 Dönnhoff

"The 2009ers at Weingut Dönnhoff are amongst the most beautiful wines to be found in all of Germany, and there are an embarrassment of riches to choose from in

2009 Germany: Ripeness Clarified

2009 has all the potential to be great. 

Trimbach Back Up the Truck! (Under $20)

Alsatian Air Conditioning
2008 Trimbach Riesling "Reserve"

This is Riesling at its freshest, most cutting, most cooling.

Jean Trimbach says that the 2008 vintage is the best since 1990, and possibly in the last 100 years.

This, even aft

Arnoux 1972-2001: Details of Vosne-Romanée

Dom. Robert Arnoux 1972 - 2001
Back-Vintage Snapshots of Vosne-Romanée
1er Crus Les Suchots, Aux Reignots, Les Chaumes
"One of the sexiest wines vintage in and vintage out."
- The Burghound

Arnoux's small collection

Labaille Sancerre Cuvee Buster

Serious Sancerre for Summer and Beyond
2008 Labaille Sancerre "Cuvee Buster"
In the Sancerre Pantheon with Vatan and Cotat

For many Sancerre is simply irresistible in the summer.

There's something about its freshness, its zingy ci

'85 Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec: Quarter Century Celeb

The Reason God Invented Lobster?
1985 Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec
Under $50; Not Available Anywhere Else in the U.S. -
Make that the Universe

Last week we offered the 2002 Huet Le Mont Demi; today we go deeper into Huet history...

War of the Rosés! And the Winner is...

Your Pick for Rosé of the Year!
2009 Commanderie de Peyrassol
Côtes de Provence Rosé
To the Rosé Victor Go the Discounts: Today 15% Off!

We suggest grabbing a whole case, because the number of days you'll spend on the roof at sunset, a

Provence: The Classic Heart of Rosé

As France's oldest wine region, Provence has been making wine - and specifically rosé - for 2,600 years. Around 600 BC, the ancient Greeks rolled into southern France with vines in tow. At the time, all wines were rosé, as they hadn't yet experimented with extended macerations for d

VDP Luncheon at Le Bernardin

Welcome to the first ever Crush Riesling Media Spectacular.

To experience the full intensity of this Media Spectacular, click "play" on the classic 1990 romantic ballad performed by Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone of the funk metal band Extreme. Once this song is in play, once the intense

2002 Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec

2002 was a watershed vintage at Domaine Huet - probably one of the three greatest in the last forty years, along with 1989 and 71... Today we present a tranche of one of 2002's greatest: the Huet Le Mont Demi-Sec, at practically the same price as it went for on release.

2007 Bouchard Meursault 1er Cru Perrieres

Meursault, Stoned
2007 Bouchard Meursault 1er Cru Perrières
Flirting with Grand Cru Quality

Perrières is one of those vineyards; like Clos St. Jacques, Gaudichots, this is one of those sites that is more than a 1er Cru.