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New York Times Top Kabinetts of 2008: Adam and Haag

The New York Times Top Kabinetts of 2008
A.J. Adam Hofberg - Fritz Haag Brauneberger
Special Pricing on the #1, #2 Set - FINAL BOTTLES!

Would it be too immature to say, "We told you so!"

It's probably an understatement to say A.J.

Spring Mixed Case

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

Finally, it seems safe to bring your winter coat to the cleaner. It's easier to wake up for the green market now that you know there

07 Gaillard Condrieu - 50% Off

Rich, Exotic, Heady, Perfumed... 50% Off
2007 Gaillard Condrieu
Big-Ticket Viognier, Small-Ticket Pricing

"Gaillard has a masterly hand for Viognier... His is one of the examples of Condrieu in which a mineral grittiness underlies the scented ex

Ledru Extra Brut: Grower Champagne Value

"Some of the best wines in Ambonnay." -Peter Liem
Marie-Noëlle Ledru Extra Brut
Thrilling Grower Champagne

Andrew Jefford begins the Champagne chapter of The New France with this oft-quoted sentence, "Champagne is on the verge o

The Ultimate $87 Case?

The Ultimate $87 Case?
2006 St. Francis RED Sonoma County
Satisfying a Store Full of Snobs at Under $9 a Bottle

Well, maybe not snobs. Instead, let's call ourselves: "considered wine folk who take our beverages very seri

98 Quintarelli Amarone Deal

Benchmark of the Veneto
1998 Quintarelli Amarone
Special Pricing - Lowest in the Nation

"It's rare to find a red wine from anywhere in the world that combines power and complexity the way a Quintarelli Amarone does." -David Lynch & Joe Bastia

Diamond in the Rough: 07 Sauzet Puligny 1er Referts

Diamond in the Rough
2007 Sauzet Puligny-Montrachet 1er Referts
Maximum Finesse; an individual expression of climat

"Les Referts is fatter, spicier, a little coarser," he says...

Mr. Clive Coates, in this case, we must stro

Collectible Tuscan 3.0L - Over 50% Off

Tuscany: 3.0
2004 Le Pupille "Saffredi" Double-Magnum
Priced 50% Below the Lowest in the Nation

"Le Pupille's 2004 Saffredi is a remarkable wine, in fact the aromatics alone are worth the price of admission."
- Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate

Today we get you

AJ Adam 2002: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2002 A.J. Adam Riesling Dhronhofberger "Tholey"
A Tiny, Back-Vintage Four-Case Parcel

A.J. Adam is quickly becoming one of the most celebrated winemakers in the Mosel. Then again, if you're getting this e

J.J. Prum: Middle Mosel Icon for under $30

As low as $26.50 for the Mosel Icon? (Yes)
J.J. Prüm Auslesen: Himmelreich and Sonnenuhr
Single Parcel Only: Over 40% Off Release Prices!

This is without a doubt the most significant German deal of the year. (And that will likely be true

Killing it Softly: 2001 Drouhin Grand Cru

Grand Cru at its Most Charmes-ing
2001 Drouhin Charmes-Chambertin
The Delicacy, the Grace of Gevrey-Chambertin

Grand Cru red Burgundy in its prime from a producer we love
at a serious value... Could this be the holy grail of Burgu

Below Mailing List Price: 06 Kistler Vine Hill Chardonnay

Kistler: Below Mailing List Prices
2006 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill
Power and Finesse from the Russian River Valley

"Another impressive group of Chardonnays from Steve Kistler, these 2006s are unmistakenly Burgundian in their aromatics,

1996 Pichon-Lalande half-bottles: U.S. Exclusive

"A Profound Success"
1996 Chateau Pichon Lalande Half-Bottles!
Ex-Chateau - Unbeatable Pricing - Rare Format

Two of the most common requests we get are for great half-bottles and aged, well-priced Bordeaux...

Neither are

2006 Tuscan Gem - Lowest Price in the Nation

Tuscan Pedigree Never Comes at this Price
2006 Fattoria Le Pupille Morellino di Scansano
Back up the Truck for the Lowest Price in the Nation!

2006 in Tuscany was a vintage for the record books, and this is some of its absolute best-

A Piece of My Heart: Chave Hermitage, 2007

The Virtuoso of Hermitage
2007 Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage Rouge
"A Model of Controlled Grandeur"

The only suitable comparison to this kind of masterful blending is that of the great chefs de caves of Champagne.

Je

Vosne Value: 2005 Drouhin Vosne-Romanee

Vosne Value from the Vintage of Vintages
2005 Drouhin Vosne-Romanée
Future, Present: 2005 Comes into Glorious Focus

"There were some real standouts here in 2005: This rich and often quite powerful vintage provided nea

The Rarest Austrian Riesling? FX Pichler Unendlich

The Rarest Austrian Riesling?
F.X. Pichler "Unendlich" - 2006, 2007, 2008
A Mini-Vertical of a Legendary Ghost-of-a-Riesling

"Unendlich" translates to "never-ending" - a reference to the unimaginable lengthof this wine, and certainly no

99 Taittinger Comtes: "Irresistibly Alluring"

(Intellectual) Hedonism
1999 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne
Just. Utterly. Delicious.
Taittinger is, without a doubt, in the highest echelon of Champagne. Every time we open a bottle, we're blown away by how "irresistibly alluring" it is.

07 Dauvissat: "Cuts like a Knife"

"Cuts Like a Knife"
2007 V. Dauvissat Chablis 1er Cru Séchet
This is linear to the point of austerity and there is a
cuts-like-a-knife quality to the chiseled backend. -Burghound

If 2007 Chablis is as aggressive as it is classic, Vincent Dauvissa

Pinot Noir Deal with Verve and Crackle: Labaille Sancerre Rouge

Sancerre So Rare... that it's RED!
2008 Labaille Sancerre Rouge l'Authentique
Juicy Loire Pinot Noir with Serious Verve and Crackle

Joe Dressner rightly calls Sancerre Rouge "A curiosity and a rarity in America."

We call it dangerously

Melville Pinot Noir: Full-Throttle Elegance

Full-Throttle Pinot Noir!
2008 Melville Pinot Noir Terraces and Indigène
Special Pre-Arrival Pricing Ends Friday!

Raw, high-voltage, hands-on, full-contact, full-throttle...
This is Pinot Noir with an intensity born under the Cal

THE German Discovery of the Year: Part II

Rieslings for Advanced Learners
2008 Weingut Peter Lauer Fass 9 "Kern"
THE Germany Discovery, Part II: Crush Exclusive!

The cut-from-stone, unapologetically mineral, bracing and bright Rieslings of Florian Lauer in Germany's Saa

99 Bollinger/Riedel Set: Lowest Price in the Nation

The Wine that Stole the Show
1999 Bollinger Grande Annee Gift Set
Great Champagne with Two Large Riedel Flutes...
at Ludicrous Pricing - $94.95

As veritable Champagne fanatics, we frequently field questions about bubbly. What’s the bes

2007 Sine Qua Non: New Release!

"...the elixirs of dreams..."
2007 Sine Qua Non Syrah Labels
The New Release from California's Cult Winemaker

"Tasting here is one of the highlights of my year, and all my expectations were satisfied if not eclipsed by what Krankl has made in 20