June 2014

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To all Best Winers, “The terrific 2012 Tres Picos is one of the finest inexpensive, Grenache-based wines made in the world.” – Robert Parker True ‘dat! Do you have any idea how may wines Robert Parker tastes in a year? Do you have any idea how great a wine has to be to be considered his Top Red Wine Value...

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To all Best Winers, We have a serious problem with our older Riojas. We keep selling out of them. I know, tough problem to have, right? But seriously, if we sell all these wines, what the heck are WE going to drink? Still, the merchant in me mindlessly plugs ahead, still giving in to the primal urge of having to...

To all Best Winers, This just in! On the “Left Bank” of Bordeaux, the “First Growths”, Latour, Margaux, Lafite and company, are for the most part, all very similarly priced upon release. If Latour is $1000, Margaux will be $850, Lafite $900, Mouton $850 and so on. In St. Emilion, the “First Growths” are known as the Saint-Emilion Premier Grand...

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To all Best Winers, Your attention please, now pinch-hitting for Kyle Meyer, Eddie Newell... I knew this day would come. Not only is Kyle one of the more brilliant minds in the wine business, he is also one of the busiest. Kyle is off in Spain so I got the call for today’s offer. So away we go on a...