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To all Wine Exchangers, When companies come together, it is pretty common to find some overlap.  But can there be ‘underlap’? As those of us called OWE’s (Old Wine Exchangers) walked the floors of the new location, acquainting ourselves with the combined stocks, something hit us like a hockey hip-check.  There were a lot of […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Oh boy, I’ve been chomping at the bit to offer these wines ever since my most recent trip to Spain last May. On that trip I made my first pilgrimage to C.V.N.E. (the Compania Vinicola de Norte España), and it won’t be one I’ll soon forget. The grounds are amazing, the […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It’s been an up and down time for Australian wine over the last few years, from the highs of the early 2000s to the indifference of the last five years or so. But through it all, there have been certain ‘blue chips’ that have maintained their luster.  The elite wines of […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “The Ca’ del Baio line-up is extremely impressive and delightful. These are some of the best wines from Barbaresco.” – Monica Larner, Wine Advocate #207 Hear hear! We’ve been impressed with Ca del Baio’s wines over the last several vintages, watching the very talented Giulio Grasso continue to develop complexity, refinement […]

To all Wine Exchangers, I’ve been going to Bordeaux to taste the newest vintage from barrel for over a decade, amazing how the time just flew by!  Seems like there are more and more wines to taste every year, and fewer hours in the day to try and get everything I want to accomplish done.   […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Today’s winery on offer does not need a big introduction. Whitehall Lane has been bringing the drama in the Napa Valley since 1979. I’ve visited and tasted their wines numerous times at their winery right on HWY 29 and it’s been my pleasure to sell their wine for over 25 years. […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It’s Saturday, and that means white wine, a subject that will continue to be even more topical as we move towards warmer weather.  Today’s selection just came across the table late Thursday afternoon, but the wine and the value were so striking that we arranged a special shipment to be able […]

To all Wine Exchangers, One has to wonder about Randy Rozak.  We are pretty sure his neighbors do. There are plenty of folks in the appellation (Santa Rita Hills) that are sporting much higher prices, and a much bigger sense of their own importance within the wine universe, who have to be wondering what heck […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We’ve told Eric and Joël Durand’s story before. Two young turks whose father, prior to their first bottling in 1991, had always gone the ‘usual’ route, selling the family’s grapes to négociants. When the brothers took over they immediately focused on improving the vineyards. As you can see in the picture, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It was ‘Christmas in March’ on my recent trip to Bordeaux. Suppliers were throwing deals at me left and right and, with the new improved dollar I simply couldn’t say no! Case in point? Following hot on the heels of last week’s killer pre-arrival on the 2010 Chateau Larmande, here is […]