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To all Best Winers, Old Vine…Cider? Yes, cider’s time has come. You know something is up when, at a tasting featuring great Champagnes, Burgundies and Alsatian wines, one of the most memorable tasting moments for us was…two ciders. But these are not just any ciders. Oh no siree, Bob! Cidrerie du Vulcain is to cider […]

To all Best Winers, A surprise Last Call on one of the finest wine values of our time. Back in August, we sold out of our allotment of the 2012 Mas Donis Barrica in no time flat. It was like some kind of record around here. We asked for more and we were told, “no”. […]

To all Best Winers, Believe it or not, it’s still Rosé season. Ham yearns for Rosé. Duck, no problem. Goose, of course! So, if you really love your friends and family why not give them… THE GREATEST ROSÉ EVER MADE Or, in other words… THE HIGHEST SCORING ROSÉ…EVER I don’t make this stuff up. Wine […]

To all Best Winers, Finding Burgundy at a reasonable price is tough. Finding excellent Burgundy at a reasonable price is tougher. Finding excellent Burgundy, from a respected producer, from great vineyards, with bottle age at a reasonable price is, well, you may as well buy a lottery ticket. But today is your day, you’ve already […]

To all Best Winers, Ever heard of Vega Sicilia’s Unico? It is arguably Spain’s most famous and greatest wine, sourced from ancient vineyards along the Duero River. If you follow that Duero River into Portugal it drops the ‘ue’ adds an ‘ou’ and changes to the Douro. The equivalent wine to Unico produced in Portugal […]

To all Best Winers, To quote Eminem, “Guess who’s back, back again?” I think at this juncture the rest of Argentina might end up resorting to egging Antucura’s winery. Maybe t.p’ing their vineyards. Perhaps some crank calls. Anything to get these guys off their game. Back in February we sold you a nice chunk of […]

To all Best Winers, Get ready for the New California Sparkling Wine. The days of the big Champagne houses trying to do Cali-Dom are over. This is Ultramarine, and California Sparkling wine will never be the same again. Honestly, I cannot tell you how much deplorable, lame-a$$ California sparkling wine I’ve had over the years. […]

To all Best Winers, We had a feeling. We tasted the wines. We knew the history. Our gut instinct was “buy, and buy hard”. It worked. Wine Advocate’s Neal Martin again recently anointed the 2012 St. Veran wines from Croix Senaillet as the finest of this up and coming Burgundy appellation. Here’s what we wrote […]

To all Best Winers, Unicorn Wine! No, I’m not talking about Screaming Eagle or Sine Qua Non. I’m talking about something even rarer. Serious Napa Valley Cabernet and Merlot at $20 a bottle. Folks, this does not happen. I hate to say it, but Napa is an area where they are looking for any excuse […]

To all Best Winers, “If I had to name one superstar under-the-radar estate in Piedmont it might very well be Francesco Boschis. The wines are intense, delicious and reliably outstanding. Even better, because Boschis is based in Dogliani and works predominantly with Dolcetto, prices remain remarkably fair for this level of quality.” – Antonio Galloni […]