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To all Best Winers, World Cup madness is upon us. Count me in as one of the soccer (ok, ‘football’) nuts. I’m listening to the games on the radio as I drive in to work, and I’m catching all the highlight reel goals online once I’m at my desk. I’m working too much to record […]

To all Best Winers, Did you know Caymus Vineyards and Winery just turned 40? Gosh, do I feel old… It’s a testament to their commitment to quality over the decades that has helped them to maintain their position atop the Napa Cabernet Sauvignon hierarchy. Other wineries come and go but Caymus is always there, always […]

To all Best Winers, You may be surprised when I tell you about one of the year’s biggest wine stories. It’s not the bummer 2013 Bordeaux harvest It’s not the bumper 2012 California harvest It’s not the 2010 Barolo and Barbaresco wines from Piedmont. Though they are certainly relevant stories one and all. Instead, perhaps […]

To all Best Winers, The Languedoc continues to Rise…and the prices continue to fall! A little over a month ago we put out some feelers regarding the supernal ‘luxury’ cuvees from Chateau Puech-Haut, arguably the Languedoc’s hottest estate. People bought some, not a ton. Hey, I can understand your trepidation shelling out north of $50 […]

To all Best Winers, Folks, we typically aren’t the ‘hard sell’ type of merchant. We usually present our cases, display the facts, try to inform you, and then step back and let you decide if you need a certain wine in your life. Not today. Today we’re hard-selling. Or shall we say Antonio Galloni is […]

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 […]

To all Best Winers, Like father, like son. You may remember our story a few months back about the great Thomas Pico, who made the family’s brilliant Bois d’Yver 2012 Chablis from grapes grown by his dad, George (Thomas & his father George) At that time we made reference to Thomas’ own incredibly hot Chablis […]

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 […]

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 […]

To all Best Winers, One cool thing about retail in the wine business is that you get to experience the seasons.  And this time of year, when the temperatures rise, there’s nothing quite like a frosty glass of crisp, dry Rosé while having a picnic, grilling, or just kicking back on the deck or patio.  […]