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To all Best Winers, This is too easy. We’re talking slow pitch softball, right over the plate easy. We’re talking ‘Easy like Sunday Morning’ easy. (Thanks Lionel) Let’s looks at the facts: The 2007 Peter Lehmann Clancy’s Red Wine, a compelling blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot, was a Wine Spectator Top 100 selection back […]

To all Best Winers, They did it again. The last time the Produttori pulled this stunt it caused a frenzy so huge it resulted in the largest one day Nebbiolo sales I can ever recall as a retailer. And they did it again. Before I tell you just exactly what they did I feel compelled […]

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 […]

To all Best Winers, The 100 point Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2010? His fault. The 99 point Raymond Usseglio Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale 2010? Blame him. Who is he? Xavier Vignon. One of the finest winemakers you’ve never heard of. Xavier keeps a low profile, though he’s the mind behind a […]

To all Best Winers, What is this we are hearing that Bordeaux is expensive? It seems to us that there is a bit of confusion about Bordeaux. A lot of it comes from intimidation, lack of knowledge, the unwillingness to take a chance... frankly we're a little puzzled as to how this myth came about...especially […]

To all Best Winers, Some of you may recall our feature on Chave’s ‘other’ Hermitage back in December of last year. It was a shock to us to know that Chave had another Hermitage, besides his fabled estate bottling and his unicorn-esque Cuvee Cathelin. That was the 2007 vintage we sold. It was phenomenal wine, […]

To all Best Winers, Dolcetto. Ever hear of it? For years this was a grape that wallowed in mediocrity. Not even Dolcetto’s very own growers in the Piedmont region of Italy gave the grape its due. Outside of the very special place I’ll be talking about today, it has traditionally been planted at the bottom […]

To all Best Winers, My road trip a few weeks back to New York for a little ‘Rioja immersion’ proved incredibly fruitful. I got the chance to re-acquaint myself with some old friends (whose wines you will be seeing soon!) and I also got the chance to re-acquaint myself with some older friends. Like, seriously […]

To all Best Winers, David Schildknecht wrote in his massive Wine Advocate article on Molitor that his 2011’s, “…proved to be the most exciting collection I have yet tasted at this address, and indeed among the most exciting of its vintage anywhere.” You guys were apparently smitten as well, as our offer on his 2011 […]

To all Best Winers, We usually send out our white wine offers on Saturdays. But this one was too hot to ignore. I’m drinking your offer right now. Actually, a sizable percentage of this offer may be consumed by our staff this evening (see the margin). It’s a Best Wines party and you’re invited. The […]