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To all Best Winers, Oregon is ‘blowing up’ right now, and there’s a whole next generation setting up shop that’s adding some serious fuel to the fire. We’ve seen more exciting new labels from Oregon in the past several months than we have in the last several years! Names like Vincent, Gothic Wines and Brittan […]

To all Best Winers, Turning the corner. Many new wineries seldom get the opportunity to do this.  Sometimes, they never make it past their inaugural 86 point score, never get to learn, and never get to turn into something special. It seems like you have to be pretty special out of the gate nowadays to […]

To all Best Winers, 2012 was a a great vintage for Rosé. It seemed like nearly all the top producers made great wine, so naturally we bought as much as we could. Sadly, the wine gods did not favor the 2013 vintage in France so this year we have been struggling to find pink wines […]

To all Best Winers, ”Vouette et Sorbee’s Blanc d’Argile remains one of the most beautiful and distinctive wines in Champagne…Bertrand Gautherot crafts gorgeous, handmade wine loaded with personality. The Vouette et Sorbee Champagnes are rich, full-bodied wines built on meticulous vineyard work and a non-interventionalist, Burgundian-inspired approach in the cellar.”  – Antonio Galloni Glad we […]

Chef’s Choice Passed Hors d’Oeuvres R&L Legras Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru   First Course Monkfish / Mushroom Crust / Burre Rouge Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2003 & Gruaud Larose 2004   Second Course Stuffed Quail / French Lentil Cake / Madeira Jus Gruaud Larose 2001  & Gruaud Larose 2006   Third Course Bison / Smoked […]

To all Best Winers, It's Back! After many questions, concerns, murmers and what felt like an eternity of waiting (in actuality 4 months), the 2001 Les Gravieres is BACK IN THE BEST WINE'S HOUSE! This perfectly aged Bordeaux was a huge hit and an instant sell-out back in early December. When the opportunity to grab […]

To all Best Winers, “Lamarche is now a top domaine, with wines which express themselves through their subtlety rather than their power. Since 1999, and more especially since 2005, the quality has been top-notch. This is now a three star domaine." - Clive Coates, MW “The tannins are extremely sophisticated and many wines have a […]

To all Best Winers, Today’s offer is a very special ‘one-off’ wine from one of Napa’s oldest and most spectacular wineries. Vine Cliff Winery was established in 1871, when 500 acres were carved out of the original George Yount estate (yes, the ‘Yountville’ Yount). One of the first bonded wineries in the United States, and the first in Napa to plant Bordeaux varietals on […]

To all Best Winers, This is it. If you want the Best bottle of Chianti Classico produced in the epic 2010 vintage you got it right here, right now. One of the greatest Chianti Classicos ever made is yours, for a measly $36.98. It’s simple. Fattoria Felsina’s Chianti Classico Riserva Cru Rancia 2010 is, year […]

To all Best Winers, Some of you may remember this piece we wrote back in September of last year. Many of you bought the wines!    Recently, we had the chance to return to these 'secret vineyards' and get a little more in-depth with regards to their amazing locations. Check out the photos, watch the […]