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To all Best Winers, And the big winner from Robert Parker’s latest and greatest Cabernet report is? Turnbull. Undeniably Turnbull. The wines were very good before. But now? Goodness gracious. Parker’s review of their line-up was as glowing as I’ve ever seen. The litany of 96’s, 98’s and 100’s that poured from Bob’s pen for […]

To all Best Winers, Y’know, sometimes you just have to tip your cap to the ‘old guard’, the guys that helped pioneer many of the Napa Valley’s greatest wines, the guys that did all the heavy lifting so the young turks and billionaires could produce compelling wines from the get-go. It was the trial and […]

To all Best Winers, “Mama, there goes that man!” For those of you that follow NBA Basketball on TV you’ll know that quote. It’s from Mark Jackson, who used to work the ABC basketball games until he took a coaching position with the Golden State Warriors. He would use it when he was talking about […]

To all Best Winers, Though you might have not seen the Almirez name until now, you should know that there is a lot that went into the creation of this phenomenal wine. Let’s start at the beginning. Ever hear of the Eguren Brothers? Probably not. Well, the Egurens are the owners/proprietors of Sierra Cantabria, which […]

To all Best Winers, ‘Real wine’.  That was the first note I wrote after my initial 'dig' into a glass of this absolute gem.  To be honest, wines of this caliber that sell for this price at this stage of their evolution come around once in a blue moon for most merchants.  But we’re not […]

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To all Best Winers, Great Cote Rotie. Nothing else like it. To us it’s the Grand Cru Burgundy of the Rhone. When on, the highs don’t get any higher. It’s what many an aspiring California producer hopes to make at some point in their career, scouring books and doing research to find out just how […]

To all Best Winers, Remember our offer on the 2009 Barbaresco wines from Paitin this past March? We’ve reprinted the highlights below for a refresher… Azienda Agricola Paitin co-proprietor Giovanni Pasquero-Elia is a really nice guy.  People like him. He doesn’t burn bridges. He’s congenial, friendly and, along with his brother Silvano, has produced some […]

To all Best Winers, It’s spoken of in hushed whispers, reverent tones. It’s nearly mythical in stature. Collectors regaling each other with vivid 'sightings' confirming its existence. No, not Bigfoot. Raveneau. What’s a Raveneau? Well, to many, it’s considered the greatest Chardonnay on Planet Earth. It is one of the world’s hardest-to-find wines. When you […]

To all Best Winers, Home is where the heart is. Home on the Range. If I had Jonathan Maltus’ home I’d be a pretty happy dude. It took him a decade, but Jonathan Maltus is now one of the hottest commodities in Bordeaux.  His range of wines, starting at the top with the 100 point […]