To all Best Winers, 'Tis both an honor and delight to sell the latest releases from Joey Tensley. He pretty much embodies what Best Wines is all about. He makes soulful, Cali-terroir driven wines, with no pretense, and sells them for fair prices. Joey's wines aren't precious, they're delicious. Novel concept, eh? It works. Tensley's […]
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The Romanee Conti of Jerez: Valdespino's Stunning, Limited Sherries
To all Best Winers, Sherry, Sherry…baby! The latest, hottest rage among America’s super-hip sommeliers in the know is premium Sherry. Hey, it only took America 200 years to figure it out. But honestly, it’s not America’s fault. Since the 1700’s we’ve been fed a constant stream of sweet, sticky, boring wines, created more for the […] -
It's Grenache Day! Take 10% off mixed cases of this Power Trio...
To all Best Winers, Happy (World) Grenache Day! Yes, the third Friday eery September is officially Grenache Day so you know what that means. Today’s offer is all about Grenache. Yummy, delicious, sun-kissed Grenache. People here in the states are slowly discovering that Grenache is no longer just a grape grown in Fresno to produce […] -
Last Call on a Legend: The Great 2002 Dom Perignon
To all Best Winers, Yup. The first thing that popped into my head when I started writing this was that damn Boyz II Men song, Its So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday. This was especially troubling since I was raised on a steady diet of The Clash, Burning Spear and Elvis Costello. Darn you […] -
'Mind-Blowing' Rioja Value, 90pts only $9.88!
To all Best Winers, That Eric Solomon guy is at it again. And this time he’s starting to dig his greasy mitts into Rioja…old school Rioja. Seems like all the ‘pub’ that the old school Rioja greats like Cune, Lopez de Heredia, La Rioja Alta and others have received of late has not escaped his […] -
What's a Bierzo? A Best Wines '101' on Spain's Hottest Wine
To all Best Winers, Ooohhh baby, Mencia is really starting to win us over. These wines produced from the ancient, high-desert slopes of Spain’s Bierzo region keep getting better and better as the new wave of producers that have descended upon the area keep learning more and more about just what makes this unique, exciting […] -
Our Viognier Buy of the Year from Les Vins de Vienne!
To all Best Winers, It’s another Killer White Wine Saturday! So, what do you think happens when three of the greatest producers of Condrieu, France’s finest wine produced from the Viognier grape, get together to make an ‘everyday’ Viognier? That’s right, YAHTZEE. Goodness gracious is this wine delicious. It’s everything I would ever want from […] -
Galloni's Desert Island Champagne? Jacquesson's No. 736
To all Best Winers, “Simply put, the 736 is one of the top wines in Champagne. And its price? Very reasonable for the quality of what is in the glass. If I were going to buy only one mid-tier Champagne by the case, this would be it. 94 points.” – Antonio Galloni Wow. So we’re […] -
JUST IN: 92 pt, $10 "Grand Cru Burgundy" Taste-Alike!
To all Best Winers, This just in! When Bob Parker says about a $10 wine, “…this beauty could easily pass for a grand cru Burgundy” and gives it a whopping 92 point score you simply have to pay attention, right? How can you ignore a statement like that from one of the world’s greatest critics? […]