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To all Wine Exchangers, We sold Joel Gott’s first vintage back in the mid-90’s. At that time, he was a ‘Zin guy’, making great Zinfandel from Amador County while working with his ‘burger joint’ in Napa, Taylor’s Refresher. A lot has changed. Taylor’s isn’t Taylor’s anymore, it’s Gott’s Roadside, and the Joel Gott label has ‘grown up’ over the last 20 years

Sometimes it is tough pushing the rock uphill. Change is a word that does not exist in most places of Bordeaux. For Lilian Ladouys, a beautiful chateau in St Estephe, it’s hard to overcome some of the short comings of the estate’s early years. On the Right Bank, properties like Ausone, Pavie, Angelus and Clos Fourtet among

To all Wine Exchangers, The Opus One 2017 is here and it’s once again the ultimate gift! Remember, half of Opus One comes from their two choice parcels in the To Kalon Vineyard. The other half is, of course, their vineyard across the street that surrounds the winery in Oakville. Serious dirt for a serious wine. Their wine is made in the exact same

The Féret guide was on to something as this estate is incredibly unique for the area. Why you ask? Well in the land of Cabernet Sauvignon, this property is 75% Merlot but get this…combined with a shockingly high 25% Petit Verdot and the oenology team of Michel Rolland and Vincent Cachau behind the winemaking. And it’s that Petit Verdot that

Does Chardonnay have to be from California or France in order for it to be great? Obviously, one would think the answer is no, based on the fact that the world is a very big place and Chardonnay can grow just about anywhere. But you’d be shocked how hard it is to convince somebody that someplace like Australia can make

Yes! Spirits are back in the Winex house. Finally. Hey, this stuff takes time. The gears of progress grind slowly, but we’re extremely pleased to now offer you a variety of cutting edge spirits expertly curated by Spirits Master Gabrielle Dion that matches our own philosophy of cutting edge finds, top quality and excellent prices.

Big week here! Our spirits section is off and running. I gotta say, it’s a new world for me personally. There’s so much to learn, a ton of information to digest. We’ve been 100% wine-oriented for pretty much he last decade. Now there’s…Mezcal? Hundreds of Mezcals? I know, I’ve been living under a spirits rock, but after

We’ve covered this before. There is no such thing as a Brunello di Montalcino from a world-class vintage for $29.98 I mean, sure, ok, wade through a sea of mis-labeled wines on wine searcher, stained labels, bad vintages, cooked wines, half bottles that are labeled as 750’s, you might technically find one in a hundred that might be Brunello under $30. You go

Putting our money where our palates are. For us, there’s nothing better. We actually seek these opportunities out. It’s the last bastion of being a fine wine merchant, especially when it come to the sourcing of older wines. Tris and myself are double diligent when going through this process. We taste many of these library wines once, twice, even three

Putting our money where our palates are. For us, there’s nothing better. We actually seek these opportunities out. It’s the last bastion of being a fine wine merchant, especially when it come to the sourcing of older wines. Tris and myself are double diligent when going through this process. We taste many of these library wines once, twice, even three