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To all Wine Exchangers, We were talking about this subject the other day. Napa’s getting crazy with Cabernet. Most of the wines are $50+ and climbing, grape prices are soaring and there’s a slew of multimillionaires feeding into it as they all try to keep up with the Jonese’s. So what about guys like us? […]

To all Wine Exchangers, You want value? You want bang for the buck? You want a killer, character-filled red wine at an amazing price? Yup, you’ll have to go back to Spain. Sorry to say, but with premium California wines quickly vacating the sub-$50 price point here in America in their race to the top, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We usually try to tell our own stories when it comes down to selling wine. It’s what we do. But today’s offer has so many angles to it that we literally couldn’t decide which one to play. In short: New Zealand’s Greatest Chardonnays At a Too Low to show price With […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Ok, give me 60 seconds on the soapbox. This whole ‘disgorgement date’ thing on Champagne is getting a little crazy. Especially when the info gets confused and wires get crossed. Believe me, I’m a fan of having a ‘born on’ date on my Champagne, but just as exactly that, not an […]

Yes, there is a disturbance in the ‘force’ these days. It is what has been the new struggle in the wine business, the choice between terroir and ‘branding’.  Are they mutually exclusive? Yes in the strictest philosophical sense.    As we have discussed at great length, terroir is everything that has to do with a particular […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We told you this latest boat was chock full of serious goodies. We weren’t kidding… Chateau Grand-Puy Lacoste is an impeccably run Classified Growth estate and one of the oldest properties in the Pauillac region of Bordeaux.  Born into wine and growing up at Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou, owner/manager Francis-Xavier Borie learned […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “Giampaolo Motta’s Fattoria La Massa is one of my favorite estates in Panzano-in-Chianti. This tasting served as a happy reminder of why I love these wines so much…Mr. Motta evidently has that magic touch. I loved this set of new releases.” – Monica Larner, eRobertParker.com Evolution- a process of slow change […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Barrel 27 owner/winemaker McPrice Myers is a former Orange County everyman wine dork like the rest of us.  He’s bought wine from us for years. Dude is not a millionaire, dude loves good wine, dude knows the concept of delivering really tasty wine at a rock star price. He also happens […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Back in the ’90s, California’s Ravenswood Winery had a campaign which stated that they made ‘no wimpy wines.’ The promotion included bumper stickers, t-shirts, key-chains, and pretty much ‘the works’ from a tchotchke perspective.  But while that was a catchy program with all of its bravado, we know where our money […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “Domaine de l’Edre…produces some of the most profound wines coming out of the (Roussillon).” – Jeb Dunnuck, eRobertParker.com #224 We’ve been harping on the wines of the Roussillon’s Domainde de L’Edre for a few years now so, at this juncture this should be just more of an announcement to you long-timers […]