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We all grew up with scores in school.  An 89 on your science quiz, a 91 on your essay.  So the idea of rating wines via numbers was not a stretch for most people.  Granted there will be the argument that numeric scores are reflective more of historic or mathematical concerns.  Who was the first […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Now there are marketing ‘gurus’ that will tell you not to go to the ‘well’ too often.  Our first retort is that it would depend on the ‘well’.  But perhaps more important is the fact that one can’t go down this particular road too often simply because wines like this rarely […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Today we’re offering up a pair of familiar faces. Both of these properties are the qualitative pinnacle in their respective appellations and deliver completely absurd quality for the money. So, when we get the chance to offer both of these Bordeaux’s out at an even better price than we typically could, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, This is more of newsflash as opposed to a fresh offer. The story has been told, the wine sold, but we recently got a ‘last shot’ at this awesome wine at a price that was just too low to show. Here’s the story: After 27 years importing wine, Importer/winemaker/proprietor Dan Kravitz […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “If you haven’t noticed the qualitative efforts by winemaker Mark Lyon and the Sebastiani team over the last decade or more, it’s time to take notice. Not only are the wines realistically priced, but the quality is very impressive, and some great values can be found.” – Robert Parker I have […]

To all Wine Exchangers, "I have admired their wines for many years, Rioja that speaks so eloquently and with such clarity of their place . . . Quite simply, these are some of the finest Riojas that can grace your cellar: complex, refined, classic but without compromising fruit intensity and to reiterate: wines that speak […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “The history of Bien Nacido can be traced back to the year 1837, when a Spanish land grant of some two square leagues was secured by Tomas Olivera from Juan Bautista Alvarado, then Gobernador of Alta California. In 1969, the Millers, a fifth-generation California farming family purchased a stretch of land […]

Picking up where we left off, given recent French history, a lot of things have to happen for the Bordeaux futures program to be significant again.  The French need to do the right thing.   The prices need to be interesting enough.  The newest ordained media pundits need to establish enough clout with consumers and create […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Once in a while you just have to pay a few extra bucks to get the best. Funny thing is, in most places in the world, you have to pay mega-bucks to get the best. Think about it, in Burgundy the top white wines cost you thousands, in the Rhone, the […]

To all Wine Exchangers, I’m sure Patrick and Martine Jacob are very nice people. They run a tiny, off-the-beaten-path Burgundy domaine in Savigny-Les-Beaune called Domaine Jacob-Girard, Girard being Martine’s maiden name. The other day the American agent for said domaine walked through the door and presented me their Savigny Les Beaune 1er Cru Les Marconnets […]