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To all Wine Exchangers, The Paring is back…with a vengeance. You guys bought a ton of these ridiculously good wines back in October, thanks for that. And we presume you’re happy, heck, probably ecstatic, with what you found in the bottles. We hadn’t seen much since the fall from the Paring. It had been kind […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Now this was a pleasant surprise. The 2010 harvest in Tuscany was certainly the finest of the last decade. I could not even tell you how much wine we’ve bought, sold and consumed from this glorious vintage. As with many wine regions throughout Europe, 2010 was just the perfect year. Wine […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Haut Brion Blanc 98 points Suckling $900 Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux 96 points Suckling $160 Mouton Rothschild Blanc Aile d’Argent 97 points Suckling $74.98 Easy call… Of all the “First Growths” that produce white wine (Haut Brion’s Blanc, the Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux and this wine), this bottling by […]

Last week we did a rather extensive piece on where the ‘futures’ market was today.  For those not familiar with the concept, ‘futures’ or ‘pre-arrivals’ are an offer of a wine for future delivery on a ‘paid for’ basis.  The idea is to allow consumers the opportunity to purchase wines ahead of time so they can […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It’s that time of year again. I think this is going to become a thing, March bringing us the latest release from the again-incredibly-hot St. Francis Winery. Their 2012’s were groundbreaking efforts…their 2013’s are even better. The wines are just silly good, and sensibly priced vis-a-vis the competition. For those of […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Success hasn’t spoiled these guys…yet. We absolutely love it when a producer from an area like Napa breaks into the scene with a wine that kind of thumbs its nose a bit at the Napa elite and says, “Darn it, wine is for drinking, not ogling.” In 1996, green thumb David […]

To all Wine Exchangers, The pitch here is a classic one…location, location, location, as this new bodega is definitely in a swanky neighborhood, the best in the Ribera del Duero and certainly one of the top in all of Spain. Who else has set up shop on this crème-de-la-crème stretch along the Ebro River known […]

To all Wine Exchangers, One of Chile’s great icon wines is back, and at an even better price! Frankly, we hadn’t see many bottle of Almaviva in the states for years as there seemed to be a bit of a struggle with the winery caught in ‘big brand’ distribution channels although it is known for […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Cabernet Franc and Argentina making beautiful music together. Who knew? Alejandro Vigil knew. Ok, Alejandro Vigil. Not a household name in America…yet. But in Mendoza, Argentina this guy does not pay for a drink, y’know what I mean? Alejandro Vigil is one of the world’s most decorated winemakers, having manned the […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “These are stunning values!”- Robert Parker From a historical standpoint, we have known Jim and Bob Varner since the early 90s when they had their own importing company and long before they became one of the hottest ‘under-the-radar’ names in California Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The brothers (identical twins, actually) have […]