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To all Wine Exchangers, Though you might have not seen the Almirez name until now, you should know that there is a lot that went into the creation of this phenomenal wine. Let’s start at the beginning. Ever hear of the Eguren Brothers? Probably not. Well, the Egurens are the owners/proprietors of Sierra Cantabria, which […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It started as a classic entrepreneur-turned-vigneron story for the Beckmen’s… "After years as pioneers and leaders in the electronic music business, Tom and Judy Beckmen, joined by their youngest son Steve, set out to make wines as well-crafted and distinctive as the keyboards and synthesizers that built their successful careers as […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It was only a few weeks back that we offered up this winery’s impressive 2010 Rioja Reserva, of which you guys seriously partook (is that a word?). At the time we also offered up a fresh shipment of the estate’s 2005 Marques de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, one of […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “As for (Schiopetto’s) 2013’s, they are terrific across the board.” – Antonio Galloni A couple months back you guys bought a ton of wine from our initial 2013 Schiopetto offer. Now, some of you more astute Collio-philes may have noticed there was a Schiopetto staple wine missing from that offer. “Hey, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “What goes around, comes around”, so the old saying goes. Now, there are cases where that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, sometimes it can be better. Such is the case with this impressive little Bordeaux Superieur called Chateau Lestrille. Brought in by a small, very respected importer who typically […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We’ll keep this one short and sweet. Clos du Val is making the best wines in their 40+ year history and prices are BEYOND reasonable. As a matter of fact, this may be the highest-scoring lowest-priced Cab we’ve sold in years. And it’s legit. Kind of… A little controversy never hurts, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Rioja is on fire right now.  And no, thankfully, we don’t mean that literally.   But the breadth of outstanding wines, with exceptional reviews, at great prices, is almost overwhelming even by the standards of what was already arguably the world’s greatest source of value reds.   Who releases wines that already have […]

To all Wine Exchangers, As we were writing this piece, we dug up some of our older Felsina e-mails just to get a reference point. We’ve have been pushing these wines for a long time and consider the house one of Tuscany’s true ‘blue-chips’.  If the sun comes up and the rain doesn’t fall in […]

To all Wine Exchangers, In today’s market, people can ask ridiculously high prices for ordinary wine and get them.  On the flip side, remarkable deals can come from where you least expect them.  That’s why our door is always open.  You never know what will roll in.  Without trying to sound like old guys sitting […]

As people become interested in French wines there is always a learning curve.  Everyone goes through it at some time if you want to feel confident in selecting and enjoying some of the world’s most distinctive fermented beverages.  But most people, at least in the Western U.S., come from a domestic orientation.  In America, the […]