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To all Wine Exchangers, When we say that 2014 is a selectively excellent vintage, we mean it.  While we continue to offer wines every campaign, this campaign will in the future be known as the sleeper vintage.  Why? Because Bordeaux is in transition.  It’s going from the boom times of emerging markets paying too much […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Ok, Cubs lost, but that still doesn’t stop us from having a twice-in-a-lifetime experience. It’s another Two Hands Bella’s Garden Closeout! As we wrote last time, Two Hands Bella’s Garden Shiraz is one of Australia’s most awarded, coveted, high profile wines. Again, no other wine in the world has hit Wine […]

To all Wine Exchangers, What would you pay for a wine nearly 15 years of age, perfectly stored at the chateau, impeccably made, that Robert Parker calls “The Petrus of the Cote de Francs”?  $75? … $50? … $30?  Nope, try $24.98. While most of the great terroirs of Bordeaux are located in the prestigious […]

To all Wine Exchangers, You wanna talk history? You wanna talk HISTORY? Liparita’s stone cellar was originally built in 1880 by W. F. Keyes, the son of the General Keyes. This cellar still stands high atop Howell Mountain, deep in the heart of Napa Valley. The wine produced in that cellar was recognized with a […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Wow, where to begin here. I’ll start with the one question we get asked the most by shoppers who frequent our Burgundy aisle. “Hi, do you have anything from Burgundy, drinkable now, with some bottle age, but not too expensive?” Ok, like, 95% of the time I can’t help them. They’re […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It’s here, it’s from a great vintage, and it won’t last long. One of Napa’s most iconic, desirable wines has kicked it up another notch qualitatively the past few years, making this the best Opus in, like, forever. Oh darn. A lot of people used to buy Opus just to buy […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Falesco, the family estate of renowned oenologists Riccardo and Renzo Cotarella, has been part of our history for a long time (like, since the late 90s). Literally thousands of boxes have passed through our doors over the years. The reasons are basic…the wines consistently deliver uncanny value and have a sense […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Bordeaux might not have been so taken by Jonathan Maltus at the start, but they can’t ignore him now! Like Gerard Perse, the owner of Pavie and Pavie Decesse, Jonathan had something to prove when he showed up a few years back. Who was this guy? Who does he think he […]

To all Wine Exchangers, The boats are starting to arrive from our Spring Bordeaux buying trip and today’s featured wine is one of the many compelling offers we have in store for you… Chateau Lusseau is a tiny property (about five acres) situated next door to Chateau Monbousquet.  It is the home of Laurent Lusseau, winemaker and cellar master for Vignobles Perse.  The roster of chateaux that Laurent is responsible for are none […]

Back when we were first setting up our internet (yes that was back in the days with dinosaurs and modems), we had the idea to try and create something ‘interactive’.  Since the sophistication of our site back then was limited, we decided to offer up a wine Q&A where people could ask us ‘burning wine […]