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To all Wine Exchangers, “Dal Forno’s wines throw so much at you at once, in machine-gun rapid-fire succession, you need extra time to recover from the whiplash, gather your thoughts and assess them correctly. They are nearly impossible to taste blind because the enormity of the sensorial characteristics, the stratospheric intensity and the utterly impenetrable […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Quick, all you hardcore Cabernet fans, what’s perhaps the most prestigious vineyard in the Napa Valley? To-Kalon. What’s the vineyard that has generated more than a dozen 100 point wines in the Napa Valley…and counting? To-Kalon. What’s the vineyard that commands the highest average per bottle retail price in the Napa Valley? (Screaming […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Before we dig into today’s juicy afternoon offer, we’d like to give you just a quick little background: The Moore Vineyard. Ever heard of it? Well, if you’re a true Zin-fan then yeah, you probably have. But maybe not in the way you think. Ever hear of Turley Wine Cellars? Ok, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We shocked you guys a year or so ago with our offer on the Bodegas Muriel’s delicious 95pt Decanter-scoring 2008 Reserva. Well, prepare to be shocked again. Well, even more shocked. Like, super-shocked. We recently unearthed a small parcel of Bodegas Muriel’s 2001 Rioja Reserva…at the same price. (Head exploding) If […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Hey, it’s that time again! What is it, like, every two years that we’re able to round up a righteous deal on a legit Brunello di Montalcino that we can sell for $19.98? Then we sell it all in a day and wait…another two years. Well, if you’re fast you’ll score […]

To all Wine Exchangers, The cost of prime vineyard land in the Cote d’Or these days might even make Beverly Hills and Tokyo real estate types blink.  Thus, as even the most established Burgundy vignerons seek to expand their holdings, a number of them are ‘taking their talents to South Burgundy’.  Prime vineyard land is […]

From one point of view, fighting the historic romance of corks and learned societal negatives associated with screwcaps is no picnic.  It is a subject that still gets people going and draws strong reactions after decades of discussion.  It seemed time toss it about again to make our point. Yes, pulling a cork is part […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Boy, is it good times for Pinot fans. The 2012 and 2013 vintages in California have brought a wealth of Pinot Noir joy and love to a thirsty crowd. As we’re entering the Holidays be advised that Pinot is indeed one of the perfect pairings for  a number of dishes served […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Did you miss out on the 2013 Cabirau Serge & Nicolas? No worries, because the Roussillon is back with… More L’Edre madness! I know, it’s weird, three vintages of Domaine de L’Edre in 6 months’ time. But hey, we don’t make the rules, we just sell the juice. And it’s not […]

To all Wine Exchangers, My first visit to Jumilla was nearly two decades ago when I had my first opportunity to visit Spain.  I remember the few towns we went through looked like they could have been movie sets for the ‘spaghetti westerns’ of the 70s, the terrain reminding me of the Southern California desert […]