Uncategorized

Sometimes wine labels come as a result of a lifelong plan, and sometimes they just happen spur-of-the-moment. In this case it was the latter. The names on the label are highly respected in their fields. The ‘Newton’ is Jeff Newton, a pioneering vineyardist in the Central Coast. His firm, Coastal Vineyard Care is considered a top

Sometimes you travel a long road to end up where you are. That is certainly true of Elliot Dolin. Born in New York raised in northern New Jersey, like so many kids of the 1960s, he picked up an instrument (bass guitar) and got involved with a fledgling local band. Only in Elliot’s case, it went a little further. He

We interrupt a regularly scheduled offering for what one might consider an upgrade. What are we talking about? Well, we had a perfectly delicious piece in the email queue on the Bodegas Muriel Rioja Reserva 2015. But as we approached its slotted time, the importer dropped something on us perhaps even more compelling, a crazy price reduction on a 14-year-old

The press has pretty much said all that needs to be said to sell Mike and Kendall Officer’s Carlisle Winery over the last few years. Virtually every creditable source who writes about California wine has pretty much heaped on the (justified) praise over the years, and he doesn’t have to worry a lot about selling his wines. Fans of

Due to a number of events, not involving the consistently amazing quality here, we got another go-round on some sensational pricing on an epic library wine from the great Feudi di San Gregorio, one of the premier producers of Central Italy.

When it rains, it pours during the midst of Covid-19. Normally at this time, we would be selling 2019 Bordeaux Futures, but all that has all changed in light of this global pandemic. While Bordeaux assesses its next move, the wine world moves on and today’s email is in fact a deal of all deals!

Nearly a year ago, we featured the great 96-point 2016 Chateau Meyney St. Estephe and sold out of it immediately. And for good reason, the wine is brilliant and the best-ever from this estate. Fast forward eight months and a recent article written by veteran wine journalist and guru Jancis Robinson really struck me as it is something I’ve

So, if I told you that Baron Benjamin de Rothschild of Château Clarke, Baron Eric de Rothschild of Château Lafite Rothschild, and the late Baroness Philippine de Rothschild, along with her son Philippe Sereys de Rothschild of Château Mouton Rothschild, were going to join forces to create a premium Champagne, how do you think it would taste?

Dude, this is, like, totally radical. It’s California, one of the few places in the world where surfing and wine can exist in reasonable proximity. We have seen a number of sometimes vague, other times obvious references to a certain ocean sport within the labels and names on wine bottles. But there have been relatively few opportunities

Ladies and gentlemen, may we present to you the greatest Nero d’Avola wines in the world Ok, that may be a bit heavy on the hyperbole, considering there isn’t a whole lot of Nero d’Avola grown outside of its native Sicily.