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One great older Savigny Les Beaune deserves another, right? That Fery flew out in a flash, and this one will too. Doudet-Naudin was founded in 1849, making it one of the oldest estates in burgundy. The property has its own domaine holdings, but they also run a small negoce operation, sourcing from neighbors and long-time connections. The family specializes in

Looking for an incredible deal on a polished, lush red that’s a perfect foil for anything and everything on the table? Follow the Northstar.

For those folks that haven’t heard our rant before, we’ll keep it brief. The 2016 Chateauneufs are among the best, and likely the best vintage we have ever tasted. Pursuant to that, also as we have said before, we’re going to roll out the 2016 Chateauneufs until we can’t do it anymore. Sadly that time is approaching,

If you’re going to give that very special someone (or yourself for that matter) the gift of wine this season, it doesn’t get any better than handing them a bottle of perfection. 100 points. As good as it gets.

It’s BACK! For those of you who remember our epic $19.98 Champagne deal from Eugene III last year, you’ll be pleased to know that it once again has reached our shores (and just in time for the holiday party season).

On my last trip to Bordeaux, I asked all our suppliers that work with older vintage wines to come up with their best shot. The parameters were: • great ‘petit’ chateau (i.e. non-classified growth) • from top vintages •

What is (are) Wines of Substance? Well, you see, Charles Smith of K Vintners fame cares about you and wanted to simplify things for you, so he decided to devote a label specifically towards his premium Bordeaux-inspired range of wines while keeping the Rhone-y stuff under the K Vintners banner.

Delas has been killing it since Jacques Grange (ex-Chapoutier) took over the winemaking here over 20 years ago (has it been that long?).

One of the more difficult things in the wine industry is finality. We have to treat everything as if it is a one and done situation because you just never know. Wine disappears, shipments show up with the wrong vintage, there are many things that can go wrong. It is rare that we get a third shot

This is one of those ‘good news/bad news’ scenarios. Over the last few decades, we have been crusaders for German wines in spite of a general malaise created by the insipid Liebfraumilchs of the ‘70s and the prevailing attitude that ‘sweet’ wines are for grandma. We have been very successful in making our case, but most of that