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To all Wine Exchangers, The 2018 Bordeaux futures campaign has begun, and it starts off with a huge bang! Vignobles K, under the direction of Jean-Christophe Meyrou, has been on a serious tear the last couple of vintages.  When you have one of the most talented directors (JC) and a wealthy, passionate owner (Perter Kwok) […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Bill Foley and his team have done it again.  They just made what might be the best damn Pinot from Oregon under $25. To recap, Four Graces is a beautiful property consisting of almost 100 acres in the upscale Dundee Hills, home to such other Oregon stalwarts as Domaine Drouhin, Domaine […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “The 2016s are on another level… a beautiful vintage that comes closest in style to 1990, or even a hypothetical mix of 2010 and 2007. The wines are beautifully concentrated and structured – on par with 2010 – yet have a more open, sexy, voluptuous style due to the larger yields. The […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Castello di Ama is unequivocally one of the finest estates in Chianti Classico.  This is without question.  In fact, their wines often transcend what any of us with our puny little minds consider as archetype Chianti Classico and often take us to a different place, a place inhabited by, not just […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Looks like Romaric Chavy’s made the BIG TIME. This wine was one of our wonderful little secrets for years but it looks like Neal Martin from Vinous may have let the cat out of the bag… “A corked bottle of 1983 Pichon-Lalande led to my inaugural visit to this Meursault domaine. My precious […]

To all Wine Exchangers, You never mind retelling a good story, especially one that has a happy ending.  Such is the saga of Gibbs Cabernet Sauvignon.  There’s always a need for a well-made version of America’s favorite varietal that doesn’t cost “an arm and a leg,” and our search for ‘unicorn’, really good Napa Cabs […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Zuccardi keeps going from strength to strength and is doing incredible work in the vineyards. The…Polígonos wines are not only superb, they also have an incredible price for the quality and character they deliver… Zuccardi is clearly among the top wineries of the country—and improving each year. Bravo! – Luis Gutierrez, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It’s a family affair at Domaine la Garrigue. As importer Eric Solomon notes… Domaine la Garrigue was founded in 1850 by the same family that runs the property today, Famille Bernard. Brothers Maxime and Pierre Bernard, of the 5th generation, are at the helm of the estate with Maxime acting as chef […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Do you remember this instant sell-out from just over a year ago? On my last trip to Bordeaux, I arrived in the morning and after I checked into my Airbnb, I had some time before my first appointment, so I decided to get a little lunch before tasting 100 plus wines.  […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Montepulciano. The word confounds and confuses wine lovers everywhere. The problem we have is it’s both a place and a grape in Italy, and they have nothing in common other than they are both, uh, Italian. Montepulciano, the town, is located in eastern Tuscany, near Montalcino (still with me?). There, they […]