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To all Wine Exchangers, Wine takes time. GREAT wine takes MORE time. And so it is with brave Ulysses, the latest project from the mind of Christian Moueix. The Ulysses Vineyard in Oakville, once part of the Charles Hopper Ranch, was acquired in 2008 by Christian. What’s the Charles Hopper Ranch? Okay, history lesson!

To all Wine Exchangers, I guess it’s been a few weeks since we checked in with you so…here’s the latest… If you visit us one regular basis you’ll notice our brand-new Spirits section currently being built out inside our store. We’ll have also have a dedicated room with all the super-goodies (just ask for ‘free’ admission) as well as a daily

With all of the international influences in Fred Brander’s life, one might think it was a long shot that he would focus on creating California’s best Sauvignon Blanc as a life’s goal. His grandfather, Fritz, was born in Sweden and received a three-year business scholarship from the King of Sweden. In the 20s, as he traveled as a

Facebook Twitter Instagram UPDATE: The bad news? We sold out both of our original in-country allotments this morning in a complete flash, THANK YOU! The good news? There’s more coming! We just secured another 1000+ bottles from France with delivery in about 8 weeks. We are selling those bottles on a Pre-Arrival basis right now. You get first crack on the next

Y’know, we’ve sold a lot of Bordeaux to you guys over the past 38 years. But I can’t honestly remember ever having the chance to bring you a 95-point Bordeaux that sells for under $15, can you? Château de Panigon is a beautiful estate of 200 acres located in the northern Médoc with about 60 acres planted to vines. Its

To all Wine Exchangers, You’ve heard the story, you’ve bought the wines. This latest set of releases from Piero’s Chacra winery is our most limited yet…but might also be his finest…as the scores would attest. We apologize in advance for sell-outs but, hey, it’s our job! As the story goes, I don’t know if he was just bored with his home

To all Wine Exchangers, Well, we’d say this is rather groundbreaking, but it seems to be happening with a bit more regularity nowadays. 100 points for Chile…again. Viña Seña started in 1995 as a joint venture between Robert Mondavi and Chilean wine pioneer Eduardo Chadwick. Their mission? Make a wine at the same quality level as the first growths, but at a substantially

To all Wine Exchangers, 94-points two ways…it’s your call. Today, we’d recommend a little of both…variety is the spice of life, right? The first house in play here is a long-time favorite, Castellare. A number of vintages of their Chianti Classico have been on our shelves over the years, and the precise, refined style works especially well in top

To all Wine Exchangers, One of our longest standing mantras has been to seek out the ‘little’ wines from big time, high quality producers. The thinking, which has usually panned out, is that the folks that make great wines simply have higher standards and are more meticulous in the vineyards and in the cellar. We’d go so far as

To all Wine Exchangers, In case you hadn’t noticed, there is a TON of great Pinot Noir in the market. It seems like California and Oregon are firing on all cylinders, tons of great vintages, more mature vineyards, better understanding of what’s being grown. All this leading to a delicious ‘glut’ the likes of which we’ve never seen. On top