To all Wine Exchangers, Did you feel different this morning when you woke up? Like, perhaps today would be the day that you would be the beneficiary of archaic French appellation laws that date back hundreds of years? Well dear Wine Exchanger today is that day! Our Saturday Blanc offering is a truly […]
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It's Friday: Time for a Nearly 20yr. old, Sub $20 Bordeaux Steal!
To all Wine Exchangers, Here is a wine that has no press, at least none that we could find, other than a medal or two at some European fair during some point in time. Other than that? Nothing. But this wine isn’t about accolades, it’s more about, as the old saying goes, “…there […] -
Raiding Heitz's Cellar: Rare, Fantastic, Library Gems Direct from the Winery!
To all Wine Exchangers, Everything old is new again. Yeah, cliché. But there’s usually a modicum of truth behind every cliché, or else they wouldn’t be cliché, right? Now that the Napa Valley has seemingly ‘done’ every style of wine (big, lean, ripe, soft, tannic, ‘trophy’, ‘cult’) it seems that a few of the progressive […] -
Killer Knez Closeout Round 2: 95pt, $47 Cerise Vineyard Now Only $29.98!
To all Wine Exchangers, “Readers who want to know why the 2014 vintage is magical for Pinot Noir will want to check out these wines from Knez.” – Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media A little over a month ago we turned you on to one of the more compelling Pinot Noir deals we’ve tasted in the […] -
Serious Substance: Wine Advocate's Cab Deal of the Year, 92pts Only $14.98!
To all Wine Exchangers, “The (Substance) 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon is about as good a value in Cabernet as you’re likely to find. 90 points.” – Jeb Dunnuck “The straight 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon is outstanding… Savvy readers should buy a case of this and drink bottles over the coming 4-5 years… 91 points.” – Jeb Dunnuck […] -
Serious Chateauenuf for $19.98? It Exists!
To all Wine Exchangers, Dude! $20 Chateauneuf! The Holy Grail of Rhone Value! Doesn’t happen too often. Actually, this is only the second time in the last six years. Yeah, the days of $20 Chateauneuf are essentially gone, with all the producers in Chateauneuf pushing towards the production of more higher-end ‘luxury’ cuvee wines, cashing […] -
Lafage's Century-Vine Marvel at a One-Shot Unbeatable Price!
To all Wine Exchangers, What’s better than one of the finest white wine deals we’ve ever offered? How about that same offer at an even better price? That’s the deal today, as suppliers are pushing through their remaining stocks for the summer to ‘get lean’ in anticipation of the new boatloads of French wines arriving […] -
Latour-Adjacent 95pt Pauillac Powerhouse at a Great Price!
To all Wine Exchangers, Pauillac…Bordeaux’s Cabernet Sauvignon country and home to three of the five First Growths (Lafite, Mouton and Latour) not to mention other Classified Growth’s such as Pichon Baron, Pichon Lalande, Grand Puy Lacoste, Lynch Bages and Pontet Canet. With their history and pedigree these wines aren’t cheap, starting at around $100 and running up […] -
Dynamite, Limited 'Cru Classe' Provencal Pink from Chateau l'Aumerade!
To all Wine Exchangers, ‘Grand Cru’ pink wine? Believe it. Well, it’s the closest thing you’ll ever find to Grand Cru pink wine. Today’s wine is an exciting new one for us, with a unique, unbeatable tradition, history and pedigree from the heart of ‘pink wine’ country, Provence. Fabre en Provence Cru Classe Chateau l’Aumerade […] -
Greatest Producer, Greatest Vintage: Leroy's 2015 Bourgogne Rouge Is the Bomb!
To all Wine Exchangers, "…make no mistake, 2015 Burgundy is a great vintage" – Neal Martin, The Wine Advocate "…indeed the greatest since the legendary 2005" – Allen Meadows, Burghound "…this will be one of the half-dozen top vintages for red Burgundy of the past generation…In terms of their consistent quality and broad appeal, 2015 […]