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To all Wine Exchangers, Has this ever happened? I seriously can never recall a Bordeaux that sells for under $20 receiving 90+ scores from six different pundits. Is that some kind of record?  Sure, it can happen with Lafite, or Pichon Lalande, or Pavie, but, wow, Rollan de By?   Believe it, and believe in […]

To all Wine Exchangers, As many of you long-time Winex loyalists will know, we’ve been huge fans of Kilikanoon since the very start. Kevin Mitchell’s winery was one of the vanguard properties in the whole New-Australia movement of the late 90’s and early 00’s.  In the ‘good old days’ we sold a ton of this […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Think different.  That has been a pretty effective marketing slogan for a certain tech company over the years, but it also applies to some of the revolutionary minds behind certain wine estates.  In the earliest days of our wine experience, producers were struggling with more mundane problems like hygiene and weather.  […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We could talk about the fabulous 2010 vintage in Rioja as ‘the gift that keeps on giving’.  But in truth it can’t keep giving at this level for all that much longer.  Even the greatest and most abundant vintages eventually come to an end at the Reserva level.  It has been […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It almost makes me a little verklempt when I think about just how much respect and admiration I have for the team at Cristom Vineyards. Three guys, together since 1992, honing their skills and crafting some of the finest Pinot Noir in North America. Three guys that have learned together, grown […]

To all Wine Exchangers, The Mellot family is true Sancerre royalty. The family goes back…way back. The Mellots explain it thusly: “As far back as the XVI century, in 1513 to be exact, the local records mention the Mellot family, whose life even at that time was governed by the seasons of the vine and […]

To all Wine Exchangers, OK, it looks like 2014 Bordeaux are going to be a thing. The critics have spoken. Great prices and huge scores from Galloni, Suckling, Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, you name it, have propelled this harvest into the top spot for one of the all-time greats for value. These guys are enamored by […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Now that the pundits are coming out with their reviews of the 2014’s,  it’s evident that this is a serious vintage!  What’s more, this is also a value vintage.  Prices for some of these wines are priced far below the quality in the bottle. Sometimes it tough pushing the rock uphill.  […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We’ve already hammered home the point a few times. The 2015 Beaujolais are off the hook. Man, these wines are fun! And serious! Deep, dark, sometimes brooding, but always with this generous mouthful of inky, black berry fruit, streamlined tannins and, much to some traditionalist chagrins, enough freshness to support all […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Talk about being on a roll! Marques de Murrieta is without doubt one of the hottest properties in Rioja right now. This is significant for one very important reason. Not only are the hot now, they were also ‘hot’ back in the 1870’s when they were one of the first properties […]