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To all Wine Exchangers, Hey, we all makes mistakes, right? Like the old saying goes, “Next time you feel perfect, try walking on water…” Though were not the overly ‘spiritual’ types around here, I always dug that one for the clarity of the statement. NOBODY is perfect, not even the world’s most lauded wine critic. […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Who’s the best producer of Pinot Noir in New Zealand today? Tough question, so much action down there right now with Felton Road and Two Paddocks in Central Otago, Ata Rangi in Wairarapa, Pegasus Bay in the Waipara Valley, and the list continues to grow. But it’s obvious to us that one […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Sometimes you just have to shake your head and wonder. How the heck do we come across deals like this one? We're talking about a brilliant bottle of Chardonnay from one of the finest vineyard sites in the Santa Maria Valley, California's second oldest A.V.A (after the Napa Valley) and one […]

To all Wine Exchangers, I fell deeply in love with the wines of Fratelli Alessandria during my last trip to Piedmont. Over the course of three days, I tasted the top wines from nearly every top producer of Barolo, spending time in all the major sub-zones, not skipping a wine. Alessandria was the only producer […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Ok, you guys bought every bottle of Marcelo Pelleriti’s Malbec Reserve 2012. And, you bought every bottle of his Abremundos Malbec Valle de Uco 8th Octava Alta 2012. Thanks for that. Hope everyone is digging on these masterpieces from a true wine genius. But we wanted to say ‘thanks’ with more […]

To all Wine Exchangers, For Valentine’s Day? Something old, something new, both ‘from the heart’. Hey, I know, Montevetrano, Stolpman and Chateau Calon Segur have absolutely nothing to do with each other except for the fact that they harmoniously converge for today’s theme…and they’re all really good wines. We’ve been accused of cheesier angles in […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Finally.  Man, why is it so hard to keep great Bordeaux Blanc in stock? It seems like whenever we get a batch of this stuff it immediately vaporizes, like there’s some secret cabal of Bordeaux Blanc drinkers that enjoy the stuff in forbidden underground dinners and tastings, like those clandestine Ortolan […]

To all Wine Exchangers, From our first barrel tastings of this vintage, we told you so, and this is only the beginning. The 2014 Bordeaux harvest will go down as one of the sleeper vintages of all time. Finessed, polished, fresh, with plenty of amplitude, the wines were literally saved by a perfect September, which […]

To all Wine Exchangers, In my nearly two decades of visiting Bordeaux, I’ve developed incredible relationships with many proprietors.  But the proprietor of today’s offer has been like family since my very first visit.  Helene Garcin-Levesque and her family, owners of Barde -Haut, Haut Bergey, Branon, Clos l’Eglise and their new acquisition Chateau Poesia have […]

To all Wine Exchangers, While we aren’t quite to the level of bullhorns and signs outside of public events, there probably aren’t many merchants that are more enthusiastic evangelists for Rioja than us.  Having the starring role for today’s offer fall to one of the most revered of those old guard Rioja houses, as well […]