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To all Wine Exchangers, It’s been an up and down time for Australian wine over the last few years, from the highs of the early 2000s to the indifference of the last five years or so. But through it all, there have been certain ‘blue chips’ that have maintained their luster.  The elite wines of […]

To all Wine Exchangers, “The Ca’ del Baio line-up is extremely impressive and delightful. These are some of the best wines from Barbaresco.” – Monica Larner, Wine Advocate #207 Hear hear! We’ve been impressed with Ca del Baio’s wines over the last several vintages, watching the very talented Giulio Grasso continue to develop complexity, refinement […]

To all Wine Exchangers, I’ve been going to Bordeaux to taste the newest vintage from barrel for over a decade, amazing how the time just flew by!  Seems like there are more and more wines to taste every year, and fewer hours in the day to try and get everything I want to accomplish done.   […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Today’s winery on offer does not need a big introduction. Whitehall Lane has been bringing the drama in the Napa Valley since 1979. I’ve visited and tasted their wines numerous times at their winery right on HWY 29 and it’s been my pleasure to sell their wine for over 25 years. […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It’s Saturday, and that means white wine, a subject that will continue to be even more topical as we move towards warmer weather.  Today’s selection just came across the table late Thursday afternoon, but the wine and the value were so striking that we arranged a special shipment to be able […]

To all Wine Exchangers, One has to wonder about Randy Rozak.  We are pretty sure his neighbors do. There are plenty of folks in the appellation (Santa Rita Hills) that are sporting much higher prices, and a much bigger sense of their own importance within the wine universe, who have to be wondering what heck […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We’ve told Eric and Joël Durand’s story before. Two young turks whose father, prior to their first bottling in 1991, had always gone the ‘usual’ route, selling the family’s grapes to négociants. When the brothers took over they immediately focused on improving the vineyards. As you can see in the picture, […]

To all Wine Exchangers, It was ‘Christmas in March’ on my recent trip to Bordeaux. Suppliers were throwing deals at me left and right and, with the new improved dollar I simply couldn’t say no! Case in point? Following hot on the heels of last week’s killer pre-arrival on the 2010 Chateau Larmande, here is […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Welcome to the ‘new’ Stock Report! It’s like the ‘old’ Stock Report in spirit but the look and feel has changed. Stock Report 2.0? The deals, values, new finds, old favorites and great pricing have all stayed the same but we feel the new add-on’s will kick the Winex experience up […]

To all Wine Exchangers, No, this isn’t some new Star Wars or Lord of the Rings episode you haven’t heard about.  But it is the latest version in a saga that has created some happy endings for a lot of Cabernet drinkers over the last few years. The 'Bunny' is, of course, our euphemism for […]