Past Offers

To all Best Winers, Like father, like son. You may remember our story a few months back about the great Thomas Pico, who made the family’s brilliant Bois d’Yver 2012 Chablis from grapes grown by his dad, George (Thomas & his father George) At that time we made reference to Thomas’ own incredibly hot Chablis […]

To all Best Winers, We have a serious problem with our older Riojas. We keep selling out of them. I know, tough problem to have, right? But seriously, if we sell all these wines, what the heck are WE going to drink? Still, the merchant in me mindlessly plugs ahead, still giving in to the […]

To all Best Winers, This just in! On the “Left Bank” of Bordeaux, the “First Growths”, Latour, Margaux, Lafite and company, are for the most part, all very similarly priced upon release. If Latour is $1000, Margaux will be $850, Lafite $900, Mouton $850 and so on. In St. Emilion, the “First Growths” are known […]

To all Best Winers, One cool thing about retail in the wine business is that you get to experience the seasons.  And this time of year, when the temperatures rise, there’s nothing quite like a frosty glass of crisp, dry Rosé while having a picnic, grilling, or just kicking back on the deck or patio.  […]

To all Best Winers, This is too easy. We’re talking slow pitch softball, right over the plate easy. We’re talking ‘Easy like Sunday Morning’ easy. (Thanks Lionel) Let’s looks at the facts: The 2007 Peter Lehmann Clancy’s Red Wine, a compelling blend of Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot, was a Wine Spectator Top 100 selection back […]

To all Best Winers, They did it again. The last time the Produttori pulled this stunt it caused a frenzy so huge it resulted in the largest one day Nebbiolo sales I can ever recall as a retailer. And they did it again. Before I tell you just exactly what they did I feel compelled […]

To all Best Winers, Your attention please, now pinch-hitting for Kyle Meyer, Eddie Newell… I knew this day would come. Not only is Kyle one of the more brilliant minds in the wine business, he is also one of the busiest. Kyle is off in Spain so I got the call for today’s offer. So […]

To all Best Winers, The 100 point Grand Veneur Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes 2010? His fault. The 99 point Raymond Usseglio Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvee Imperiale 2010? Blame him. Who is he? Xavier Vignon. One of the finest winemakers you’ve never heard of. Xavier keeps a low profile, though he’s the mind behind a […]

To all Best Winers, What is this we are hearing that Bordeaux is expensive? It seems to us that there is a bit of confusion about Bordeaux. A lot of it comes from intimidation, lack of knowledge, the unwillingness to take a chance… frankly we’re a little puzzled as to how this myth came about…especially […]

To all Best Winers, Some of you may recall our feature on Chave’s ‘other’ Hermitage back in December of last year. It was a shock to us to know that Chave had another Hermitage, besides his fabled estate bottling and his unicorn-esque Cuvee Cathelin. That was the 2007 vintage we sold. It was phenomenal wine, […]