To all Best Winers, Is it OK for a retailer to admit that he has some ‘favorite’ wineries? I cringe at saying it because I think I’m supposed to say that all 1800 wines I carry are like my kids, and all are my favorites. Well, that sounds cheesy too. Tell you what I will […]
Past Offers
An archive of our famous daily e-mail offers:
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2 from 2000: Bordeaux Deal Duo from Parker's "Greatest Vintage Ever"
To all Best Winers, It was really something when the 2000 Bordeaux first rolled out. Seeing a label with ‘2000’ on it gave me goose bumps knowing that something truly special was inside. The thrill and anticipation of tasting a wine from this outstanding vintage was the same energy I felt on my first day […] -
"In a Class by Itself" 92pt Value Gem from Chapoutier
To all Best Winers, That David Schildknecht, he’s at it again. Unleashing wine reviews to the unsuspecting masses that border on the unbelievable, catching normal people like you and me off guard with the most flowery wine prose this side (that side? Wait, where’s Ohio?) of the Mississippi. His nugget on the just-released 2012 Bila-Haut […] -
This Just In! Stellar $25 Cab for $10
To all Best Winers, In the California wine world, restaurants rule. A top restaurant group can get darn near anything it wants from a top California winery. And when that restaurant group is Thomas Keller’s, and when the restaurant is his world-famous bistro, Bouchon, it can really get whatever it wants. The Table Cabernet Sauvignon […] -
A Beckstoffer 3-Pack: To-Kalon, Dr. Crane, Missouri-Hopper!
To all Best Winers, Who the heck is Jean Hoefliger? The name might not be a household one to most wine aficionados but he’s a very busy guy, producing some the finest wines in the Napa Valley. After leaving his native Switzerland to pursue a career as a winemaker, Jean immediately found success. After stints […] -
Another Decanter All-Star: Antucura's 95pt Malbec, just $13.88!
To all Best Winers, Last October, Decanter Magazine conducted a comprehensive tasting of over 80 Argentine Malbecs for their annual South American report. Three judges, including Master of Wine Jo Ahearne, tasted each and every one of the wines and came back with some very positive results. Malbec is moving forward, the wines are getting […] -
Kalin's 'Eccentric Genius': 2000 Vintage, Old Vine Semillon That'll Trip You Out!
To all Best Winers, There’s only one Terry Leighton, and there’s only one Kalin Cellars, and all wine drinkers should thank their lucky stars for both of them. I was lucky enough to bump into Terry back in the mid-80’s when I was just a young whippersnapper. It was 1987 or thereabouts and the wine […] -
It's Back! 92pt, $10 'Grand Cru Burgundy' Taste-Alike from Mas Donis
To all Best Winers, It’s back! Apparently there were a couple of ‘larger’ stores in the Southern Californian area that, for whatever reason on Earth I have no idea, did not take their allocations of one of the greatest red wine values in the history of mankind. So, being pushy, we got more! The 2010 […] -
Rare 2002 Burgundy Collection Pre-Arrival from Nicolas Potel. No Minimums!
To all Best Winers, Some of you may know, some of you may not, but there has been a lot of ‘action’ in the wine auction scene of late, and most of it not good. Seems a fellow by the name of Rudy Kurniawan was found guilty of counterfeiting millions of dollars of old Burgundy […] -
Faustino Gran Reserva 2001: 97pt, Decanter Magazine Wine of the Year, Just $29.88!
To all Best Winers, There is absolutely no reason whatsoever you should not buy this wine. (Double negative?) I don’t know if we’ve ever featured a wine where the deck is so stacked for it. This is ridiculous. Where do we start? How about: The 2001 Faustino I Gran Reserva was just bestowed the honor […]