Past Offers

To all Best Winers, Does Chardonnay have to be from California or France in order for it to be great? Obviously, one would think the answer is no, based on the fact that the world is a very big place and Chardonnay can grow just about anywhere. But you’d be shocked how hard it is […]

To all Best Winers, The ‘hard sell’ won’t really be necessary with today’s offering, as the 2008 Produttori del Barbaresco Riserva wines are some of the most highly-anticipated new releases we can remember receiving. The Produttori del Barbaresco is one of the finest co-operative wineries in the world. Which begs the question of what exactly […]

To all Best Winers, The 2012 Bordeaux Futures campaign is in full swing with some of the top-notch wines being released.  Prices have come down considerably and there are some interesting deals to be had. First, since 2012 is a“Right Bank” vintage, let’s start with Pomerol, which was considered the top appellation.  From the Garcin […]

To all Best Winers, OK, if a wine you were thinking about buying had the following attributes… 96 points Wine Advocate Shipped Direct from the Winery From an outstanding vintage With over a decade of age Drinking perfectly now …what would you expect to pay? Here’s the minimum you would pay from other reputable parts […]

To all Best Winers, What happens when you take a rock star winemaker from the Languedoc region in southern France and drop him into the middle of Bordeaux? This. One of the greatest bargains from the legendary 2009 vintage, crafted by a guy who knows a thing or two about what exactly sculpting a stellar […]

To all Best Winers, Brunello has been put through the ringer of late.  The recent scandal, where many Brunello producers were thrust into the public eye after being accused of ‘doctoring’ their Brunello di Montalcino wines, which are supposed to be 100% Sangiovese, with other international grapes like Cabernet, Merlot or Syrah, certainly didn’t help […]

To all Best Winers, What happens when you take a rock star winemaker from the Languedoc region in southern France and drop him into the middle of Bordeaux? This. One of the greatest bargains from the legendary 2009 vintage, crafted by a guy who knows a thing or two about what exactly sculpting a stellar […]

To all Best Winers, These are not mere Gigondas. These are SUPER GIGONDAS! Two sensational luxury cuvée Gigondas wines from two of the appellation’s finest producers on offer today, at not-so-luxury-prices. It’s always a treat for us when we see such a wonderful vintage as 2010 arrive on our shipments. In the profound years like […]

To all Best Winers, Argentina is making some mighty fine wine right now. In fact, if we had our druthers we would be selling more of it than we actually do. The value factor is strong here, and the wines wear their grape varieties on their sleeves. The Chardonnays are brilliant little chameleons, one moment […]

To all Best Winers, Welcome to the next installment of James Suckling throwing down the gauntlet to Kyle and the Best Wines Team. We were more than up for his ‘Wine Challenge’, an ongoing online video series where he’s presented a series of wines, served blind, by the world’s premier wine merchants, who cross their […]