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To all Wine Exchangers, Wow. Wow. And, WOW. By now it’s no surprise to any of our regular followers that we have a thing for Rioja and have been evangelists for the category for a number of reasons.  Perhaps the most succinct way to put it is delicious wines, with bottle age, that always delivers […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We’ve regaled you with plenty of stories over the last couple of years (and will again) regarding Larry McKenna and his world-class Escarpment Pinot Noirs from the Martinborough region of New Zealand.  You’ve seen the scores (high 90’s) and consumed the wines.  You know they’re great. And what makes them great? […]

To all Wine Exchangers, As we said in our piece about Blackbird Vineyard’s Sauvignon Blanc a week or so ago, this winery’s story could have ended the way so many Napa tales end.  We’ve been presented with Blackbird wines on more than one occasion.  Our bottom-line decision was basically the same every time, as with […]

To all Wine Exchangers, A story too good not to be told. For many Italian wine aficionados, the ne plus ultra of Amarone wines (Quintarelli and, perhaps, Romano Dal Forno aside) is Bertani.  The Bertani name is pretty much synonymous with this most distinctive of Italian wines, and the family pretty much invented it. The […]

To all Wine Exchangers, We just received a reload of this fantastic Wine Advocate 95-point value we blew through back in late August!  For under $30 dollars, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better price to score ratio from the Wine Advocate from anywhere in the world let alone Bordeaux. The volume of great […]

To all Wine Exchangers, As we pointed out a few years back, Adam Tolmach is one of the true Central Coast pioneers. He, along with Jim Clendenen (his early partner at Au Bon Climat) and Bob Lindquist (Qupé) was instrumental in the development of the Central Coast as a premium, viable wine-growing region. Their releases […]

To all Wine Exchangers, The Ojai is going to sell out so we thought why not be pre-emptive and give you guys something else to chew on this fine Saturday? It’s Last call on a true Winex House Sauvignon Blanc (had a bottle last night!) that continues to impress… With all of the international influences […]

To All Wine Exchangers, It was already busy but it looks like its gonna get even busier.  That being said, keep in mind that not only are we pushing the max out of the shipping companies right now, every other internet retailer is doing the same as well.  These guys are bogged down, behind the […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Back when we got serious about Spain in the 90s, it seemed very few people outside of Spain had a real appreciation for most of the eclectic wine areas of the country.  But it was only a matter of time, as the word got out about the treasure trove of old […]

To all Wine Exchangers, Ah, what a world we live in. On the one hand you have exceptional grower Champagnes selling in the $30-40 range that are far superior in quality to the mass produced ‘big-brands’ and sell for less. On the extreme other end, you’ve got someone famous putting what is essentially a non-vintage […]