Other Featured Wines

The best Quality-Price-Ratio (QPR) California Pinot Noir we’ve tasted in years! It’s from one of the Central Coast’s very first Pinot Noir vineyards, Mission Ranch in the Salinas Valley planted in 1961. Fifty-five... Read More

A festive wine deserves a festive package! Villa Jolanda Holiday fizz is made from 100% Prosecco grapes grown in the hills north of Treviso. Grapes are hand-harvested, chilled in the vineyard, and given a low-temperature fermentation... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV If Thibert's 2020 Macon-Verze is full of boundless energy and confidence, his Pouilly-Vinzelles (from next door to Fuisse) has all the same energy but starts off a bit gawky and unsure. Give it a splash... Read More

Lower ABV If you were going to drink Austrian red wine for Thanksgiving, it would be Zweigelt, Austria’s own red grape that packs in plenty of fruit and fun. In the hands of winemaker Marlies Hanke, it turns out Zweigelt... Read More

Organic/Bio With a unique combination of freshness and richness, this wine has been our go-to Thanksgiving white recommendation for 12 consecutive years. And the 2022 release is so very, very, delicious that you’ll want... Read More

Trebbiano Spoletino is NOT the “Trebbiano” found in the rest of Italy. It’s a distinctive Umbrian varietal that emerged in the 18th century and thrived for years growing up into and in between maple trees. Largely... Read More

Organic/Bio With just 1HA of vines on the 2,800 foot elevation, lava-covered, Contrada Sciaranuova, Passopisciaro made only 165 cases or so of this in 2021. The name translates to new lava flow which covered the site in the 1600s... Read More

Organic/Bio Someday I'll go to Le Contrade dell'Etna and taste wines from every important contrade on the volcano. Until then, though, my position is clear and absolute: Guardiola is my favorite and, arguably, the best.... Read More

I never met Andrea Franchetti, who died in December 2021 at the age of 72. But this wine sums up everything I’ve read and heard from his partners at Passopisciaro. “Poetic” and “wildly visionary”... Read More

Organic/Bio At just 1,800 feet elevation, the lowest of Passopisciaro’s Contrada vines grow on the last edges of Mount Etna lava. The vines push through the lava to limestone and develop more rich, round, textures than the... Read More

A glorious rose Champagne from 100% Pinot Noir vines 60+ years-old all on Grand Cru sites in Ay harvested in 2020 and disgorged mid-2023. The dark salmon color and tiny bubbles make it beautiful in the glass. The aromas feature... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV About 25 years ago, current owners Richard Rottiers and Amandine Marchive's grandfather decided that this village level vineyard needed to be bottled on its own. Which isn't shocking, since it's... Read More

Lower ABV It’s so tempting to call this “baby Puligny Montrachet” that…well, what the heck. It’s baby Puligny Montrachet from a trio of vineyards that all abut the village AOC boundary. Like his... Read More

Very quietly, Two Birds One Stone Rouge has been building an impressive track-record as a terrific all-purpose value red. Selling for $11-$14, vintages 2016-2020 all earned respectable 87-89 point ratings from Wine Enthusiast... Read More

Stags Leap is the smallest AVA in Napa but has loomed large in wine-lovers’ minds ever since Warren Winiarski’s Stag’s Leap Cabernet Sauvignon Cask 23 1973 shocked the wine world by beating out the best of Bordeaux... Read More

Organic/Bio From a terrific Rhone vineyard unjustly left out of the Chateauneuf du Pape AOC, this is a wine Robert Parker has called a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could... Read More

Organic/Bio All of Pere Mata's Cava's are handcrafted, organically grown, based entirely on traditional Cava grapes, and finished without added sugar (Brut Nature) - all part of Mata's ambition to make Cava at Champagne... Read More

Organic/Bio American in Paris Tom Calder introduced the USA to the benchmark, handcrafted, Champagnes of Cedric Bouchard. Someday, we think he'll be as well known for introducing us to the very Bouchard-Champagne-like Cavas... Read More

Can’t tell you which vineyards contributed grapes, how they were farmed, exactly how much Cabernet is in the bottle (although, by law, it’s at least 75%), what kind of fermentation yeast were used or how it was aged... Read More

Organic/Bio “Super-Tuscan” wines don’t have to be “super” – the term came about in the 1980s to describe wines like Sassicaia and Sammarco that failed to qualify for any Tuscan DOC label (usually... Read More

This small Chehalem Mountains producer is turning out terrific Pinot Noir while remaining just far enough under the critics’ radar that they remain excellent value. From the warm 2018 vintage, this is mostly Yamhill-Carlton... Read More

Lower ABV Pascal Maillard’s 2022 Bourgogne Blanc from vines outside Chorey-les-Beaune and Ladoix is definitely white Burgundy in class, style and quality. But it’s Burgundy Chardonnay with the extra richness and exuberance... Read More

Pale copper salmon in color with tiny, tiny, bubbles. The aromas are subtle but fresh, hinting at early season raspberry, strawberry and tangerine skin. Take a sip and the texture is what you notice first. It has the pin-prick,... Read More

In this very short harvest, there's a little more oak influence to Sylvain's village Puligny (not more new wood, but more second and third use barrels that needed to be kept full!). It just makes this lovely Chardonnay... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Terroir du Domaine refers to the location of the vines that dominate this cuvee - essentially surrounding the winery. Pierre Seguin planted this 1.8 acres of vines around 1950 and his family has farmed it... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV On the “left bank” of Chablis, Cote de Lechet benefits from steep slopes (up to 38%), plenty of Kimmeridgian marl, excellent drainage and ample sunshine – all particularly welcome in 2021!... Read More

Organic/Bio Curra is also in Neive, but this uniques site produces a remarkably different wine. As Vinous says, A firm, wiry expression of structure and floral aromatics define the mid-weight Barbarescos of Currà. There... Read More

Organic/Bio From 45 year-old vines just outside the town of Neive on clay/sand soils, Fausoni is always the most darkly fruited wine from Sottimano. But dark doesn't equal heavy or overpowered here. Something like darkly elegant... Read More

Organic/Bio Rino Sottimano's first vineyard, purchased in the late 1960s, It's planted to vines 50-70 years old and has been farmed without chemicals since Rino bought it. It's between the Neive and Barbaresco areas,... Read More

Organic/Bio In Treiso, well to the south of most other famed Barbaresco Crus, Pajore balances the zone's cooler, fresher, climate with a steep southerly exposure and the intensity of 50-70 year-old vines. Very, very, Barbaresco... Read More

Organic/Bio Basarin in dialect means sun-kissed, and this famed vineyard on the border between the zone of Neive and Treiso seldom struggles to achieve full ripeness. But there's a bit of altitude here as well, adding a layer... Read More

Organic/Bio One of the finest Barbera's made in Barbaresco, this comes from two different vineyards in Neive: Basarin and San Cristoforo. The south and west expositions allow for excellent ripeness and intensity of flavor,... Read More

Organic/Bio Since he inherited his grandfather’s vines and launched his winery in 2009, Adrien Roustan has tended his vines with organic farming and loads of care and made wines in a straight-ahead way intended to let his... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Always the most intense, pure, and “Chablis” of the 1er Crus here and shining more brightly than ever in 2019. It’s from one of the warmer sites in Chablis and, like the Grand Crus, with... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV The old vines planted by Amandine and Richard’s grandfather handled the tough 2021 season with aplomb. As usual, Montmains is the most open and generous of the Malandes 1er Crus with a touch of pear... Read More

The vines Jim Maresh planted on their own roots back in 1970 is today arguably the best, and certainly one of the most important, vineyards in the Dundee Hills. Jim’s grandson uses almost all the fruit for his Arterberry... Read More

Lower ABV We've carried every vintage of this staggering value Grüner since the then 17 year-old Paul Direder presented us with his inaugural 2008. The 2022 is yet another winner with loads of minerality and fizzing with... Read More

Poppy Cabernet Paso Robles has been a customer favorite in the great value California Cab segment for years. And every time we pit it against a more expensive Cabernet in a blind tasting (one where tasters don’t know which... Read More

Like so many of you, we just love this expressive and salty/stony white wine from Libero Rillo and the rolling hills of Sannio in Campania. As always, it’s 100% Falanghina made all in tank with a just-right touch of lees... Read More

Organic/Bio While Franchetti grew to love and master Etna's native red grape, Nerello Mascalese, he never found the charm or potential in its white varietals. So he planted Chardonnay which he hoped would thrive in the unfertile,... Read More

Organic/Bio Andrea Franchetti was one of the very first winegrowers to understand that the keys to making compelling Nerello Mascalese on Mount Etna's northern slopes were old vines and low yields. The first season after purchasing... Read More

Always one of our favorite Pinot Grigio’s has and even more compelling blend of depth, richness, vibrancy and cut in 2022. It’s from a warm, sunny, valley of Italy’s Dolomite Mountains not far from Bolzano and... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Another terrific vintage for this pure, lightly steely, and terrifically drinkable village Chablis that now comes from 100% organic vineyards. The family makes this from 8 small parcels scattered across the... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV For years the Ricome family sold their Picpoul grapes from seaside vineyards in the Languedoc to the nearby Caves de Pomerol (if you drank the so-called “Inn at Little Washington house white”... Read More

The Verdicchio grape emerged long ago in the Veneto near Verona and moved south into the Marche sometime in the 13th or 14th centuries. Called Trebbiano di Soave in the Veneto, the greenish hue of wines grown in Marche earned... Read More

Whenever he faced a big challenge, McPrice Myers dad always said, 'Sometimes you have to grab the bull by the horns. And, as Myers says, there's no bigger challenge than answering the question, How do you make great Cabernet... Read More

Lower ABV Since 1949, the Picollo family has grown grapes in just one place - the Piemonte's Gavi region - and made just three wines: Gavi, Gavi di Gavi, and a barrel-aged Gavi di Gavi. With that much practice and focus, it's... Read More

One of the most deliciously exciting Italian white wines we’ve tried in a long while, this blend of Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a splash of Sauvignon Blanc delivers a compelling blend of richness and vivacity, fruit and... Read More

Lower ABV In Spain, “Rueda” is practically a generic term for clean, fresh, nicely fruited white wine to enjoy with all kinds of foods or just by itself while watching a summer sunset. Which is surprising since the... Read More

Organic/Bio Although the Serraboella vineyard – along with Montestefano – produces very “Barolo-like” wines, this release of the Paitin family’s flagship Nebbiolo matches that power with lovely Barbaresco... Read More

Organic/Bio Once again, simply the best rosé we’ll offer this year. Actually, perhaps the best Provençal rosé we’ve offered ever! Because the 2022 edition of this pink classic is simply sublime.... Read More

Sometimes it's all about the feel. This is 100% Tempranillo from the famed vineyards of Ribera del Duero (think Pesquera, Vega Sicilia, etc.). Ripe fruit grown at altitude (3,000 feet) shows classic Tempranillo notes of blackberry,... Read More

Organic/Bio This wine really should come with a warning label: Caution: Dangerously delicious. Maintain at least two bottles on hand at all time. Recommend at least one bottle per guest to avoid bottle wrestling over the dinner... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Much of the large Morgeot 1er Cru wants to give heavy white wine (probably because much more of it than is should be planted to Pinot rather than Chardonnay). But Sebastien Caillat has always found the elegance... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV From a village site near 1er Cru Morgeot, this is always a richer, more deeply fruited, example of Chassagne Montrachte Pinot Noir. Especially in the very dry and warm 2020 harvest, when the alcohol level... Read More

From the famed Central Coast Rhone and Cabernet specialists, Jonata, founded and managed by the folks who bring you Screaming Eagle - meaning these guys know what they're doing. This is rich, round, and finishes with a fine... Read More

Lots to talk about here, starting with the pretty absurd notion of a seven year-old Willamette Pinot Noir being a) the winery’s current release and b) selling for <$20. Willy Gianopulos has been growing Pinot on the Laurelwood... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Another great vintage of this super-Tuscan Chianti blend that makes us think, “Wow – that tastes a lot more expensive than it is!” That’s exactly what you'll think when you try... Read More

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Like the Grand Cru hill of Corton that overlooks its vineyards, most Ladoix is red. But about 20% of both the region’s and Ravaut’s vines grow on cooler, more limestone-rich, sites that cry out for Chardonnay.... Read More

Vincent Ravaut crafts his stunning Grand Cru Corton from the Les Hautes Maurottes climat. Across a small path and down the hill just a bit is the 1er Cru Basses Mourottes, and while this isn't trying to be Grand Cru, you'll... Read More

Lower ABV While this is certainly an outstanding Bourgogne Rouge to delight all red Burgundy fans, the appeal is far broader than that. If you want to upgrade over the “average” sub-$40 Pinot Noir you’re normally... Read More

A nicely ripe and rich single-vineyard Pinot Noir from the slopes below the Grand Cru hill of Corton. The warm, very dry, 2020 growing season helped the low-yielding Pinot Noir vines develop excellent ripeness and richness with... Read More

Our first thought on tasting this was, “Wow – kind of like a darker and more playful Marcillac!” Which shows you we’re a bit geeked out. A better way to say it is that this deliciously captivating red is... Read More

Always a favorite in Ken’s cellar, the Freedom Hills Pinot comes from a tiny slice (2.85 acres) of this well-respected vineyard lying between Eola Hills to the east and the Coastal Range to the west. A tad warmer than vineyards... Read More

Ken’s signature wine and, arguably, Willamette Valley’s signature vineyard. Wine Advocate has suggested that Shea is the Willamette Valley’s one potential “superstar” vineyard and Ken makes the benchmark... Read More

Organic/Bio As Wine Advocate noted a few years ago, “Tolaini is on a tear, making some of the best wines representing the warmer Castelnuovo Berardenga subzone of Chianti Classico.” And when Wine Spectator’s... Read More

The winery makes multiple bottlings from the second-oldest vineyard in Ribbon Ridge, one that has 365 degree exposures as it slopes down the hill from its crown and is uniquely warm and calm for the AVA. This is one of two Estate... Read More

As owner/winemaker Jim Anderson writes, “The Estate Vineyard, Old Vine bottling is the flagship wine of Patricia Green Cellars.” Like the “regular” Estate Pinot, this comes from a sampling of vines across... Read More

Ferruccio Ferragamo is better known for running the family's high-fashion business, but he and his son, Salvatore, have spent the past 20 years building Tuscany's best, if still under the radar, super-Tuscan operation... Read More

We call wines like this “head-scratchers” because it’s just so hard to figure out how a wine so very, very, delicious and satisfying could be so very inexpensive. Once you taste it, you’ll be calling it... Read More

The families that created this small grower winery began farming Champagne grapes in 1775 and started making their own wine after participating in the Champagne riots of 1911 to protest importation of cheaper grapes from the Loire... Read More

From a winery that specializes in very fancy wines from places like Cote Rotie in the Northern Rhone and Chateauneuf du Pape in the south, this shows the same class and style as more expensive wines at a really exciting value... Read More

If Sylvain’s other white Burgundies are seriously good, his sparkling Cremant de Bourgogne is seriously fun. It’s a wine Sylvain makes to welcome friends to his home, to celebrate bud break, successful flowering, and... Read More

Back in the 1850s, what would become Domaine Gerard Seguin was best known in Burgundy for Alexis Seguin's habit of doing his own vine grafting. So, when phylloxera devastated Burgundy's vineyards in the 1870s and 1880s,... Read More

Closer to the Grand Cru hill of Corton than Chorey and sharing some of Corton’s lower slopes, Aloxe-Corton gives a darker, more structured and powerful Pinot Noir with excellent complexity and aging potential. The farming... Read More

Lower ABV All Dijon 115 Clone, this is one of Patricia Green Cellars' most boisterous, fruit-filled, and immediately delicious Pinot Noirs, but still possessing plenty of cellar potential and complexity. Really intense aromas... Read More

Here’s a terrific, hand-crafted, Bordeaux with big fruit, a velvet mouthfeel, and wide-open personality that invites enjoyment with summer cookouts and more elegant dinners, too. It’s about 85% Merlot plus Cabernet... Read More

Back to a “normal” 1,635 bottle production! We’ve sold every commercial release of this wine, starting with the 2011. And the thing that always jumps out at you about it is the amazing freshness for a wine of... Read More

A difficult 2020 growing season slashed production here by about half, so Silvia was only able to make 1,199 bottles of the wine that simply must be the finest 100% white Grenache made in the world. (When I told Silvia that in... Read More

100% Nebbiolo – the great, majestic, grape of Italy’s Piemonte region – from the Barolo commune of Serralunga d’Alba. With its old Serravallian (what we used to call Helvetian) soils of sandstone and sand,... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Jeremie Huchet is making some of the most exciting wines in the western Loire region of Muscadet, including this generous example from vineyards on a hill overlooking the Maine River. It’s from organically... Read More

Organic/Bio As Vinous says, 2018 in Tuscany was a grower's year, meaning the conditions were right for terrific wine given hard and continuous work in the vineyard. Which is what the team at Tolaini is all about, matching... Read More

Lower ABV THE benchmark Australian dry Riesling year after year reaches new heights of definition, complexity and satisfaction in 2021. This is 100% Riesling grown at 1,400-1,600 feet elevation on thin, infertile, soils in southeastern... Read More

In the estate's 40 year history, the family has only made a Riserva nine times. The 2015 edition is one of the greats, powerful and intense and built to unwind with grace for decades.

This was the wine that launched the concept of “Modern” Brunello – ultra-ripe, dense, wines clearly marked by the influence of small French oak barrels. The wood can be a bit overwhelming when the wine is young... Read More

If all you know about Amontillado is that it’s mentioned in an Edgar Allan Poe short story, it’s time to experience the real stuff. And this is it. Amontillado starts its journey as a “Fino” Sherry, made... Read More

A joyful gift for family, friends - or even yourself! We've selected a dozen of the best value wines in the store (six white and six red) and packaged them up with tasting notes on each wine and some very nice savings. Here's... Read More

A luxury Champagne on every dimension other than price – and always on of our best-selling Champagnes for the holidays for its compelling blend of delicious quality and remarkably low price. The 59 wine growers who make... Read More

The real deal in handmade Prosecco here from two sisters who manage the Bronca family steep, hillside, vineyards and control every step of harvest and winemaking. This is their Brut bottling, the driest wine they make, but still... Read More

Lower ABV Leo Hillinger created Secco after an employee discovered she was battling breast cancer, and even today - more than 10 years later - a portion of the proceeds of his Secco sales go to breast cancer research. It's... Read More

For the past five years, this has been a terrific Brut Champagne at a crazy good price. And it will still be at a great price next week – just $7 more expensive. The wine comes from a co-op founded in 1959 to help grape... Read More