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

As the winery writes, Andrew Murray has been singularly and nearly maniacally focused on crafting Syrah for 25 years. His Everyday (in French Syrah “Tous les Jours”) Syrah from Santa Ynez gives you a good idea of how... 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

Not sure whether this is rose or orange wine, but it's wild and wildly delicious! The Early Muscat, Riesling and Petit Blanc were pressed as whole clusters very slowly, extracting a touch of color. The Pinot Gris was destemmed,... 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

Organic fruit, minimalist winemaking, and perfectly ripe at just 12.7% alcohol, here is a terrific Chablis value that was made all in stainless steel and held back at the winery for us for the past year. Enough body and roundness... Read More

There may be no place in the world of wine than Spain these days where winemakers old and young are turning their focus towards freshness, old-vines, forgotten regions, native varietals and limited/no use of oak. And there’s... 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

Lower ABV Having tasted with Nicolas in Paris back in February, we’re not surprised he pulled down “Best Gamay in the World” honors at the 2021 Concours International du Gamay. The wines are definitely world... 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

Lower ABV From the Picollo family's home village of Rovereto in the heart of the Gavi di Gavi DOCG, this is pretty much the essence of the region’s native white grape, Cortese. One notch cooler in tone than the regular... Read More

Organic/Bio Marc de Grazia has designed San Lorenzo one of his three Grande Terroir Ellittico wines, so designated because of their very rare and pure volcanic sand soils from the Ellittico eruptions dating from 15,000 to 60,000... 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“Regular” Vinho Verde is just about the most refreshing white wine value in the world. And here the folks at Quinta do Raza have taken the same approach to pink wine – with results just as deliciously... 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 Another great vintage here! It’s 100% Sangiovese grown in the heart of Chianti Classico and farmed organically and made carefully by the team at the award-winning Toliani estate. The fruit is picked in early... Read More

Always a great value and maybe our favorite yet in the coolish 2018 harvest. The deep core of ripe black and blue fruit is nicely framed by oak spice and a satisfyingly chewy finish.

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

The name here has a great double meaning. “La Combe Vert” can mean “The Green Valley,” a nice description off the lovely vineyards in the Eola Hills where Ken and Erica live and make wine. But it can also... 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

Moulinat is a true family estate in Entre Deux Mers, currently run by the 5th generation of the Sage family who have owned the property since the early 1800s. The vineyard is first rate, with calcareous limestone soils leavened... Read More

At its traditional best, wines from Gigondas deliver the robust red fruit and body of a fine Chateauneuf du Pape with greater minerality and even more of the classic scents of the southern Rhone: wild rosemary and thyme, savory... 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

There's certainly plenty of savory, meaty, Syrah character here. But also a density, richness, and finely firm finish that makes Right Hand Man 2021 a terrific alternative for folks who love Napa Cabernet Sauvignon - but don't... 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

The use of the common British term for Bordeaux – “claret” – tells you something about both the wine blend and a bit about the style. Like a top claret, it’s a blend all five of Bordeaux’s main... 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

The critics’ reviews give you a pretty good idea of what to expect from the 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from parts of three rows of Eagle Crest Vineyard at 2,000 feet elevation on Howell Mountain. With 5+ years in bottle, the... Read More

One of the most impressive Barolo/Barbaresco values we’ve uncovered in years. The fruit is all from Barbaresco’s prime Rabaja vineyard – with Asili and Ovello, the best site in the entire region. Winemaking is... Read More

The Kerner grape was created in 1929 as a cross between Riesling and Trollinger (Schiava) by a German researcher attempting to strengthen Riesling’s resistance to late spring frosts. A bit of a failure in Germany, it reached... Read More

A terrific old-vines Cotes du Rhone from this Chateauneuf du Pape traditionalist. It's 65% Grenache plus Syrah and Mourvedre and dashes of Cinsault and Carignan, aged 75% in cement and 25% in used oak. Deep is the word we... 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

The 2020 McPrice Myers High on the Hog Red Paso Robles is a full-throttled, no holds barred, really tasty celebration of ripe fruit, a touch of oak, and terrific, crowd-pleasing, drinkability. It's an American Rhone-style... 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

Now THIS is what you hope for in top-quality, Grand Cru, Corton – excellent ripeness, fine palate and finish length, plenty of complexity, and a muscular, powerful, finish that just needs some seared duck or roasted lamb... 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

With a unique combination of freshness and richness, this wine has been our go-to Thanksgiving white recommendation for 12 consecutive years. And the 2021 release is so very, very, delicious that you’ll want to drink it... Read More

Organic/Bio Fifth-generation wine growers Christine and Daniel Chaussy bring their passion for organic farming and experience making top-notch Chateauneuf du Pape together to create this deliciously robust Cotes du Rhone Villages... 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

Organic/Bio Pinot Blanc is the unsung member of the Pinot family, but that just means it offers exceptional value. Like it’s Burgundy colleague, Chardonnay, grown in the right places, Pinot Blanc has generous body, ripe... Read More

The first vintage of this wine I ever tasted was the 2007, a difficult harvest where many Willamette Valley vineyards struggled to achieve ripeness and depth as slow ripening across a cool summer was disrupted by autumn rains.... 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

Greves is the largest 1er Cru in Beaune and one of the best (including the central portion known as Vigne d'Enfant Jésus). As the name suggests, the soil here is broken up by lots of limestone gravel which creates outstanding... 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

Organic/Bio We'll be drinking lots of this in my house for the next few years; it's the kind of red that handles rich dishes and lighter fare with equal aplomb. And there is no better value than this in benchmark, world-class,... Read More

Organic/Bio The blend is similar to Perez's Ultreia St Jacques, but all the fruit comes from a tiny plot of 100+ year-old, ungrafted, vines in Bierzo's El Rapolao cru. The whole grape bunches go into open-top chestnut... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV From a vines planted in the late 1800s, this is simply breathtaking. As with all Perez's Bierzo reds, the vineyard is a blend of mostly Mencia with Bastardo (Trousseau), Garnacha Tintorera (Alicante Bouschet),... Read More

Lower ABV The best edition of one of our most popular Grüner Veltliner ever. Unlike most Austrian Grüner Veltiner that you’ll see at bargain prices, this isn’t a blend of younger vines or wine from less favored... Read More

“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 because... 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 Géraldine Laval is up to something special in the Languedoc, applying her experience at Olivier Leflaive and Jean-Louis Chave to craft deeply authentic and stunningly fresh wines from her small estate in Les... Read More

Lower ABV Sylvain Bzikot has always made a very Puligny-like Bourgogne Blanc, and his terrific 2020 is no exception. From a trio of vineyards that all touch village sites, farmed with care, picked by hand, and fermented and aged... Read More

Lower ABV To sum up a longish story, the Marchive family of Dom des Malandes lost around 80% of their Chablis crop in the frosts of 2021. Their winemaker’s uncle, a long-time Muscadet winemaker, offered Malandes a tank of... 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

Winemaker Neil Koch has worked with superstar Philippe Melka at benchmark Napa Cab houses like Seavey Vineyards, Bryant Family and Vineyard 29 and helped make the bold whites and Chardonnays of Lewis Cellars as assistant winemaker... 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

1891 bottles made this year, better than last year but still 10% under 2017. Almost every producer of Priorat I know would be thrilled to have Silvia's Black Label as their top red. Intended to be the more open, ready to enjoy,... 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

Lower ABV For me, this wine has always delivered the essence of Kamptal Gruner Veltiner - a blend of clarity, precision, vibrancy and just a touch of something steely to balance the ripe and generous fruit. Vintage 2021 takes... 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

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

Robert Parker called the 2011 edition of this perennial favorite value red, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” Having tasted every vintage since then, we think this is one of the best releases... 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

The blend is similar to Perez's Ultreia St Jacques, but all the fruit comes from a tiny plot of 100+ year-old, ungrafted, vines in Bierzo's El Rapolao cru. The whole grape bunches go into open-top chestnut vats, ferment... 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 This white from Savoie in the French Alps made from Jacquere (don't worry, no one else has heard of it either!) is the perfect early springtime white. And a delightfully refreshing summer white. And a satisfying... 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

A super-rare bottling of 100% Garnacha Peluda - aka Hairy Grenache. Peluda is a clone of Garnacha evolved to handle especially windy, dry, locations. The tiny hairs on each leaf allow the vine to take moisture from the air and... 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 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

Livio Sassetti's son, Pertimali winemaker Lorenzo, loves sparkling wine. But the high sulfur levels in almost all commercial Prosecco gives him headaches. In 2012, he and an old friend with a few hectares of prime, hillside... 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