Perrine Fresne’s second NV Champagne matches the quality of the first, but is definitely a different wine. In the cooler 2021 harvest, she leaned into the quality of her Chardonnay (42% of the blend) with her best plots... Read More
The most elegant, pure and complex Champagne yet from this young and very up-and-coming producer in the 1er Cru village of Sermiers. Her third-ever release blends 42% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Meunier and 21% Pinot Noir from 2022... Read More
The most elegant, pure and complex Champagne yet from this young and very up-and-coming producer in the 1er Cru village of Sermiers. Her third-ever release blends 42% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Meunier and 21% Pinot Noir from 2022... Read More
The village of Sermiers is best known for its Meunier because much of the vineyard area has more clay than Chardonnay or Pinot Noir prefer. This is from a single parcel of Meunier vines planted in 1967 and 1977, so it shows a... Read More
Organic/Bio Organic farming, wonderfully ripe Sangiovese (80%) and other local grapes, and super-clean, low-intervention, winemaking come together here in a great all-purpose Italian red that will move from party to pizza to Turkey... Read More
Vermouth Perucchi has been made in Catalonia since 1886 – but only recently imported into the United States. We think it is a delicious, new (to us) treat at a very fair price!
Perruchi shows bold spice aromas of fresh gingerbread,... Read More
Philip Togni makes some of the most age-worthy and classic wines in all of Napa Valley from their estate vines at 2,000 feet on Spring Mountain. The Tanbark Hill bottling delivers Togni’s class and style in a more approachable... Read More
Carmignano, just outside Florence, is the forgotten region of Tuscany, but when the Medici’s ruled the region, it was their home vineyard. As Vinous says, “The Piaggia winery remains, without a doubt, the shining beacon... Read More
You probably can't find Carmignano on a map of Tuscany (hint: to the left and above Florence), but you might start looking for it once you taste this seriously fun 80% Sangiovse and 20% Cabernet Franc blend. Cab has been grown... 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. Think of this a cool, green, steely Gavi,... 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
Super rare in every way, from the unique delivery of pure Viognier character with a jolt of minerality and freshness to the 61 case total production. Sashi Moorman puts most of his Northern Rhone passion into his Syrahs, but here... Read More
This is just deeply satisfying and very classy Grand Cru Chardonnay with plenty of brioche toastiness and very tiny bubbles and a creamy, luxurious, mouthfeel. Yummy.
Winter Restock Festival Mix/Match 2 Case Price = $13.98!
At the far northerly edge of the appellation, Pigoudet's vineyards benefit from all of Provence's sunshine with a touch cooler evening air and exceptionally late... Read More
One of America's most popular premium Chardonnays is, as usual, a perfect blend of satisfying richness and food-friendly verve. It's a blend of fruit from cool Carneros and warmer St Helena fermented and aged in steel... Read More
In 1995, Loredana Addari and Nicola Argamante left their city jobs and founded this Piemonte winery, run today with their two daughters. The house style her is classic and direct, and that's a great description of their Barbera... Read More
Nicola Argamante was born in Tuscany, grew up in Piemonte, and was a well respected consulting winemaker there for years before he and his wife, Loredana, founded their own winery. Over 30 acres of vines, they make around 7,000... Read More
Explosively aromatic and flavorful, this is Nebbiolo with excellent concentration and structure that stays open and supple enough to drink right now. As Suckling writes in the 93 point rave, “Mineral and savory nose with... Read More
Winter Restock Festival Mix/Match 2 Case Price = $21.98!
A lip-smacking, fresh and distinctive white from the rocky soils of Italy’s Sardinia that will certainly shine with seafood and makes a great cocktail white, too!... Read More
Organic/Bio Here’s proof that great farming and straight-ahead winemaking can deliver fine Chianti – and even finer value! – from outside the Classico zone. More and more Chianti is either all Sangiovese or Sangiovese... Read More
Lower ABV We’ve been impressed by the Fioroni family’s last few Vernaccia releases, but the just arrived 2017 takes the deliciousness to new heights even as the price goes down! Since at least 1276, Tuscany’s... Read More
Organic/Bio A traditional dessert wine style from just outside the walled city of San Gimignano, Tuscany. Trebbiano, Malvasia, and San Colombano grapes are dried and then aged five years in small barrels (traditionally chestnut)... Read More
Winter Restock Festival Mix/Match 2 Case Price = $13.98!
Organic/BioLower ABV While this has the pedigree of a fine Chianti, neither the style nor the pricetag is very Chianti-like! It's 100% Sangiovese from a small vineyard... Read More
Sangiovese from Montepulciano is naturally a little darker and more powerful than from Chianti, and Poliziano leans into that with plenty of dark color and a spicy oak sheen. As Suckling says in the 92 point review, A modern Vino... 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
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