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Weekend VinopolPick 06-11-21

In This Newsletter:


New Arrival
Dehu: The Marne’s Master of Meunier! 


Just Arrived!
New Wines from Muller-Catoir
Star of the Pfalz


New Bordeaux Arrivals


Collector’s Corner:
100-Point Romanée St-Vivant


New Reviews for COS


Ovum: The Great Whites of Oregon Wine


Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino:
 Cresti’s Top Super-Tuscan offering en route!


Prudhon: The Paragon of Under-the-Radar Burgundy


Paolo Scavino:
Barolo’s Modern-ish Master


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We are back open for in-store shopping

Properly worn masks over the nose and mouth
will be required at all times.
Our maximum capacity will be six customers at one time.

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New Arrival

Dehu: The Marne’s Master of Meunier! 
 
At a time when sparkling winemaking is practiced more or less by every single major growing region in the world, Champagne continues to reign supreme.
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2017 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Offer

2017 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti – Sold Out!

The Wines Against Which

All Others Are Measured

Domaine de la Romanee-Conti boxTo say Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, or DRC, is the finest example of Burgundy is an understatement. These are the finest wines produced in the world. Iconic and highly sought after, these are devoted followed and drunk in ecstasy. These are directly from the national importer, Wilson Daniels, through our local distributor. 

Visit our web store for the complete list of in-stock wines from DRC!
 

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Store Hours & Shipping Info

Our web store is always open: Shop Now!

Tell Your Friends:

We are open for in-store shopping!

Properly worn masks will be required at all times.
Our maximum capacity will be six customers at one time.
Curbside Pickup & Shipping Info:
Shop online, by phone (503-223-6002), or by email. Pick up is easy: just give us a call when you’re in our lot and we will bring your wine to your car. Our parking lot is on Glisan St, just past our building on the left. 
 
Don’t want to leave your house? No problem!
 
We are offering free UPS Ground shipping within Oregon for complete invoices over $120 before shipping, shipped to a single address!

Oregon shipping boxWe’ve always featured great shipping rates (eg: our $30 California flat rate), but given the current epidemiological climate we’re stepping up our game for our local customers.
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Big Deals on Big Deal Wines from Jaboulet

Subscriber Special

Big Deals on Big Deal Wines from Jaboulet

Plus, Mix Six or More and Save an Extra 5%!

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The hill of Hermitage is both one of the most famous wine landmarks in the world and also so much more interesting than common lore purports it to be. The story goes that the hill of Hermitage was the home of a knight seeking solace from the horrors of the Crusades upon his return home. He planted the vineyards that would become Hermitage and then built a chapel to pray in and that building, the Chapel of Saint Christopher, is the defining marker of the hillside. The name, Hermitage, takes the name of the hermit’s refuge.
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Excellent Value From Marietta Cellars

Chris Bilbro was one of California wine’s unsung heroes.  He founded and grew Marietta Cellars into one of the preeminent producers of excellent value, honestly made California wine.  Although his son Scot now runs the winery (Chris sadly passed away last year), the wines are as good as they’ve ever been—delicious, gutsy wines that deliver exceptional value at all prices.  These are fantastic wines from their sub-$20 Zinfandel and Cabernet bottlings all the way through their “Gibson Block” Syrah, which hails from a parcel of Syrah planted in the 1880’s and still producing (tiny quantities) of fruit today.

We have an assortment of their current releases in stock now, all of which have the high scores and critical praise you’d expect from much, much more expensive wines.… Read the rest