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Vinopolis Newsletter – Friday 8/18/23

 In This Newsletter:
Special Arrival
Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti
Arrivals
Domaine Drouhin, La Jota, Saint Cosme, Saxum, and more!
Recently Reviewed
New accolades for Bedrock Wine Co.
Tenuta Delle Terre Nere
This Etna winery is heating up
Close-Out Sales
Raising the roof with lowered prices
Five Day Sale
Save with Selbach
Special Collector’s Arrival
Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Burlotto?
 
Special Arrival
“Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti”


Arianna Occhipinti is part of the current generation of natural winemaking superstars. Although educated in enology and viticulture at Milan University, she truly learned the trade working with her uncle at COS winery in Sicily. This real world experience lead her to bucking much of the established wisdom in mainstream winemaking with massal selection vines, Biodynamic viticulture, biodiversity, minimal sulfur usage, no filtration, wild fermentations, and cement tank maceration.
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Wednesday 08/16/2023

 In This Newsletter:

Arrivals
Eyrie, Patricia Green, Mt Eden
Wine of the Week
The Reserve of Reservas
Beat the Heat!
Crisp whites for the dog days of Summer
Close-Out Sales
New discounts from Markus Molitor, Muller-Catoir, and more top Riesling producers
Five Day Sale
Save with Selbach
Collector’s Corner
Can’t Beat Burgundy
New Arrivals
 
Mount Eden Wolff Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 750ml $24 special, 36+ bottles available
Mount Eden Wolff Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 case of 12 750ml bottles $259 special, 2 cases available
Wine Enthusiast 93 Ponts “Chiseled flint, lemon blossom and lime balm aromas pop on the nose of this bottling, from vines planted in 1976. The palate is tightly woven, with pear flesh flavors spiked by grapefruit zest and tangerine peel.”
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Monday 8/14/2023

                                                                    In  This Newsletter:

                                                                              Arrivals
                                                                Von Winning, St Cosme
                                                    Oregon: More Than Just Pinot Noir
                                                             The Wines of Peter William
                                                                       Close-Out Sales
                                        New discounts from Spain, Germany, and Tuscany
                                                   Rockin’ Rhone Sale– Ends In 2 Days
                                                  Save up to 10% on Chateau Rouanne
                                                                      Collector’s Corner
Welcome to California
New Arrivals
 
Von Winning Herrenletten Riesling Erste Lage Trocken $39 special, 17 bottles available
Importer Note “Limestone, Loam, & Red Sandstone. Fermentation & Elevage: Stainless Steel.”
 
Von Winning Jesuitengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021 750ml $119 special, 6 bottles available
 
Von Winning Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021 750ml $74.50 special, 12 bottles available
Wine Advocate 95-96 Points “The 2021 Kalkofen Riesling trocken VDP. Grosse Lage comes from the plateau above Deidesheim and owes its density and complexity to 65-year-old vines growing on sandstone and limestone.
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Friday 08/11/2023

 In This Newsletter:

Arrivals
Marc Colin and Caballus Cellars
Close-Out Sales
New discounts from Spain, Germany, and Tavel
All Week Sale — Ends Tonight
“L’Aventure” in Savings
5 Day Sale
Rockin Rhones: Chateau Rouanne
Collector’s Corner
Teutonic Treats
 
New Arrivals
 
“Marc Colin”
 
Founded in 1970 by Marc and Michele Colin, Domaine Marc Colin now spans 26 appellations in St. Aubin, Chassagne, Puligny, and Santenay. Some of the oldest parcels have been in the Colin family for more than 100 years. While the family does own prime territory in Chassagne, home base in St. Aubin features parcels of the very best vineyards, En Remilly and Chatenière, to name a few. These vineyards accrue prestige due to their sloped location; while much of St.
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Vinopolis Newsletter – Wednesday 08/9/2023

In This Newsletter:

Featured Arrival
Marlborough Man: Kevin Judd of Cloudy Bay strikes out on his own
Arrivals
Falkenstein and Von Winning! 

Close-Out Sales
More discounts from Brunello, Alto Adige, Germany, and Tavel
All Week Sale
“L’Aventure” in Savings
Collector’s Corner

Champagne from Veuve and Venoge 


Featured Arrival

“Greywacke (Pronounced Greywacky)”
“With 25 years at Cloudy Bay, Kevin Judd was key to the global renown of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc. Today his Greywacke wines are standard bearers in their own right. This elegant, textural vintage brims with zippy pineapple sorbet, elderflower blossom and green mango freshness, with bracing lime acidity and a creamy passionfruit curd finish.”
-Decanter
 

Greywacke Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2022 750ml $21.90 special, 36+ bottles available
Wine Spectator 95 Points “Distinctive, succulent and wonderfully complex, offering stone fruit flavors on a rich, smooth and mouthwateringly juicy frame, with notes of honeysuckle, honey-preserved ginger, creamy lemon curd, ripe mango and flowers.
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