Category Archives: Newsletter Archive

Newsletter 5/28/23

 In This Newsletter:

Arrivals
Casanova Neri, Vega Sicilia, St Theodoric, and many more!
Staff Pick
Torelli Cava
Featured Winery
Chateau Rouanne
3 Day Sale
Weingut Selbach-Oster
May Sale- Rhone Wines
LAST CHANCE!
June Sale- Spanish Wines
Muga and more
Collector’s Corner
Brunello: Your patience will be rewarded
Arrivals May 26th
 
Italy
 
“Casanova Di Neri”
Casanova Di Neri Brunello Giovanni Neri 2018 750ml $269 special, 9 bottles available
Wine Advocate 96 Points “Here’s an exciting and important new addition to the Casanova di Neri portfolio. The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Giovanni Neri is shapely and enriched in an extremely pleasing manner. The Neri family has perfected its approach to concentration and fruit weight over the many years they have been making excellent wines.
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Newsletter 5/26/23

 In This Newsletter:

Arrivals
Clos Erasmus, Domaine Simon Beze, Siro Paccenti, and more
Staff Pick
Prinz Jungfer Riesling Kabinett
3 Day Sale
Weingut Selbach-Oster
May Sale- Rhone Wines
Final Week!
June Sale- Spanish Wines
Priorat, Rioja, and more!
Collector’s Corner
Barbaresco and Barolo
Arriving May 26th
 
Spain
 
Clos Erasmus Laurel Priorat 2020 750ml $51.90 special, 30 bottles available
Wine Advocate 96 Points “2020 was a challenging year that gave them a lot of work in the vineyard, but it it paid off. The 2020 Laurel feels very elegant, balanced and fresh, a little lighter perhaps, with perfectly ripe tannins, a little in line with 2016 or 2013. It might be a little unusual for the house style or perhaps a slight change, as they are gradually going for softer vinifications; you don’t really need to extract in Priorat, because the wines are powerful enough on their own.
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Newsletter 5/24/23

 In This Newsletter:

Arriving Friday
Vega Sicilia, Opus One, and more
Staff Pick
Tutti Frutti
Featured Winery
Equipo Navazos
May Sale- Rhone Wines
 Final week to stock up on your favorites Rhones
June Sale- Spanish Wines
 June savings– starts NOW
The Collectable Oregon
Arterberry Maresh and Tan Fruit- Wines built to last
Arriving May 26th

Spain
 

“Vega Sicilia”
Vega Sicilia Pintia Toro 2018 750ml $79 special, 12 bottles available
Wine Advocate 95 Points “The nose is very expressive, with bright cherry fruit, and the wine is fresher than the norm in the region, with integrated alcohol and oak, reflecting a very cool year, floral and perfumed. The palate is medium-bodied and reveals very fine and elegant tannins. This has to be one of the finest vintages of Pintia.”
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Newsletter 5/22/23

 In This Newsletter:

Arrivals
Arterberry Maresh Dundee Hills, Terre Nere, and Arnauld Lambert
Staff Pick
David + Veronica
May Sale- Rhone Wines
 Our highest rated Rhone wines
June Sale- Spanish Wines
 June savings– starts NOW
Hidden Gems
A Devilish sparkler, a perfectly priced Willamette mainstay, and Barolo’s quiet neighbor
 
New Arrivals

Italy
 
“From the ashes of Etna: A volcanic triumph for Italian wine lovers” 
Terre Nere Etna Rosso 2021 750ml $24 special, 36+ bottles available
Vinopolnote “One of our favorite Italian red blends. Made from 95% Nerello mascalese and 5% Nerello Cappuccino grown in the volcanic soils of Mount Etna. Red fruits with complex herbaceous and mineral notes on the palate alongside polished, but firm tannins combine for a very satisfying finish.
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Newsletter 5/21/23

In This Newsletter:

Special Arrival
Casanova Di Neri: The premier of their brand new Brunello!
Artberry Marsh and Tan Fruit
Stellar Reviews for the Maresh family’s wines!
Three Day Sale
Merkelbach to the future
May Sale- Rhone Wines
 Top selections from every corner of the Rhone
Best of Oregon
Featuring all of your Willamette favorites
New Releases Arriving Friday
 
“Casanova di Neri”
 
The Neri family has two new wines to present. The biggest news is the introduction of the top-shelf Brunello Di Montalcino Giovanni Neri. The wine—and the vineyard site—is named after Giacomo Neri’s dad, and fruit comes from a seven-hectare vineyard that was planted in 1973 by a farmer named “Tocci.” After many, many failed attempts, the Neri family was finally able to buy this gem in 2017, despite claims by the old farmer that “he would never sell.”
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