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Scavino Sale 7-9-25

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Paolo Scavino Sale
Nerd Alert Featurette: Lopez de Heredia



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Paolo Scavino
 
In Barolo, an estate offering both high quality and affordable pricing is a rarity. One such estate is Paolo Scavino. With access to some of Barolo’s most prized vineyards and a winemaking team that embraces the best of both modern and traditional techniques, the Scavino wines are arguably the smartest buys in Barolo today.
 
Rich and powerful in their youth, the wines are built to age. Their true greatness develops after time in the cellar – something that can’t be said about all of Scavino’s modernist peers.

Today, his daughters, Elisa and Enrica, oversee the winery, ensuring its continued legacy of quality.
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Hermann Ludes Sale 7-8-25

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Hermann Ludes Sale
Close-Out Featurette: German TBAs



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Hermann Ludes
 
Tucked in the upper Mosel, north of the more famous Mittelmosel, is the village of Thörnich. Wines here have a more Saar-like profile with structured, tense wines. Here, the Ludes family have crafted wines in the same style since Hermann founded in the estate in the 1950s. In the Grand Cru vineyard, Ritsch, the family crafts wines uninfluenced by modern preferences for ripe and plush wines. Instead, the wines are, as importer Stephen Bitterolf of Vom Boden puts it, “rustic, transparent, bracing – even a touch brutal” that speak in a “faceted, crystalline and largely mineral-and-earth driven language.”
 
They bottle by parcel and most of their holdings are old, ungrafted parcels.
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New Arrivals 7-7-25

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New Week – New Arrivals
Bedrock
Desvignes
Multitude of Magnums
 


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Staff Favorite Rosé from Torre dei Beati
 
Torre dei Beati’s ‘Rosa-ae’ is made in the cerasuolo style of rosé from Montepulciano d’Abruzzo grapes that’s traditional to the region. A staff favorite every year, we love it for its bold, easy-drinking style with surprising layers of complexity. Its name is derived from the Italian word for cherry and certainly lives up to that in both color and primary flavors. There’s an entire spectrum of red fruit, tropical fruit, and spices on display with a savory acid structure knitting everything together beautifully on the finish.  2024 is one of the finest vintages to date, offering a perfect pairing with richer summer foods, such as grilled meats and veggies, or spicy dishes like Thai and Chinese.
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GD Vajra: Barolo Born of Family 7-6-25

The Vajra family embodies the beauty of the Langhe and the inseperable human history of its wines and culture. Founded in 1972 by Aldo Vajra, this estate was born out of a young man’s desire to reconnect with his family’s roots. At a time when many were leaving the countryside, Aldo went the other direction—back to his grandparents’ farm in Vergne, near Barolo village, to embrace a life of viticulture and stewardship. Today, with his wife Milena and their children Giuseppe, Isidoro, and Francesca fully involved, GD Vajra has become one of Piedmont’s most respected family-run estates.
 


The Vajra Family

GD Vajra’s Barolos are known for their purity, aromatics, and classical structure. The wines walk a line between tradition and clarity, blending long macerations and aging in large Slavonian oak with a modern sensibility toward freshness and finesse.

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Rosé Sale 7-5-25

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Rosé Sale
Collector’s Corner: Dal Forno


 
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All of our In-Stock Rosés!

It’s the perfect time of year for picnics and pink wine. Stock up during our sale on all in-stock rosé, including elegant and fun examples from Peyrassol, Ameztoi, Torre dei Beati, and Domaine du Triennes!
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of rosé
10% off any 6+ or more in-stock bottles of rosé
 
Discount will not display online or in your cart,
We will adjust your invoice before processing your charge.
Sale only applies to non-sparkling rosé
 
Our rosé sale ends Tuesday, July 8th at 9 am Pacific.
 
We offer 53 in-stock rosé options on sale now, including:
 
This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!
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