Category Archives: Newsletter Archive

Tuesday Newsletter 06-07-2022

In This Newsletter:

Best of Germany: Vineyard Series
Ürziger Würzgarten


Trending Rose: 
Spanish Selections 


Drappier and their Heart of Gold

Soothsayer of Swartland: 
Johan Meyer’s Mother Rock wines 


Perrier-Jouët: Belle Epoque

High Sierra Gredos:

Telmo Rodriguez wines 

Collector’s Corner 
Dominio Pingus: 
The Rachmaninov of Ribera

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Best of Germany: Vineyard Series

Ürziger Würzgarten

 
Easily the most famous of the Mosel’s sub- regions is Bernkastel or Middle Mos. Called the “heart” of the Mosel Valley; it is the most planted in terms of acreage and also production. Some of Germany’s most famous vineyards are nested in this area including Ürziger Würzgarten, Bernkasteler Doctor, and Wehlener Sonnenuhr. The confluence of slope and refraction create a richer and fuller bodied style of Riesling that defines the area and also acts as a measuring rod for the rest of the country. 
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Monday Newsletter 06-06-2022

In This Newsletter:

Subscriber Special: Les Vignerons de Tautavel

Sink into Soufrandiere’s Chardonnay

Featured New Arrival: 
Cameron Wines 


Bodegas Avancia:
Value and Old-Vines


The Don of Puente Alto: 
Don Melchor Cabernet 


Cellar Del Roure: Rarity of Valencia

Trending Rose: 
German Excellence 


Maloof Wines:
Oregon Revolution


Collector’s Corner
Priorat’s Crowning Glory:  
Clos Erasmus

 

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10AM – 6PM Daily
Properly worn masks are appreciated but no longer required.
We also offer Curbside Pickup
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Subscriber Special: Les Vignerons de Tautavel


Joe Czerwinski “A terrific bottle of Roussillon wine, with a long, elegant finish” Jeb Dunnuck “A powerful yet elegant red”

Les Vignerons de Tautavel Cotes du Roussillon Villages Tautavel Silex France  2017
Ownership: Coop Terres Plurielles

Jeb Dunnuck 93-95 points “The 2017 Cotes Du Roussillon Villages Tautavel Silex might end up matching (or even surpassing) the 2016.
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Sunday Night Newsletter 6-5-2022

 

In This Newsletter:


Featured New Arrival:
Yohan Lardy “Vieilles Vignes de 1903”


New Week – New Arrivals


Rose of the Day:
Domaine Lafage


New Reviews for West Coast Wines

Legendary Fashion to Legendary Wine: 
Tenuta Degli Dei


Italian Favorites Arriving Friday

  

Featured New Arrival:

Yohan Lardy “Vieilles Vignes de 1903”

Our best-selling Beaujolais in 2021 has returned, and the new vintage is better than ever!


“Yohan Lardy’s modestly sized domaine comprises seven organically farmed hectares of vines, many of them very old, in some of the best parts of Moulin-à-Vent, Fleurie and Chénas. Yohan Lardy is a fifth-generation winemaker in Beaujolais, and son of Lucien [Lardy]. He completed viticultural studies at Beaune and followed that up with a working year in Chile, where he fell in with that country’s burgeoning biodynamic-focused, natural wine crowd.
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06-03-22 Newsletter

In This Newsletter:


Featured New Arrivals:
New Sake Selections  


New and Re-Arrivals 

Just Announced: 
New Cru Produttori 


Provencial Pink from Louis Roederer’s Domaine Ott 

Featured Re-Arrival
Royally Delicious Sparkling from Sforza


Producer Spotlight:
Mellen Meyer

 
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We’re Open for In-Store Shopping!
10AM – 6PM Daily
We also offer Curbside Pickup
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Featured New Arrivals:

New Sake Selections 

For those unfamiliar with Saké let us provide some context. Fundamentally different in production and classification than the wines that we carry, Saké is produced from milled rice that is then fermented with yeasts and fungi (Known as kōji). This process leads to higher levels of residual sugar on average, with lactic acid providing movement on the palate and lessening the perception of sweetness.
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06-01-22 Newsletter

In This Newsletter:

Sunny Sherries

Stellar Schaller

Müller? Müller? Müller?
The Princes of the Pfalz


Mosel Masterpieces by Dr. H. Thanisch

Trending Rose
 
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We’re Open for In-Store Shopping!

10AM – 6PM Daily

Masks are no long mandatory, but are appreciated!
We also offer Curbside Pickup
Order Online / By Phone / By Email

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Sunny Sherries
 
Sherry is one of the most underappreciated wine styles in the entire world, and is one of the best buys in the market as a result! After years of declining acerage being in production, the remaining vineyards are comprised almost entirely of chalk, or albariza as it’s called locally which imparts a distinctive, pervasive and saline minerality to the finished wine. What remains as far as vineyards go are the “Grand Crus” representing less than 25% of the original extent of Sherry country.
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