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Domestic Sparkling Wine Sale
Close-Out Featurette: Domaine Leflaive



West Coast Wines to Prickle Your Tastebuds
 
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Domestic Sparkling Wines
 

California has long had a love affair with sparkling wines crafted by expert Champagne producers from their distinctive terroirs. These are glorious wines, highlighting the rich fruit subtle nuances through precise techniques. In recent years, Oregon’s sparkling wine front has exploded with options. With dozens of wineries releasing bubbles, it’s more a matter of how to choose than where to find. That’s why we’ve searched out some of the best, cutting-edge producers that take inspiration from the Grower Champagnes we love to bottle the magic and mystery of Oregon terroir with bubbles.
 
From serious to seriously fun, these selections represent some of the West Coast’s greatest sparklers.

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Molitor Sale
Rosé of the Day


 
Vinopolis Wine Shop

Will close at 4 pm on Labor Day, September 1st

We will reopen for our regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, September 2nd:

10 am – 6 pm

This store never closes!

 

 
The All-Terroir Edition
 
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Molitor
 

As a towering figure in the Mosel, with an impressive, modern winery and holdings in almost every important vineyard in the region, Markus Molitor crafts dozens of wines each year. He believes that every single sub-parcel and selective pick should be vinified to its utmost potential. What results is a somewhat confusing, especially to those unfamiliar with German labeling conventions, but deeply rewarding portfolio of wines to explore.

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Brundlmayer Sale
Collector’s Corner: Vintage Port


 
Esteemed Austria
 
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Brundlmayer

The Kamptal region in Austrian is the slightly less famous brother to the Wachau. As a result, the best wines are somehow an even better value. The quality is on par, so the wines from the likes of Bründlmayer end up being the best deals across the Old World. (The bottlings from the Heiligenstein vineyard, likely the Kamptal’s most famous, are in a class by themselves.)
 
Bründlmayer’s wines are somewhere in the middle between the fruit-forward style of Hirsch and the heft and contemplative nature of Gobelsburg. These are probably the most subtle when young, but blossom with age. The wines reward attention and aging in spectacular ways.