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Vinopolis Tuesday Edition 11-14-17

Top Thanksgiving Riesling; Undervalued Grand Cru Burgundy; Staff Pick: A Natural Syrah From A Master; Coulee de Serrant—Perfect Autumn White; Library Produttori del Barbaresco

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Kruger Rumpf 2004

Our Top Thanksgiving Riesling Pick

Thanksgiving is definitely the holiday that sees the biggest spike in Riesling sales.  We have 5,000+ bottles in stock right now, so we obviously think that the grape is worth your and our attention throughout the year, but woe be it unto us to avoid making a strong “this is the Riesling you want for T-day” pick.  So, without too much more ado, let’s just say it—the wine you want to be drinking at your Thanksgiving table is the 2004 Kruger-Rumpf Spatlese that we’re highlighting today.

Kruger-Rumpf is a storied estate in the Nahe, the region in Germany that Donnhoff hails from, which lies between the Mosel and the Rhine rivers—sort of a halfway point between both geographic and stylistic.  … Read the rest

Monday Newsletter 11-13-17

New Arrival: Drouhin Does Beaujolais; New Grapelive Review: Pegau CDP; #Trending Case Deals!; Staff Pick; The Majesty of Real Albarino: Nanclares and Mendez; New Thanksgiving Day Sale Wine: Pian dell’Orino; Sea Smoke by the Water; Last Chance? – Gaja Best Prices! Saint Damien: Arriving Friday

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New Thanksgiving Day Sale Wine!

Piano dell’Orino combines two things that make great wine estates: great land and obsessive ownership.  Caroline Pobitzer and Jan Hendrik Erbach, the owners and driving force behind these wines, have a take-no-prisoners approach to ensure that they make the finest wines in Brunello.  From careful, biodynamic farming to native yeast fermentions, the wines are traditional in style but made with the utmost care, so they have silky tannin and elegant structures.  … Read the rest

Weekend VinopolPick 11-10-17

New Arrivals: Cameron, Linne Calodo, Grasso and More!; Darnaud’s High Scoring Crozes Hermitage; New Keller GG Arrivals; More Huet Goodness (including Constance!) 

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New Weekend – New Arrivals

Oregon

Cameron Winery ‘Abbey Ridge’ Chardonnay, Dundee Hills 2015 750ML ($79.95) $66 special
VinopolNote: Abbey Ridge sits high atop the Dundee Hills; a collection of vines planted on their own roots in the mid-70’s. It’s unquestionably one of the most special sites in the Willamette Valley and though it’s better known for Pinot Noir, the Abbey Chard is fantastic.  This is the most limited of the Chardonnay bottlings from Cameron and isn’t produced every year (there was no 2014 version).

This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!

Cameron Winery Clos Electrique Blanc, Dundee Hills 2015 750ML ($79.95) $66 special
VinopolNote: The Clos Electrique is Cameron’s estate vineyard, named after the electric deer fence that surrounds it.  … Read the rest

Thursday Newsletter – 11-9-17

New Review & New Thanksgiving Day Sale Wine; #Trending: Value Champagnes; A Case of Vinsanity: Pinot Edition; Arriving Friday: Star Lane / Forman / La Nerthe / Nanclares / Keller & more!; Hirotake Ooka & Frank Cornelissen: Rhone & Sicily, Naturally; Gaja: Incredible Offer & Eisele Vyd Cab Arriving Nov 17th; Late Breaking News: Famille Perrin Hot Deal

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New Review

New Thanksgiving Day Sale Wine

In Stock Now

Cantina del Pino Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmont 2013 750ML ($41.95) Was $36, Now $33
Antonio Galloni 93 points “The 2013 Barbaresco is gorgeous. Fresh, vibrant and nuanced, the Barbaresco captures all the pedigree and class of the year. The flavors are bright and beautifully delineated throughout. Medium in body, with notable depth and class to burn, the 2013 is superb today.… Read the rest

Tuesday Newsletter 11-7-17

Dunham Cellars Sale!; New Arrivals: Vissoux 2016 Beaujolais & Birot Bordeaux; Marcarini: The Burgundy Drinker’s Barolo; New Grapelive Review for Goodfellow; Under the Radar Burgundy: Fabrice Vigot; Cascina delle Rose; Drouhin’s Stellar, High Scoring, Hospice Bottlings; Bruno Giacosa Falletto 2011; A Bounty of Brunier; New Review for 2015 Pegau CDP

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Dunham Cellars Sale!

Dunham launched in ’95 to rave reviews, even named one of the finest wines in WA by Wine Enthusiast. Today, we’re offering the finest pricing on their Estate Syrah!

Dunham Cellars Lewis Estate Vineyard Syrah, Columbia Valley 2011 750ML ($79.95) Was $69, Now $59, 29 bottles in stock now
Wine Advocate 94 points “Another terrific effort, and one of the strongest Syrahs in the vintage, the 2011 Syrah Lewis Vineyard is 100% Syrah that spent 30 months in 90% new French oak, which you’d never know by tasting it.… Read the rest