Category Archives: Newsletter Archive

Midweek Newsletter 12-7-16

WillaKenzie 2012 & 2013; Classic and Neo-Classic Barolo: Giacosa and Vietti; New December Sales: Terre Nere; VinopolPicks of the Week: Cantalupo, Eminent Domaine, Sixto Chardonnay; Arriving from Allegrini: Amarone 2012 and Palazzo della Torre 2013; More Wines Arriving Friday: Ruinart 2004, Marie Courtin Resonance 2013

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WillaKenzie Pinot Noirs at Mouth-Watering Prices

Arriving Friday

WillaKenzie Estate ‘Kiana’ Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton District 2012 750ML ($51.99) $39 pre-arrival special, 18 bottles available
Wine Spectator 92 points “Distinctive, spicy, complex and inviting, featuring a curled-up ball of blackberry, cherry, Earl Grey tea and spice flavors, pushing against refined tannins into a long and reverberating finish. Best from 2017 through 2022. 800 cases made.”

This is the lowest listed price in the USA today!
The next best price is $70

WillaKenzie Estate ‘Kiana’ Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton District 2013 750ML ($51.99) $39 pre-arrival special, 18 bottles available
Wine Spectator 90 points “Fresh and pleasantly pointed, with crisp tannins on a medium frame, offering lively, generous cherry and floral flavors that persist into a deftly structured finish.… Read the rest

Mid-Week VinopolPick 11-30-16

November Sales Expiring, December Sales Beginning; 2012 Burgundies from Jadot and Drouhin; Just Arrived 2010 Ducru-Beaucaillou and 2009 Calon Segur; VinopolPicks for daily drinking and pre-holiday parties; Here Friday: Peter Lauer 2015, Selosse 2003; Arriving in Spring: Magnums of Molitor, Reichsrat, Kesselstatt

Featured November Sales – Ending Tonight

With only 24 more shopping days until Christmas &

Hanukkah

Let us help you save!

F.X. Pichler M Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria 2013 750ML ($99.95) Was $89, Now $79, 24 bottles available
F.X. Pichler M Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Wachau, Austria 2013 1.5L ($219.95) Was $189, Now $169, 5 magnums available
Wine Advocate 94 points “Lucas Pichler’s monumental 2013 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd M opens with an ultra-ripe, concentrated and slightly speck-y yet still precise and even mineral-scented bouquet on the nose.… Read the rest

Weekend Vinopolis – 11-26-16

Madnum Madness – Five Exclusive Picks; Rule-Breaking Le Retout Blanc; Quinta do Ameal – 94 Points Wine Advocate – Rewriting Vino Verde; Krug 2003; J Christoffel Jr – Traditional Mosel; New Grapelive ReviewL Fresh/Exciting/Exotic Ganevat; Ultimate Washington Gift: Long Shadows Gift Pack In Stock Now; Champagne for the Holidays – Bottle & Case Deals; December Sales: Jump Start Preview/Wines Arrive Dec 2nd; Cavallotto: Old School 2010 Barolo; Eisele Vineyard New Release; Late Breaking News – Saint Cosme Condrieu; November Sales Recap

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Magnum Madness

Great Gifts/ Great Wines

Five picks exclusively in magnum at Vinopolis Wine Shop

Nicolas Maillart Champagne Premier Cru Brut Platine Degorgement Tardif NV NV 1.5L ($149.95) $119 special, 4 magnums available
Importer note “80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay.… Read the rest

Thanksgiving Special Newsletter 2016

Thanksgiving is a special day packed with memories for everybody. But for us an added memory, as it denominates the birthday of our business, now 12 years old.

Below, we’ve curated several lists of wines to help you navigate the holidays whether you’re looking for a last minute gift, food- or party-friendly wines, or cellar treasures to enjoy in the years to come!

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shop Hours

Our shop is closed for Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24th
We will reopen for our regularly scheduled hours on Friday, November 25th

10 am – 6 pm

Our website is packed with 2772 wine selections available for your browsing pleasure……
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Crowd Pleasing Budget Beating Party Wines

Hosting a party in the next month or two?  … Read the rest

VinopolPick Weekend 11-19-16

Highly Anticipated Releases from Zind-Humbrecht Have Arrived; Clouet Champagne; K Vintners: New Fall Releases Are Here; Reynvaan Returns; New Reviews for Selbach-Oster; Arriving in December: Thierry Germain, and 2010 Cavallotto Barolo

Highly Anticipated New Arrivals from

Zind-Humbrecht
It’s been a few years since we’ve been able to get ahold of the Zind-Humbrecht wines and it’s certainly not for lack of trying. When we heard the wines were in the market again we dropped everything to snap them up. We are quite proud of the range – many of these new arrivals were initially not intended for release in the USA. You’ll be glad we did, though, when you see the unreal deal on these wines. The star of the show is the Vendanges Tardive Gewurztraminer – a late-harvest wine from gravelly vineyard parcels that line an ancient Roman path between the communes of Wintzenheim and Turckheim.… Read the rest