While a sweeter Riesling can be an ethereal joy from the right producer, dry Riesling is a pleasure for every day, crisp and clean with loads of fruit flavors. The best dry Rieslings exude charming fruitiness and flavor when young, and develop into grand and complex wines through ageing.

Riesling is a variety that has great prominence and importance in the wine-growing regions along the Danube River. Dry Riesling in particular is a specialty of Austria, the wines cherished for their powerful acidity and minerality. Riesling vines make up a mere 4% of Austria’s vineyards, yet the wines are some of Austria’s greatest whites and enjoy a phenomenal reputation.… Read the rest

April 10, 2014

A Vinopolis Announcement:

We’re Moving!

The Loire Valley wine region of France covers five general sub-regions and a multitude of AOCs producing many different styles of wine.  … Read the rest

Clos Ste Magdeleine Cassis Blanc 2011 ($34.95) $21.90 super special
40% Marsanne, 30% Ugni blanc, 25% Clairette, 5% Bourboulenc
Great wine, great place, great people

USA-OREGON
Ayres Lewis Rogers Lane Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 ($34.95) $29 special
Ayres Perspective Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 ($29.95) $26 special
Ayres Pioneer Vineyard Pinot Noir 2012 ($39.95) $33 special

USA-CALIFORNIA
Bucklin Zinfandel Old Hill Ranch “Bambino” Field Blend 2011 ($26.95) $21.90 special
Bucklin Zinfandel Old Hill Ranch “Ancient” Field Blend 2011 ($39.95) $33 special
Bucklin Cabernet Sauvignon Old Hill Ranch 2011 ($34.95) $28 special

USA-WASHINGTON
Angel Vine Columbia Valley Petite Sirah 2011 ($24.95) $21.90 special

FRANCE-BURGUNDY
Domaine & Selection Bonnes Mares Grand Cru Elevage Laurent Ponsot 2009 ($349.95) $319 special, 5 bottles available
Domaine & Selection Chambertin Grand Cru Elevage Laurent Ponsot 2009 ($349.95) $319 special, 3 bottles available
Domaine & Selection Echezeaux Grand Cru Elevage Laurent Ponsot 2009 ($249.95) $219 special, 4 bottles available

FRANCE-RHONE
Rene Rostaing Cote Rotie Cuvee Classique Ampodium 2011 ($79.95) $69 special
Stephen Tanzer 92 points & Robert Parker 90 points “Dark ruby. … Read the rest

April 5, 2014

“The 2011 red and white Burgundies are charming, inviting wines, for the most part fleshy, with ripe fruit and slender profiles.” – Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator

“Yes. It would appear that Burgundy has done it again… Nature is smiling on the Burgundy lover.” – Clive Coates

Burgundy 2011

A partly cloudy day in the Cote de Beaune

In Burgundy, the 2011 growing season was chaotic, many drawing parallels with the rainy 2007 vintage—summer occurred in April, fall arrived in July and summer returned in August. The year challenged growers with heat, drought, and rain, ending with an early and rapid harvest. Despite the chaos, skilled Burgundy producers have given us yet another vintage of intriguing wines that are drinking beautifully in the short to mid- term.… Read the rest