Vinopolis Newsletter – Friday 8/18/23

 In This Newsletter:
Special Arrival
Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti
Arrivals
Domaine Drouhin, La Jota, Saint Cosme, Saxum, and more!
Recently Reviewed
New accolades for Bedrock Wine Co.
Tenuta Delle Terre Nere
This Etna winery is heating up
Close-Out Sales
Raising the roof with lowered prices
Five Day Sale
Save with Selbach
Special Collector’s Arrival
Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Burlotto?
 
Special Arrival
“Azienda Agricola Arianna Occhipinti”


Arianna Occhipinti is part of the current generation of natural winemaking superstars. Although educated in enology and viticulture at Milan University, she truly learned the trade working with her uncle at COS winery in Sicily. This real world experience lead her to bucking much of the established wisdom in mainstream winemaking with massal selection vines, Biodynamic viticulture, biodiversity, minimal sulfur usage, no filtration, wild fermentations, and cement tank maceration.
… Read the rest

Vinopolis Newsletter – Wednesday 08/16/2023

 In This Newsletter:

Arrivals
Eyrie, Patricia Green, Mt Eden
Wine of the Week
The Reserve of Reservas
Beat the Heat!
Crisp whites for the dog days of Summer
Close-Out Sales
New discounts from Markus Molitor, Muller-Catoir, and more top Riesling producers
Five Day Sale
Save with Selbach
Collector’s Corner
Can’t Beat Burgundy
New Arrivals
 
Mount Eden Wolff Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 750ml $24 special, 36+ bottles available
Mount Eden Wolff Vineyard Chardonnay 2019 case of 12 750ml bottles $259 special, 2 cases available
Wine Enthusiast 93 Ponts “Chiseled flint, lemon blossom and lime balm aromas pop on the nose of this bottling, from vines planted in 1976. The palate is tightly woven, with pear flesh flavors spiked by grapefruit zest and tangerine peel.”
… Read the rest

Vinopolis Newsletter – Monday 8/14/2023

                                                                    In  This Newsletter:

                                                                              Arrivals
                                                                Von Winning, St Cosme
                                                    Oregon: More Than Just Pinot Noir
                                                             The Wines of Peter William
                                                                       Close-Out Sales
                                        New discounts from Spain, Germany, and Tuscany
                                                   Rockin’ Rhone Sale– Ends In 2 Days
                                                  Save up to 10% on Chateau Rouanne
                                                                      Collector’s Corner
Welcome to California
New Arrivals
 
Von Winning Herrenletten Riesling Erste Lage Trocken $39 special, 17 bottles available
Importer Note “Limestone, Loam, & Red Sandstone. Fermentation & Elevage: Stainless Steel.”
 
Von Winning Jesuitengarten Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021 750ml $119 special, 6 bottles available
 
Von Winning Kalkofen Riesling Grosses Gewachs 2021 750ml $74.50 special, 12 bottles available
Wine Advocate 95-96 Points “The 2021 Kalkofen Riesling trocken VDP. Grosse Lage comes from the plateau above Deidesheim and owes its density and complexity to 65-year-old vines growing on sandstone and limestone.
… Read the rest

Tan Fruit: Better than White Burgundy? August 2023



For the last 30+ years the world has been spellbound by the fact that Oregon can produce pinot noir on a par with some of the greatest reds coming out of Burgundy. A visit to the Willamette Valley has become akin to a religious pilgrimage for New World pinot. But what about chardonnay? We’ve read many articles over the years celebrating the growth and quality of this french white in the Willamette, and we’ve tasted a wide number of bottling across varied producers, but excellence has thus far been sparing and often limited to a single top cuvee.

Jim Maresh is turning all of this on its head.

We hope you’re well acquainted with the Maresh family for their stunning examples of old-vine Pinot Noir from exceptional single vineyards.

… Read the rest