Celebrate America by Drinking Schaller Chablis: July 2023

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Special Feature
The Wines of Camille & Laurent Schaller
Celebrate America by Drinking Schaller Chablis
 

Be forewarned. I’m trying to provoke you here. If you’re reading this, it worked.We’ve got a lot to be proud of in the United States but I wouldn’t say it’s our white wines. *Gasp!* Where is he headed with this one? Don’t make me blow more stuff up on the 4th!

Sure, we’re seeing promising developments in the Finger Lakes as American riesling becomes more of a desired commodity, and there are unmistakably delicious wines being grown and bottled all upon and down the West Coast. In fact, we’ve got some terrific whites here right here in our backyard of the Willamette Valley.
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Newsletter 6/30/2023

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Arrivals
Boulay, Domaine Drouhin, Peter William, Lopez Heredia, and more!
Staff Pick
Chateau Goubau “La Source”
One Week Sale
Save up to 10% on ALL ROSÉS
Close Out Sales
Classics from all over Italy!
June Sale- Spanish Wines
FINAL DAY!
Collector’s Corner
Rhone Warriors: Top Producers of Southern France 
 
Special Arrival
 
“Bodegas R. Lopez Heredia, Rioja”
Lopez Heredia Todonia Gran Reserva 2001 750ml $199 special, 6 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98 Points “The 2001 Viña Tondonia Gran Reserva is the follow-up of the 1995. There is a sense of harmony and elegance, of nuance and subtleness that wasn’t quite the same in the Bosconia, as comparing both wines is inevitable. They started picking the red grapes the 15th of October, and the last grapes were picked the 29th of October with good weather.
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Newsletter 6/26/23

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Arrivals
Latour, Kopke, Cloudline, and more!
3 Gems
Wines For Seafood Pairing
Pre-Arrival Sale
The Newest Vintage of Chateau Peyrassol
All Week Sale
Three Foundational Oregon Wineries
Close Out Sales
Can the Good Doctor cure what ails you?
June Sale- Spanish Wines
Only Three Days Left To Save!
Collector’s Corner
Legends of the Loire: Dagueneau, Huet, Vastan, and more

New Arrivals

Les Forts De Latour Paulliac 2010 750ml $379 special, 6 bottles available
Robert Parker 97 Points “Bizarre as it may sound, the 2010 Les Forts de Latour is also the finest I have ever tasted from this selection, which comes from specific vineyards, not really so much a second wine as just another wine from estate holdings.
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Sale: Three Pioneers of Oregon Wine: June 2023

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Special Sale
Three Pioneers of Oregon Wine
 
Get Ready for July Fourth With Three Pioneers of Oregon Wine

Buy 6-11 bottles for a 5% discount*
Buy 12+ bottles for a 10% discount 
 



Celebrate with the pioneers whose success led to many, many more wineries staking their futures in the Willamette Valley.
 
“Arterberry Maresh and Tan Fruit, founded 1959”
 
Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Maresh Vyd 2021 750ml $72 special, 27 bottles available
Wine Advocate 98+ Points “The 2021 Pinot Noir Maresh Vineyard is an arresting wine that grows in bottle over several days, offering singular expression, purity and a touch of magic. Medium ruby, the nose is very complex and offers something new with each return to the glass.
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Newsletter 6/28/23

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Arrivals
La Jota, Le Flaive, D’Angelo, Peyrassol, and more!
Special Pre-Arrival Sale
Up to 10% off Chateau Peyrassol 2022!
20 Under 20
Red wines that shine for under 20 dollars
Staff Pick
Markus Molitor Zeltinger Himmelreich Kabinett
3 Day Sale
The Rocking Rhônes of Chateau de Rouanne
Close Out Sales
Maximin Grunhauser and Proprieta Sperino
June Sale- Spanish Wines
Last Week To Take Advantage Of These Spanish Savings!
Collector’s Corner
97 Points (Or More) For Under 99 Dollars

New Arrivals

California
 
La Jota Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain 2018 $128 special, 6 bottles available
Wine Advocate 97 Points “A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 5% Malbec and 2% Petit Verdot, the 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain was aged for 22 months in oak barrels, 84% new.
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