Elvio Cogno: The Master of Ravera On Sale!



Azienda Agricola Cogno. Family members walking the vineyards.
 

Tucked into the rolling hills of Novello, the Elvio Cogno estate stands as one of Barolo’s most revered names—a house that seamlessly weaves deep tradition with a spirit of quiet innovation. Ravera is often considered among the greatest single vineyards in all of Barolo, and why the Cogno family has earned its reputation as its most devoted steward. Trying to describe the wines from this vineyard is a task doomed to do disservice to the wines themselves. You can’t mirror the sensory experience of a world class wine with words, you can only paint a picture of their shadow. The residue of flavor memory that you wish you could experience one again. Let us tell you about the history of these wines and the people that make them, and perhaps you’ll be compelled to source your first sip.

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Von Winning: Unmatched Dry Rieslings On Sale Now



  

There are certain estates that quietly redefine what you think a category can be. Von Winning is one of them. If your reference point for German Riesling is light, delicate, and faintly sweet, these wines can feel like a revelation. They are dry, structured, and unapologetically serious—wines with breadth and texture, but also with the kind of cut and clarity that only great Riesling can deliver. We’re offering them at Vinopolis through Monday, and it feels less like a promotion and more like an invitation to taste one of Germany’s true benchmarks.

What sets Von Winning apart is not volume or flash, but detail. The top vineyard sites—carefully farmed, obsessively tended—translate into wines that feel architectural. There’s citrus and orchard fruit, yes, but also smoke, crushed stone, salt, and a subtle savoriness that lingers long after the glass is empty.

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New Arrivals & Faiveley 2023s!


New arrivals have landed at Vinopolis, and they’re some of the most compelling bottles we’ve seen this season. From incredible QPR gems out of Rioja and Italy, to cellar-worthy Burgundy from Domaine Faiveley, these new releases showcase wines we’re genuinely excited to be drinking right now. Quantities are limited, and many of these won’t last long once word gets out.

 

Rioja

Bodegas Lanzaga ‘LZ’ Rioja 2023 750ml, $26.50 Special, 13 bottles available now
Jeb Dunnuck 94 points “From relatively young bush vines of Tempranillo, Graciano, and Garnacha, the little brother to the producer’s Lanzaga, the medium-bodied 2023 LZ exhibits a richness of brooding black fruit, nearly a dried fruit character to it. Floral in violet, it’s also savory and dark, with ample body weight and breadth across the palate, with no oak, aged only in concrete.
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Valdeorras’ Golden Treasure: Discover Avancia Godello

Old Vines at Avancia


Avancia doesn’t make polite white wine. They make Godello with nerve — wines that crackle with energy, minerality, and a sense of place that’s immediately apparent from the first sip. Grown on steep, slate-covered hillsides in Valdeorras, Avancia’s Godello captures what this grape does best: vivid citrus and orchard fruit framed by crushed stone, saline tension, and real texture. This is Spanish white wine for people who want freshness and depth, not one or the other.

The estate’s vineyards sit high above the Sil River, where altitude, poor slate soils, and dramatic day-night temperature swings naturally limit yields and sharpen acidity. Many of Avancia’s vines are old, deeply rooted, and dry-farmed, forcing the plants to dig into fractured slate for water and nutrients.

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Sale on: Selbach-Oster 2-1-26


Selbach-Oster is one of the Mosel’s great standard-bearers, a winery whose name has become synonymous with precision, purity, and trustworthiness. Based in the village of Zeltingen, the estate has deep roots in the region, with documented vineyard holdings dating back to the 17th century. For generations, the Selbach family has farmed some of the Mosel’s most prized steep slopes, developing an intimate understanding of how Riesling expresses itself on slate soils along the river’s winding bends.

The modern reputation of Selbach-Oster is closely tied to Johannes Selbach, who took the reins in the late 20th century and helped usher Mosel Riesling into a new era of clarity and balance. His approach emphasizes transparency over excess, allowing vineyard character to lead while keeping alcohol levels modest and acidity finely tuned.

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