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The Sparkling Cure for Tariffs: De Venoge 4-6-25



 
The wine world is reeling from some unsavory news. Many of the wines we know and love from the world’s most classic regions are going to get more expensive after landing on American soil. The situation is uncertain but the power is certainly out of our hands. 

I don’t know about you but I need an antidote…something that can reset my palate after one of the toughest disappointments we’ve had to swallow in the business. There can be only one medicine: Champagne. And frankly it better be some of the best Champagne that I can uncork before those tariffs hit.

Vinopolis in this case as in so many is the doctor’s office. With one of the largest and most well stocked Champagne inventories on the West Coast, there are extravagent examples waiting to be opened at pre-tariff pricing.
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Arterberry Maresh & Tan Fruit April Sale 4-4-25

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Arterberry Maresh & Tan Fruit Sale
Champagne Featurette: de Venoge 

 
The Benchmark and The Explorer
 
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Arterberry Maresh & Tan Fruit
 
Jim Maresh knows a thing or two about wine.
 
As the third-generation in his family to make wine, Jim crafts Grand Cru-level Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the winery’s prized position in the Dundee Hills. His releases are praised by critics praise as “are some of the most impressive wines I’ve tried anywhere—not just in the US”, per Erin Brooks of the Wine Advocate.
 
The winery in question? Arterberry Maresh.
 
These are benchmark wines for the region that somehow capture Jim’s easy-going yet seriously-nerdy-under-the-skin personality. That dualistic charm is doubled in in experimental side project, Tan Fruit.
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Diebolt-Vallois Sale 4-3-25

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Diebolt-Vallois Sale
Rosé of the Day: Château Peyrassol

 
Cheers To You!
 
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Diebolt-Vallois
 
The Côte des Blancs region in Champagne is home to some of the most sought after and exquisite sparkling wine in the world. Think Salon, Krug’s iconic Clos du Mesnil, and Pierre Peter’s Les Chetillons. This is the home of the IT Champagnes.
 
In the Cote des Blancs village of Cramant, Diebolt-Vallois is a star player, in part due to the quality of their vineyard holdings here and in nearby Epernay. The estate has focused on Blanc de Blancs since their founding in 1959. These are very classic representations of Champagne, but remarkably well-priced when compared to, well, Salon, Krug, Pierre Peters, of course, but also better-known growers such as Pierre Gimonnet and Doyard.
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Austrian Wine Sale 4-2-25

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Austria Sale
Champagne Featurette: Suenen 

 
The World’s Greatest Whites
 
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Austrian Wines
 
What region stops somms in their tracks? Austria. It’s an oddly shocking statement to point out that Austrian winemakers produce some of the greatest wines made anywhere in the world. They count among their ranks such luminaries as FX Pichler, Gobelsburg, and Nikolaihof, and such illustrious vineyards as Heiligenstein and im Weingebirge, the oldest named vineyard in the world.
 
Despite the love of diehard fans, the wines don’t always get the attention they deserve. If these wines came from France, those biodynamic, single-vineyard, Grand Cru, food-friendly, and ridiculously underpriced gems from thousand-year-old wineries, they would be three times as expensive. These are the source of the best value high end whites in the world.
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California Pinot Noir Sale 4-1-25

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California Pinot Noir Sale
Champagne Featurette: Tarlant

 
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California Pinot Noir
 
Our neighbor to the south has been crafting world class Pinot Noir for quite some time. We adore California Pinot Noirs for their class and texture. With prestigious names in stock like Rhys, Merry Edwards, and Racines, you’re certain to fall in love with these magnificent wonders.
 
5% off any 3-5 in-stock bottles of California Pinot Noir
10% off any 6 or more in-stock bottles of California Pinot Noir
 
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Sale ends Friday, April 4th at 9 am Pacific.
 
We offer thirty in-stock California Pinot Noir options on sale now, including:
 
Rhys Vineyards Horseshoe Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains 2018 1.5L Displayed Price: $279, that’s $265.05 at 5% off and $251.10 at 10% off, 2 magnums in stock now
Matthew Luczy-Wine Advocate 96+ points “As is consistent at this site, the 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is aromatically slow to open but unstoppable once it starts.
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