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Diebolt-Vallois Sale 4-3-25

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Diebolt-Vallois Sale
Rosé of the Day: Château Peyrassol

 
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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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Muller-Catoir March Sale 3-31-25

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Muller-Catoir Sale
Champagne Featurette: Christophe Baron 

 
Historic / Delicious / Affordable
 
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Muller-Catoir
 
From grand and aristocratic Riesling, to wild and exciting Scheurebe, to arguably the best Pinot Blanc (Weissburgunder) we sell, Müller-Catoir’s wines are top-class in every category. Focusing on dry wines long before it was fashionable in Germany, Müller-Catoir owns some of the greatest vineyards in the region. This family estate, founded in 1744 in the Pfalz winegrowing region, knows their lands well and has a special touch with them.
 
The Pfalz as a region focuses on powerful, dry wines. Its beneficial growing conditions make for some of the most interesting and diverse expressions of German wine, with Riesling still being the crown jewel.
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Cavallotto: A Cru Among Crus 3-30-25

 

Cavallotto and Castiglione Falletto
As we move west across the broader appellation of Barolo, there are 3 communes that become critical to experience and understand., and all of them are impacted by the transition from Helvetian soils to Tortonian.  In contrast to Helvetian soils, the Tortonian soil influence brings forward wines that are more perfumed, elegant, and approachable; the color leaning towards a ruby hue. The wines of this soil also arguably mature more quickly, but still have the same great staying power of the entire Barolo appellation.The Tortonian soil on this side of the overall appellation is characterized by the following properties:

  • Blue tinted (darker in color)
  • Compact calcerous marl soil mixed with sand
  • Fresher, more fertile
  • Rich in magnesium, manganese

Most strikingly impacted by these soils changes is Castiglione Falletto, a cru that is special in the sense that it balances Helvetian soil with influences of the more Western Tortonian soil that extends across the Central Valley of Barolo. 

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