Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white values in all of Burgundy. The area has long been...
2021 Domaine La Folie Rully Blanc 'Clos La Folie'
Rully, near the regional city of Chalon-sur-Soane and just three miles south of Chassagne-Montrachet as the Burgundian crow flies, has long been the source of some of the most over-achieving white...
2022 Domaine Andre Neveu Sancerre 'La Manoir' Chavignol
Given all the other crises we are dealing with these days, the lack of Sancerre doesn’t rank very high. That is, unless you have a true hankering for what might be the world’s...
Is Barolo going to the dogs?????
One of the pioneers of organic viticulture in Piemonte, Pietro Berutti’s La Spinona is probably one of the best producers of Barbaresco and Barolo you’ve never heard of. But with one of the...
2020 Hubert Bouzereau-Grueres Bourgogne Chardonnay
If you throw a rock into the village of Meursault, you’re likely to hit someone named Bouzereau and, as such, this last name has been synonymous with great Meursault for centuries. But all...
2022 Li Veli Susumaniello Rosato IGP Puglia
John: A personal favorite from Italy’s sunny Adriatic coast, this has great substance to go along with its fabulous aromatics. This wine reminds me of a gorgeous sun-spangled lunch overlooking...
2021 Gini Soave Classico
People of a certain age still cringe at the word ‘Soave’ as it conjures up the virtual ocean full of really bad wine once grown in the flats along the autostrada near Soave castle between Verona and Venice...
Sonoe has been working with the grapes from the Linda Vista Vineyard since 2018 vintage. Located on the eastern, cooler side of the Oak Knoll District, this vineyard has been organically farmed (CCOF Certified Organic) by Steve Matthiasson since...
2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose
Welcome to spring! This lovely pink of 100% Cabernet Franc has just-arrived from the Loire Valley for your spring and summer quaffing pleasure. It is here, I think, where Cab...
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Prapo Pre-Arrival $79.99, $84.99 in stock price
The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon! Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers...
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Ravera Pre-Arrival $79.99, $84.99 in stock price
The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon! Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will appeal to both lovers...
2019 Paolo Scavino Barolo Bric de Fiasc Pre-Arrival $99.99, $104.99 in stock price
The amazing 2019 Barolos are arriving soon! Fasten your seatbelts because it’s a fabulous and unique vintage; one that, paradoxically, will...
2022 Gobelsburg Rosé Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg 'Cistercien '
Much of Austria’s Danube Valley is considered far too cool to fully ripen the native red wine grapes planted there and some of those become the source of...
2020 Vietti Perbacco Langhe Nebbiolo 1.5L
There’s Langhe Nebbiolo and there’s Langhe Nebbiolo. Typically made to be consumed young and at its juicy best, many of the wines labeled Langhe Nebbiolo are made from younger vines,...
, Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50 per bottle
Smart shoppers know that spring is not the season for the new vintage of Rose but also the best time to find deals on the previous harvest’s wines, the best of which are only now rounding into...
Large and in charge, Matteo Ascheri is one of those people you meet in Barolo who are just Piemontese to their very core and he’s revered enough locally to be serve as the president of the Barolo-Barbaresco Consorzio. They’ve been in the...
Nothing better than good ol’ Zinfandel when one’s fancy turns to spring-summer grillin.’ When it comes to Zinfandel, there’s one that stands head and shoulders over all the others when it comes to curing what ails you...
A new everyday option from the folks at Austin Hope!
True to Paso Robles’ signature style, this fruit-forward Cabernet Sauvignon has enticing aromas of dark fruit, fresh vanilla bean, and hints of coffee. On the palette, the dark brooding...
Blend: 43% Caberbet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
The Follies stay in the the Southern Hemisphere with the delicious Meerlust Red Blend from South Africa with a wine that is essentially the second label of their iconic...
Winery Notes: Two Squared wines are designed to be approachable in both flavor and price. Opulent, fruit-driven and generous, with a backbone of acidity and elegance, these wines are produced by masterful blending across terroirs evocative of Napa...
Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50
The Villa Calcinaia Chianti Classico, comes from an estate in Tuscany that dates back even further than the Meerlust featured above. The property is part of land gift that dates back to 1524, a group of...
Ermisch Cellars, located in Bend, Oregon, is just the sort of winery we love to feature. It’s a family-run enterprise started in 2001 by Kirk Ermisch, with daughter Hannah, a trained winemaker and sommelier, currently taking over more and...
2020 Edi Keber Collio Bianco
It’s a rare occasion indeed when I can send out an offer on Edi Keber’s totally unique Friulian white. There is very little made, and with the cult-like following this one-wine, two-man cantina...
NOSE: Pure and powerful, this wine opens with fresh blueberries, blackberry pie and cassis. ˜e endless dark fruit is complemented by a range of baking spices: vanilla at first, but also clove and cinnamon.PALATE: The first sip instantly reveals the...
When it comes to California Chardonnay, there are many who it do it well, but the list of those who do it exceptionally well is a lot shorter. These are winemakers who can translate California’s best sites into wines with...