On the heels of the absolutely crazy Locanda Beckstoffer Cabernet sale a few weeks ago (we sure wish we could get more) comes its very worthy successor, the same winery’s crazy good Locanda Chardonnay.  Hailing from yet another...

***Insiders Solid Case Special $240/$20 per bottle*** Shipping included on 6 bottles or more Affordable but tasty white Burgundy is an essential, like the little black dress of your wine fridge. The successful candidate should be inexpensive enough to...

Even though, over the decades, there have been some very fine, sparkling wines produced in California, none has ever had the cachet of Champagne and never has there been a cult-like producer like, say, Jacques Selosse or any of those other unicorn...

The Wine Independent, 94 points: The 2022 Mannequin features evocative notes of grapefruit oil, juicy peaches, and honeysuckle with touches of mandarin peel and marzipan. The full-bodied palate is bursting with spiced pears flavors with citrusy...

Free ground shipping on 6+ bottles The 2021 Estate Chardonnay is a classic Hanzell top to bottom: a wine of presence and persistence with a complex, savory nose of toasted grain, skinned hazelnut, Asian pear, Meyer lemon and apricot. Broad and...

$49.99 with shipping included on 6 bottles or more No one knows the Russian River Valley quite like the gang at Williams Selyem.  This ultra-important Healdsburg winery- way back when- was the very first to create audiences for the grapes of...

Ground shipping included on 6+ bottles What do you do when your spouse insists on drinking great white Burgundy but you’re too cheap to spend an arm and a leg to keep peace in the family? The obvious answer is to buy a...

In a region where, even now, a majority of the wines are produced at local cooperatives and machine picking, large yields and industrial-grade winemaking is the norm, producers like Jean Manciat are the exceptions that prove just how...

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Free ground shipping on 12+ bottlesMix & Match with 2023 Flowers Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast This just-released 2024 is a beautifully balanced wine with all of the great acidity and lovely, lacy fruit this iconic far-coast vineyard can provide. We...

Let me see if I have this straight. You’re asking me to buy a $40 Chardonnay from Barbaresco made by an Australian? Yep! Trust me. I wouldn’t go to all the work of trying to if I didn’t think it was worth your while. So…if you want to succeed in the...

80% Meunier, 20% Pinot Noir, 5.8 g/l Beautifully structured Champagne with a bright aroma, exotic fruit on the palate and firm acidity at the end. All black grapes in the cépage give the overall impression of complexity to emerge. ★★★...

100% Chardonnay, 5 g/l Fresh, floral bouquet with roundness on the midpalate and precise minerality at the end. Very classy indeed and complete in every way. ★★★+ FR This is my kind of bubbles! Subtle and elegant, the acidity is spot-on and the balance...

“Roger and Christine Saumaize took over the domaine back in 1978 and, in my opinion, are one of the top producers in the Mâconnais.” (Neal Martin)   Rarely do we equate the leaner, mineral-infused whites from the Maconnaise...

Free ground shipping on 6+ bottles Decanter, 95 points: This is clean and sleek, a beautifully balanced medium-bodied Chardonnay with luxuriously ripe stone and orchard fruit. Exotic baking spices complement layers of guava, white peach, and...

SOLID CASE OF 12 with free shipping, $540 ($45/bottle) Those of us in the wine business—well, those of us who truly love wine anyway—make no pretense toward absolute impartiality when it comes to judging our favorites. We form deep emotional...