Summertime, and the livin’ is…well, decidedly different than we all had expected. But the wines are excellent, and there’s no shortage of options, both tried-and-true and off-the-beaten path. In this week’s newsletter, our Buyers have joined forces to bring you a guide to beating the heat with the coolest of the cool summer wines on our shelves.
Read MoreIn our next Club Francais, we’ll be featuring the 2000 de Viaud from Lalande de Pomerol, so Clyde took the occasion to revisit a bottle of the 2003 from the estate. This was a controversial vintage in Bordeaux—a warm year with some hits and some misses—so I was curious how the wine would taste 17 years down the line. But Clyde lives by the credo of finding the best wines in under-rated vintages for the best values, and he’s king at picking out the good ones.
Read MoreAll the chips were stacked against Bordeaux being able to pull off an En Primeur campaign. If prices were less than astounding,there would have been no chance to even get off the starting block. Then Pontet-Canet got a potential 100-point review from Wine Advocate, dropped their price by 30%…
Read MoreWe’re excited to introduce you to a new winemaker in our Direct Import portfolio. Meet Michael Cooper and his Vinos de Vientos wines: old-vine Grenache- and Carignan-driven bottlings direct from exceptional vineyards in Spain.
Read MoreBuyers Kirk Walker and Thomas Smith have joined forces in our Southern Hemisphere newsletter to bring you the best values, the best new finds, the best oldies-but-goodies we have from south of the Equator. From Uruguay to Marlborough, the “New World” is bringing their A-game, and our newsletter is your guide to your new favorites!
Read MoreJust in time for the 4th: our Domestic Newsletter! Domestic Buyers Ryan Woodhouse and Kaj Stromer talk old vines, new wines, and the bounty of good juice that lies in between.
Read MoreWe all miss seeing our customers in person, many of whom have become great friends over the years. But we are taking things slowly, and not opening the retail floor just yet. Read on for a little about our behind-the-scenes logic. And many thanks to all for bearing with us as we take the cautious route.
Read MoreCarlo Ferrini is well-beloved in Italian wine as a consultant, racking up several prestigious “Winemaker of the Year” awards for his work with wineries from Piedmont to Sicily. He lets his own small Brunello winery, Giodo, fly under the radar so as not to steal the spotlight from his clients, but his wines are truly exceptional. They are the work of a master with decades of experience, and they will be a beacon for any Brunello lover.
Read MoreThe 2019 vintage from one of our favorite Minervois producers has just hit the shelves. If you’re looking from sunshine from the South of France, look no further than the Chapelle en Rosé and the Petite Saint Jacques. Owner Graham Nutter took some time to show us the historic chapel on his property and his organic vineyards.
Read MoreIt’s a great time to drink Rhône wine—of course, many of us would argue that there’s never a bad time! But with a string of highly rated vintages and an eye toward value, wines from both the north and the south of this famed French valley are exceeding expectations.
Read MoreArtist Sandro Chia’s Montalcino estate Castello Romitorio has produced an exceptional bottling in the 2015 vintage. His son Filippo, who’s been working side by side with Sandro since 2005, reflects on the confluence of forces that made this such a special year for them, now 36 years since they first came to this historic site.
Read MoreWe’re now open for Curbside Pickup! Here, we walk you through the (easy) process and in no time at all you’ll be a curbside pro.
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