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Gris: Jolie Laide Sauvignon

According to Jolie Laide's website, this wine is reserved for club members... so I'm feeling a bit naughty promoting it, as apparently it...

Aglianico in Excelsis

Meet us at the shop between 4:30 and 6:30 today please. If you can make it, don't miss it. If you can't make it, find a way... Grifalco...

Oddero: Perfectly Barolo

Oddero got a perfect score a couple weeks ago.... yay, blech, cool, ffs... The world will probably never abandon wine scores, but I wish...

! The Cat is Back, the Owl Too !

Remember this one? We're sure many of you do. I'm not one to crunch the numbers, but there's no doubt that this was one of our most...

Never Say Never: Maresh Maresh

Never say never, huh, but I am pretty confident we'll never be able to offer this wine at this price ever again. It should be $70+, the...

A Silly Time Machine: Ca' del Baio

Wait, wait, not "a silly" but "Asili"... if you like Nebbiolo, remember ASILI... I know I keep using the time machine analogy, which is a...

Gloire de Loire: Domaine du Collier

Speculation is an area of personal interest*, not so much because I want to sell wine that I've cellared, more so because I want to be...

Toscana Rosso: Sesta di Sopra

"A small and little-known Brunello producer that, in my book, rates among the best of the best" - Ian D'Agata Sesta di Sopra is a staple...

Barbaresco Time Machine: Voghera Cotta

We love the wines of Piemonte, and stock many of our faves, both values and bottles that are justifiable splurges. Barolo and Barbaresco...

Gruner Lessons: Double Kamptal

Gruner Veltliner, much like Chardonnay, makes a wide variety of dry white wine styles. Most wine drinkers probably know Gruner for...

Brunello for Breakfast: JK

Woof! Just kidding. That sounds gross. Read about Brunello over breakfast, ok. Decant a Brunello after breakfast, saving it for dinner...

2021 Vision: Chablis 1er

I can't get enough of 2021 Chablis. Quite literally. The crop was tragically tiny, and there's just not much to go around. Fortunately...

Madeira Weather (we just made that up)

Maybe it is Maderia weather. A friend brought a 1976 Terrantez to dinner the other night and it was divine with the cheese course,...

Most Improbable Cab: Stein Vom Berg 2019

The 2018 vintage of this wine was a real hit last year. When I saw that two cases of the 2019 were available, I did not hesitate to buy...

The Won Percent: Derthona

If you're reading this email, you've won. Seriously, even if you don't buy a bottle of Monlia Derthona, you're winning this wine game....

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