DVLCIVS EX ASPERIS: 2018 Oddero Barolo
Sometimes people ask if I have ideas about which wines will become far more valuable in the future. I do have those ideas, but the...
Sometimes people ask if I have ideas about which wines will become far more valuable in the future. I do have those ideas, but the...
We offered Ca' la Bionda's superlative Amarone Ravazzol last week, a wine that I love, and hold in the highest esteem, but something that...
Straight to the point: this wine is one of the finest Italian wines we have ever offered. If you buy a 6-pack, we'll knock 15% off.......
Someone's missing in the picture above, but they're on the way... Tastings are back for now. Let's convene from 3pm to 6pm Saturday,...
You've definitely heard of two of the major grapes of Champagne, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and you've probably heard of Pinot Meunier,...
If you're into Burgundy, you know that the world just can't get enough. Price and availability are going in opposite directions, and I...
That's Jo Landron, you've probably read about him here before. We really love his wines. I thought I knew about all of them, but I was...
Many of you will know the wine on the left. It is a popular sparkling wine chez C&C and we often tout it as a most versatile red wine. It...
We got a case of this wine a few months ago, and I thought I'd better not mention it, as there was no more to be had. Today I got...
You guys loved the 2019 Saladin Fan de Lune last year, but we sold out pretty quickly. It's back, and it somehow went down a buck......
It was Chenin Blanc that many years ago convinced me I loved white wine as well as red. I wish I could say that a Chidaine was...
Many years back at Esprit du Vin, Keith and I had a short discussion about whether or not we should sell the unique pink wine of Lopez de...
"If the 2017 vintage in Burgundy has a defect, it's that the wines can be rather facile and immediate; but that is emphatically not the...
From my first taste of these wines, it was obvious they were something special. Their energy and purity are astounding. I remember an...
One could argue that there are world-renowned crus in the Loire Valley, but aside from a few notable exceptions, the region isn't really...
There are more than a few famous crus in Barolo, but no single site is more famous than Cannubi. Situated in the heart of Barolo, facing...
For those in the know, Coudert's Clos de la Roilette is an easy perennial buy. We at Craft and Cru certainly take as much as we can get....
... a customer recently mentioned that our still having a few extraordinary wines was "criminal", and we couldn't have agreed more, so...
I will be the first to point out that the entire world of wine is worth exploring, but I'll also be quick to return to Burgundy, and I'll...
It's twentytwentycru y'all! Eeesh... I hope you didn't enjoy that as much as I did. In any case, I want to be clear: I'm looking forward...