SOLD OUT! The 2016 Empordalia Sinols Negre tastes like Priorat, but it sells for half the price! I’m not exaggerating folks — I just call it like I taste it. This rich, ripe, and spicy blend of Garnacha, Carignan, and...
SOLD OUT! The 2015 Matthiasson Tendu White is my pick for the top spring, summer, pool, picnic, and beach wine! From all-star farmer and winemaker Steve Matthiasson, the Tendu White is a blend of Vermentino, Colombard, and Chardonnay. It’s unoaked,...
SOLD OUT! The 2015 Smith Story Pickberry Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is the best California Cab I’ve tasted this year. Rated 95 points by Vinous Media’s Antonio Galloni, just 300 cases were produced. It’s the debut vintage, it’s a magical wine,...
SOLD OUT! Ever since Matt Courtney joined Arista in 2012, the wines have gone from good to world-class. In case you don’t know who Matt Courtney is, he worked alongside Helen Turley for 8 years as assistant winemaker at Marcassin....
SOLD OUT! Albarino Lovers Unite! The 2016 Xion Albarino is one for the ages! I also think it’s the best under-$20 Albarino in the store. Golden in color, rich and opulent, yet crisp and focused, the Xion Albarino is truly...
Sauvignon Blanc lovers unite! If you’ve been listening to me for the past 4 years, you already know that the Smith Story Sauvignon Blanc is California’s best. If you’ve not been listening to me, listen now! Antonio Galloni, one of...
SOLD OUT! The Michel Gassier Cercius Blanc is back, Jeb Dunnuck scored it 92 points, and it’s the perfect white wine for the season! The 2016 vintage is a blend of 70% Grenache Blanc and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented and...
SOLD OUT! Cru Beaujolais doesn’t get much better than Clos de la Roilette Fleurie. Rated 93 points by the stingy-scoring Josh Raynolds of Vinous Media, this is always one of my favorite Gamay-based wines. Tasting like a hypothetical cross of...
SOLD OUT! For lovers of classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, you’ve got to try the 2016 Otto’s Constant Dream! I’ll tell you more about the crazy name later, but for now, I’ll tell you that this is what every New...
Barbanera is a larger-scaled, Italian producer, but man, their wines are delicious. Rich, round, juicy, and easy-to-understand, this is another winner from this Tuscan-based winery. Some of you are surely familiar with their Ser Passo, Barbanera’s sumptuous, Sangiovese-based red. Guess...
SOLD OUT! WOW was all I could say after tasting the 2016 Elio Perrone Barbera d’Asti Tasmorcan! From start to finish, this is an impressive red wine that will delight the most picky of palates. Rated 90 points by Wine...
SOLD OUT! I’m up to my old tricks again — finding incredible wines at incredible prices! the 2016 Ferraton Cotes du Rhone Blanc Samorens is one of the top white wine values of the brilliant 2016 Southern Rhone vintage. I...
SOLD OUT! I had a bottle of the 2014 Elk Cove Pinot Noir recently, and it was soooo good! It was from my own personal stash, and I assumed my distributor was out, as most Oregon producers have already moved...
It’s Valentine’s Day, and I can’t think of a better bubbly for your buck than the Raventos I Blanc De Nit Brut Rose. Long recognized as Spain’s top sparkling wine producer, the current rendition of their De Nit Brut Rose...
I ran this as a wine feature in December, and we sold out way too quick. Good news — I secured another 10 cases of the 2015 Arterberry Maresh Pinot Noir Dundee Hills. From the same producer who made some...
Let’s start the year off right, with an awesome offer on the 2016 Cantina Sant’Evasio Barbera d’Asti! The 2016 vintage was great in Italy’s Piemonte region, and Barbera-specialist Cantina Sant’Evasio produced one of the great values of the harvest. Sure,...
Yes, you read that right. 93 point-rated Rioja for less than $20/bottle! The 2011 Carlos Serres Rioja Reserva is an absurd value in super high quality, traditional Rioja. I’m not saying it’s quite as good as La Rioja Alta’s Vina...
The 2016 Domaine Talmard Macon-Chardonnay really took me by surprise when I tasted it recently. I go way back with this wine, as I sold it for years before I opened the store, but I never remember it being this...
SOLD OUT! Yep, you read it right! 94 points from the Wine Advocate’s Jeb Dunnuck, less than $14, and Jeb compared it directly to a wine from Sine Qua Non. If you’re not familiar with Sine Qua Non, that’s for...
SOLD OUT! When I saw the review on the 2016 Novellum Chardonnay, I nearly lost it! 92 points from the Wine Advocate, compared to Sonoma’s famed and very hard-to-get Aubert Chardonnay, and less than $15. SOLD! I’ve carried every vintage of...
HOLY MOLY, THIS STUFF IS GOOD! The 2015 Valravn Old Vine Zinfandel comes to us from the fine folks at Banshee Wines. This is just their second vintage of this wine, but I’m gonna’ go ahead and say that this...
