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Just a couple times per year, I encounter a wine that moves me, that inspires me, and that reenforces my wine enthusiasm deeply. Brothers Joan and Josep d'Anguera have produced just that, one of the prettiest and most riveting red wines I've had the pleasure to enjoy in 2023.

It's back, and it's another highly successful vintage of the Ioppa Rose of Nebbiolo. This "Team Table Wine" favorite has been on-point the past few vintages, and the 2022 is no exception. It is testament to the fact that Italy is home to some of the best dry roses in the galaxy :)

96 points from one of the most trusted publications in the industry, less than $30, is it all that? I know that's the first question on everyone's mind, and I'm here to say YES. All I can say is back up the truck on this fabulous deal from this dynamic, certified organic, family-run estate.

For the 5th consecutive vintage, Allan Scott's outstanding Sauvignon Blanc has registered a 90+ point score from Wine Spectator. I doubt there are many other wines in this price range that can claim that same feat.

Wow was all I could say when I stuck my big nose inside the glass of the 2020 Chateau de L'Orangerie Bordeaux Superieur. One of the great red Bordeaux values I've had in a long time, this is a very complete wine at a very attractive price. Coming from an 8th generation, prideful, and family-run estate, this is one of those incredible finds we all dream about.

Triolet's wonderful Brut Rose combines two of my favorite wine categories into one bottle -- dry rose and Champagne! Yep, this small grower produces a fabulous, real-deal Champagne, and you can't beat the price.

Veronique Gunther's Muscadets are all the rage in France and Western Europe, and for good reason. Her Anima Mea Muscadet is all about purity and precision, and this bone-dry white is ideal served next to oysters, mussels, and other creatures of the sea. We were one of the first East Coast retailers to feature this wine, and we're just as happy with the '20 as we were with the '19.

There's a new Rioja in the house, we poured it at last week's Meet the Importer Tasting, and pretty much everyone loved it. El Vino Prodigo is the brainchild of Pedro Pecina Gil who grew up in the vineyards of Rioja. His La Vina de la Merce Rioja Crianza sees extended cask and bottle aging before release, and it is a SERIOUS wine at a great price.

This is the RESERVE bottling from Royal Prince. Their regular Cab is great, but this is a much more substantial and formidable wine. Remember when I introduced you all to Venge Cab? This offer feels a lot like that, but I personally think the 2019 Reserve Cab from Royal Prince drinks more like one of Venge's higher-priced Cabs. I'm talking Bone Ash-type quality folks!

Father and son Riccardo & Massimilliano Lanza are putting the CLASSIC back into Chianti Classico. Their tiny, 3.5 hectare, organic estate is located in Radda, some of the "holiest ground" in all of Tuscany, and their Chianti is noble in every way, shape, and form.

Located just southwest of Sancerre, the commune of Menetou-Salon produces Sauvignon Blancs that have long rivaled those of their more popular neighbor. The version from Domaine Jean Teiller is a prime example of, and this small, certified organic, family-run estate has produced a spectacular bottle of Sauvignon Blanc in the high-quality/low-quantity 2021 vintage.

The Almondo Family estate is one of the reference-point properties of Italy's Piedmont region. While they make a fabulous Nebbiolo, their reputation has been built on the back of the Arneis grape, long considered one of the finest white varieties in all of Italy. This is truly a beautiful bottle of white wine, and it's ideal as we move through spring and get into summer.

The 2019 Marietta Arme, the estate's value-priced Cabernet Sauvignon-driven blend, is back and it's another stellar vintage for this wine. Rated 94 points by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and coming to you at a great price, this is a wine that out-scored a number of notable wines:

There's a new extreme value red in the shop, it's certified organic, and it's 100% DEE-LISH. The 2019 Sierra Norte Pasion de Monastrell is fresh, ripe, and toasty, and it's the perfect red wine to have on hand for whatever and whenever.

If you want to experience the joys of Northern Rhone Syrah, Laurent Combier's Crozes-Hermitage is a great place to start. This is Syrah with wonderful purity of fruit and a delicacy rarely encountered in the grape. It will also immediately help you understand why France's Northern Rhone is famous for Syrah.

A serious contender for the best white wine value produced in the state, the Curran Grenache Blanc is dangerously drinkable. We are building a legion of Grenache Blanc Lovers at the shop. We recently sold through 30+ cases of the Herencia Altes Garntatxa Blanca, and we're coming back at you with another version from Santa Barbara County.

Legendary South African winemaker Bruwer Raats is a master with the Chenin Blanc grape, and his 2021 Original Chenin is in peak form. Rated 92 points by Vinous Media and 89 points by Wine & Spirits, this is one the best Chenin values in the Southern Hemisphere.

The 2019 Fortune 1621 Cabernet Sauvignon is a classically-styled Napa Cab at a steal of a price. Made by Brian Mox, who previously made wines at Lewis and Etude, this offers up deep, dark, and hedonistic notes that will have you and your friends oohing and awing. I guarantee it!

Vintage 2021 is one that Willamette Valley producers are talking about with great glee and joy, and after tasting several 2021 Patricia Green Pinot Noirs last week, and I can understand why. They were all good, but their 2021 Reserve Pinot Noir offered the best quality-to-price ratio, and I am certain it will be judged as one of the top values of this prodigious vintage.

Spring and summer are just around the corner, and we keep looking for delicious and refreshing whites to enjoy on warm and sunny days. Many of you will remember the 2020 La Val Finca Arantei Albarino, as it was one of our top-selling whites of 2022. It's back, and the new vintage is just a good, maybe even better!

Jean Manciat considers his Franclieu vineyard to be his best site, and you won't get any arguments here. An absurd value in high-quality, small grower White Burgundy, I have long considered Manciat to be one of the most underrated superstars of the Maconnais. From the high-quality/low-quantity 2021 vintage, this won't be around for long.