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Posted on 2017.02.15 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Loire  |  Read more...

Spanish Mediterranean Fruit – Bordeaux Style

Alemany i Corrio “Pas Curtei” (Penedès 2011) Special 6-pack Price: $134 (~$22/bottle) SOLD OUT One often hears the word “bold” in the context of red wine. While there are many interpretations for the term, thick ripe fruit or big young…

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Posted on 2017.02.08 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Catalunya  |  Read more...

The Champagne Society – February 2017 Selection: Especially for Lovers (of Great Wine)

Champagne Veuve Fourny & Fils “Cuvée R” Vertus Premier Cru Extra Brut “The honed restraint of Fourny‘s pristine fruit, meeting the ravishing complexity of old oak and swirling, tossing minerality, makes for quite a display. Fermentation in old oak…

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Posted on 2017.02.02 in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  |  Read more...

The Soul of Great Piedmont Nebbiolo

Silvio Giamello “Vicenziana” (Barbaresco 2013) $31.50/bottle SOLD OUT From a tiny plot of 40-50 year old vines on less than five acres Silvio Giamello is crafting a classic, old-school wine with the delicate, nuanced fragrances of flowers, tar and minerals…

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Posted on 2017.02.01 in Saturday Sips Wines, Piedmont, Italy  |  Read more...