2014 Pomerol & Right Bank Bordeaux – From Every Day to Blue Chip Wines

After a string of challenging years 2014 Bordeaux has shaped up to be the best vintage following the historic back-to-back vintages of 2009 and 2010. The long growing season and a glorious autumn allowed for both maximum ripening and maximum…

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Posted on 2017.04.28 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

Value Premier Cru Red Burgundy from Top Producer in Givry

The Côte Chalonnaise continues as a regular chain of hills along the same lines as the Côte d’Or to its north. But the countryside is much less uniform and turns into a jumble of limestone slopes on which vineyards appear…

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Posted on 2017.04.19 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

Ethereal Sauvignon Blanc from the Limestone Landscape of the Northern Adriatic

Mix and match any six bottles for special discount prices: ~$30 Edi Kante Sauvignon Blanc (Venezia Giulia 2013) ~$53 Edi Kante “Selezione” Sauvignon Blanc (Venezia Giulia 2009) In the rugged Carso district in the far northeastern corner of Italy,

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Posted on 2017.04.12 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia  |  Read more...

Fresh & Perfumed Red from Northwest Spain

Fento “Xabre” (Val do Bibei, Galicia 2015) Special 6-pack price: $140 (~$23/bottle) Hard-working vigneron Eulogio Pomares is a rising star in the far northwest corner of Spain where he receives accolades from critics and consumers alike. Although perhaps best known…

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Posted on 2017.04.03 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Ribeira Sacra  |  Read more...