A Tale of Two Rioja – Modern and Classic

The Modern Artuke “Pies Negros” (Rioja, 2011) ~$21/bottle With less than 55 acres of vineyards, Artuke Bodegas y Viñedos is most certainly a family affair. Artuke is the contraction of the names of Arturo and Kike de Miguel Blanco, brothers…

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Posted on 2015.12.14 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Priorat DOQ  |  Read more...

 

Thanksgiving Wine Recommendations

Stop by this Saturday to sample a few wines ideal for your Thanksgiving celebration and stock up with special discounts on all featured wines. Our first rule for selecting Thanksgiving wine is not to freak out. The meal is far too diverse with…

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Posted on 2015.11.19 in Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

Legendary Italian Pinot Noir

Frecciarossa “Giorgio Odero” Pinot Nero (Oltrepò Pavese, 2010) ~$35/bottle If you’ve spent any time at Elie Wine Company you’ve browsed our vast selection of red Burgundy. You know that we know good Pinot Noir. No other Italian wine zone produces…

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Posted on 2015.11.11 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Lombardy  |  Read more...

 

Pure, Concentrated, and Seductive Mediterranean Red

Domaine Les Mille Vignes “Cadette” (Fitou, 2012) ~$41/bottle Fitou is the very first granted appellation in the southern French region of Languedoc. It consists of two small enclaves, Fitou Haut, a patch of mountainous schist 15 miles inland, and Fitou…

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Posted on 2015.10.28 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Rare and Thrilling Wines from Piedmont Italy

Vigne Marina Coppi “Marine” (Colli Tortonesi Favorita, 2011) white ~$35/bottle Vigne Marina Coppi “Sant’ Andrea” (Colli Tortonesi Barbera, 2012) red ~$25/bottle SOLD OUT With its many overlapping appellations spread across the largest region of the Italian mainland, it takes…

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Posted on 2015.10.21 in Saturday Sips Wines, Piedmont, Italy  |  Read more...

 

Cigales – The Other Great Spanish Tempranillo

César Príncipe (Cigales, 2009) ~$49/bottle 13 Cántaros Nicolás (Cigales, 2013) ~$14/bottle Although the Old Castile region of northwestern Spain is a hot and arid landscape that favors big and beefy red wines, historically Cigales has been known for their excellent-quality…

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Posted on 2015.10.15 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Cigales  |  Read more...

 

Faugères – France’s Well Kept Secret

Domaine Léon Barral (Faugères, 2012) ~$29/bottle We have been trying to bring in Didier Barral‘s wines for years now and we were finally able to score the 2011 vintage last year, so some of you might already be familiar…

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Posted on 2015.10.07 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Old Vine Grenache from Côtes-du-Rhône

Maxime-François Laurent “Pourpre” (Côtes-du-Rhône Rouge, 2014) ~$25/bottle The Southern Rhône is a magical place. On a sweeping tumble of broad terraces beneath villages of ancient glory lie sun-drenched vineyards filled with the scents of thyme and lavender. To drink a…

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Posted on 2015.09.30 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Southern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

A Dugat-Py Retrospective

Burgundy is much more than Pinot Noir from France. It’s a winemaking region with more classified geological complexity and nuance than any other in the world. And Elie Wine Company is not an average wine shop. We have visitors from…

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Posted on 2015.09.24 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

Embrace Autumn with a Brilliant Red from Italy’s Piedmont

Hilberg-Pasquero (Barbera d’Alba, 2013) ~$24/bottle There will still be a few days left this year to sneak some rosé on the patio but autumn is approaching fast. Just because you may need an evening sweater doesn’t mean it’s time to…

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Posted on 2015.09.16 in Saturday Sips Wines, Piedmont, Italy  |  Read more...

 

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