A Fairly Priced, Quality Red Burgundy from Marsannay

Price: $49/bottle – SOLD OUT In a superbly written essay about the spirituality of wine, Michigan-born novelist, poet, and wine enthusiast Jim Harrison discovered a secret French bible that declares: to drink red wine after dark is to fight…

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Posted on 2013.06.28 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

Commemorate Bloomsday with a Sample of 2011 David Moreau Santenay Cuvée ‘S’ (and a Gorgonzola Sandwich)

Price: $39/bottle SOLD OUT “Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls. He liked thick giblet soup, nutty gizzards, a stuffed roast heart, liverslices fried with crustcrumbs, fried hencods’ roes.” – James Joyce, Ulysses Leopold Bloom…

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Posted on 2013.06.14 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

Sample Saint-Émilion Grands Crus Classés from the 2010 Vintage

More 2010 Bordeaux! This Saturday we’re opening two bottles, both Grands Crus Classés from well-known Châteaux in Saint-Émilion. Predominately Merlot, these wines are supple and offer drinkability across a broader window of time. Think about pouring these while you’re waiting…

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Posted on 2013.04.26 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

Sample 2010 from Pessac-Léognan and Pomerol

Deliveries of the fine 2010 Bordeaux vintage are pouring in, so to speak, and we’re eager for you to give them a try. This Saturday we’re opening two bottles, both second label wines from distinguished Châteaux. Second label Bordeaux have…

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Posted on 2013.04.12 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

Sample 3rd Growth Bordeaux from 2010

By most accounts, the 2010 vintage of Bordeaux either meets or exceeds the greatness of 2009. We’ve already taken a few deliveries of this fine vintage and want to get tasting right away. Stop into the store anytime this Saturday…

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Posted on 2013.03.28 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

Sample Northern Rhone

SOLD OUT All day Saturday we’ll be pouring samples of three selections from Domaine Durand with special one day in-store pricing. Have a taste of 2010 Saint-Joseph “Lautaret” (250 cases produced), 2010 Cornas “Prémices” (330 cases produced), and 2011 Syrah (Collines-Rhodaniennes). This up-and-coming small estate…

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Posted on 2013.03.13 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Northern Rhone  |  Read more...

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