A true masterpiece is composed of many elements, and all the details must be in precise balance: The forearm musculature on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ for example—the intake of breath in the nostril of Sanmartino’s ‘Veiled Christ.’ This is as true for…
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Posted on 2024.11.21 in Fleurie, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Vosne-Romanée, Gevrey-Chambertin, Hautes-Côtes de Nuits, Cidre, France, Wine-Aid Packages, Cava  | Read more...
The wine world’s equivalent to the dinosaur-destroying Chicxulub meteor is a microscopic louse called phylloxera. By the end of the nineteenth century, the bug had killed most of the vines in Europe, and when they were replanted (often using louse-resistant…
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Posted on 2023.09.08 in La Tierra de Castilla, France, Spain DO, Penedes, Wine-Aid Packages, Catalunya, Cava, Arribes, Tierra de Leon, Ribeiro, Ribeira Sacra  | Read more...
A true masterpiece is composed of many elements, and all the details must be in precise balance: The forearm musculature on Michelangelo’s ‘David’ for example—the intake of breath in the nostril of Sanmartino’s ‘Veiled Christ.’ This is as true for…
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Posted on 2022.11.11 in Puligny-Montrachet, Montlouis-sur-Loire, Menetou-Salon, Crémant du Bourgogne, Savoie, Côte Chalonnaise, Givry, Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais-Villages, France, Beaujolais, Spain DO, Penedes, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire, Sherry/Jerez, Cava, Alsace  | Read more...
“It is spring again. The earth is like a child that knows poems by heart.” — Rainer Maria Rilke Whether you’re social-distancing with friends on the patio, grilling in the backyard, or just relaxing on a cozy chair with a…
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Posted on 2020.06.08 in France, Spain DO, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Wine-Aid Packages, Loire, Cava, South West  | Read more...
Join us this Saturday to taste the stunning wines of Raventós i Blanc. Pepe Raventós will be with us from 1:00 to 3:00, providing details and insight into one of the finest sparkling wine operations in the…
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Posted on 2019.04.04 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Catalunya, Cava  | Read more...
Every day until The New Year we’ll be sampling from our large and elaborate selection of small-production, sparkling wines and grower Champagnes from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. We’ll be featuring wines from some of the leading producers in their…
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Posted on 2017.12.24 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Champagne, Cava  | Read more...
Manuel Raventós Negra (MRN) 2010 Price for The Champagne Society members: $93 (regular price $120) The name Raventós has become synonymous with great sparkling wines. Raventós i Blanc is one of the few producers of Spanish sparkling wine that grows, tends and harvests…
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Posted on 2017.12.01 in Spain DO, The Champagne Society, Cava  | Read more...
Buy three or more bottles of Spanish wine and receive a 15% discount — Prices Start at $11/bottle. With deep discounts on any Spanish wine in the shop, this Saturday will be a great time to replenish the cellar,…
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Posted on 2016.05.25 in Saturday Sips Wines, Misc Spanish, Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ, Ribero del Duero, Rioja DOC, Catalunya, Cigales, Bierzo, Sherry/Jerez, Cava, Montsant, Arribes, Navarra, Costers del Segre, Tierra de Leon, Ribeiro, Valencia  | Read more...
With deep discounts on any Spanish wine in the shop, this Saturday, January 2, will be a great time to replenish the cellar, grab yourself a special bottle that has developed with some age, or just stock up on every…
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Posted on 2015.12.28 in Misc Spanish, Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ, Ribero del Duero, Rioja DOC, Catalunya, Cigales, Bierzo, Sherry/Jerez, Cava, Montsant, Arribes, Navarra, Costers del Segre, Tierra de Leon, Ribeiro  | Read more...
Valldolina Cava Reserva “Brut Nature” ~$18/Bottle While your sipping this scandalously drinkable wine with aromas of apple blossom, wheat crackers, and sunshine, enjoy nine new works at our inaugural Wine & Art series, Ed Fraga : Fugitive Speculations. Fraga’s paintings…
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Posted on 2015.07.08 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Cava  | Read more...