A Case of Bordeaux in a Wooden Crate for Father’s Day

Château Haut-Maurac (Médoc 2012) Special Father’s Day Price: $275/12 bottles in wooden crate (~$23/bottle) Dads like barbecues. Dads like fishing (or at least the idea of fishing). Dads like agreeing with things in theory, inappropriate humor, and free t-shirts. Dads…

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Posted on 2016.06.15 in Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines, France  |  Read more...

 

Saturday Sips: High Altitude Spanish Red with a Mediterranean Touch

Mas l’Altet “Avi” (Valencia, 2009) $210/6-pack (~$35/bottle) The husband-and-wife team of Alfredo Esteve and Nina Coolsaet are the heart and soul behind Bodega Mas l’Altet. Both engineers, the couple met by happenstance on their first day of master’s study of oenology….

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Posted on 2016.03.02 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Valencia  |  Read more...

 

Dinner with Alain Brumont of Château Montus — One of France’s Most Influential Winemakers

Alain Brumont has built the largest domaine in Madiran with over ten percent of appellation holdings in superb vineyard sites. With the guidance of the legendary winemaker himself, we’ll delve deep into the roster of wines, white and red,…

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Posted on 2016.02.26 in France, News & Events, South West  |  Read more...

 

Tuscan Wine Tasting with I Collazzi Winemaker

Thursday, February 25th, 5:30-7, Elie Wine Co. will be pouring the wines of I Collazzi with Cellarmaster Alberto Torelli. We will be tasting the Chianti Classico “I Bastioni”, Merlot-based “Libertà”, a Bordeaux-blend Super-Tuscan “Collazzi”, and the white wine “Otto…

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Posted on 2016.02.12 in News & Events, Italy, Tuscany  |  Read more...

 

2012 “Second Wines” from Top Bordeaux Châteaux

Our Bordeaux MasterClass was a hit. With over 100 people in attendance we filled the Birmingham Community House Ballroom with a lively crowd. There was plenty of insight to be had tasting through three vintages of wines from four different…

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Posted on 2016.02.09 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

Red Bordeaux for the Holidays

2010 in Bordeaux was the driest year in six full decades. The vines were parched for most of the summer, with almost no rainfall the entire month of August. Days were long and warm, nights were cool. The result was…

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Posted on 2015.12.07 in France, Bordeaux  |  Read more...

 

Keeping Summer Alive with Rothschild Rosé

Barons de Rothschild “Les Lauriers” Rosé (2014, Bordeaux from Montagne-Saint-Émilion)  ~$18/bottle We’re not ready to give up on summer yet. There are still plenty of outside gatherings with friends ahead of us. Plenty of barbecues and trips up north to…

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Posted on 2015.08.01 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

French Inspiration, Mediterranean Soul

~$25 Principia Mathematica (Penedès, 2013) ~$25 Pas Curtei (Penedès, 2011) ~$79 Sot Lefriec (Penedès, 2006) Travel south and west down the coast of Spain from Barcelona past golden, powdery sand beaches before heading inland to the Massís del Garraf –…

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Posted on 2015.07.30 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Penedes  |  Read more...

 

Wine for the Holy Holidays

We want to wish you happy holidays and let you know this Saturday we’ll be sampling 2011 Château Moulin Riche Saint-Julien. This is a wine that is dense and velvety, rich on the nose with black fruits. It’s a wine with good…

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Posted on 2015.03.26 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

Revisiting 2010 Bordeaux

Join us this Saturday to revisit the 2010 Bordeaux vintage. We’ll be sampling several wines, from inexpensive, over-performing regional wines to renowned estates with top terroir. A few years have elapsed since the release of this vintage and we believe the wines are…

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Posted on 2015.03.05 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  |  Read more...

 

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