You need to be drinking this $9.99 rosé this weekend!

06.30.2023

2021 Balcon Sur La Mer Rosé



Release Price: $20.00 
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%




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July 4th Specials: Click HERE

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As we barrel towards what looks to be a wonderful holiday weekend with friends and family, there is only one thing I know for certain...and that is I am going to be drinking rosé.

Which rosé, you may ask?

Balcon sur la Mer.

Let's set aside for the moment that I love the package, and it kinda transports me to some place I'd like to go for vacation but I'm not quite sure I can afford 😂

Balcon has all the things we love about dry rosé. It delivers everything you want in spades. This unctuous pink wine is dry, stony, fruity, lengthy. Comprised of Grenache, Grenache Gris and Mourvedre, there’s a lot more here than many a rosé that you’ve tasted before.

Oh, and it's $9.99 as part of our July 4th SALE.


So I'm gonna open a bottle this weekend, or maybe two. Who are we kidding, I'm buying a six pack. 🤣 

Let's get to this!! Happy July 4th!


To order you can:



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Pinot Noir for $9.99 that your friends have been buying up!

06.28.2023

Les Peyrautins Pinot Noir



Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%




Lowest Price in the US!

July 4th Specials: Click 
HERE


*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

We told you we were rolling out some of the most extreme values you can find during our 4th of July Sale, and Les Peyrautins is darn near the top of that list.

Heck, there is even a wine shop in Australia that is selling this stuff for $21 per bottle - by the case (see HERE).

So let's just say at $9.99, I'm backing up the truck!

What's makes Les Peyrautins so good?
 
You have been told that Pinot Noir is the most finicky of grapes; indeed, it’s supposed to be the “heartbreak grape.” The statement is not false but it’s also not completely true. To make great Pinot Noir is bloody difficult and to do it consistently is virtually impossible, unless you’re in some famous (and very expensive) place. But that’s true of most grapes. It’s true that Pinot Noir grown in the wrong place is pretty dreadful, maybe more dreadful than most other grapes. But the middle ground has plenty of wealth to it – you need a friendly place for grape growing but not too friendly. With France’s Pays d’Oc, there are places where it’s easy to ripen grapes and areas that offer just enough challenge to coax Pinot Noir into an outrageous value - creating a fresh, fruity and delicious wine....and that's what we have here.

Les Peyrautins checks a lot of boxes for me. On the quality to price scale the wine is off the charts. The packaging is nice (when I serve it nobody would ever guess this bad boy was $9.99! 😁) It's just one of those wines where I feel confident when I open the bottle I am going to really enjoy the overall experience...and that always keeps me coming back!


So if you're like me, and in your weekly wine rotation you are looking for a) value but also b) delicious wine - this wine is your huckleberry!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

 

To order you can:


Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Is this Meiomi Pinot Noir Price For Real 👀?

06.27.2023

2021 Meiomi Pinot Noir



Harris Teeter VIC Price: $18.99 (Click HERE to see) 
winestore. Price: $14.85 (net)

SAVE 22%



July 4th SALE Items: HERE

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While it's not part of our July 4th Sale - our Meiomi Pinot Noir everyday price makes it feel like it's a crazy sale every single day.

Even after over 17 years in business (has it been that long?), and the same price on Meiomi for at least the last 8+ years, some people still don't know we offer this great deal - and offer it every single day.

So usually a couple of times a year we just need to send a simple reminder that yes, we have Meiomi Pinot Noir. Yes, it is $14.85. Yes, our commitment to low prices knows no bounds!
 
So we're just going to leave that price right up there for you, and make this the 2nd shortest newsletter of the year :)

Happy Tuesday All!

 

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

4th of July Deal Train is rolling along...$9.99 per bottle!

06.24.2023

2021 Montcharme Malbec

Release Price: $20.00 
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%




July 4th Specials: Click HERE

Lowest Online Price in the US!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*


How does a wine become one of the top selling wines in the store over the last 3 years, and we've only sent newsletters about it twice?

By bringing the thunder on the quality to price ratio scale - that's how!

Rich, fully extracted, easy drinking and delicious...it's everything the doctor ordered for a Saturday night and an end to a week of crazy weather!

So grab yourself a bottle for the weekend, and as always THANK YOU for your business. It is truly a pleasure and an honor to have the opportunity to serve you. We do not take it for granted.

Happy Saturday!


To order you can:



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Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

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Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

This red is going to change the game...

06.21.2023

2022 Histoire de Grains Marselan



Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99

SAVE 50%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*

July 4th Specials: Click HERE

A new addition to our store in the last week, and this one is going to change the game for a lot of people.

The 2022 Histoire de Grains (which is 100% Marselan), is a testament that amazing wine simply does not need to be expensive.

Wait.........what in the world is Marselan?

Throughout the expansive Roussillon-Languedoc are some of the more adventurous French grapes with which you might not be familiar – Marselan is at the top of the heap. It’s a crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache and in the last quarter century is being looked to as one of the grapes that might save France from climate change. Will it? Who the heck knows. But it certainly is interesting stuff: a bit lighter than Cabernet Sauvignon but with some of its strengths and backbone. Bordeaux has just recently chosen it as a newly approved grape there; they see its character and future importance as well.

So many wines in our July 4th lineup are off the charts in terms of their quality to price ratio, and we're leading with this one for a reason. It's an absolute game changer at this price.

I know what I'm drinking tonight!


To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

July 4th Specials!

06.20.2023

July 4th Specials!




*Please note our stores will be closed on July 4th, 2023 - but the sale prices will all be active on our website through midnight on July 4th.*

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*


What you're about to see below may be one of the greatest lineup of value wines we have ever offered!

Way back in 2020, with the 4th falling on a Saturday, we wanted to make sure those of you who celebrated the week before the 4th and the week after the 4th could get in on the action. So what did that mean? Running the sale for almost two weeks, of course :)

In 2021 and 2022 we stuck with the two week sale and the feedback was tremendous.....so here we are again!!

That means you get to purchase wine at silly prices for 15 days AND you get to celebrate the 4th for a couple of weeks! You have our permission. Some of you may wish to celebrate the whole summer, and we are on board with that plan 😁

Quick note - ALL of these sale items are offered to you at the lowest online prices in the USA. Boom! (that was a big firework going off, just fyi)

So Happy Birthday America! And of course, THANK YOU ALL for the opportunity to serve you. We are humbled by your support and we strive to earn your business each and every day.


Let's do this people!



2021 Balcon Sur La Mer Rosé
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Balcon delivers everything you want in a great rosé in spades. This unctuous pink wine is dry, stony, fruity, lengthy. Comprised of Grenache, Grenache Gris and Mourvedre, there’s a lot more here than many a rosé that you’ve tasted before.




2021 SWIMBAD Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (net)
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Rosé is the tipple of the tempting whether we are in Touraine, Tempe, Tuscaloosa, Tuscany or Saint-Tropez. Provence, the archetypal French vacationland, is the poster child for what modern rosé ought to be. Pale, quenching, lip-smacking.




2021 L'Azerolle de Minervois
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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The town of Minerve is named after the Greek goddess Minerva, and the vine probably arrived with the Greeks in the 6th century BC. The area prospered under the Roman Empire and its thirst for all such local wines. Here, the two most important Rhone grapes, Syrah and Grenache, are given the stage along with the no less intense grape Cinsault, all are drawn from 50-year-old vines.



2021 Bleu Blanc Thau
Release Price: $14.99
winestore. Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

This blend of Picpoul,Terre, and Colombard is so tasty, so refreshingly crisp (but still weighty enough to matter) and, dare we say it, a freaking value that it practically crawled into our bag and said take me home the first time we tasted it. Say hello to your new house white wine.




2021 Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay
Winery Price: $28.00
SALE PRICE: $16.98 (net) per bottle
SAVE 40%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!


It's Sonoma Cutrer - what more do we really need to say? Oak, Vanilla, butter - all that you expect from a great California Chard and then a little extra thrown in for good measure...




2022 Histoire de Grains Marselan
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!


Throughout the expansive Roussillon-Languedoc are some of the more adventurous French grapes with which you might not be familiar – Marselan is at the top of the heap. It’s a crossing of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache and in the last quarter century is being looked to as one of the grapes that might save France from climate change. Will it? Who knows. But it certainly is interesting stuff: a bit lighter than Cabernet Sauvignon but with some of its strengths and backbone. Bordeaux has just recently chosen it as a newly approved grape there; they see its character and future importance as well.



2021 Montcharme Malbec
winestore. Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net) per bottle
SAVE 50%
Lowest Online Price in the USA!


Malbec may turn out to be an excellent tool for Languedoc Roussillon winemakers. Is it for sure? Not at all. Malbec is a southwestern France grape and a tertiary grape at that; Mediterranean France has little experience with it. But the region has elevation, so maybe we’re going to see more like this tasty little thing. let’s be clear about this: Malbec likes altitude. Why? No one really knows.



2021 Z/N Zinfandel
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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Lowest Online Price in the USA!

I know, I know, Zinfandel is the same grape as Italy’s Primitivo. But is it? Even the best Primitivo doesn’t have the fruitiness, the power, the sheer intensity of California’s best Zins. And how do we describe that fruitiness? I always find that it has something like more red fruits than black fruits, with a little hint of red currant jelly right at the end that is part of the easy friendliness of the grape.




2022 Rocoiseau Viognier
Release Price: $12.99
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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More than a half century ago Viognier was forgotten; near extinct. In the 1980s things blew up, with acreages quintupling. There were a few successes, but most just didn't do justice to the grape. Winegrowers eventually found the ideal conditions, while the Viogniers of the Rhone have become pricey and sought-after. Elevated spots in the Pays d’Oc are this wine’s source; to a great degree this is the grape’s frontier now.



2021 Seigneur de Feu Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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Throughout the last two centuries of winedom, French wine has been aged in French oak. Or has it? In the 19th century, French forests, planted for warships, were plentiful enough for barrels too. In the early 20th centuries, barrels made from Eastern European oak became more common, especially after WWI decimated French forests. But they were replanted with purpose; the barrel industry returned and has dominated the idea of top flight wine ever since. Yet, American oak is crucial to many other wine regions: Spain, Australia, the U.S., maybe even Silver Oak (they love that vanilla smell). So this is a southern French Cab with American oak’s lashing of coconut and sawdust – the classic aromas of American oak barrels.



2021 Les Peyrautins Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%

Lowest Online Price in the USA!
 
You have been told that Pinot Noir is the most finicky of grapes; indeed, it’s supposed to be the “heartbreak grape.” The statement is not false but it’s also not completely true. To make great Pinot Noir is bloody difficult and to do it consistently is virtually impossible, unless you’re in some famous place. But that’s true of most grapes. It’s true that Pinot Noir grown in the wrong place is pretty dreadful, maybe more dreadful than most other grapes. But the middle ground has plenty of wealth to it – you need a friendly place for grape growing but not too friendly. With France’s Pays d’Oc, there are places where it’s easy to ripen grapes and areas that offer just enough challenge to coax Pinot Noir into showing its friendly and compelling side. This is an ideal example.




2020 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.




2020 Bonterra "The Roost" Chardonnay
Release Price: $50.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $24.75 (net)
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Bonterra is as close to an OG among the wineries devoted to sustainability and true regenerative viticulture as any among American wineries. This single vineyard wine comes from a spot nestled between the shore of the upper Russian River and a blue heron nesting site and preserve; hence the name of Blue Heron Ranch. It’s Biodynamically farmed, and shows the sort of tangy cut that’s typical of Mendocino Chardonnay.




2020 Pocapita Rioja
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 46%

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Pocapita is a great example of how much the Rioja region has upped its game in the last decade. Like many of their wines of late, this 100% Tempranillo is rich, powerful, intense, heady and every bit a modern version of concentrated Rioja, but one that nevertheless still tastes like Rioja.




2021 Highland Falls Proprietary Red
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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"Mountain-grown, it’s the richest kind,” as coffee commercials used to say, but it’s also true of Cabernet. Foley Family's pedigree doesn’t hurt either: the guys who bring you Merus, Chalone and Chalk Hill Wines are behind the powerhouse Highland Falls lineup too.




2020 Corasado Monastrell
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) per bottle
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Bodegas Lo Nuevo has unquestionably modernized their winery; it’s practically a technical marvel now. But what makes these wines special is the place, Jumilla, with its intense weather. It’s tough ground for most grapes, but Monastrell (the French, who borrowed it from Spain, call it Mourvedre) and Cariñena (once again, a borrowed grape dubbed Carignan by the French) can thrive here.



2021 Castelet Saint Peyran
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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We like the Vellas family; we buy a lot of their wines. Why? Because they have 100s of acres at their disposal in southern France? Yes, true. Is it because they consistently offer us wines that reflect their place (places like Pic-Saint-Loup)? Sure, that too. But, actually, it’s because value in French wine can be hard to find and the Vellas family just keeps bringing it to us. Rich, expansive Syrah for this kind of money? Yeah, yeah, that’s why.




2021 Snowvale Sierra Foothills
Release Price: $80.00
SALE Price: $19.99 (net) per bottle
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A century and a half ago, the Sierra Foothills was the scene of a whole lot of winemaking. Why? Because there were many, many thirsty men there, all assembled around a pan and a creek or a little seam of possible gold. Sad to say, we don’t know what those wines were like. But we do know that there are still many century old vines in them thar hills.



2021 Terrasses de la Mer
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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So, is it okay if I predict that Sauvignon Blanc becomes the world’s most widely planted grape in the next decade? In southern France, with the collection of hills, valleys, and plains rolling down to the Mediterranean, it thrives. Sure, the plains are not where you grow Sauvignon Blanc, but there are plenty of other spots where you do. There these wines are vibrant, expressive and tangy – and it’s rare that those three descriptors go together.




2022 Belleplane Chardonnay
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net) per bottle
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In France, the grape is sometimes secondary - it’s the place that counts. The French label police have loosened up and they’re okay with Chardonnay being on this label. It matters if you’re close to the coast, or up in the mountains, and with a grape like Chardonnay, cooler, higher elevation sites are best. A third of the wine is barrel-fermented - the rest is in stainless steel, with enough lees-stirring to fatten up the wine and round it out.




2020 Clerus Saint Chinian

Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
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I'm not trying to be hyperbolic, but we just had a shipment of wines come in containing some of the best value wines you are going to try this year, and Clerus is one of them. I'm a huge fan of wines that are just plain delicious, regardless of their price - and this fits that bill.

This will be THE rosé of summer...

06.16.2023

2022 Bleu Blanc Thau Rosé



Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99

SAVE 33%



Lowest Online Price in the USA!

*Curbside Pickup Always Available*


You can mark it down - I think this is going to be THE rosé of summer 2023...

When we learned that the winery behind white wine value superstar Bleu Blanc Thau also made a rosé, we had to try it. So we did...and it was amazing (these guys are good).

Then we found out we could retail it for $9.99 per bottle...and folks, this is a back up the truck type of situation if there ever was one!

The south of France has been home to a sea of vines for centuries, though its heyday was the late 19th century after the newly built railroad allowed shipments to fill the carafes of Parisian cafes. Cotes de Thau is gaining notoriety for its rosé wines grown beneath the former volcano of Agde, with a mix of garrigue, sand, nearby sea and lagoons. The Bleu Blanc Thau Rosé is a blend of Cinsault and Merlot made in a crisp, clean, even racy style of pink wine.

So if rosé is your thing (and in the summer it is definitely my thing), you'll want to jump on this bandwagon.


It's gonna be warm and sunny all weekend - let's do this!

I know what I'm drinking tonight!


To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Is this the hardest wine to keep in stock...???

06.14.2023

2022 Boulée-Cordot



Release Price: $15.00 
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 33%




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This may be the toughest wine we carry to keep in stock right now.

Boulée-Cordot was already crushing it. The price is right (who doesn't love $9.99), the wine is delicious, and the package is great.

But its success went into hyperdrive when we put it in a Belle Glos Pinot Noir Blind Tasting as a ringer (this wine is not Pinot Noir) and it TIED Belle Glos for 3rd place 👀

When we originally stumbled upon this blend of Syrah and Alicante, we got a little more than excited. We're always looking for great value wines, but finding wine that tastes great for less than $9.99 is kinda like finding an old school restaurant that still serves amazing cheeseburgers for $3.00 and $5.00 with a milkshake and fries - they are out there, but you got to do some digging.

As France evolves into the modern world, there are times when it seems that they’ve merely arrived in the late 20th century. Blends like this one wouldn't have been seen only a few scant years ago. Instead, the wine would have been named after the place where it originated; perhaps the grapes would have been listed on the back label if they were noted at all. But somebody in France got the memo – the modern world wants more information, and the old place names, unless they’re the famous ones, don't mean much.

So basically even if we had seen this blend, we wouldn't have known we were drinking it, even if we were :) Syrah is planted throughout Mediterranean France, and has a strong reputation dating back to the mid-19th century when Bordeaux chateaux would blend a small amount into their wines to improve them. Alicante? It’s one of the rare Teinturier grapes, having red juice as well as red skins and in the right spots it can be powerful and juicy, not just inky. Together they make for a very modern, fascinating, if nontraditional, wine.


So Boulée is back in stock - lets see how long it lasts this time!
 

To order you can:


Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

This White Burgundy Has Returned For The First Time Since 2021!

06.13.2023

2022 Tatiana Guillot Mâcon Villages



Release Price: $30.00
winestore. Price: $14.99

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Tatiana Guillot Mâcon Villages is a White Burgundy (100% Chardonnay) that took our stores by storm during the pandemic. Then, as quickly as it swooped in, it went away. The Domaine decided not to make any of the Mâcon in 2021 due to a terrible vintage in Burgundy, and the last time we had this wine in stock was December of 2021.

Well....I am happy to report that after 18 months of waiting the 2022 vintage has arrived, and it is as delicious as ever. Even better, after price increases across the board in Burgundy we are still able to offer this Mâcon for $14.99 per bottle.

I'm not trying to sound hyperbolic - but $14.99 for Mâcon Villages is basically a unicorn at this point. I did a search for all Mâcon Villages wines on Wine.com for under $15 this morning and got back ZERO.

Outside of price, what makes this wine so special?

Macon Villages was once a bigger deal, or at least it was once a wine that absolutely every restaurant had to pour by the glass. Some of the biggest names in the business started their careers in this airy, Chardonnay-laden territory (you know, like Georges Duboeuf, for one).

In the climate change era, Macon seems to be morphing from light and slightly generic to richer and even slightly buttery. But only slightly. Remember that Chardonnay in France is almost always more about the minerals than the butter; Macon is clean and crisp and tangy. Yet, it is increasingly weighty.

That's what you get here, and it's really something. The Guillot Family has been making Chardonnay in Burgundy for generations and while we’re not quite to California richness yet, who knows?


I know what I'm drinking tonight!

To order you can:

Order ONLINE for IN STORE or CURBSIDE PICKUP / SHIPPING



E-mail us HERE

Call ahead for IN STORE / CURBSIDE PICKUP:

Call ASHEVILLE @ 828-417-7305

Call RALEIGH @ 919-747-9077

Call CHAPEL HILL @ 984-234-0446

Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479

Call MORRISVILLE @ 919-694-5028

Call SOUTHPARK @ 704-442-4024

Call BLAKENEY @ 704-443-2944

Call LAKE NORMAN @ 704-892-5662

Sancerre for under $25 this Friday!

06.09.2023

2022 La Barbotaine Sancerre



Release Price: $38.00 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $24.99 (net)
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We carry all sorts of French Sauvignon Blanc that could easily pass for Sancerre, but we have had a hard time finding the real thing at a friendly price. So when you can scoop up Sancerre from Domaine La Barbotaine (they are the real deal) for less than $25, you don't pass that opportunity up!

Every region has its champions, even if it’s unfair to single out particular producers when the ancient Sauvignon Blanc area has so many heroes. But the Champault family of Domaine La Barbotaine are one of those champions (they've been doing this for 3 generations); and in a vintage as lush as 2022, this is just plain fabulous.

So if you love Sancerre, love Sauvignon Blanc, love white wine, or are just looking to drink some great wine on a Friday night in summer - this is your wine.

As always, THANK YOU for your business - we absolutely love the opportunity to serve you!

TGIF! 

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"If this isn't Caymus, I want a case..."

06.08.2023

2020 Pabellón Rioja

Release Price: $25.00
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Pabellón cruised into Top 20 best selling wines of 2022 and we only mentioned it in an e-mail one time. Once. That means the people that were buying it kept buying it over, and over, and over again. I think they love it as much as I do.

We even added it as a ringer recently in the Caymus Cabernet blind tasting and once customer said "If this isn't Caymus, I want a case..." 👀


It makes sense this wine is so delicious. 

The powers behind Bodegas Lo Nuevo need no introduction to our customers; we have followed them for several years now. Why? Because they have a remarkable set of vineyards in many of the sexiest parts of Spain, and because they always bring some crazy value to it.

This is a fairly new project for them, but like others they own, it consists not of a large family holding but is a collection of small plots, each planted 15 to 60 years ago. This is the most elevated region of Rioja, the Alavesa, where calcareous clay soils necessitate a reliance upon Tempranillo and where winemakers Bartolomé Abellán and Sara García rest this 100% Tempranillo in French oak for 10 months.

Is it the weekend yet?


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Breakout Star at $9.99 has returned!

06.07.2023

2021 Chazeaux des Beuchottes



Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99

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Maybe the breakout value star for us in the last three years has been Chazeaux. We sent you an e-mail about it one time in 2020 and you all clearly like what you tasted the first time you bought it. You came back for more and more in 2021 and 2022 to the tune of over 45,000 bottles (that's a lot of love!)

That kind of sales velocity matched with global supply issues sent the wine out of stock over and over again - but we think their US Importer finally has it figured out!

Prepare to buy your favorite inexpensive Pinot Noir with abandon.

Beuchottes hails from the Languedoc-Roussillon, a region of France where Pinot Noir can prosper, but only in the cooler spots. As you have probably guessed, the components for this little gem come from some of the coolest areas in the region. That said, the main goal here was to marry a traditional and elegant French style of winemaking while highlighting some of the vibrant complexity you find in larger reds from the Languedoc - and Beuchottes accomplishes that in spades.


Things I love include Pinot Noir, and great wines under $9.99. This is in my wheelhouse!!

Happy Wednesday all!


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You all really love this $14.99 Cabernet - and it is finally back in stock!

06.02.2023

https://mailchi.mp/winestore-online/mazetdepalombiere-may2023-135148



Release Price: $25.00
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We've had several wines come back in stock over the last two weeks, and this is the one people have been asking about the most.

Mazet de la Palombiere (we just call it Mazet), one of the hottest selling Cabernets of the last 3 years is finally back in stock!

It almost feels like the winery can't keep this stuff on hand, so we are just going to continue to order as much as we can, as often as we can!

What was the deal with the wine?

We just said that while yes, this wine is insanely delicious for the price, this has to be one of the coolest bottles and packages I have seen on a wine in a long time.

The Cabardès region is part of the larger Languedoc-Roussillon AOC that for decades has provided cheap wine for Parisian cafes and big international companies to bring to global markets. But there is more here and the world is finally waking up to that. The soils are limestone and even gravel in spots; the right grapes hang from old, even venerable vines, and perhaps most importantly going forward, the landscape is dry and windy enough to allow for non-chemical winegrowing. Nicolas Vellas is one of the old-line guys who understands that and who has been buying selected sites to grow his Les Naturels de Nicolas Vellas wine portfolio. For four generations his family has collected great but forgotten vineyards. It’s time people started paying attention – that’s easy because at these prices, they’re easy to notice.


It is full of dark berry flavors to offset its tough guy tannins. This is BIG wine for little money and is basically the wine equivalent to Patrick Swayze in “Roadhouse.” Best movie EVER.

TGIF!

I know what I'm drinking tonight! (and I'm probably gonna watch Roadhouse as well...)


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My house white is back!

06.01.2023

2022 Le Cabas Sauvignon Blanc

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Le Cabas Sauvignon Blanc is back!!

Aside from the awesome packaging here (I'm a sucker for these bottles with the glass stoppers), this white wine stopped me in my tracks the first time I tried it. Over the last few years it has pretty much become the house white wine at our place, and every time I pull it out of the fridge and see this label, I think of this song...and that puts me in a great mood!

What makes Le Cabas so awesome?

Gascony ain’t just the Three Musketeers, though they have a place in our hearts as well. More than anything, Gascony is foie gras, delicious plums and apricots, rich dinners with Armagnac to follow. But the white grapes grown here are not just for great brandy, they have always been consumed as wine too and the last decade or so has seen an embrace of clean, cold winemaking to preserve the aromas of otherwise neutral grapes like Ugni Blanc or Folle Blanche. It’s also seen new plantings of Sauvignon Blanc, a grape that requires no heroic measures to reveal its aromatic riches. What’s fun here is that these same winemaking methods generate something bright and vibrant but without much resemblance to other such Sauvignon Blancs (I’m looking at you, New Zealand), many of which have begun to seem like self-caricature. This one is comfortably itself, needing only an ice bucket and a big glass.

So if you're with me, and end of school has you thinking "Summertimes Calling Me" (or maybe you like this one too?), then grab yourself a bottle!

As always, THANK YOU for your business and support. It means more than ever!


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$9.99 Cabernet from Foley Family on SALE!

05.31.2023

2018 Wind and Grace Cabernet



Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)

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SALE runs Wednesday May 31 - Sunday June 4th, 2023

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Let’s see…Foley Family…they own, hmm, Chateau St Jean (former Number One Wine Spectator producer), Ferrari Carano (great Sonoma wines), Chalk Hill (at times, considered California’s benchmark Chardonnay), among other estates elsewhere. So it is safe to assume that they probably know what they’re doing when it comes to California Cabernet Sauvignon at reasonable prices.

Foley Family came to us about a month ago and asked if we could help them move some Wind and Grace, and after tasting it we were happy to oblige (it was a head turner, in the best possible way). Only caveat was we wanted to come right out of the gates with a sale at $9.99 per bottle and we would not touch it unless they could help us hit that price point. They agreed, and here we are...

I'm not gonna get all "This is the best $9.99 you are ever gonna try in your lifetime...", but here we have one of the top producers in all of California, sending us some extremely delicious Cabernet Sauvignon for a song.

So what I am going to tell you that is until they turn this deal off, I've found one of my new weekday wines!

Get while the gettin' is good - I have no idea how long this will last!


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Brooks Bank on SALE for $14.99 (62% Off) - Let Summer Begin!

05.26.2023

2021 Brooks Bank Cabernet



Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)

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Memorial Day SALE runs May 23rd - May 29th, 2023

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NEW VINTAGE!

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Summer can now officially begin as we have the NEW vintage of Brooks Bank in stock and at $14.99 per bottle it may be the best quality / price wine in the whole Memorial Day Sale.

It was our runner up to Wine of the Year in 2022, and there is no e-mail I receive more than "When is Brooks Bank going on sale again?" 

Image of This is the real thing. This is what you've been trained for.

Why is this wine so good?

When one of the best winemaking teams in Europe get together and gather juice from some of the oldest Cabernet vineyards in Spain (pic here), and age the wine in barrels typically reserved for $100+ wines (pic of the barrel here), and the retail price is set to be less than $40...we take serious interest.

When we can put it on sale for $14.99? It's time to back up the truck. 


It is powerful, poised and persuasive Cabernet and to put it frankly, stupid cheap for the money. Honestly, I wish this was one of those things that would never run out of supply.

The Vivino reviews are stellar as well. And the avg reported price from users is almost $22!



So let's kick off summer the right way, shall we?

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Our Top Rosé on SALE for $9.99!

05.25.2023

2022 Larme en Rose Rosé



Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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Memorial Day SALE runs May 23rd - May 29th, 2023

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Let's be honest. The first wine I bought a six pack of to get ready for the weekend was Larme at $9.99 per bottle.

In a world of seemingly never ending price increases, I would challenge anyone to find me a more delicious, more beautiful rosé for $9.99 per bottle. It simply doesn't exist. It's almost like I don't want the wine to get too popular because I need this deal to be available in the future!

Why is the wine so special?

Well, if you stick around the wine business long enough, you’ll have seen it all. Where once wine coolers were cooler than Liebfraumilch, now hard seltzer is hot (served cold). White Zin was once de rigeur, though it was never French; it was from the good ol’ US of A. But then that became too sweet and the category died. Or seemed to. Because then rosé rose up like a zombie eager for fresh meat, though the current iteration of the pink stuff is more often French than not. Provence is the epicenter of it and the French have figured out how we like it: dry, pale pink, light and refreshing.

Larme has all this and more in spades.

$9.99 per bottle. 5 more days. You can grab yourself a small stockpile to make it through the start of summer...or at least the first weekend of summer. 
😂

Let's have a day on this Thursday, shall we?

 

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Kingstree Cabernet ON SALE for $9.99 - Oops, we did it again...

05.24.2023

2021 Kingstree Cabernet



Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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Memorial Day SALE runs May 23rd - May 29th, 2023

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The biggest deal we have had so far in 2023 was when were able to offer Kingstree Cabernet for $9.99 (for the first time ever!) on January 4th.

It was pure mayhem.

So naturally we immediately began working with the winery to try and get some product in for another sale, and 5 months later the dream is back alive!

As part of our Memorial Day Sale, Kingstree Cabernet can be yours, for only the second time ever, for $9.99 per bottle.

So yes, today you have:
- Second time ever we have been able to offer this price on Kingstree Cabernet in 8 years of carrying it
- The wine for $9.99 is a silly good value
- It is a rich, full bodied Cabernet

Get while the gettin' is good!

I know what I'm drinking tonight (and this weekend 😁)!


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Memorial Day Specials!

05.23.2023

Memorial Day Specials!

May 23rd - 29th, 2023
ALL WEEK LONG!



*ALL Wines Priced At Lowest Online Price in the USA!*

Is it summer yet? If it's not officially, it is safe to say I am already there in my mind!

Memorial Day Weekend is a time to give thanks to those who have given their life to serve our country. It's the weekend that kicks off summer, and rings in the end of the school year. Pools open and grills fire up. Kids get ready for camp. Life is good, right?

So this week we're gonna be playing songs like this song on repeat in the store (seriously, that song is my fave - first time you hear it by the pool it means summer is here!), while we're also rolling out our largest Memorial Day Sale ever, with prices that hit the wallet just right.

Some of the gems below we have never marked down to these prices, and a few have very limited availability.

As always, thank you for your business. We continue to be humbled by the opportunity to serve you. We sincerely appreciate it!

Let's do this people!!

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2022 Larme en Rose
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

If you stick around the wine business long enough, you’ll have seen it all. Where once wine coolers were cooler than Liebfraumilch, now hard seltzer is hot (served cold). White Zin was once de rigeur, though it was never French; it was from the good ol’ US of A. But then that became too sweet and the category died. Or seemed to. Because then rosé rose up like a zombie eager for fresh meat, though the current iteration of the pink stuff is more often French than not. Provence is the epicenter of it and the French have figured out how we like it: dry, pale pink, light and refreshing.



2021 SWIMBAD Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (net)
SAVE 40%

Lowest Online Price in the USA!

Rosé is the tipple of the tempting whether we are in Touraine, Tempe, Tuscaloosa, Tuscany or Saint-Tropez. Provence, the archetypal French vacationland, is the poster child for what modern rosé ought to be. Pale, quenching, lip-smacking.


2021 Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay
Winery Price: $28.00
SALE PRICE: $16.98 (net) 
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It's Sonoma Cutrer - what more do we really need to say? Oak, Vanilla, butter - all that you expect from a great California Chard and then a little extra thrown in for good measure...



2020 Bonterra "The Roost" Chardonnay
Release Price: $50.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $24.75 (net)
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Bonterra is as close to an OG among the wineries devoted to sustainability and true regenerative viticulture as any among American wineries. This single vineyard wine comes from a spot nestled between the shore of the upper Russian River and a blue heron nesting site and preserve; hence the name of Blue Heron Ranch. It’s Biodynamically farmed, and shows the sort of tangy cut that’s typical of Mendocino Chardonnay.



2021 Z/N Zinfandel
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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I know, I know, Zinfandel is the same grape as Italy’s Primitivo. But is it? Even the best Primitivo doesn’t have the fruitiness, the power, the sheer intensity of California’s best Zins. And how do we describe that fruitiness? I always find that it has something like more red fruits than black fruits, with a little hint of red currant jelly right at the end that is part of the easy friendliness of the grape.



2019 Willowlake Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Release Price: $40.00 
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
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Finally! A wine that rivals Belle Glos at a much friendlier price point. Pinot lovers unite!



2021 Chateau Nadal Hainaut "ODC"
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) 
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The Famille Nadal wines come from the Côtes Catalanes, right next to the kingdom of Andorra and bordering Spain. Odyssée blends the sun-seeking and overt Grenache (65%) with the more peppery and earthier Syrah and, with the low rainfall that is typical in the area, this bears no small resemblance to some of the intense Spanish reds made on the other side of the border.



2021 Carmita Red Blend
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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Recently Almansa has been considered to be hot for high quality wines, but a century ago Almansa produced high quality wines, albeit at that time they were sweet ones. They used Alicante Bouschet, but today they call it Garnacha Tintorera, they nixed the sweet, and they mix it with 30% Monastrell to make this wickedly powerful red wine.



2022 White and Sea White Blend
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
SAVE 47%

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It’s surprising that grapes like Sauvignon Blanc aren’t more widely planted in southern France, as they can be harvested fairly early to retain bright and citrusy acidity without really losing character or even complexity. Maybe wines like this will encourage more winemakers to try working with crisp and aromatic white grapes in Languedoc-Roussillon.



2022 Benieres Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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The vast vineyards of France’s Languedoc hold many well-known grapes, including Chardonnay that is friendly and accessible. This one is gathered from organic vineyards on the Aspères plateau with its excellent marl and limestone soils. The winemaking is straightforward – stainless steel fermenters and just enough lees stirring to enrich the texture and flavors. We love finding wines like this!



2021 Brooks Bank Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) 
SAVE 62%
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This 100% Cabernet is full of dark berry flavors to offset its tough guy tannins. This is BIG wine for little money. It’s basically the wine equivalent to Patrick Swayze in “Roadhouse.” Best movie EVER.



2020 Langtry "Lillie's Collection" Chardonnay
Release Price: $19.95
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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Lillie Langtry was a young Jersey Island lass who moved to New York to become a famous actress and after years of playing America’s theaters, she bought 4000+ acres in Lake County and started a vineyard. Foley Family bought the place and produces wines both from the estate and from grapes further south along the coast. That’s where this comes from - and it's just as beautiful and elegant as Lillie was.



2021 Kingstree Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 45%

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Do you want big? I said, DO YOU WANT BIG? Cuz that is what Kingstree is all about. The Chardonnays are unctuous, lush, and just plain big. Bring the thunder!


2021 Benieres Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%

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Fresh and fruity Pinot Noir from the Pays d'Oc, a region warm enough and varied enough to allow even persnickety Pinot Noir to find its happy place.



2020 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
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Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.



2021 Bleu Blanc Thau
Release Price: $14.99
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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This blend of Picpoul, Terret, and Colombard is so tasty, so refreshingly crisp (but still weighty enough to matter) and, dare we say it, a freaking value that it practically crawled into our bag and said take me home the first time we tasted it. Say hello to your new house white wine.



2020 P/N Pinot Noir
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
SAVE 48%

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If Baron Ziegler and his team have taught us anything, it is they are churning out some of the most delicious, inexpensive wine in all of California.



2020 Overbrook Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
SAVE 55%

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In the world of sub- $15 wine, Overbrook Cabernet is a revelation. I guess this is what happens when you put world class vineyard sites in a partnership with world class winemaking team and an extreme focus on quality and value. We need more of these in the world!!



2021 Kingstree Cabernet
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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This is a tasty little gem unearthed by the pros at Banshee Wines. Banshee, started by three guys who just happened to like wine and wanted an excuse to be out west, hasn't been around long but they sure have kicked off righteously during their short career. They’ve always been focused upon cooler climate sites, especially with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and at the prices they offer their wines, it’s no surprise that things have gone swimmingly well.



2021 Cabane aux Oiseaux Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $15.00 
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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A Bordeaux group making wines since 1949, Producta Vignobles, blends this crisp, tangy white from throughout the Bordeaux region, but especially from under-appreciated places like Bergerac. From Sauvignon Blanc with a trace of Semillon, this is the kind of steely, refreshing white wine that comprises a small but significant portion of what has made the Bordeaux region the centerpiece of French wine production. Charming, like the little “birdhouse” enshrined in the name, drink this well-chilled and with rapidity.



2020 SWIMBAD White Wine
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net) 
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Swimbad White is a tangy, refreshing white wine from southwest France, an ideal source of seafood worthy wines. The Bordeaux region has been reliant upon Sauvignon Blanc for decades, that much is well-known, but other, less celebrated grapes have been crucial in Bordeaux. Colombard is a relatively neutral grape but, every now and then, in the right spot, the grape takes on texture and richness. Between the tangy citrus of Sauvignon Blanc and the weight of Colombard, this embodies both the classic style of traditional French white wine and the very modern pursuit of fresh fruity flavors.



2021 Highland Falls Cabernet
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"Mountain-grown, it’s the richest kind,” as coffee commercials used to say, but it’s also true of Cabernet. Foley Family's pedigree doesn’t hurt either: the guys who bring you Merus, Chalone and Chalk Hill Wines are behind the powerhouse Highland Falls lineup too.




2020 Snowvale Cabernet
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It's no surprise that I love Snowvale Cabernet. It's classic California; ripe fruit, full-bodied, hints of spice, firm tannins, and an intense yet balanced finish. The surprise is that it's only $13. This is one to buy by the case. Just don't tell your friends how much you paid.



2020 Lillie's Collection Red Wine
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Guenoc Winery Langtry Estate Lillie’s Collection Victorian Claret –The Langtry estate’s history is not just that it was planted by Lillie Langtry, a once famed and adventurous Victorian actress. The vineyard was nearly forgotten but rescued back in the 1970s by Orville Magoon. This is nearly two-thirds Petite Sirah – the grape was Orville’s obsession - with 35% Merlot and few points of Cabernet Sauvignon.
 

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They Don't Make Enough of this Stuff - But We Just Got Some More!

05.18.2023

2019 Vicchiomaggio Agostino Petri



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While it only stays in stock for small stretches at a time, if you're a Chianti fan like I am, this is a do not miss wine.

Castello Vicchiomaggio is a part of Tuscan history, even if that is a place that these days more often serves as a film backdrop or wedding venue than as the beating heart of a great wine estate. But they’ve always had the money to do really good wine, and indeed they have done that at times. It’s just that you have to stay on top of what they are doing if you want to get that really good wine. From the late 1990s a new family took over this nearly millennia old estate, and they want to be taken seriously – this wine is a good start; they would argue that they started moving towards excellence as soon as they took over. They may be right; nothing in wine is fixed: the great have their off vintages. The decent producers can suddenly do excellent wine. That’s our job: find them.
 
Agostino Petri Chianti Classico is Vicchiomaggio with a Riserva designation, Sangiovese with a dollop of Cabernet Sauvignon, and from a single, great vineyard. This wine is aged in the used La Prima barrels, and then aged in larger format barrels for another half year or so. This is the Italian way and these both reflect that heritage. But they also reflect how much Italy has changed in the last twenty years and how modern and exciting the wines have become.

So.......full bodied Chianti Classico Riserva for less than $20 from an epic producer? Yes, please!

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