VIRTUAL TASTING: Thibaud Boudignon on Instagram Live!
We're hosting another Instagram live tasting! This time with the incredible Thibaud Boudignon!
Join us on 4/25 at 3pm EST in welcoming one of our shops' favorite winemakers!
VIRTUAL TASTING: Oddero Barolo on Instagram Live!
Join us on 4/23 at 5pm EST in welcoming Pietro and Isabella Oddero! They'll walk us through the new, and stunning, 2016 vintage. Plus, they'll be available to answer all your questions!
The Ultimate Guide to the Terroir of Sancerre, Part 4: Oxfordian Limestone
This is the fourth and final post in our complete guide to the terroir of Sancerre. We're tacking the most common soil type in the region: Oxfordian Limestone!
Five Tips for Buying Wine Online
Whatever your reason for shopping online, we think it is time to update the wine buying advice to an increasingly virtual world. So here are my five tips on how to shop for wines online.
VIRTUAL TASTING: Crowley Wines on Instagram Live!
We know that so many of you have been asking about this, so we are happy to announce that we have finally worked out a virtual wine tasting with Tyson from Crowley Wines. There are some details below! Hope to see you on Instagram Monday, April 6 at 5pm EST, 2pm PST.
Custom Cases: Made Just for You
There is no extra fee or charge for consultation, no lengthy quizzes or interrogations of your taste. In fact, buying a case of wine this way is probably the easiest approach to finding new wines that you’ll love.
Arnot Roberts Proves Rosé Season Is Here!
It has become an annual tradition in our stores to start off the year’s rosés with Arnot Roberts. Crisp watermelon, salty breezes and sun-warmed strawberries dominate the flavor profile here; although this wine is delightfully guzzle-able, there's a complexity here worth savoring.
The Ultimate Guide to Sancerre, Part 3: Kimmeridgian Limestone
Perhaps no other soil holds as much appeal to terroir-focused wine drinkers as Kimmeridgian limestone. It's a key ingredient in all the Grands Crus of Chablis and many of the greatest Champagnes of the Côtes des Blancs. You also find it in Sancerre.
Our Top 5 Newsletter Stories: 2019, In Review
What follows is a list of our TOP FIVE wine stories from 2019! While these wines may no longer be available, we think the information is interesting enough that we wanted to make it available to you, incase you'd like to revisit, for instance, the Atlantic coasts of Spain or the mountains of northern Italy.
Our Complete Guide to Madeira: Bottled History
Madeira is a wine of history, made by mistake and crafted by circumstance. With the ability to last for hundreds of years, sometimes it is, quite literally, bottled history. It’s a region whose great fortune was mirrored in its near extinction. Now these singular wines and their makers are experiencing a resurgence into the hearts and glasses of wine drinkers on the hunt for the authentic.
The Ultimate Guide to Sancerre, Part Two: Silex
To get a better look at the terrors of Sancerre, there's no better place to start than the flinty (aka "silex") soils on the eastern edges of Sancerre. This Q&A should give you a good idea what Sancerre on Silex is all about!
Ultimate Guide to the Terroir of Sancerre, Part One
Over the last several decades, the name Sancerre has become synonymous with premium dry white wine, making it the safe choice for consumers with no other requirements. As such, it's become one of wine's greatest hits, a wine region with nearly unparalleled brand recognition and customer devotion. This is fair, as virtually any Sancerre is taut, articulate, and often of reliably good quality.