In the wine world, people are often reluctant to pick favorites, especially in print. But I’m going to do it anyway: I declare that Barolo is the greatest wine of Italy. I love many wines from all over Italy, but I have picked a favorite, and it is Barolo.
Posted on June 09, 2020
Jeff Patten
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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!
Posted on April 15, 2020
Maggie Scudder
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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!
Posted on April 09, 2020
JR Thomason
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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.
Posted on April 03, 2020
Jeff Patten
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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.
Posted on March 20, 2020
Maggie Scudder
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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.
Posted on March 09, 2020
Joshua Cohen
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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.
Posted on March 06, 2020
JR Thomason
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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.
Posted on March 02, 2020
Jeff Patten
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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.
Posted on February 28, 2020
Maggie Scudder
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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!
Posted on February 27, 2020
Maggie Scudder
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