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If you love Sancerre, we have a terrific, new arrival for you – 2021 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre. Domaine Vacheron is always in the very upper echelon of Sancerre producers and consistently produces a great set of wines year after year. If you are unfamiliar with Vacheron, it is one of Sancerre’s elite houses with some of the most coveted parcels in the appellation. It was completely converted to biodynamic farming (certified Biodvin in 2005), and run by two young cousins that take a Burgundian approach to wine making.

Most of the properties are on hard “silex” flint soils with a few smaller holdings on softer limestone and clay, and their “village” Sancerre draws from both to create a subtle yet mineral infused and completely satisfying wine.

“The Sancerre, coming from vines planted on the fault line between silex and caillottes (hard shards of limestone), is absolutely fabulous and

If you love high quality, classic Cabernet Sauvignon, this blog post is for you! When it comes to staples of California Cabernet at steak houses or in-home cellars over the past handful of decades, Jordan is in the list with Caymus, Silver Oak, Beringer and Sterling.

Jordan Winery is owned and operated by John Jordan; his parents, Tom and Sally Jordan, founded the winery in 1972. “They wanted to be the first to create a Bordeaux-style California cabernet sauvignon that was approachable while young yet would age gracefully.” (Jordan Winery)

Located in Sonoma County, Jordan engages in sustainable farming practices, and the winery runs almost entirely on solar energy. Jordan is committed to producing high quality wines and has had only two winemakers since its founding.

When we recently were offered magnums of this 2015 back-vin beauty, we scooped up all we could! We’re offer

We have an exciting, brand new red wine from California to share with you – 2021 Arnot-Roberts Red Wine!

Arnot-Roberts was founded by childhood friends, Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts, who grew up in Napa Valley. After finishing college, they decided to pursue their passion by working in winemaking at several renowned wineries in California. They actually began with one barrel of wine made in their basement.

Founded in 2001, Arnot-Roberts continues to not just bottle incredible wines, but create new ones! Their inaugural release of 2021 Arnot-Roberts Red Wine is delicious, scoring 95+ points from Antonio Galloni of Vinous Media. This wine combines old-vine Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot from Massa and Bedrock Vineyards with some Cab Franc from the volcanic cobble of the Chalk Hill AVA. Galloni seems to LOVE this wine and sets its maturity until 2041.

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Calling all Rosé fans! The new vintage of Clos Beylesse Rosé Cotes de Provence is here, and it’s always one of the very first Rosés to sell out! Easily recognized for its royal blue bottle, this UV protectant bottle is one of the most recognized Rosés on the market. Not only does it taste delicious, but it looks beautiful sitting on a tabletop. It comes from Provence, the benchmark region for top quality Rosés.

Clos Beylesse Rosé Cotes de Provence is a crown jewel when it comes to Rosé, and we’re always a fan of the consistently amazing quality coming from this producer. The grapes are harvested by hand at night only when the vineyard heat is at its lowest and then undergoes an ‘optical sorting’ process whereby the berries are virtually analyzed by a computer so

Bordeaux has been on a hot streak recently with a bumper crop of excellent vintages including 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Our Buying Team recently arrived back from Bordeaux after tasting the 2022 Bordeaux vintage from barrel, and it looks like the Bordelais have another winner on their hands. Is 2022 “The Vintage of the Century?” Probably not, but with the wine still evolving in barrels, it’s really too early to tell.

The growing season in 2022 was mostly dry and warm and while many critics were quick to compare it to 2003, there are far more differences than similarities between the two vintages. 2003 was an extremely warm and dry year marked by scorching hot days, very warm nights and little-to-no rain for nearly the entire growing season. In 2022, the growing season started off with some early rain which allowed the clay and limestone soils to absorb and hold water like a sponge. As the summer went on, very little rain followed, but those vines with deep roots were able to