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Hot summer nights call for a crisp, delicious bottle of wine, and we have a great recommendation for you! 2023 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand is downright delicious and is one of our go-to Sauvignon Blanc producers every year. At 93 points and only $29.99, the 2023 vintage delivers beyond its price.

Founded in 1985, Cloudy Bay started out with producing Sauvignon Blanc and ultimately, put New Zealand on the map. Now owned by luxury goods company, LVMH, Cloudy Bay is considered to be one of the benchmark producers of Sauvignon Blanc. They are very selective in choosing the right grapes to ensure the best quality. Most of their production is Sauvignon Blanc, but they also bottle Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

2023 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc is a dry, elegant wine and perfect to pair with seafood or your favorite chicken

Summer is for enjoying delicious Rosé under beautiful, sunny skies. We carry only the best ones in our inventory, so we are confident that you’ll love all of our selections!

Domaine Ott is one of the benchmark Rosé producers, and their wines are downright delicious and highly sought-after. We have a new arrival Domaine Ott Rosé that we know you'll absolutely love! 2022 Domaine Ott Rosé Cotes de Provence BY.OTT is the perfect summer sipper! A blend of 60% Grenache, 25% Cinsault, 10% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre, this delicate wine is totally satisfying and appealing. It’s a very pure Rosé and seems to be better than most other Rosés. It really appeals to fans of its bigger brother and is one of our favorite Rosés in this price range.

Scoring 92 points and only $20.99, BY.OTT is "such a complete wine.

Summertime weather pairs well with an amazing bottle of Chablis! Patrick Piuze is one of Burgundy’s best Chablis producers, and his 2022 Grand Cru Bougros is a showstopper of a wine that’s a must-try. Patrick Piuze joined the Olivier Leflaive team in 2000 where he gained experience working with Jean-Marc Brocard and Jean-Marie Guffens of Verget. He has quickly become known for his top-notch Chablis.

"Even if you haven't heard of Patrick Piuze, his wines are shockingly great. Some of the Grand Crus come close to the legendary producer JF Raveneau at a fraction of the price. And the Premier Crus are gorgeous and are way under-priced, for now. Very small production, usually sells out before most can get it." - Dave Sokolin

I was blown away by the 2022 Patrick Piuze Chablis Bougros! I rate it 98 points, but not for the usual reasons you’d expect. The 2022

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It’s that time of year – it’s Rosé season! There are so many Rosés on the market right now, but we carry only the best ones. When you shop with us, you can be confident that you are buying great quality wines that you’re going to absolutely love.

2023 Chateau Saint Roseline Cru Classe Lampe de Meduse is from Provence and flies under-the-radar; we actually refer it to as Provence’s best kept secret.

If you think the bottle is beautiful, just wait until you taste the Rosé! Our team is blown away by the quality coming from Chateau Sainte Roseline, a prestigious, one thousand year old terroir and one of the richest historical sites in Provence. It was awarded the appellation's Cru Classé status, and only 18 estates in Provence hold this distinction.

Scoring 93 points, 2023 Chateau Saint Roseline Cru Classe Lampe de Meduse is a delightful vintage from boasting an enchanting orange-pink hue. Prepare for a journey as each sip leads to a

If you love Sancerre and Rosé, you’ve got to try this amazing Sancerre Rosé that just arrived! Provence may be the benchmark most use for Rosé, but there are a number of other regions making excellent examples, including Sancerre.

2022 Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Rosé is a 95 point, new arrival that we absolutely love! It screams “summer!” Domaine Vacheron is always in the upper echelon of Sancerre producers and is known as one of Sancerre’s elite properties, producing white and red Sancerre of amazing purity and definition, as well as Rosé. Pinot Noir is not an afterthought chez Vacheron, but a focus, and on soils just a couple of hours west of Burgundy, they are making grand, expressive bottlings from the varietal.

“Always one of the top rosés from Sancerre by anyone’s reckoning, the secret to this wine is that it has never been an afterthought.” - Domaine Vacheron

The sunshine weather is officially here, and a fantastic bottle of California Chardonnay fits this weather like a glove! As the dog days of summer approach, we’re sharing a great quality Chardonnay that we know you’ll love and be impressed with. We offer only the very best California Chardonnays, and David Ramey is always at the top of the list. Founded in 1996 by David and Carla Ramey, Ramey’s wines stand among the world’s greatest wines.

One of the pioneers who brought California wines to the forefront, Wine Spectator even calls him “Professor Chardonnay.”

"David Ramey is one of my favorite white winemakers in California. His style is totally Burgundian combined with the rich, silky quality that only the best Sonoma vineyards possess." - Dave Sokolin

"David Ramey has long had one of the most impressive resumes for any California winemaker..." - Robert Parker

Dominus is one of the benchmark producers of first-rate California wine, and it’s one of the absolute best wines that money can buy. If you want to get a taste of this Grand Vin without paying hundreds of dollars per bottle, you need to check out Dominus Napanook, the second wine of Dominus. It offers a sneak peek into the pedigree of this top estate for much less.

We just checked very limited quantities of 2021 Dominus Napanook into stock. 2021 Dominus Napanook is a stunner in every sense of the word! Scoring 97 points from James Suckling, this killer Napa Cab continues to bring incredible value at a reasonable price of $99. Why spend between $350 - $400 / bottle on a 100 point rated Dominus when you can get a taste of this estate’s top pedigree with Dominus Napanook?!? Dominus Napanook is very similar to its 100 point sibling and

Sancerre is one of the most well-regarded wine districts within the Loire Valley in France. Sancerre is to Sauvignon Blanc as Burgundy is to Chardonnay.

We have an amazing 93 point Sancerre to share with you, 2022 Henri Bourgeois Sancerre La Cote Des Monts Damnes. The Henri Bourgeois family has been based in the village of Chavignol for ten generations, and their 2022 La Cote Des Monts Damnes is a great example of delivering the depth Sancerre can attain with a broad spectrum of aromas and flavors, along with textbook chalky sea shell texture.

When it comes to villages, Chavignol is the Puligny Montrachet of Sancerre with many producers focusing on its name more than the region. Taking into consideration exposure, steepness, and soil complexity, Monts Damnes is the unofficial Grand Cru of Chavignol - in essence a blend of Batard,

Warm weather is finally here, and we have the greatest wines for you to enjoy this season and beyond! You may commonly spend sunny days enjoying a glass of California Chardonnay, a crisp Chablis or a lovely, sought-after Rosé - and those are all terrific choices. But today, we’re turning the spotlight to an outstanding, 100 point Bordeaux Blanc - 2020 Pape Clement Banc. While Bordeaux is famous for many of its top pedigree red wines, several of its white wines also deserve attention and a spot in your wine lineup, especially during the summer months.

“I love drinking white Bordeaux in the summer! It’s just so fresh and clean. Every time I pop a bottle of Bordeaux Blanc for friends, it creates a new fan.” - Dave Sokolin

There are only a handful of 100 point white wines in history, and most of them cost thousands of dollars per bottle. 2020 Pape Clement Blanc is only $179/bottle, and it’s pure

It’s the season to drink pink - it’s rosé season! We're excited to bring you one of the most highly sought-after and difficult to find rosés on the market - 2022 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rosé! Scoring 93 points from RP, this pink wine is from an A+ vintage and is a gem that we know you’ll love.

“Domaine de Tempier is the Lafite Rothschild of Rosé. It’s heads above the rest. Sadly, we sell out of this Rosé well before the warmer months every year, leaving people wanting more." - Dave Sokolin

Domaine Tempier is recognized as one of the top rosé producers in the world. Robert Parker even said, "Always one of my favorite estates, Domaine Tempier's Bandol Rosé remains one of the world's reference points for how much flavor and character can be built into a rosé wine."

Founded in 1834, Domaine Tempier was a working farm with vineyards of Mourvèdre, but when Lucien Peyraud