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Goodies
Have I got a wine for you…. that’s the gist of our goodies. Wine we’re drinking at home, with friends and at restaurants. Wines that the other guys only hear about. After we sell them to you, of course.
Australian Wine Buy of the Year?
Domaine Terlato & Chapoutier Shiraz-Viognier 2011 – Sale $16.99 93 pts Wine Advocate Must… focus… there’s a lot to this story… and only so much space to tell it! OK… here’s a winery I have been following for some time. …
Wow! Top-Flight Chateauneuf under $40!
Domaine Galevan Chateauneuf du Pape 2010 – Sale $37.99 95 pts Wine Advocate / 93 pts Rhone Report A Loire Valley native who began his import business here in Carrboro, Thomas Meunier bases his portfolio on a few simple but …
Favorite Priorat Returns
Priorat – a region near and dear to us, for its old vines, distinct volcanic soil, and diversity of grapes, whose wines have led Spain’s quality revolution, and rank alongside the best in the world. Trouble is, the region’s small …
New Vintage NoCo Pinot – Best US Price!
Quite simply, this ranks as one of the best $20 California Pinot Noirs I’ve encountered. And I drink a lot of Pinot! Remember the 2009 that was in our Case of the Year a while back, which become our top-selling …
Chardonnay from California’s Greatest Vineyard?
A few years back, a Wine Spectator article posed the question “Is Mount Eden California’s Greatest Vineyard?” Well, tough question, but I can tell you they are one of our absolute favorite producers, for their special combination of Old World …
Knockout Valpolicella
Brigaldara Valpolicella Classico 2010 – $14.49 net – 91 pts Int’l Wine Cellar This is the single-highest rated Valpolicella for the 2010 vintage from Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar. I’m totally with the reviewer when he notes this “puts most …