Another $9.99 stunner! 👀
09.18.2024
2022 Roche Bousseau Cabernet Franc
Release Price: $19.99 (HERE)
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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I love it when I can buy wine on deal. I mean, that is what we are all about here at winestore.
But what really gets me fired up is when:
- I can buy delicious wine,
- It's at the lowest price in the US,
- That price is nearly 50% below the release cost, and
- That price is less than $10 per bottle.
That is when things get wild!
What is this mysterious wine that meets this criteria?
The beautiful Château de la Roche Bousseau was constructed in 1433, though much of it was destroyed after the French Revolution and rebuilt thereafter. Vines were planted in 1791 and have grown to almost 200 acres of Chenin Blanc and the other usual Loire Valley grapes.
This red typical of what they produce: absurdly underpriced 100% Cabernet Franc from older vines with bright fruit and nice acidity that is both fascinating and perfect for you to toss chicken on the grill, add some herbs, and be happy.
Let's be honest though - it doesn't just go with chicken. For me, fall is chili time...and there is no better chili recipe I have found lately other than this one. If you've a good one, please pass it along and maybe we will post links to them all in a future newsletter for everyone to share! I also have to confess that Skyline Chili, for me, is an all timer as well.
So tonight I'll be drinking this - and simply marvel at not only how much I love this wine for $9.99, but how someone can create such a beautiful product with a lot of TLC and charge the same price as someone tried to charge me for a plain baked potato recently 😂.
You guys know the drill!
Let's do this!
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Age worthy Bordeaux - Lowest US Price by $14 or 32%! 🔥
09.17.2024
2021 Chateau Carteau Saint-Emilion
Lowest US Price (any vintage): $43.99 (HERE)
winestore. Price: $29.99 (net)
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I love this wine. I mean, it's not inexpensive...but I just love it.
Why do I love it? I'll be quick...
1) The wine is delicious
2) There is no place in the US you can buy this wine for less, and only 2 places on planet earth you can buy this for less
3) I love that it tastes great now, but has the bones to age if I want to save a bottle or two for a special occasion.
Now for the full report?
One reason we attend the largest wine trade show in France each year is to try and find some Bordeaux that is extremely high quality but not outrageously expensive (and nowadays that is no easy feat...)
The whole Bordeaux market, especially with all the negociants involved, is like the wild west of wine trading. Lots of middle men getting their cut, and the same bottles passing through multiple suppliers before it ends up at the end consumer. All that leads to super inflated prices, and we needed to try and just go direct to the source.
Luckily, we found what we were looking for in Saint-Émilion superstar Jaques Bertrand.
I will challenge anyone reading this to find better Bordeaux for less than $75 per bottle. I’d even put this wine up against Bordeaux I’ve tasted in the $150-$250 per bottle range.
Saint-Émilion is the oldest area of Bordeaux and its Roman ruins are a frequent reminder. Still, when the region was getting codified, Saint-Émilion was left out – it was sleepy and nearly forgotten. That changed in the 1990s when the garagiste movement of tiny Saint-Émilion wineries started making stunning, trend-setting wines. So the “Old” Jacques Bertrand Estate of Chateau Carteau is both Old School and modern all at the same time.
Chateau Carteau is a very typical Saint-Émilion blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and it sees a bit more new oak than is typical at this price point. Half new and half one-year-old barrels generate more spice and weight in the mouth and, in a vintage like 2021, that is just right.
Chateau Carteau was released at $50 but we are bringing it to you for $29.99 - which also happens to be the lowest price ever offered on this wine in the United States (you know, cutting out the middle man thing).
So maybe not a Taco Tuesday kinda wine - but you better believe I will be drinking a bottle of this on Friday!! 😂
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This Pinot Noir Requires Your Attention 👀
09.13.2024
2022 Clos de Davet Pinot Noir
Release Price: $40.00
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We are now transitioning into fall, or as I like to call it "Red wine drinking weather"...and I could not be more excited about it.
I am starting this season with Domaine de L'Ermitage Clos de Davet Pinot Noir.
Why?
Every now and again we stumble across something so special that absolutely requires your attention, and this one fits the bill.
For me, the wines from Domaine de L’Ermitage have that feel like we’re getting in on the ground floor of something that could be big…although my hope is nobody finds out about it, and we can drink like this for $25 for the next several years. I’ve shared multiple bottles with friends over the last few weeks - all to rave reviews.
This is a fairly new estate, founded by the daughter of one of the most influential figures in the Loire, Bernard Clement. Laurence de la Farge, and her husband, Geraud, built on Clement’s legacy; today their children, Antoine and Sophie, run this large and successful domaine.
Their vineyard extends over 1300 acres, and the wines are slowly fermented and then aged in concrete for six months – so very traditional and terroir-driven. We previewed this Pinot and the sister Clos de Davet wines for you last year, but the quantities were so small that it was kind of a joke. As an example, we sold out the 17 cases we got of the Clos de Davet Blanc in just 60 minutes.
There is a place selling the Clos de Davet white in the US for $39.99 (HERE) - and some place in the UK selling the same wine for the equivalent of $34.10 USD (HERE). You can note the place in the UK explains that just 1,200 bottles of the white were produced. Only 120 bottles made it for the entire UK market.
Just 1,500 bottles of the Pinot Noir were produced - and we are the only place you can buy this gem in the entire United States (let's gooooo!).
To give you an idea of how much we love these wines - we purchased 70% of the entire rosé production (HERE), 90% of the entire Pinot Noir production (HERE), and 56% of the entire Sauvignon Blanc (HERE) production. While the percentages are big, the quantities still remain small 😥.
Added bonus? You are being offered these wines at the lowest prices we can find - globally.
So let's kick the weekend off right!
I know what I'm drinking tonight! TGIF!
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$9.99 never looked so good...😍
09.11.2024
2023 Dosoris Lane Blanc
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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Turns out the people at The Good Wine & Co launched a white wine with their much hyped Dosoris Lane Red, and well...it's kinda off the charts.
It may be the first time we've ever brought in a wine where we weren't quite sure exactly what grapes were in it - but once we tasted it I'm not sure we really cared.
This wine is so refreshingly crisp, so easy to drink, and is in such a beautiful package that when we found out the price it was almost impossible to say no.
We spend so much time talking about how much things cost these days, that it is a welcome change when someone has created a product line with the sole goal of stretching what we believe possible with regards to quality and value in the wine space. I'm here for it!!
Much like the red last week, we will put this one on the tasting machines through Sunday for only $0.01 so you can see for yourself why we got so excited.
At $9.99 per bottle, with an easy to use screwcap, I'm in for a case (send a case to this place!)...and you can now say hello to my new house white wine!!
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Let's do this!
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The Most Anticipated Red Release of The Year?! 👀
09.06.2024
2023 Dosoris Lane Proprietary Red
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
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When the people at The Good Wine & Co (good thing they make good wine 😂) told us they were developing a project where they were going to try and stretch the boundaries of high quality and low prices - we got super pumped up.
That literally is what we spend most of our time trying to do! Find unbelievable wines at unbelievable prices.
The result of those efforts is Dosoris Lane - and this may be the most hyped red wine release I have seen this year.
First things first - they succeeded in their mission...and may have created what could be the new "it" wine in the $10-$20 price range.
Think black pepper notes from a little Syrah. Then black fruits in the middle from a little bit of Cabernet; then red fruits and white pepper hints from some Grenache. Put it all together and you have some epic red wine from the sunny south of France, with expansive and bright flavors.
Oh - and all in an unbelievable package and on sale for $12.99 per bottle.
It is on sale for its launch - and to lean in a little more as this star makes its debut, we will also have it on the tasting machine at all eight stores (soon to be nine in about 2 weeks!) for only $0.01 through Sunday.
TGIF everyone!
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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First time back in stock since May! 🎉
09.05.2024
2023 Florès Absolu Chardonnay
Price at the winery in France: $15.54 (HERE)
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
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I have to say it is rare that we get the opportunity to sell a wine in the United States for less than you can buy it for directly from the winery in France, but we love it when we can!
Absolu burst onto the scene in the US last fall and it has been a rocket ship ride ever since. The winery has had a tough time keeping up, so much so that we have been out of stock on this wine since May!
What is the story here?
So last year we were speaking with the winery behind our best selling white wine, Bleu Blanc Thau, and they just casually drop that they make Chardonnay. You know, like "Oh yeah we also make this do we want to try it?"
Ummm, yeah, we do.
As it turns out, Bleu Blanc Thau was not a fluke, and these people really know what they are doing.
When I said it was a rocket ship ride I was not kidding - 3.5% of all that wine we received last year was sold in the first 7 days of it being here, just from it being on the machine at ONE store.
So what makes this wine so special?
This is Chardonnay grown on eroded limestone and clay in one of the newer classified spots along the Mediterranean Sea. Night harvesting helps retain acidity and that’s important in a place that might as well be a beach in Capri were it not for the surrounding vines and the winds coming down off the mountains to the north and west. They say the winds are from the Atlantic, but that seems illogical since those mountains are in the way but, regardless, the nighttime winds are indeed very cool and refreshing. This is fermented partly in stainless steel and partly in barrel, but all of the wine spends a year in French oak.
All of those things combine together to make an epic, rich and round Chardonnay at a price point these guys dominate.
All I can tell you is DO NOT MISS.
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Benières for $9.99...We Had No Choice! 😍
09.04.2024
We had to do it...Benières @ $9.99!
2023 Benières Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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2022 Benières Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE Price good through Sunday September 8th, 2024
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We're going to have to start putting Benières in the Labor Day Sale 😂
For the second year in row we got just as many "When do these wines go on sale again?" as we did "What is on Sale right now".
Our #1 goal here is to give the people what they want - so here we go!
I should note that the Chardonnay is our #3 selling wine of 2024 and the Pinot Noir is #7 👀. Two wines from the same winery in the top 7 is just crazy.
What is crazy is they have held these top positions in one way, shape, or form since we started buying the wines back in 2019.
Honestly, I'm not sure there is any winery we carry more on fire than Benieres - and that there is no brand bringing more thunder when it comes to the quality / price ratio than these wines right now.
The guy who wrote the review above about the Benières Pinot Noir clearly agrees 😂 My guess is he is buying a case at this price.
As always, thank you for your support. We work hard every single day to bring you the best possible customer service, the greatest quality wines, and the lowest possible prices. We try and treat your money like it was our own (in a good way!), and we are honored to be able to serve you!
Let's do this! Happy Wednesday all!
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Don't Pay $35 - Pay Just $9.99...
08.31.2024
2022 Préjugès Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
FULL LABOR DAY SALE LINEUP: HERE
Labor Day Sale Feature Wines:
Z/N - $5.99
Bonnet Hill - $14.99
Bonterra "The Roost" - $19.99
Le Comte de Malartic - $19.99
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We've spent a lot of time recently talking about value, and at $9.99 per bottle Préjugés is exactly what we are talking about.
Make no mistake - there are people out there selling this wine for $20 (here). There is even one store trying to get $35 (here).
You guys know that is not how we roll. Here at winestore., during this sale, you can grab Préjuges for just $9.99 per bottle.
Getting wine of this quality down to that price is why we love what we do!
Préjugés is one of those wines that flies under the radar, but once you get it in your weekly rotation, it rarely leaves. The numbers are quite staggering, but would you believe that you all have made NC the #1 market for this wine on planet earth? 'Tis true. Here at winestore. it outsells Sonoma Cutrer, Rombauer, Mer Soleil and just about everything else 😂.
What makes Préjugés so awesome?
If you had told me that a French Chardonnay, from a little known producer, from a little known region (Cabardès), would become our top Chardonnay offering in 2019, 2020, 2021, and run third place in 2022 and 2023 only because we could not keep it in stock with all the supply chain disruptions - without question I would have thought you were crazy.
California Chardonnay dominates the charts here at winestore., but Préjugés is something special, and took our sales by storm.
I mean, Cabardès has not always been a favored site for white wine, but its intense limestone soils are beginning to consistently offer Chardonnay of Burgundy-like nerve. This barrel aged white has qualities that both California and French Chardonnay lovers are going to go "ga ga" over, and it drinks better than some California Chardonnay and white burgundies at 4x the price (no joke).
$9.99 through Monday. Let's goooooooooo!
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Bonnie Family Came Through BIG - Lowest Ever US Price! 😎
08.30.2024
2018 Le Comte de Malartic
Release Price: $40.00
Wine.com: $34.99 (HERE)
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 50%
FULL LABOR DAY SALE LINEUP: HERE
Labor Day Sale Feature Wines:
Z/N - $5.99
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We've got one for you today!
We told you we asked our suppliers to bring the heat for our Labor Day Sale (but like who brought the actual heat, can we get rid of this weather?!) - and the Bonnie Family showed up in a BIG way.
How about the lowest price ever offered in the US on Le Comte de Malartic?
Napa winemaking icon Jayson Pahlmeyer had a quote about second label wines (specifically about the Jayson red blend that was his $50 second label to the $150 Pahlmeyer Prop Red) that I love. He said "“The Jayson goes into the same brand new French oak barrels [as the main label, Pahlmeyer], has the same barrel-aging regimen, same blending, same care and dedication from my winemaker,” Pahlmeyer explains. “It’s 90 percent of the quality at 50 percent of the price.”
90% of the quality at 50% of the price is a standard I can get behind.
One of the best wines I tasted in 2023 was the 2018 Chateau Malartic La Graviere, but at $59.99 that is not in my weekly wine budget.
Their second label, 2018 Le Comte de Malartic, is squarely in my weekend wine budget though!
In 2018 for this wine, we’re talking about almost the exact same grape blend, same vat period, same vinification methods, and really the only difference being yields (the Comte is from some of the younger vines on the Estate that have higher yields), and aging time - the Comte sees 15 months vs 18 months for the big boy.
After tasting the wine I think Jayson Pahlmeyer is pretty spot on.
Is it as good as the flagship wine? It is not.
At $19.99 though it is one of the highest quality red wines we've got right now, and we're thankful to the Bonnie Family for letting us get this in our customers hands at this price. It is so epic!!
It reminds me a bit of a wine called Mas Doix Salanques from Priorat. Not in that they taste the same, but Salanques was a second label to the $100 Mas Doix, and at $29.99 it was not only delicious, I have bottles that are now 20 years old and still taste fresh and young. As a collector and wine lover, finding $25 wines that can go the distance is part of the fun!
I'm taking 12 home at this price. I can't help myself. It is a holiday weekend after all!!
TGIF!
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$50 down to $19.99 on Single Vineyard Chardonnay! 😳
08.29.2024
2020 Bonterra "The Roost" Chardonnay
Release Price: $50.00
Somebody Out There: $77.94 (HERE)
Lowest Online US Price: $32.99 (HERE)
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
SAVE 60%
FULL LABOR DAY SALE LINEUP: HERE
Labor Day Feature Wines:
Z/N - $5.99
Bonnet Hill - $14.99
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Sometimes a winery has an absolutely top notch product, and they just misfire on the price.
Enter, Bonterra "The Roost" Chardonnay.
The 2020 Bonterra “The Roost” Chardonnay is a 100% certified biodynamic single vineyard Chardonnay from the Blue Heron Vineyard in Mendocino County, CA. Bonterra is as close to an OG among the wineries devoted to sustainability and true regenerative viticulture as any among American wineries. This single vineyard wine comes from a spot nestled between the shore of the upper Russian River and a blue heron nesting site and preserve; hence the name of Blue Heron Ranch. It’s biodynamically farmed, and shows the sort of rich and delicious cut that’s typical of Mendocino Chardonnay.
All that makes for an awesome wine - but when they released it at $50, they realized $50 for a bottle of wine is no joke, and it wasn't moving at the velocity they wanted. Retailers all over the US were selling this wine from $77 all the way down to $32. Bonterra adjusted, and the new vintage is priced at $35 per bottle and moving fast...but this misfire created a big opportunity for our Labor Day Sale!
Today we can offer you the 2020 vintage of this single vineyard, biodynamic Chardonnay for the lowest price it has ever been offered for in the United States - $19.99 per bottle!
If you are into California Chardonnay, I am here to tell you that you will find not Chardonnay under $20 of this quality. I also don’t know of many single vineyard biodynamic wines under $20 - red or white. Honestly, I can’t think of one.
So what we have for you today is:
1) Lowest Price ever offered on this wine
2) Certified biodynamic and organic single vineyard Chardonnay for less than $20
I think I gotta do six at this deal...and I'm drinking one tonight! (I think it's too hot for red wine right now 😂)
Let's do this!
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$5.99 Per Bottle?!?! Labor Day Deal #1 🎇
08.27.2024
2021 Z/N Zinfandel
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $5.99 (net)
SAVE 70%
FULL LABOR DAY SALE LINEUP: HERE
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We reached out to our suppliers in advance of our annual Labor Day sale and told them one thing - "Show up big, or don't show up at all..."
The winemaking team behind P/S, P/N, C/S and Z/N wines told us they would cut us the deal of the year if we bought big enough - and they were not kidding.
Our deal #1 of our Labor Day sale is an entire bottle of wine for less than I was charged for a baked potato at a restaurant recently. Neither of those things is a joke 😂
We have Z/N Zinfandel for $5.99 per bottle. That's right, $5.99 per bottle for some absolutely ridiculous full bodied red wine.
We were able to secure 4 pallets at this price - but that works out to just 224 cases at $5.99 per bottle for the entire state of North Carolina.
So be warned that this is the only wine in the lineup that is not guaranteed to last the whole week. Once we run out, we run out.
I have a feeling that at just $71.88 for an entire case of wine (although yes, you can buy as little as 1 bottle), this one is going to walk itself out the door.
I'm just thinking of my group of friends we are hosting this weekend - and given the velocity at which these people tend to drink red wine during a holiday weekend, I may be in for more than one case 👀
Over the last several years Zinfandel and Zinfandel based blends are on a tear. Heck, many of our best selling red wines are Zin based - and you might not even know you are drinking it! Think wines like Prisoner, Scout's Honor, Banknote.
So let's do this people!!!
As always, THANK YOU for the opportunity to serve you. We don't take it for granted, and we will continue to work hard for you every single day!
Happy Tuesday all!
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The most exciting white you will try this year? 👀
08.23.2024
2021 Chateau La Brede Blanc
Release Price: $50.00 (Click HERE to see)
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I think this may be the most exciting white wine you try this year - and if it is not THE most exciting, it will certainly crack your top 5 😁
We haven't really dabbled much in Bordeaux Blanc over the last 18 years. Heck, there was a time when Bordeaux Blanc was a joke. That was in the ’70s.
Then there was the ’80s when a few producers started figuring out how to make good Sauvignon Blanc and the ’90s when they were very good at it. And then the ‘00s happened and suddenly all the white wine from Bordeaux was delicious, but expensive.
The 2020s? The wines are better than ever. This blend of 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Sémillon and 20% Muscadelle is classic and still very modern and completely compelling. It’s been matured in new French oak, so it’s not simple.
The added bonus? We are able to bring this wine to you at the lowest price it has ever been offered globally. So we were able to skip over that part about Bordeaux Blanc needing to be expensive.
You could go on Vivino right now and get a 12 bottle price of $49.34 per bottle (here). Or you could find the previous lowest price globally of $39.31 USD (here).
OR, you guys know how we do it here, and you can grab a bottle for $24.99!
It even comes in an awesome six pack wood box, if those are your thing! (picture below!)
So TGIF everyone!
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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How does this rosé taste this good?
08.22.2024
2023 L'Enfant Rebelle Rosé
Release Price: $18.00
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Did someone ask for 100% Pinot Noir Rosé, for only $9.99, from winemaking superstar Antoine de La Farge?
'Cause if you did, your ship has come in!
Making rosé is a simple enough process. Since the color is in the skins for all but a handful of grapes, you simply crush the grapes and leave the juice and skins to sit together for a few hours. How many hours? Well, that depends upon the rosé color that you’re seeking. Here Antoine employs what he calls a “back of the truck maceration”, by leaving the juice and skins together just long enough to transport the must from the vineyard to the winery. You get some strawberry and red currant notes, and the wine is a light, pretty pink from only an hour or two on the skins.
Here is what I know for sure:
- I don't know of anyone else using that winemaking method for rosé like this - and I love it.
- I don't know of any other 100% Pinot Noir rosé at $9.99 per bottle - if they are out there let me know 'cause we want to taste them!
- I'm not sure I could love this wine any more
The weather this weekend in NC may be the best of the entire summer (except it is supposed to rain in Wilmington, but you guys get to live at the beach!!). So let's have one more summer celebration this weekend with some friends and some lights out rosé - shall we?
I'm picking up some for Labor Day weekend too - because I can't help myself!
Let's do this!!
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Just 169 cases of this Sancerre came into the United States...
08.21.2024
2023 Antoine Lafarge Sancerre
Release Price: $35.00
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How about maybe the best Sancerre you are going to drink in 2024, at the lowest price globally, all on a beautiful Wednesday?
I know you're with me!
Vivino said the avg. reported user price on this wine is $33.55 and the 2022 vintage was in the top 9% of all wines in the world.
So what's the deal?
Every region has its champions, even if it’s unfair to single out particular producers when the ancient Loire Valley has so many heroes. But Antoine Lafarge is one of those winemakers - even if you've never heard his name named before.
If Sauvignon Blanc is your thing - this is by some estimations one of the best that is made on planet earth. It exists on a whole other level...and when you factor in the price? Given everything that has happened with Sancerre prices as of late?
🤯
The only hiccup is that for the ENTIRE 2023 vintage just 169 cases came into the United States.
That's right - 2,028 bottles to split among every Sancerre lover in the US.
I'm taking 12 home because my wife swoons over this wine, and I can't get enough of it.
So now there are 168 cases.
First come, first served 😁 - I know what I'm drinking tonight!
Let's do this!
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Only Time This Year - $9.99 per Bottle....🤯
08.20.2024
2021 Snowvale Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $20.00
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For the better part of a decade now, Snowvale Cabernet has dominated the sales charts - and the wine shows no signs of slowing down. Year to date bottle sales from this Cabernet, one of the best they have ever produced, are up an astonishing 21%!!
It may be the best Cabernet value on the market right now.
Over the last decade this wine has only seen the $9.99 price point 8 different times - but wine legends Baron Ziegler and Rob Fischer the last two years put it on sale at this price for one week each year...and they try to time it to be right around back to school week!
Thank you Baron and Rob 😂
Snowvale at $9.99 represents a pretty unreal value. As we've told you before, there are even stores in NC selling this wine for $31! (Picture below)
In an ocean full of uninspiring Cabernet at this price point, Snowvale just works. Tuesday night Tacos? Boom. Wednesday night burgers. Done. Saturday night Netflix. But of course. (anyone watching anything that is must see?)
So let the mayhem begin! One week only at $9.99 - until next year!
Happy Tuesday all!
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Pinot Noir that's a "If you know, you know..."
08.16.2024
2022 Guillemain Pinot Noir
Release Price: $30.00
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Is this one of the top Pinot Noir finds of 2024? The answer to that question is yes...and it is from Reuilly of all places!
Okay, so nobody knows Reuilly as a Pinot Noir appellation, we’ll grant you that. But Burgundy is scarcely affordable anymore and those of us who like to drink it have fewer and fewer options.
So we’ve gone out into the wild to find options that please us and that, we hope, will please you too. This is lighter in style than California Pinot Noir (think more Oregon) and built on charm and grace, not power.
Since the de la Farge family are such leaders in this part of the world, yet so few in the USA know about their reds, we think we’re letting you in on a happy little secret. Don't tell too many people though, we need to keep this circle of trust as tight as possible 😂.
Should we keep it short and sweet today?
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
TGIF!
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Yes, it is that good...👀
08.15.2024
2023 L'Enfant Rebelle Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $20.00
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Over the last several months, many of you have continued to learn what we learned last year - Antoine Lafarge is putting out some of the highest quality / affordable white wine on planet earth.
While his portfolio contains an embarrassment of riches, his entry level offering "L'Enfant Rebelle" may be the star of the show.
Why, do you ask?
Well, the European AOC system delineates the boundaries of any winegrowing region; the idea is that the best and appropriate area is reserved for the AOCs. That means that there are other places that can make high quality wine but simply don’t fit within the AOC boundaries. That includes this site just outside of the established Loire Valley vineyards where delicious Sauvignon Blanc can be made, similarly to Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé, but not at similar prices to those better-known wines.
That's what we have here, and good golly is it something else. Oh, did we mention it is the lowest price in the United States as well? Heck, you could pay almost 17 pounds in the UK for this (thats basically $20 US - click HERE for the offering), or you could just grab it at your neighborhood winestore. for $12.99 😁
But don't take our word for it.
I got this text exchange from a friend the first week this wine landed. The "he" referenced below is our Store VP in Charlotte:
So ignore at your peril!
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé... 🤯
08.14.2024
2023 Villa Gaubert Rosé
Release Price: $18.00
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Summer is not over yet! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
And while rosé is certainly a summer drink, lots of people now drink these uber quaffable treats year round.
While looking for the next big rosé find, we could not pass up an opportunity to bring you this 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé from Villa Gaubert. This is, I've been told, the first time this wine has been available in the US!
Dominique Haverlan bought the old Château Gaubert in Portets in 1988, which was then in ruins. He made it into something important, but he didn’t’ forget to make wine that you will want to drink at a reasonable velocity. That’s what rosé is, and this one has it in spades.
Rosés are cold and citrusy and tangy and refreshing and, well, once they’re properly cold, they’re delicious. Did I mention that they need to be cold? Don’t skimp on the ice, people, that's just part of the deal.
At $10.99 per bottle it is surely a treat I will be enjoying the rest of this week, and into the rest of summer. I always need more $10.99 bottles of wine in my life - but $10.99 rosé, from Cabernet, that is beyond delicious?
YES PLEASE!
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We got 'em to $14.99 - and it is glorious! 😍
08.13.2024
2019 Chateau Eyquem Le Belvédère
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Sooooo....we tasted this wine back in February and LOVED it. Just an absolute home run.
Only issue was the price. Most places in Europe are currently selling the 2019 vintage of this wine for between 15.50 (like here) and 18 Euros - or somewhere between $16.89 and $19.62 USD.
The winery wanted us to retail it for $18 USD.
So the wine was really good. Was it $18 good? Probably. Kinda sorta. But if it were $14.99 per bottle the price and the quality would both be off the charts.
So we told them if we could get this wine to $14.99 it was a go. They said no at first, and moved on.
Like any good deal though, it took them a few months but they finally came around! Go time!!!
So why do we like it so much?
The Bayle and Carreau families bought this 17th century manor house, named for Louis d’Eyquem, nephew of Michel de Montaigne, writer and philosopher and often called the inventor of the essay. With clay-limestone soil and a view of the spot where the Dordogne and the Garonne rivers meet, this is planted to 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Malbec.
Think complex flavors, big fruit, but soft and silky tannins that make for an easy - yet exciting drink.
We will have it on the tasting machine at all 8 stores - soon 9! - all week long just in case you don't trust us.
One thing is for sure though - I know what I'm drinking tonight!!
Let's do this!
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A New White Wine - 41% OFF! 😎
08.06.2024
2023 Philippe Viallet Savoie Blanc
Release Price: $21.99 (Click HERE to see)
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Did someone ask for a brand new white wine, in amazing packaging with etched glass, under $13, from a unique grape varietal, that tastes delicious?
We thought so!
The Viallet family have been working the vineyards of Savoie (it's the kinda place you dream of visiting) since 1966, when Marcel and Yvonne purchased their first estate, Domaine Clos Réservé, in Apremont. Their son Philippe studied in Burgundy and then came back to help in 1984, pushing them into biodynamically farming at high altitude in the Savoie. They’ve embraced the local grapes, including the Jacquère grape, which we love for its crazy lemony acidity.
So, what should you expect here? Delightful acidity, alpine flavors, and remarkable value.
For what it is worth, my wife poured herself a glass of this last weekend, not knowing what it was, and just stopped and said "Now this is good!". So, you know, there is that...😂
We'll have it on the tasting machine at all 8 stores all week long!
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