A top red is back!
06.10.2022
2019 Pabellón Rioja
Release Price: $25.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
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Pabellón has returned! The wine with my favorite label in the store (it also happens to be delicious as well!) is finally back in stock.
Pabellón cruised into Top 20 best selling wines of 2021 and we only mentioned it in an e-mail one time. Once. That means the people that were buying it kept buying it over, and over, and over again. I think they love it as much as I do.
It makes sense this wine is so delicious.
The powers behind Bodegas Lo Nuevo need no introduction to our customers; we have followed them for several years now. Why? Because they have a remarkable set of vineyards in many of the sexiest parts of Spain, and because they always bring some crazy value to it.
This is a fairly new project for them, but like others they own, it consists not of a large family holding but is a collection of small plots, each planted 15 to 60 years ago. This is the most elevated region of Rioja, the Alavesa, where calcareous clay soils necessitate a reliance upon Tempranillo and where winemakers Bartolomé Abellán and Sara García rest this 100% Tempranillo in French oak for 10 months.
I know what I'm drinking tonight! Let's go! TGIF!
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Is this the best white wine we have ever offered?
06.07.2022
2018 Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes
Release Price: $50.00
winestore. Price: $34.99 (net)
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I’m pretty sure this is the best white wine we have ever offered. It is certainly the most insane white value we have ever offered. I did not know the price when we tasted it and I simply said “I would not be surprised if this is $75".
So I was extremely pleased to learn we can offer it to you at the lowest online price in the US - $34.99 per bottle. Inexpensive it is not, but this is one of those moments where the wine is worth every penny and then some.
This also happened to be the first wine I have ever tasted from Defaix, but it won’t be the last.
Chablis is a long-established, virtually staid place and you know that because the term “Chablis” has stood in for boring white wine for nearly a century in the U.S. marketplace. Except that Chablis is not and maybe has never been a staid place. Some of the greatest Chardonnays in the world come from the fossil-rich, Kimmeridge hills; from the famed names like Dauvissat and Raveneau and from recently discovered (for me very recently) producers like Defaix, whose ancestors have been making wine here for more than four centuries. He is so Old School: long, native ferments, sometimes a month long, low SO2 levels, little new oak, native malo-lactic and no fining or filtration.
All that put together produces a delicious white wine that is only incidentally made from Chardonnay. And will age an extremely long time too…
If you’re into high end white wine - you’re gonna want some of this. If you’re into awesome wine and just don’t drink that much white - I still recommend giving it a whirl.
I think it’s that good.
I know what I'm drinking tonight (and maybe this weekend too 😂)!
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Trust me on this one...
06.03.2022
2020 Momentum Solare
Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $9.99 (net)
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I'm not trying to over hype a $10 wine, but dang...this is probably the best sub $10 full bodied red wine I have tasted since we brought in Carmita a few years ago. Just sayin'...
I tasted the Momentum, along with the Clerus, against a very well regarded $80 Rhone wine the other night and I think I preferred Momentum and Clerus... 👀 Maybe the other wine was just trying too hard.
If you try just one new sub $10 wine this year (and honestly, who does that, am I right?), please make it this one. I think it's that good.
What's the deal here?
The GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre) category has certainly reached the ears of most wine consumers, though it started as little more than an interesting Australian blend in homage to southern Rhone Valley reds. Nowadays, everybody does it, and why not? Grenache is juicy and full, Syrah is mouth-filling and peppery and the two of them, more often than not, need the indescribable weirdness of Mourvedre to complete a picture with chiaroscuro depth.
The Cellier d’Eole is a cooperative based in Rieux Minervois (one of the best areas in the Languedoc-Roussillon) with 205 members that cultivate 3800 acres. Winemaker Marilyn Lasserre has an expansive view of wine styling, having trained in Bordeaux, South Africa, Australia and the US. For Momentum Solare think richness, intensity, and surprising depth for a wine of this price point.
TGIF everybody! I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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It's rosé drinking time!
06.02.2022
2021 Lou Pichoun Rosé
Release Price: $18.00
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Summertime is rosé drinking time, and don't let anyone tell you any different!
When it is 95+ degrees outside I want crisp, dry, ice cold rosé in my glass.
One of the breakout hits of 2021 for us is back for a return performance, and it is as delicious as ever!
Why did we fall in love with Lou Pichoun in the first place? (besides the distinctive blue cork...)
Along France’s border with Italy, between the Mediterranean coast and the continental region of Savoie, the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is traversed by the Durance river. Vineyards are mostly found on the valley hills for maximum sunlight exposure. So the days are Mediterranean warm but the high altitude and the presence of the mountains makes for much cooler nights as air from the Alps descends into the vineyards.
These conditions make for delicious rosé. While this has the look and feel of Provençal rosé, it's a bit lighter and airier. And in case you wondered who Lou Pichoun is, that’s Provençal slang for the youngest, as in, the most favored child.
This was the first rosé to sell out last year, and once again we only we able to secure 228 cases to last us until the end of summer (that's how it goes sometimes). So get while the gettin' is good!
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
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One of the better $12.99 red wines you will try this year...
06.01.2022
2020 Clerus Saint-Chinian
Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
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I'm not trying to be hyperbolic, but we just had a shipment of wines come in containing some of the best value wines you are going to try this year, and Clerus is one of them. I'm a huge fan of wines that are just plain delicious, regardless of their price - and this fits that bill.
Not so long ago, southern French wines from throughout the gargantuan AOC of Languedoc-Roussillon and beyond were popular but only because of their price. As the cost of wines of so many Bordeaux and Burgundy has blown up like the latest bitcoin craze, it was inevitable that writers and consumers would take a longer look at the smaller places within this vast mostly Mediterranean landscape.
Certain spots have stood out for years. St.-Chinian uses a plethora of grapes: Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre and Syrah, though Syrah, Mourvèdre and Grenache account for about 70% of the region’s grapes. The Vignerons de Cruzy Montouliers Cebazan have only been around since 2014 but they have modern cellars and contemporary ideas about winemaking, unlike some in the area.
This traditional blend is equal parts longevity and lushness, and is perfect for a Wednesday night 😁
As always, THANK YOU for your business, and enjoy this new arrival!
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Did we save the best deal for today?
05.27.2022
2019 Montassin Bordeaux
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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SALE runs through May 30th, 2022 at midnight!
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I don't know that I have seen a wine for $9.99 per bottle that comes in a beautiful six pack wooden box.
I mean, that kind of packaging is not inexpensive (hence the reason you normally see only very high end wines packaged this way). Heck, Justin Winery will sell you a 3 pack wooden box for $20.00 (HERE - the equivalent of $6.67 per bottle)
But hey, what about the wine that is in the box, right?
Well, looking back on our 15+ years of serving you, we have never carried much Bordeaux (it just gets too expensive relative to quality most times). In addition, I can't think of any offer we have made for a Bordeaux less than $25. Every time we taste them, they taste...well...they tend to taste cheap. Nobody wants to deal with that...
Enter Montassin...
- It's a traditional Bordeaux blend of Cabernet, Merlot, Petite Verdot and Cabernet Franc
- The wine comes with a deep, rich color but seems to focus more on elegance over power, all while losing none of the fruit character of traditional Bordeaux wine.
- It is incredibly delicious and clocks in at a very friendly 13.5% alc.
So we have a wine for 10 bucks that is packed in 6 pack wood cases from Bordeaux that brings the thunder in terms of quality. 👀
I'll be honest - outside of Brooks Bank at $14.99, this is THE deal of this sale, and one of the best deals we have offered this year. I anticipate seeing a lot of these boxes marching themselves out the door today!
I know what I'm drinking tonight!
Happy Memorial Day Weekend!
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Your Memorial Day Specials - Our Largest Sale Ever!
05.25.2022
Memorial Day Specials!
May 24th - 30th, 2022
ALL WEEK LONG!
*ALL Wines Priced At Lowest Online Price in the USA!*
Is it summer yet?
Memorial Day Weekend is a time to give thanks to those who have given their life to serve our country. It's the weekend that kicks off summer, and rings in the end of the school year. Pools open and grills fire up. Kids get ready for camp. Life is good, right?
So this week we're gonna be playing songs like this song on repeat in the store (seriously, that song is my fave - first time you hear it by the pool it means summer is here!), while we're also rolling out our largest Memorial Day Sale ever, with prices that hit the wallet just right.
Some of the gems below we have never marked down to these prices, and a few have very limited availability.
As always, thank you for your business. We continue to be humbled by the opportunity to serve you. We sincerely appreciate it!
Let's do this people!!
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2021 Larme en Rose
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $9.99 (net)
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If you stick around the wine business long enough, you’ll have seen it all. Where once wine coolers were cooler than Liebfraumilch, now hard seltzer is hot (served cold). White Zin was once de rigeur, though it was never French; it was from the good ol’ US of A. But then that became too sweet and the category died. Or seemed to. Because then rosé rose up like a zombie eager for fresh meat, though the current iteration of the pink stuff is more often French than not. Provence is the epicenter of it and the French have figured out how we like it: dry, pale pink, light and refreshing.
2020 SWIMBAD Rosé
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (net)
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Rosé is the tipple of the tempting whether we are in Touraine, Tempe, Tuscaloosa, Tuscany or Saint-Tropez. Provence, the archetypal French vacationland, is the poster child for what modern rosé ought to be. Pale, quenching, lip-smacking.
2020 Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Ranches Chardonnay
Winery Price: $28.00
SALE PRICE: $16.98 (net) per bottle
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It's Sonoma Cutrer - what more do we really need to say? Oak, Vanilla, butter - all that you expect from a great California Chard and then a little extra thrown in for good measure...
2019 Cape Charles Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
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After killing it with the AVERÆN project in Oregon, the Banshee gang is hard at work again in Washington. They’ve grabbed some vineyards in Walla Walla Valley and we’re smart enough to snag some of their early efforts. There’s not a lot of Sauvignon Blanc grown in these spots, but what is there produces wines like this one: poised, more bright melon and citrus - just the way it should be.
2019 Willowlake Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir
Release Price: $40.00
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
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Finally! A wine that rivals Belle Glos at a much friendlier price point. Pinot lovers unite!
2020 Carmita Red Blend
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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Recently Almansa has been considered to be hot for high quality wines, but a century ago Almansa produced high quality wines, albeit at that time they were sweet ones. They used Alicante Bouschet, but today they call it Garnacha Tintorera, they nixed the sweet, and they mix it with 30% Monastrell to make this wickedly powerful red wine.
2020 White and Sea White Blend
Release Price: $15.00
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It’s surprising that grapes like Sauvignon Blanc aren’t more widely planted in southern France, as they can be harvested fairly early to retain bright and citrusy acidity without really losing character or even complexity. Maybe wines like this will encourage more winemakers to try working with crisp and aromatic white grapes in Languedoc-Roussillon.
2020 Benieres Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
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The vast vineyards of France’s Languedoc hold many well-known grapes, including Chardonnay that is friendly and accessible. This one is gathered from organic vineyards on the Aspères plateau with its excellent marl and limestone soils. The winemaking is straightforward – stainless steel fermenters and just enough lees stirring to enrich the texture and flavors. We love finding wines like this!
2020 Brooks Bank Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
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This 100% Cabernet is full of dark berry flavors to offset its tough guy tannins. This is BIG wine for little money. It’s basically the wine equivalent to Patrick Swayze in “Roadhouse.” Best movie EVER.
2020 Clos Delfines
Release Price: $18.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
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Albarino is Spain's most successful white wine and Clos Delfines is a benchmark for the style: crisp, green apple, pear and peach skins.
2019 Kingstree Chardonnay
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $10.99 (net)
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Do you want big? I said, DO YOU WANT BIG? Cuz that is what Kingstree is all about. The Chardonnays are unctuous, lush, and just plain big. Bring the thunder!
2018 Benieres Pinot Noir
Release Price: $20.00
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Fresh and fruity Pinot Noir from the Pays d'Oc, a region warm enough and varied enough to allow even persnickety Pinot Noir to find its happy place.
2018 Waccamaw Proprietary Red
Release Price: $25.00
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Put together a bunch of passionate kids (some with backgrounds selling wines for legends such as Eric Solomon and Martine Saunier) deeply immersed in the California biz and you can find some pretty tasty wines. That's what they did and that's what we have here.
2019 Rocoiseau Viognier
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More than a half century ago Viognier was forgotten; near extinct. In the 1980s things blew up, with acreages quintupling. There were a few successes, but most just didn't do justice to the grape. Winegrowers eventually found the ideal conditions, while the Viogniers of the Rhone have become pricey and sought-after. Elevated spots in the Pays d’Oc are this wine’s source; to a great degree this is the grape’s frontier now.
2019 P/N Pinot Noir
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If Baron Ziegler and his team have taught us anything, it is they are churning out some of the most delicious, inexpensive wine in all of California.
2018 Overbrook Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
SALE Price: $8.99 (net)
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In the world of sub- $15 wine, Overbrook Cabernet is a revelation. I guess this is what happens when you put world class vineyard sites in a partnership with world class winemaking team and an extreme focus on quality and value. We need more of these in the world!!
2019 Kingstree Cabernet
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This is a tasty little gem unearthed by the pros at Banshee Wines. Banshee, started by three guys who just happened to like wine and wanted an excuse to be out west, hasn't been around long but they sure have kicked off righteously during their short career. They’ve always been focused upon cooler climate sites, especially with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and at the prices they offer their wines, it’s no surprise that things have gone swimmingly well.
2019 Montassin Bordeaux
Release Price: $25.00
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We’ve found some eminently suitable wines for you from the Gonfrier family in Bordeaux who have, since 1962, managed 18 chateaux with over 2700 acres of Bordeaux patrimony. That’s a lot of grapes. To manage that they have multiple wineries hidden away in the region including Les Chais de Rion, one of the region’s oldest medieval towns. This is Merlot first, Cabernet Sauvignon second and all about Bordeaux.
2019 Orlaida Red Blend
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net) per bottle
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Bodegas Lo Nuevo's success has allowed them to spread their wings to other prestigious regions. Their Montsant projects have brought them perhaps even more fame than in Jumilla. Orlaida could become a benchmark for the potential of Montsant. The vineyards for their Garnacha are at 2,000 ft. in altitude in the area of Cornudella de Montsant, with Priorat like slate soils. Cariñena vineyards in Darmós and Masrig are on clay soils, and the Syrah vines are located on limestone.
2020 Solanilla
Release Price: $24.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net) per bottle
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Verdejo can have a layered texture all its own, and this dead ringer for high end California Chardonnay proves that Spain is the current global King of insane quality for extreme value.
2020 SWIMBAD White Wine
Release Price: $15.00
winestore. Price: $8.99 (net) per bottle
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Swimbad White is a tangy, refreshing white wine from southwest France, an ideal source of seafood worthy wines. The Bordeaux region has been reliant upon Sauvignon Blanc for decades, that much is well-known, but other, less celebrated grapes have been crucial in Bordeaux. Colombard is a relatively neutral grape but, every now and then, in the right spot, the grape takes on texture and richness. Between the tangy citrus of Sauvignon Blanc and the weight of Colombard, this embodies both the classic style of traditional French white wine and the very modern pursuit of fresh fruity flavors.
2019 La Petite Gargotte Blanc
Release Price: $14.99
SALE Price: $7.99 (net) per bottle
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The Comte Tolosan region encompasses famed wine regions: Jurancon, Cahors and Armagnac. Typically, the white wines are based upon neutral grapes like Ugni Blanc, Colombard, and Folle Blanche, or more aromatic grapes like Petit Manseng or Gros Manseng. While few of these grapes have distinctive personalities, if you put them into a harmonious blend, they can be pretty charming.
2019 Snowvale Cabernet
Release Price: $20.00
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It's no surprise that I love Snowvale Cabernet. It's classic California; ripe fruit, full-bodied, hints of spice, firm tannins, and an intense yet balanced finish. The surprise is that it's only $13. This is one to buy by the case. Just don't tell your friends how much you paid.
NV Raffaello Prosecco
Release Price: $15.00
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Until recently, for Australian producers (and others), Prosecco was a grape and not a place. Recent changes Italy made to how Prosecco is classified, by renaming the grape in these wines as Glera and deeming Prosecco a place and not a grape, mooted any possibility of other countries insisting that they were just naming their wines Prosecco as a varietal designation. Maybe it helped, but Prosecco blew up, internationally speaking. Raffaello is by far, in a sea of Prosecco producers, the best value we have ever tasted.
Cabernet Aged in Taransaud T5 Barrels...On Sale for $14.99!
05.25.2022
2020 Brooks Bank Cabernet
Release Price: $39.99
SALE Price: $14.99 (net)
SALE runs through May 30th, 2022 at midnight!
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What if I told you we were going to go ahead and kick off our Memorial Day features with what may be the best under $15 deal we have ever offered? Well, that is what we are doing... 👀
When one of the best winemaking teams in Europe get together and gather juice from some of the oldest Cabernet vineyards in Spain (pic here), and age the wine in barrels typically reserved for $100+ wines (pic of the barrel here), and the retail price is set to be less than $40...we take serious interest.
When we can put it on sale for $14.99? It's time to back up the truck.
It is powerful, poised and persuasive Cabernet and to put it frankly, stupid cheap for the money. Honestly, I wish this was one of those things that would never run out of supply
So let's start our Holiday sale off with a bang, ok?
You all know what to do! Price is good through Monday at midnight - as long as supply lasts.
To order you can:
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I need more $12.99 Cabernet Sauvignon in my life...
05.19.2022
2019 Sombrero Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
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This is the third wine this week we have featured from Domaine Vellas, and for good reason.
1) Nicolas Vellas is one of the hottest winemakers in France right now
2) A container we ordered with all their stuff finally arrived 😂
Over four generations of winemaking, the Vellas family has slowly assembled a strong group of properties in Languedoc and Roussillon (Mediterranean France). In beautiful sites like Mas du Pont (near Montpellier) they have created not only a vast set of vineyards but also farmlands, bull breeding, equestrian centers, olive groves and more. They pull their Cabernet from areas such as Costiere de Nimes, Coteau Varois, Oc, Saint-Guilhem, Grès, Saint Drézery, Muscat de Lunel, Languedoc, Pic St. Loup and Faugères. With Cabernet spread out across these sunny and Mediterranean climes, ripeness and aromatics are both in strong supply.
So if you are like me and are always on the lookout for inexpensive Cabernet, this fits firmly in that wheelhouse.
To recap:
1) One of the best winemakers in France right now
2) 100% Cabernet
3) Crazy Value
Let's do this!
To order you can:
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Call WILMINGTON @ 910-239-9479
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100% Organic Sauvignon Blanc for less than $15!
05.18.2022
2021 Vellas Organic Sauvignon Blanc
Release Price: $19.99
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
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100% Organic French Sauvignon Blanc for less than $15 - yes, please!
Domaine Vellas has fun with its labels but don’t think less of their wines for that. They know their business, with sixty vineyards totaling 250 acres under their control, the character and value is known by one and all.
Les Naturels Sauvignon Blanc is blended from vineyards in the southern part of the vast and crucial Languedoc-Roussillon region and, if the Languedoc-Roussillon is somehow overlooked due to its ubiquity, it’s important to understand that some of France’s oldest vines are planted along its limestone slopes, many on vertiginous hillsides or nearly overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. This 100% organic wine is not some leftover souvenir from a producer’s vain attempt to create some over priced Sancerre clone. This is made to be seductive, slippery southern French Sauvignon Blanc.
What pairs perfectly with 90+ degree heat?? You know it!
Let's do this!
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Lowest US Price - Drinks like $50 Chateauneuf
05.17.2022
2017 Vellas Garoloup Lesson 02
Release Price: $40.00
SALE Price: $24.99 (net)
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Just 354 bottles available
Lowest Online Price in the US!
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You may remember this wine from 2019…which feels like it was a lifetime ago. If there ever were a $25 baby Chateauneuf, this is it.
When COVID hit, what little we had left of this wine was gobbled up - and as far as we knew there was no more to be had…until we got a message about 8 months ago.
Domaine Vellas is a small operation, and sometimes mistakes get made. When we placed our latest order for other products with them in September 2021, they informed us they had 147 six packs (73.5 cases) of the Garoloup that they mistakenly thought had been labeled with EU labels - and instead they were labeled with our US labels.
Score!
We thought this shipment would have been here by Christmas - but enter basically the most insane global shipping environment on record - and the wine finally arrived to our distributor last week!
Our original e-mail and back story on this wine is below. Since the wine arrived back in the store on Friday, weekend traffic gobbled up 44 of those cases, leaving just 354 bottles remaining.
You guys know what to do!
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Original E-mail
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Last month we told you about the largest wine trade show in the world, and the best wine we had at said show in terms of quality and price. Les Prejuges has since taken off like a rocket ship, but what we didn't tell you about was our favorite wine we had at the show, regardless of price.
Some quick background. At this trade show you can set up meetings, just cruise around and taste at booths, or they had these tasting stations organized by region where you can taste without someone giving you the sales pitch. It was at one of these stations (the Rhone one to be exact) where we tasted a wine that, as Andrew Jefford once said, “rearranged my inner pantheon in a way that truly great wine can."
The label was awesome, the glass had an etched mountain range and the wine itself was just massive and delicious. We had trouble figuring out the booth for the winery, so I just took a snap of the back label and we figured we would hunt them down on the interwebs later.
So we’re cruising around these giant airline hangers filled with wines to taste and there is a booth with literally a HUGE LINE of people waiting to taste / talk to the proprietors. We were intrigued. We kinda slow walked by and don’t you know, sitting on the counter, is the wine we tasted and loved. Clearly we were not alone as groups of people were holding the bottle up, tasting over and over again, and speaking to the owners.
We waited our turn, rolled up and began negotiations. We had to have it! This wine has never before been sold in the United States. You all are the first people to get a crack at it. When they told us the price we would be able to offer it to you, we had a tough time keeping any type of poker face we were so excited.
The blend here is Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre from the appellation of Pic Saint Loup (you may not know it, but you do now!). I honestly would encourage anyone who likes big red wine to give this a try. I think / hope you will be as stunned as we were…
As for the name of the wine - having the word “blanc” (white in French) on a red wine I thought might be confusing in the US, but the winery told me this name comes from an old French Proverb and they were not changing it, so we kept everything the way they originally packaged it…you can read more about the origin of the name HERE - it's pretty awesome.
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A $20 Cabernet You Really Should Try...
05.13.2022
2020 Gail "Doris" Cabernet Sauvignon
Release Price: $27.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
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We tried Gail "Doris" Cabernet for the first time last September. It was a random sample sent to us a in box full of random samples, and all I can tell you is that for $20 this wine was on point. It was one of the best Cabernets we tried all last fall.
Added bonus? It is organic and 100% single vineyard fruit.
You all seemed to agree, as we ran out of the wine in 3 weeks.
Good news though - the 2020 vintage has finally arrived (they could not find any glass to bottle the wine in for 5 months)!
You can read more about Gail Wines HERE, but long story short is this: Dan O’Brien is a working class Boston area fellow who fell into the wine trade via the restaurant biz. He moved to the Bay Area to help run a wine program at an elite restaurant and found himself next to restaurant and wine superstars who showed him the opportunities growing just up the road, and he eventually took the red pill and jumped in as a winemaker.
There is plenty of stuff coming out of Sonoma and even more so Napa at 4x the price that I would put this up against...I'm not kidding, not even a little bit. It’s also rare to see single vineyard organic Cabernet offerings hit this price point.
If Cabernet Sauvignon is your thing, you’re gonna want to give this a try!
If Cabernet Sauvignon is not your thing, maybe try it anyway? I kinda think it's that good. One of those wines that everyone will like (famous last words...)
Happy Thursday!!
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My Favorite Italian Value - Last Call!
05.10.2022
2018 Morellino Val delle Rose
Release Price: $19.99 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $12.99 (net)
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Only 83 cases remain (roughly 10 per store)
The one thing about wine is that each vintage there is only so much of each product. So when producers move from one vintage to the next, the same deals may not be available.
So I am sad to report maybe my favorite Italian value we have ever carried - the 2018 Morellino Val delle Rose - is coming off deal as they transition to a new vintage. The 83 cases we have left is all we are getting at this price - and now there are 82 and 1/2 cases because 6 bottles are coming home with me 😁
What makes the wine so great?
Everybody wants to know where the great wine values are. It doesn’t matter how much money you have – I’ve always found that regardless of cash at the table, if you want to get everyone’s attention, just whisper sotto voce, I found this amazing wine that’s a crazy great price. And that’s what Morellino di Scansano is.
It’s like Bolgheri (you know, Sassicaia at nearly $250?) only at a tiny fraction of the price. Like its big brother region, the vineyards are only a few miles from the Tyrrhenian Sea and so the wines have greater bite and spice than Sangiovese-based wines from Chianti only a handful of miles to the northern interior. But they’re not generally as age-worthy as Bolgheri wines which means we can afford them and you can drink them. This Sangiovese (with a little bit of French grapes thrown in) is aged in French oak for six months, and rests between friendly and burly. It’s waiting for you to throw some meats on the grill. And then it will go down really easy.
So you have been warned - get while the gettin' is good!
Happy Tuesday!
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Kingstree Cabernet $12.99 through Sunday!
05.06.2022
NV Kingstree Cabernet
Release Price: $25.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
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SALE runs Friday May 6th - Sunday May 8th, 2022
Mothers Day is this weekend, and based on sparkling sales yesterday the one thing mom has asked for this year is some vino 😂
So this weekend we are putting one of your favorite Cabernets on Sale through Sunday - for $12.99 per bottle!
In a world where the chatter is always about higher costs and higher prices, we are still committed to one very important thing - bringing you the absolute best wines at the absolute lowest prices. Crazy times will not get in the way of us still pushing prices lower!
So grab a bottle this weekend to celebrate all things mom, and all things you for that matter.
We certainly appreciate the opportunity to serve you week in and week out, and cannot thank you enough for your support! We love you all!
TGIF!
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Bubbly for Mother's Day! Lowest US Price...
05.05.2022
2017 Domaine Carneros Brut Cuvée
Release Price: $44.00 (Click HERE to see)
Total Wine Price: $27.97 (net) (Click HERE to see)*
winestore. Price: $24.99 (net)
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I know one thing Mom wants for Mother's Day. Bubbly. So what better option than to give her a name that shows you not only have exquisite taste, but at a price that shows you are thrifty as well 😁
Once all great sparkling wine came from Champagne, or at least that’s what we were told. But back in the 80s and 90s, Champagne houses began producing bubblies in California and Australia, and some of them have come to rival the elegant houses back in France.
Indeed, Domaine Carneros not only makes delicious, complex sparkling wine, they have their own damned, French-looking chateau (look it up or drop by next time you're in Napa or Sonoma). Eileen Crane, who created their first wines in 1987, set them on a terrific path, inspired by the parent Champagne Taittinger, but finding a way to weave in an American-styled richness and friendliness to it as well.
So let us all celebrate Mom the right way this weekend. Grab her a bottle to show her she is special, and then invite all her friends over for an impromptu short get together to enjoy it!
Happy Mother's Day!
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*Total Wine Price taken from their North Hills (Raleigh) location on Thursday May 5th at 8:39am
Brunello down from $50 to $29.99 - this is not a drill!
05.04.2022
2016 Libero Brunello di Montalcino
Release Price: $50.00 (Click HERE to see)
winestore. Price: $29.99 (net)
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One of the biggest breakout stars of the last 12 months here at winestore. has been Libero Brunello di Montalcino. Inexpensive it is not, but clearly you all agree with us that this packs an extremely powerful punch and outdrinks its price point by a wide margin.
Did we mention it is also nearly 40% off? The next lowest online price by the bottle on this vintage is $49.90! 👀
What is up with the wine?
It’s an odd thing but until about thirty years ago, Chianti had rules that disallowed any wine that was 100% Sangiovese from being labeled as a Chianti. Weird, right? Everyone understood that Sangiovese was the best grape in Tuscany. But any labeled Chianti had to have other grapes blended into it, for better or worse.
It was always odd since Brunello di Montalcino had been long the most highly respected wine in the Tuscany region, and it is 100% Sangiovese. That has changed, but Brunello remains atop all other Sangiovese wines, from anywhere in Italy or elsewhere. These wines are better than they have ever been.
While yes, Brunello wines are better than they have ever been, the prices reflect that trend. Brunello prices have been on a steep climb, and finding it for less than $30 is a rare feat. Knowing that, you can imagine when we stumbled upon this gem from Volio Imports, we jumped all over it.
All this has kinda made me decide that I think I'm gonna have a glass tonight. Why not, right?
Happy Wednesday!
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One of the great wine values in the world...?
05.03.2022
2019 Saint-Roch "Kerbuccio"
Release Price: $30.00 (Click HERE to see)
SALE Price: $19.99 (net)
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"One of the greatest values in the wine world has to be the Kerbuccio cuvée from Jean-Marc Lafage’s Chateau Saint Roch estate in Maury."
- Influential Wine Critic Jeb Dunnuck
While everyone has a different definition of "value" (I think mine is more in the $9.99 price range!), there is no question that Kerbuccio out drinks its price point by a huge factor.
If medium to full bodied red wine is in your wheelhouse, this is a must try. I have yet to hear of any person not enjoying this wine, and in a business where taste is so subjective, that is really saying something!
You all already tasted the red wine and the rosé from this Jean-Marc Lafage and Eric Solomon collaboration back in April - and Kerbuccio is the flagship product from this estate.
You don't have to take our word for it though - we will have it on the tasting machine at all eight stores just in case you don't believe us when we tell you how good it is!!
So to kick the week off we have:
- Wine called one of the greatest values in the world by a top critic
- Eric Solomon selection
- Jean-Marc Lafage made wine
I think we know what to do here 😁
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New Vintage Of Our Best Selling Chardonnay!
04.28.2022
2021 Préjugés Chardonnay
Release Price: $18.00
SALE Price: $12.99 (net)
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In the Chardonnay sea of Sonoma Cutrer, Rombauer, Mer Soleil, Benieres, Sea Sun, Frank Family etc. hides one Chardonnay that outsells them all here at winestore. Its name is Préjugés...and the new vintage of this behemoth has finally arrived!
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. The wine is just silly good.
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 so far in 2022 - 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).
So what are you drinkin' this weekend? Let's do this!
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$7.99 and oh so beautiful...
04.27.2022
2020 Swimbad White Wine
Release Price: $15.00
SALE Price: $7.99 (net)
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SALE runs Wednesday April 27th - Sunday May 1st, 2022
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We met some friends last week at their pool for a little swimming fun early in this spring season and Swimbad white was the wine of choice. I had forgotten a) how much I love this wine and b) how nice bottles that can't break are when you are outdoors!
This blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Colombard is just an overall pleasurable experience. It kinda embodies both the classic style of traditional French white wine and the very modern pursuit of fresh fruity flavors.
As we've said before, there is so much about wine that is subjective. If we are to understand how traditional wines came to be, it’s to know that pleasure is the goal. Of course, we could demand more but why is that necessary? Isn’t pleasure enough? Shouldn’t we enjoy wines for what they are and what they offer? If the last two years have taught us nothing else, it is that seeing the downside of everything is easy. Our goal is to find the positive. As James Joyce said of his epic Ulysses, the book should end with the most positive word in the English language. "Yes.”
So I'm going to continue to say "yes" to SWIMBAD white this Spring and Summer - more often than not...and at $7.99 I think I'm going to say "yes" to a six pack 😂
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Rosé from Lafage. Eric Solomon Selection. Go Time!
04.22.2022
2021 Saint-Roch Old Vines Rosé
Release Price: $20.00
winestore. Price: $14.99 (net)
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You may have read earlier in the week that when Eric Solomon and Jean Marc Lafage get together magical things happen in wine.
Well, today we have for you a deal on what may be their specialty....delicious rosé.
Lafage is arguably the most interesting name in southern France; wines at all price levels and everything, absolutely everything, is delicious. This unctuous pink wine is dry, stony, fruity, and lengthy. To say it packs a powerful punch for its price point would be a wild understatement.
So let's keep it short and sweet for this Thursday morning, ok? It's spring. The rosé is chilled. Let's have a day, shall we?
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