We Saved Sancerre for Last Here it is: offer 3 of 3 and the last Black Friday deal of the year. We saved something bright, sharp, and downright irresistible for the finale. A laser-clean, mineral-driven Sancerre grown on the famed...
NV Bisol 'Jeio' Prosecco DOCG Let’s keep this Monday rolling with a no-brainer: NV Bisol “Jeio” Prosecco DOCG — the bubbles I always keep cold because it does everything. This is one of the best values in sparkling wine, full...
2015 St. Estephe Black Friday isn’t done with us yet. We had too many great wines to squeeze into one weekend, so the final three offers are rolling out today, starting right now. If you love Bordeaux with muscle, polish,...
Great Value Napa Cabernet, Case Buy Alert! I’ll be honest—I didn’t really know Buehler Vineyards before last week. I’m not in love with the label, and there aren’t any reviews. But let me tell you something: the 2020 Buehler Vineyards...
Sta. Rita Hills Pinot at its finest. The 2021 Racines ‘Sainte Rose’ Pinot Noir landed at #38 on Wine Spectator’s Top 100, and it’s easy to see why. Despite the name, this is not a rosé—it’s a vibrant, expressive Pinot...
Touchstone Napa Cab Joe and Alice Heitz moved into Napa Valley in 1961 and founded their eponymous winery. The rest is history. A touchstone Napa Cabernet since day one, a participant in the Judgement of Paris in 1976, and still...
Cult-winery polish without cult-winery pricing. The 2022 Summer Dreams ‘Golden Hour’ Pinot Noir comes from a label created by Jason Woodbridge, the same Jason Woodbridge behind Hundred Acre, one of Napa’s most coveted and hyper-luxury estates. His fingerprints are all...
Chablis-lover’s dream deal This is crisp, stony, beautifully clean Chardonnay—exactly what you expect from the limestone soils of this corner of northern Burgundy. Tonnerre sits just next to Chablis, sharing the same Kimmeridgian bedrock that gives the wines their electric...
A Monster Value Chateauneuf The 2020 Louis Bernard Châteauneuf-du-Pape is one of the best Southern Rhône steals I’ve seen all year, and I’m not exaggerating when I say I had to double-check the price myself. $36.98 for real-deal CDP from...
Ayala Rosé at a Truly Wild Price Ayala’s rosé has always hit that sweet spot for me: clean, elegant, vivid, and lifted, with just enough depth to remind you this is serious Champagne. It’s one of those wines I open...
Our Favorite Champagne, Gosset, at Lowest Legal Price At home in the Cotes du Blancs in the Grand Cru village of Ay, Gosset dates back half a millenia and claims the mantle of being the oldest house in Champagne. Truly,...
Black Friday is Back: 94 Points, Dave Phinney, Half Price Black Friday week is officially here and we’re kicking it off with the first offer today, to be followed on Friday by eight more incredible offers (with four more coming...
Top 100 Wine Spectator Wine, $14.98 From the rugged, high-altitude slopes of Calatayud this Garnacha/Syrah blend has quietly become a standard-bearer for what authentic, hand-crafted Spanish wine can deliver without the premium price. In fact, it was named #65 on...
White, German Pinot Noir. Yes Really. Weingut Hexamer is best known for their crystalline Rieslings from the Nahe, but their Weissherbst (a German tradition of pale Pinot Noir made from a single variety, harvested and pressed with extreme delicacy) has...
When Limestone Sings, Burgundy is Near Founded in 1956 and instrumental in the creation of the Viré-Clessé AOC itself, the Bonhomme family has spent decades proving that this corner of Southern Burgundy can deliver Chardonnay with depth, tension, and age-worthy...
A Taste of Alto Piemonte The 2022 Noah Coste della Sesia “Dellamesola” is a great representation of Alto Piemonte heritage, crafted from a grape that has its deepest roots right here in the foothills of Monte Rosa. This is a...
Crunchy, Tart & Juicy, Perfectly Bourgueil This cuvée has become something of a calling card for the Gauthier family, who are among the most important voices in the appellation. Pierre Gauthier and now his son Rodolphe have built their reputation...
Five Decades of Eola-Amity Excellence Bethel Heights has been at the center of this story from the beginning. When Terry and Marilyn Casteel, along with Ted and Pat Dudley, first discovered the old, abandoned Bethel Heights walnut grove in 1977,...
2023 Casa Brancaia Chianti Classico The Widmers, who purchased the estate with a vision for consistency and excellence, oversee every detail with care. Production remains intentionally small, ensuring that each bottle receives meticulous attention from vineyard to cellar. Even at...
2024 Massican Pinot Grigio, cool and zippy Founded by Dan Petroski, Massican was the first to champion a lean, mineral-driven style inspired by Italy’s Friuli region, long before freshness, restraint, and balance became buzzwords. In a landscape dominated by overripe...
Pieropan’s Enduring Brilliance in Soave For over a century, the Pieropan family has defined Soave through unwavering excellence in the vineyard and cellar. Today, under the stewardship of the family’s next generation, the estate remains entirely family-owned, still farming its...
