Gordon's exclusive

Daily Flash

Your one stop shop for the best fine wine deals
Scroll Below To Read & Order

Sign up for the Daily Flash Email!

Get first access to exceptional wines and spiritsβ€”at prices worth acting on. Gordon’s Daily Flash features expert-selected, limited-time offers on new releases, rare finds, and small-batch bottles, often before they reach the shelf. When they’re gone, they’re gone. Scroll below to read & order.

Daily Flash

Alpine Beauty from VallΓ©e d'Aosta
Alpine Beauty from VallΓ©e d'Aosta The 2023 Chambave Rouge from La Crotta di Vegneron is a joyful, vibrant Alpine red that delivers far more pleasure than its modest profile suggests. This is a recent arrival from our friends at Ideal...
100% Sangiovese from the Heart of Chianti
100% Sangiovese from the Heart of Chianti In Tuscany, there are few places more revered than the Conca d’Oroβ€”the β€œGolden Basin”—a natural amphitheater in the heart of Chianti Classico known for producing some of the denomination’s most interesting wines. Its...
The Best Value in Spring Mountain
The Best Value in Spring Mountain High above the valley floor, tucked into the rugged slopes of the Spring Mountain District, Smith-Madrone Winery has quietly produced some of Napa Valley’s most honest and compelling wines for over fifty years. In...
In Santa Barbara the Pacific Writes the Recipe
In Santa Barbara the Pacific Writes the Recipe The story of Presqu'ile Winery is inseparable from the cold, restless presence of the Pacific Ocean. From the winery’s vantage point in Santa Barbara County,you can quite literally see the source of...
A Return to Traditional Napa Sauvignon Blanc
A Return to Traditional Napa Sauvignon Blanc In a place as much of a monoculture as Napa Valley, it’s easy to forget that wine used to be just one part of a much bigger agricultural picture. Apricot and almond trees,...
A Fresh Face of Barbera from Ravera
A Fresh Face of Barbera from Ravera Based in Novello, the Cogno family farms in Ravera, a high-altitude amphitheater of limestone-rich soils that naturally emphasizes aromatics, tension, and energy. Ravera is often associated with structured, age-worthy Barolo, but in the...
The Alta Side of Rioja. Yes, it’s a Pun.
The Alta Side of Rioja. Yes, it’s a Pun. Alegre ValgaΓ±Γ³n is based in the village of Sajazarra, in the cooler, higher-elevation reaches of Rioja Alta, near the foothills of the Obarenes Mountains. This is a very different landscape from...
Chillable, Food-Loving, Totally Charming
Chillable, Food-Loving, Totally Charming The 2023 Favolalunga Vespolina from Colline Novaresi comes from Alto Piemonte, a historic but still wonderfully overlooked region in northern Piedmont, tucked into the foothills of the Alps. While Barolo and Barbaresco get most of the...
We should all drink more Austrian wine!!
We should all drink more Austrian wine!! I’ll admit something up front: I don’t drink Austrian wine as often as I should, which is a fault I’m actively trying to correct. A few weeks ago, I opened a bottle of...
From Bierzo With Love
From Bierzo With Love About five years ago, MencΓ­a had a real moment. It was popping up in the New York Times, sommeliers were buzzing, and wine lovers suddenly had a new grape to obsess over. Around that time, I...
OG Etna Rosso by Murgo
OG Etna Rosso by Murgo Etna wines have earned a serious following over the past decade, and with that popularity has come a steady climb in prices. But every now and then, a bottle reminds us that not all Etna...
A Chef and a Winemaker Walk into a Restaurant…
A Chef and a Winemaker Walk into a Restaurant… I may have mentioned that I have spent a lot of time working in restaurants. To be honest, I found that Chef’s have difficulty with food and wine pairings. I’ve often...
If You Love KLWM & Dressner, Don’t Miss This!
If You Love Kermit Lynch & Louis/Dressner, Don’t Miss This! The 2022 Grand Enclos du ChΓ’teau CΓ©rons Blanc has just landed, and it’s the first time in several years this chΓ’teau has been available in the U.S. That alone makes...
An Under-$20 White Burgundy I’d Buy by the Case (and Did)
An Under-$20 White Burgundy I’d Buy by the Case (and Did) Every once in a while, a wine lands on the table that just makes me stop for a beat. No analysis, no overthinking, no swirling and note-taking. Just pour,...
The Easy-Yes Chablis
The Easy-Yes Chablis This has always been a great value Chablis producer at every level-village, 1er, GC. I know this, you know this. As I was looking at a bottle left with me as a sample to taste the current...
A Throwback to When Bordeaux Was a Value
A Throwback to When Bordeaux Was a Value This is a bottle that truly bucks the trend of sky-high Bordeaux pricing and delivers the kind of honest value that regions like CΓ΄tes de Castillon, Haut-MΓ©doc, and Entre-Deux-Mers have traditionally been...
Tempranillo Blanco. Yes, that’s right. It’s a white grape.
Tempranillo Blanco. Yes, that’s right. It’s a white grape. Tempranillo Blanco to me is one of the most intriguing grapes in modern Spanish viticulture. Discovered in Rioja as a natural mutation of red Tempranillo, this variety appeared in a vineyard...
Introducing the Award-Winning 2021 Stellenbosch Cabernet
Introducing the Award-Winning 2021 Stellenbosch Cabernet I am pleased to present a truly remarkable wine that has recently garnered international recognition: the 2021 Knorhoek Cabernet Sauvignon from Stellenbosch, South Africa. This exceptional wine was recently awarded Best in Show by...
Cotes du Rhone that drinks like Chateauneuf
Cotes du Rhone that drinks like Chateauneuf To be honest, I don’t normally include CΓ΄tes du RhΓ΄ne at this price point. But this is not a typical CΓ΄tes du RhΓ΄ne.This strikes me very much as a great Chateauneuf du Pape...
Southern Rhone Reds for the Winter
Southern Rhone Reds for the Winter When I look to refresh my RhΓ΄ne wines at home with wines that deliver serious character without a luxury-tier price tag, La Font de Notre Dame is one I reach for, year after year....
A fresher take on Umbria
A fresher take on Umbria Francesco Mariani of Cantina Raina’s philosophy starts in the vineyard with a deep commitment to indigenous varieties, and in this bottling Sangiovese takes the lead role. Rather than chasing ripeness at all costs, Francesco works...