Other Featured Wines

It’s kind of exciting to taste a Sancerre that tastes just like “Sancerre” – one that isn’t showing the sometimes over-the-top ripeness of recent vintages or the musty dilution of the wet and moldy... Read More

Tuscany’s Sangiovese grape gives a different wine in Brunello than in Chianti to the north: darker, fleshier, richer, more perfumed and, often, needing many more years to really be delicious. At Donna Olga, winegrower Olga... Read More

From Napa’s great – soon to be legendary – 2023 vintage and a vineyard on Atlas Peak, this one-time bottling is built to enjoy tonight – 2030 or so. It’s 94% Cabernet Sauvignon with 3% each Petit... Read More

A classic, old-fashioned, Rioja from the winery's best vines in Rioja Alavesa and a few prime plots in Rioja Alta. It's 100% Tempranillo aged 24 months in American and French oak barriques. A bit more savory and unami-laden... Read More

A classic, old-fashioned, Rioja from the winery's best vines in Rioja Alavesa and a few prime plots in Rioja Alta. It's 100% Tempranillo aged 24 months in American and French oak barriques. With more than a decade in bottle,... Read More

Lower ABV Forget the “Petit” here – this is real, classic, fresh, salty/stony, mouthwatering Chablis. From a site above Cote de Lechet riddled with limestone rocks, it’s all about crunchy green apple, lime... Read More

Organic/Bio Many of you have a decade’s experience drinking Al Passo – that’s how long we’ve been selling it. Here’s a 100% guarantee – you’re going to find this one of the best Al Passo... Read More

Years ago, the legendary Robert Parker called this, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” That has never been more true that now in what is clearly the most delicious, easy-drinking, release... Read More

Like kumquat, Seckel pea and/or underripe Geengage plum serviced up with a salty, mineral, finish and burst of orange oil on the dry, talky, finish? Of course you do! And you’ll love this very sophisticated and fresh expression... Read More

Ever done something that made no sense and had it work out beautifully? Apparently, that's what happened to Maude Autran who took ripe Rhone red Grenache and made it into white wine! This illegal blend - declassified to Vin... Read More

Lower ABV Daniel Callan’s mission is to highlight the terroir of the Central Coast through the lens of old-vine field blends, like this wild combination of Valdiguié, Cinsault, Négrette, Zinfandel and Cabernet... Read More

Lower ABV From a small plot of vines just outside Cote Rotie, this is 100% Syrah that has the savory richness to pair with roasted, grilled and smoked foods and the bold fruit to delight during solo sipping, too. It’s big... Read More

Built to age, this is Pecorino of enourmous presence and potential. As Vinous says in the 91 piont review, understated and a bit backward in the glass, with nuances of savory herbs, wildflowers and crushed green apples. It opens... Read More

The most elegant, pure and complex Champagne yet from this young and very up-and-coming producer in the 1er Cru village of Sermiers. Her third-ever release blends 42% Chardonnay, 37% Pinot Meunier and 21% Pinot Noir from 2022... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Not a rosé, not Beaujolais and not really Zinfandel as you’ve come to expect it. But definitely delicious, gulpable, joyful fun here in very old-vine Zin made into wine as if it were Beaujolais... Read More

From Françoise Feuillat-Juillot's best vineyard – the best in all Montagny, in fact – and from vines averaging 60 years of age with a southerly exposure on classic Chardonnay-friendly marl-limestone soils.... Read More

This always a winning value in high-end, handcrafted, tiny-production, Napa Cab. And in 2022, it’s delicious right now! For the first time this bottling includes a little bit of Howell Mountain fruit to go with five other... Read More

With Greco and Fiano, Falanghina is one the old Greek grapes that still makes the finest wines of Campania, just inland of Naples, Italy. Especially on the powdery volcanic soils of Sannio, where Libero Rillo and his family have... Read More

Lower ABV An ENORMOUS amount of wine for the money here, in 100% Malbec grown carefully at high altitude and then made in steel to let the grape and place shine through. Black-fruited on the nose and palate with fine complexity... Read More

Organic/Bio The wine formerly known by Stephen’s son’s name “Juel” now goes by his nickname, Little Bud. But it still tells the story of this wild vineyard in overview, combining fruit picked from all four... Read More

Yes, really. Classic, very high-quality, robust, Howell Mountain Cabernet at this price (vs. the $100+ usually). How? Neil Koch used his job as a Napa grape/wine broker to build great relationships with some of Napa’s top... Read More

The guys behind The Dude do it again, this time with a very well-crafted Cabernet from Stags Leap that sells for a LOT less than you'd expect once you taste it. The signature plushness and richness of Stags Leap is here along... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV No way you try this blind and guess it sells for <$20. Because it shouldn’t and only does because importer Lia Banville-Tolaini owns the vineyard and winery and uses it to craft this “door... Read More

From the masters of Alto Adige’s traditional “Terlaner” blend – Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a little Sauvignon Blanc – this is one of Italy’s benchmark whites. It’s from the co-op’s... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV From the steep slopes of the wandering valley known as Vau de Vey. A wine of fine richness and volume with plenty of stony Chablis minerality and precision. It's delicious right now (although give it... Read More

Maybe it’s a sign of the soft market, but it’s been a while since we’ve seen Napa Cabernet of this quality at such an enjoyable price! It’s 90% Cabernet Sauvignon plus splashes of Merlot, Cabernet Franc,... Read More

Lower ABV A lovely rose of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo that's dry, soft, and welcoming with building intensity through the spiced cherry finish. As Wine Enthusiast says in the 93 point review, The nose is fresh and floral,... Read More

As Wine Advocate said in their 93 point review of the 2021: Here's a wine to stock in your refrigerator for easy access when needed. It’s full of crunchy fruit and stone aromas and flavors with a bit of dried lemon and... Read More

From vines north of Sancerre, this is mostly Pinot Noir with a splash of Gamay and while calling it a charming Bistro Pinot is accurate, it undersells the quality here by a fair bit. The cherry and mulberry fruit flavors are dark... Read More

Just a delightful, ready to love, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir from a blend of Estate and Van Duzer Vyd fruit. The dark raspberry and red cherry fruit are delicious and fun and buoyed by a lift of red berry acidity and fine, light,... Read More

Forget for a moment it’s from Croatia: this is a terrific all-season white that’s bursting with green apple and citrus fruit in a crisp, mouthwatering, package that really glides across your palate and leaves you thinking,... Read More

Organic/Bio A deliciously direct blend of equal parts Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre and Carignan grown from Lirac down south into Provence. The organic grapes are hand harvested, fermented and aged 12 months in concrete tanks and... Read More

I certainly didn’t expect to write this, but Sylvain Bzikot’s 2023 village Puligny Montrachet is even better than his outstanding 2022 edition. It’s from several plots of vines above the village of Puligny including... Read More

Organic/Bio Since the 2001 vintage first appeared in the store years ago, Dragon Rosé has been a consistent customer and staff favorite year after year. The Lienard family tends about 50 acres of vines in Provence and makes... Read More

Organic/Bio Over the years, wine Robert Parker has called the Cotes du Rhone Champauvins a baby Chateauneuf du Pape, a poor person's Chateauneuf, and a serious effort that could easily be mistaken for a Chateauneuf du Pape.... Read More

This is one of the most deliciously impressive Mendoza Malbecs we’ve tried in a long while, from lovely ripe fruit grown at 4,000 feet and aged 12 months in 50% new French oak. It’s a big wine, but with outstanding... Read More

The late Patty Green loved Sauvignon Blanc and her co-founder/current Patricia Green winemaker Jim Anderson always makes one of the Willamette Valley’s best. In 2023 there’s a new label and even more fruit and wild... Read More

Always one of our favorite Pinot Grigio’s for it's compelling blend of depth, richness, vibrancy and cut. It’s grown by the 143 member/farmers of the Terlano cooperative winery (founded 1893!), each paying lots... Read More

Lower ABV From the Picollo family's home village of Rovereto in the heart of the Gavi di Gavi DOCG, this is pretty much the essence of the region’s native white grape, Cortese. Think of this a cool, green, steely Gavi,... Read More

Lower ABV Since 1949, the Picollo family has grown grapes in just one place - the Piemonte's Gavi region - and made just three wines: Gavi, Gavi di Gavi, and a barrel-aged Gavi di Gavi. With that much practice and focus, it's... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Ken and Erica are among the leading proponents of Willamette Valley Chardonnay – in fact, a bit more than half their production is now Burgundy’s fine white grape. While most of their volume is... Read More

Lower ABV The Agenais IGT region overlaps the better known AOCs of Buzet and Cotes de Duras in the Lot-et-Garonne Department. Ok, let's make it easier- it's about 80 miles south of Bordeaux. Cabernet Franc and Sauvigon... Read More

Organic/Bio The vineyard’s very steep slope and poor soils want to give highly mineral and structured Chablis, while the root virus that impacts all plantings here naturally suppresses yields and gives deep concentration.... Read More

Organic/Bio The clonally diverse very old vines here are the pride of the estate and are providing cuttings for replanting other vineyards over the next decade or so. You can pretty much smell the vine age here in a nose that’s... Read More

Grow your classic Port grapes - Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz and Touriga Franca - in A-rated Port vineyards. Harvest by hand and then toss the grapes in stone lagers - vats - and walk across them and through them until the gentle... Read More

Organic/Bio Perhaps the finest vintage ever of this benchmark blend of Nerello from key sites across the north face of Etna. For the first time, Marc de Grazia and team were able to hold this in barrel for around 15 months –... Read More

Organic/Bio With a unique combination of freshness and richness, this wine has been one of our top Gruners for years and that's going to continue with the rich yet fresh 2023 edition! The name is a fun play on words –... Read More

Perfectly blending the richness of 2022 with the mineral concentration of Chassagne through fruit grown in sites across the village. Fermented and aged in oak (around 20% new), the creaminess of texture is perfectly balanced by... Read More

As Vinous explains, “In 2009, Kevin Judd left LVMH-owned Cloudy Bay after 25 years to set up his own label, Greywacke, which is now one of Marlborough’s most respected producers, particularly in the white wine department.... Read More

Organic/Bio A new wine from Terre Nere, this celebrates the first harvest Marc de Grazia took from this Grand Cru vineyard in 2002 by pulling grapes from his first new vine planting there. Planted in 2006 and 2007, these vines... Read More

Organic/Bio There’s something joyfully incongruous about a bearded outdoors guy who wears flannel, farms his vineyard with horses, chickens, sheep, geese and (his own) children, and waxes on passionately about the quality... Read More

Organic/Bio The edges of Antiquum Farm’s “Big Field” vineyard are kind of the far edge of what Pinot Noir can do. The winemaking is simple enough – fully de-stemmed fruit, open top fermenters, a bit of... Read More

Topline: This is crazy delicious Pinot Noir and very fine red Burgundy that's seriously under-priced. Grab it before the market catches on. Caroline Fyot and Alexia Russo created this small estate in Mercurey in 2018 and make... Read More

Perrine Fresne’s second NV Champagne matches the quality of the first, but is definitely a different wine. In the cooler 2021 harvest, she leaned into the quality of her Chardonnay (42% of the blend) with her best plots... Read More

Lower ABV Ninth-generation family member Franz Proidl had eyes on this site for Grüner decades ago, but his dad – the 8th generation steward of the estate – said it was too high and would freeze too often to make... Read More

I believe the technical tasting note for this wine, as approved by all the most serious wine writers, is: Hubba Hubba. There’s this thing white Burgundy winemakers do where they let the wine sit in the barrel on what’s... Read More

From the only producer with 100% of their vines in the Grand Cru of Montosoli and one of the original 13 Brunello estates, a wine tempting now and drinking through 2040. As Wine Advocate says, Baricci's wines are some of the... Read More

Winemaker Neil Koch has worked with superstar Philippe Melka at benchmark Napa Cab houses like Seavey Vineyards, Bryant Family and Vineyard 29 and helped make the bold whites and Chardonnays of Lewis Cellars as assistant winemaker... Read More

Organic/Bio This is probably the single best Bordeaux value in the shop right now, mainly because the vintage is brilliant and the estate sells all they make without participating in the Bordeaux critics’ circus. From a... Read More

I never met Andrea Franchetti, who died in December 2021 at the age of 72. But this wine sums up everything I’ve read and heard from his partners at Passopisciaro. “Poetic” and “wildly visionary”... Read More

Organic/Bio While Stephen Hagen and his team are fine winemakers, the real story here is winegrowing. Stephen’s unique “grazing based viticulture” replaces herbicides, mowing, plowing and fertilizers with something... Read More

In this very short harvest, there's a little more oak influence to Sylvain's village Puligny (not more new wood, but more second and third use barrels that needed to be kept full!). It just makes this lovely Chardonnay... Read More

The vines Jim Maresh planted on their own roots back in 1970 is today arguably the best, and certainly one of the most important, vineyards in the Dundee Hills. Jim’s grandson uses almost all the fruit for his Arterberry... Read More

Christian Bellei is, as Vinous said recently, one of the true Lambrusco di Sorbara masters. A 4th generation Lambrusco maker, Bellei continues his father's innovation of making Lambrusco in the Champagne method - with the... Read More

A luxury Champagne on every dimension other than price – and always on of our best-selling Champagnes for its compelling blend of delicious quality and remarkably low price. The 59 wine growers who make up this Aube-based... Read More