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2017 Grand Portfolio Tasting

2017 Grand Portfolio Tasting
2017 marks our 30th year in business and we honored this special occasion by hosting our biggest tasting ever! It’s downright inspiring to think about just how far the American wine drinking community has come in these three decades. Our...

Benchmark Biodynamic Burgundy: Domaine de l’Arlot

Benchmark Biodynamic Burgundy: Domaine de l’Arlot
To fall in love with Burgundy is to resign oneself to a life of equal parts euphoria and edification. It is both an academic and hedonistic endeavor that may last a lifetime. Finding a domaine that produces wines capable of...

Tectonic Origins: A Glimpse Into Sta. Rita Hills

Tectonic Origins: A Glimpse Into Sta. Rita Hills
Navigating the intricacies of the American Viticultural Areas oftentimes feels like the work of politicians as much as it does that of cartographers, historians, or geologists. That is why, when gazing from above (go ahead, take a look), Sta. Rita...

Ignite Your Spirits!

Ignite Your Spirits!
Winter is always a time of recovery, resolution, hibernation, hunkering down, working hard, and for some of us, hard drinking. Whether you are looking for consolation or celebration in bottle form, what better than something with a little extra kick...

Welcome Back to Skurnik: Le Potazzine

Welcome Back to Skurnik: Le Potazzine
  There is no person more Montalcino than Gigliola Giannetti. Born and raised in Montalcino, her first full time job was working for Franco Biondi Santi, owner of one of the town’s most famous estates in 1985. But she wasn’t...

Spirits of Passion: A Valentine’s Day Guide

Spirits of Passion: A Valentine’s Day Guide
Featured image: Shutterstock Today is the modern holiday of love, Valentine’s Day. While there may be mixed feelings about this holiday, we are here to make sure that whether you are celebrating or not, we all enjoy February 14th to...

Skurnik Cocktail Series?: Amer Sour

Skurnik Cocktail Series?: Amer Sour
Volume 8: AMER SOUR 1 oz Grateaud ‘Bouquet de Borderies’ Cognac 1 oz Bigallet Amer China-China .75 oz simple syrup .75 oz fresh lemon juice egg white Rocks glass, lemon & cherry flag with grated nutmeg See more videos from...

On Top of the World – Château de Pibarnon in Bandol

On Top of the World – Château de Pibarnon in Bandol
 “Château de Pibarnon is one of Bandol’s best estates.” -The Wine Spectator When thinking of the ideal for a domaine, the image conjured is one of a solitary estate, perched atop a hill, overlooking pastoral vineyards, humbly making world class...

30th Anniversary American Wine Tasting

30th Anniversary American Wine Tasting
Skurnik Wines began in 1987 (as Michael Skurnik Wines) with a portfolio of just six small California wineries. Thirty years later, in addition to today’s diverse, globe-spanning portfolio of wines and spirits, we proudly offer for sale selections from nearly...