August 30, 2019
Just because it’s the end of August doesn’t mean summer is over yet. While technically the autumnal equinox is September 23rd, we all know that thanks to global warming, October basically feels like July. Our one source of respite is... UNFILTERED Archives: News
A New Kind of Bottle Service
August 27, 2019
We looked up “bottle service” and found disdain, bafflement, nostalgia, pro tips, and pure hedonism, but there are two things everyone agrees on: expense and excess. Urban dictionary defines bottle service as… However, new can be relative. We are certainly... 2010 La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva ‘Selección Especial’: A Legend in the Making
August 20, 2019
You have your vintages, and you have your vintages— those golden seasons when Bacchus seems to descend from Olympus to shower his especial blessing across much of old Europe indiscriminately; years where drawing overfine distinctions between Pomerol and Margaux, Volnay... Introducing Dehours & Fils: Meunier South of the Marne
July 30, 2019
Jérôme Dehours farms 42 different vineyards in three distinct villages on the southern side of the Marne River. Jérôme’s 14.5 hectares are split between the villages of Mareuil-la-Port, Oeuilly, Cerseuil and Troissy, in this quiet corner of the Marne. This... Malvirà: The Last Great Stash of Cellar-Aged Older Wines in Piedmont?!
July 10, 2019
Above: Roberto Damonte (left) with his brother Massimo. It goes without saying that the scarcity of properly aged wine from the Langhe is extreme. From our producers, with rare exception, cellar-aged wines exist only for special occasions – and long... In the Vineyard with Burgundy’s Best Kept Secret – Domaine Frantz Chagnoleau
July 2, 2019
Pierreclos is a village that could be on the cover of “Quaint French Towns Monthly.” It has everything one would expect from a village that neighbors some of the most beautiful vineyards in the world: old cobblestoned streets, winding roads... Introducing Braunewell: Rheinhessen
June 26, 2019
We are very excited to introduce these unique Rieslings, Pinots and sparkling wines to the United States! Braunewell is located in the village of Essenheim, not far from Nierstein in the Rheinhessen hinterlands. Just 12km southwest of Mainz, Essenheim... Protected: von Winning Decanter Award
June 11, 2019
There is no excerpt because this is a protected... A Seven-Year-Old Eight-Year-Old Wine
June 7, 2019
I know, I know…you’re supposed to drink the stuff at the height of its freshness. But remember the days when they used to say that about Muscadet? And then suddenly it became the ne plus ultra of cool to pour ten-year-old Clos... Gins Aplenty at Skurnik Wines!
May 16, 2019
While there is never a wrong time to enjoy gin – that bright, refreshingly piney, clear spirit – we do think that spring and summer are an especially right time to enjoy this long-lived and historically exciting spirit. Rife with...