Featured Wines

Rhone Report 94"Even better than the brilliant '09, with more elegance and freshness, the 2010 Chateau Puech-Haut Coteaux du Languedoc Saint-Drezery Cuvee Prestige is a custom cuvee made by Philippe Cambie and Eric Solomon. An absurd value and a blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre, and

Wine Enthusiast 91"Complex wine, very smooth and polished, the sweet tannins softened by wood. There is a great vanilla character over the wafts of ripe fruit."Neal Martin 90"The Fleur-Peyrabon has a well-defined nose with blackberry, cedar and a touch of graphite very Pauillac in style. The

International Wine Cellar 88"Orange-pink. Spice-accented aromas of redcurrant and cherry, with a hint of anise in the background. At once fleshy and nicely focused, offering sappy red fruit flavors and an enlivening touch of orange zest. Finishes firm and dry, with good grip and lingering

Wine Advocate 90"From among the multitude of inexpensive Charles Smith wines he showed me only his 2011 Riesling Kung Fu Girl and I simply could not find time to explore that range further. Despite its near ubiquity in U.S. markets, I had not tasted any previous installment of this Smith hit –

"The Vera Vinho Verde is a blend of 60% Arinto, 30% Azal and 10% Loureiro from select blocks of Casa do Valle's main estate vineyard. The vines are between 10 and 15 years old and grow at an average elevation of 300 meters on granitic sandy loam. The wine is made by Luis Duarte, one of Portugal's

"100% Estate grown fruit here, all from the top Rheinhessen village of Nierstein. It has just enough RS to please the generic varietal crowd, but enough acidity to keep all the German freaks' toes curling. If you want to experience pure please without leaving your bedroom, this is the wine for you.

"The moderate temperatures of California's Central Coast make this an ideal location for cool climate varietals like Pinot Noir. Ripe flavors of cherry, plum and strawberry and soft tannins encompass this well-balanced wine." ~ Winery notes