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$50s Napa Cabernet… Yes, it is still possible!

Hourglass was created by Ned Smith in 1976, who loved making Zinfandel from this property. [...]

02
Jul
The BEST Cab Franc from the Napa Valley is NOW in stock!

The Story: Trespass is a small 5 acre all estate property in northwestern St. Helena [...]

28
Jun
Malbec from Napa?  Yes, and the value/quality are great too!

The Hendry family has been farming the same vineyard in Napa since 1939. The lessons [...]

10
Jun
DuMOL’s 25th Anniversary releases are here VERY LIMITED !!

Time flies, as this is the 25th release of DUMOL! I remember meeting Kerry Murphy [...]

08
Jun
Diamond Creek Cabernet at 1/3 the Price

Michael Klopka purchased the 150 acre estate in 1998 atop Diamond Mountain, but it wasn’t [...]

02
Jun
Top Notch Napa Chardonnay, you’d believe it was a Grand-Cru Montrachet

Winemaker Clayton Kirchhoff did it again! Another stunning, very Burgundian-like Hudson Chardonnay was produced! If [...]

24
May
LAST CALL Below the radar: A Hot New Napa CULT CABERNET Release – VERY LIMITED

Heimark Vineyard is a celebration of the fruit exclusively sourced from their family-owned vineyard. The [...]

23
May
Last call for this 94 Points, UNDER $70 MUST HAVE Napa Cab

  In 1960 Henri Vandendriessche came to America from France to study economics at UC [...]

11
May
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Almost Sold out!  INAUGURAL RELEASE OF A STUNNING NEW VHR MADE CAB

  For those familiar with Vine Hill Ranch and the Phillips Family I do not [...]

29
Apr
Life is a (Great) Cabernet… We have the Perfect One 4 You!

  This might be one of the very best Cabernets to come from Knight’s Valley [...]

12
Apr
 The Smallest Napa Vineyard… One of the best below the radar 95 Point Napa Cabernets

  This ONE acre vineyard is located next to venerable and highly regarded Grace Family [...]

08
Apr
A NAPA CULT WINE OFFERING NEVER SEEN BEFORE — VERY LIMITED SUPPLY!!

For those who dream and drool over Cult Wines when reading Robert Parker and various [...]

06
Apr
LAST CALL  4  Dazzling, Sophisticated  and very much BELOW the Radar “CULT” 98 Point Cabernet

20 years ago Henry and Vanessa Cornell purchased a plot of rugged land in the [...]

02
Apr
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT.. HOT NEW 96 POINT SWITCHBACK RIDGE RELEASES JUST ARRIVED – NOW UNDER A NEW WINEMAKER!

We started a New Year, and that always means some changes. After 2 decades there [...]

09
Mar
New 2019 Walter Hansel Pinot Noirs, now in stock

Walter Hansel has been synonymous with great quality at a great price! Year after year [...]

08
Mar
Classic 95 Point Cali Chardonnay, you’d think is a great White Burgundy…

  In 1999 some friends planned to try their hand at winemaking. They thought it [...]

22
Feb
G.O.A.T – Hot NEW 2019 Barbour Cabernet by 100 Point Winemaker is now in stock!

Jim Barbour was raised on his family ranch in Rutherford where he learned the life [...]

16
Feb
A day at the Hudson Winery

A day at the Hudson Winery Friday of last week was a very nice sunny [...]

13
Feb
A below the radar must have 95 Point Pinot Noir

  The name Donnachadh is a 4th century Gaelic name ancestral to modern Scottish Clan [...]

11
Feb
HOT NEW 96 POINT (2019) SWITCHBACK RIDGE RELEASES JUST ARRIVED – NOW UNDER A NEW WINEMAKER!

We started a New Year, and that always means some changes. After 2 decades there [...]

02
Feb
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