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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
Get the NEW Melis Family 2021 Rose while it is hot!

The Melis 2021 Rosé is not an afterthought, but a serious contender. The new Melis [...]

21
May
Napa’s answer to Petrus at a fraction the cost

Arietta is the name for wines born of a passion for music. The name Arietta, [...]

20
May
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Frank’s OWN Melis Family 2019 Cabernet is here!

I am starting off with some very exciting and less exciting news…The 2019 Melis Family Cabernet [...]

17
May
A $50s Napa Bordeaux Blend that will rock your world!

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

12
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
LAST CALL – 4 Christmas in May… Let’s celebrate and break out the bubbly

When you think you’ve seen (tasted) it all, something else “pops” up. The Beckstoffer family [...]

10
May
New Wave Petite Sirah Stunner, 94 Points VERY LIMITED ALLOCATION

The new wave of Petite Sirah wine making going on these days is drawing attention [...]

09
May
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In case you missed it….100 Point  Bevan “Bordeaux Selections”!

  Sorry, the 2019 Bevans are almost sold out! There is NO 2020 vintage due [...]

06
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
3 x 97 Point Napa Cabernet you NEED in YOUR cellar!

Rosemary Cakebread is among the most seasoned winemakers who have been instrumental in bringing Napa [...]

25
Apr
Christmas in April… Let’s celebrate and break out the bubbly

When you think you’ve seen (tasted) it all, something else “pops” up. The Beckstoffer family [...]

14
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
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 – We hooked a real Coho, but this one tastes better in a glass…

COHO is the aspiration of vintner Gary Lipp to produce flavorful, balanced wines. Grown in [...]

26
Mar
Stunning 95 Point 2019 Cresta Velia Cabernet  just arrived

The 2019 Cresta Velia offers up a dark-purple hue with bold notes of chocolate, black [...]

25
Mar
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In case you missed it… A hot New 95 Point Napa Cab might be the next Cult. Get it while the price is right

The name Grape Culture is inspired by a work of literature written by Agoston Haraszthy, [...]

18
Mar
From Jersey Boy to Blender Boy in the Napa Valley

  Les Behrens (aka the Jersey Boy) was born in Perth Amboy, NJ and moved [...]

15
Mar
LAST CALL TRB’S 98 Point Rated HOBEL 2019 Cabernets are NOW in stock, including another Inaugural Bottling!

  The story of Hobel Wine Works began in 1998, when Cameron Hobel first met [...]

12
Mar
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