Parker: Easily Pass for Grand Cru Burgundy $10.98/cs 92RP

This is a Huge Day not only are we just a week away from Thanksgiving but it is Beaujolais Noveau Day. It doesn't stop there as we have a wonderful Ridge Tasting Tonight but first things first we have a Huge Offer on Under-The-Radar, Mind-Blowing Red that dramatically over-delivers. Robert Parker himself said "Easily Passes For Grand Cru Burgundy". 

This is an amazing wine at an incredible price. I have been waiting months for this wine to come in and all the patience has paid off. This is the most exciting wine of the year under $12. You Don't Want To Miss Out on this Wine! This will not last long as there were only a limited amount of cases that arrived on this shipment and our supplier has already sold out. We have a Sale Price of $11.98 with a Special Case Price of $10.98. You would be silly not to pick up a case.

Mas Donis has been a Robert Parker favorite for years, but this vintage is extremely special as it looks to be one of the best they have ever made!

Capcanes Mas Donis Barrica 2010
Robert Parker 92 Points "Produced from 85% Garnacha (70-year-old vines) and 15% Syrah (30-year-old vines) aged nine months in new and older American and French oak, it is another under-the-radar wine that dramatically over-delivers. A custom cuvee made for Eric Solomon, it exhibits notes of rose petals, raspberry jam, crushed rocks, spring flowers and kirsch. Stunningly rich and medium to full-bodied, with wonderful vibrancy, precision and minerality, this beauty could easily pass for a grand cru Burgundy – it’s that complex and interesting. I am blown away by what’s in the bottle, but you be the judge.

When I was covering all the Spanish wines, this was one of my great value picks in the early days, and I am thrilled to see there are now 8,000 cases of this “baby Priorat” from nearby Montsant available in the American market."

Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2013
One of the most anticipated wine days of the year. The release of Beaujolais Nouveau. 

We present to you two of the best Beaujolais Noveau's you can buy, Georges Dubeuf and Domaine Dupeuble.

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2013
Georges Duboeuf has been called the King of Beaujolais. This is a title of appreciation as much as it is for achievement. He is, in fact, the region's large st producer, controlling more than 10 percent of the total production. It would not be inaccurate to state that he has almost singlehandedly made Beaujolais Nouveau a worldwide phenomenon.

Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Noveau 2013
Georges Duboeuf reports: "We are grateful for a lovely “Indian Summer,” which amongst other things, helped to produce a harvest that is wonderfully mature and rich in sugar, reaching the same standards as the 2011 and 2012 vintages. The quality of the vintage is promising and the colors are gorgeous with lovely purple reds and violet hued glints. The aromas are sublime with wild strawberries, redcurrants and, in particular, exquisite scents of raspberries. Beaujolais Nouveau 2013 will be a joy to drink!"

The Real Deal Beaujolais Noveau from the Great Beaujolais Producer Domaine Dupeuble

Domaine Dupeuble Beaujolais Nouveau 2013 
Dupeuble Beaujolais Nouveau, created by the legendary Damien Dupeuble, is an exceptional Gamay produced using traditional winemaking methods developed centuries ago. After the grapes are hand-harvested at optimal ripeness, they are fermented using natural yeast. Every bottle boasts impeccable balance and luscious aromatics while maintaining the fun, casual, and fruit-forward character that makes Beaujolais Nouveau unique.

Owned by the Dupeuble family since 1512, the vineyards (averaging 50 years) are planted on granite based soil. "Here it is, the real deal. Beaujolais made as it was made 100 years ago." Damien Dupeuble is a legendary vintner who has dedicated his life to the production of Beaujolais using the traditional methods of winemaking developed over a century ago. He still harvests by hand, at maximum ripeness so no chaptalization is needed. He ferments with no SO2, so his wines are darker and more aromatic. He uses natural wine yeast, not those designed in an enological laboratory to foster aromas more compatible to a fruit stand. He never degasses or micro-oxygenates his wines. No other producer in this appellation attends to the labor intensive details necessary to make traditional Beaujolais, but then no other producer in the appellation comes up with wine that can match his. Here it is, the real deal. Beaujolais made as it was made 100 years ago.”

This is the real deal Beaujolais, made by a quality-conscious, organic producer committed to making the finest Gamay possible. Dupeuble's straight Beaujolais is bright, forward, fruit filled and brimming with purple flower aromatics.

Ridge Tasting Tonight 5:30-8pm

Tonight we will be holding a Special Ridge Vineyards Wine Tasting. These wines will be perfect for your Thanksgiving. We have Special Pricing (Easily the Lowest Prices in the Nation) on these Ridge Vineyard wines good thru Sunday November 24, 2013. Enjoy the Huge Savings while these great wines last.

Ridge Vineyards
The history of Ridge Vineyards begins in 1885, when Osea Perrone, a doctor who became a prominent member of San Francisco's Italian community, bought 180 acres near the top of Monte Bello Ridge. He terraced the slopes and planted vineyards; using native limestone, he constructed the Monte Bello Winery, producing the first vintage under that name in 1892. This unique cellar, built into the mountainside on three levels, is Ridge's production facility. At 2600', it is surrounded by the "upper vineyard."

In the 1940s, William Short, a theologian, bought the abandoned winery and vineyard just below the Perrone property; he replanted several parcels to cabernet sauvignon in the late 1940s. From these vines — now the "middle vineyard"— new owners Dave Bennion and his three partners, all Stanford Research Institute engineers, made a quarter-barrel of "estate" cabernet. That Monte Bello Cabernet was among California's finest wines of the era. Its quality and distinctive character, and the wines produced from these same vines in 1960 and '61, convinced the partners to re-bond the winery in time for the 1962 vintage.

The first zinfandel was made in 1964, from a small nineteenth-century vineyard farther down the ridge. This was followed in 1966 by the first Geyserville zinfandel. The founding families reclaimed the Monte Bello terraces, increasing vineyard size from fifteen to forty-five acres. Working on weekends, they made wines of regional character and unprecedented intensity. By 1968, production had increased to just under three thousand cases per year, and in 1969, Paul Draper joined the partnership. A Stanford graduate in philosophy—recently returned from setting up a winery in Chile's coast range—he was a practical winemaker, not an enologist. His knowledge of fine wines and traditional methods complemented the straightforward "hands off" approach pioneered at Ridge. Under his guidance the old Perrone winery (acquired the previous year) was restored, the finest vineyard lands leased or purchased, the consistent quality and international reputation of the wines established. Cabernet and zinfandel account for most of the production; syrah, grenache, carignane, and petite sirah constitute a small percentage. Known primarily for its red wines, Ridge has also made limited amounts of chardonnay since 1962.