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Oregon Pinot Noir: Treasures from a Terrific Vintage
Barrels of wine at the Domaine Drouhin Estate in the Willamette Valley. For the past few months, all eyes have been on the 2008 vintage for Oregon Pinot Noir. Nothing gets people’s attention like a...
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Dr. Frank Wines: Gems of the Finger Lakes
Vineyard overlooking Keuka Lake Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars is a true gem in the Northeastern United States’ winemaking landscape. Emigrating from the Ukraine to New York in 1951, Dr....
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To Mercurey and Beyond
Bottle of Faiveley's Mercurey Clos Rochette 2008 It’s not often that you get the chance to taste a Chardonnay from Burgundy’s Cote-Chalonnaise village of Mercurey, given that 90% of the village’s...
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Dining with Domaine Drouhin
Upstairs at '21' Private Dining Room where our Drouhin Dinner took place For those of you who were unable to attend our Domaine Joseph Drouhin wine dinner at the ‘21’ Club on June 26th, don’t worry, I...
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Vincent Dampt Chablis: A Cool Companion
Chilled Chablis: you can't go wrong! Picture this: you are sitting outside; it’s hot but not unbearably humid. You have a chilled glass of white wine in your hand which reveals an occasional sweat bead...
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Champagne Coquillette : Quite a Charmer
Champagne Stéphane Coquillette Carte D'Or Premier Cru Brut With such a charming name, it may be hard to turn down a chilled flute of Stéphane Coquillette’s NV Carte D’Or Premier Cru Brut $45/btl....
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A Visit to Chateau Latour-Martillac
With Tristan. Empty white wine Barrels waiting for 2012 vintage On August 2, 2012, I visited Chateau Latour-Martillac in Pessac-Leognan for a tour and tasting with Tristan Kressman, one of the...
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Ideal Wine Storage Conditions
You have carefully chosen the wines in your collection, devoted your precious time to researching producers, vintages and styles, and invested your hard-earned money. Now that you have those coveted...
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Summer Wines 2013!
Summer is finally here, which means that it’s time to fire up the grill and break out the best of summer – light, bright, refreshing wines! There are several good summer wines that I would like to...
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White Wines for Hot Summer Days
A refreshing glass of white wine! A nice cold glass of white wine is perfect for these hot summer days. There are so many different white wines out there and so many different styles that it can get a...
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Wine Shop Happenings: A Visit with Luca Martini di Cigala
Luca Martini di Cigala – Bottle Signing at The Wine Cellarage Here at our wine shop, we were lucky enough to enjoy a visit and tasting with Luca Martini di Cigala of the prestigious San Giusto a...
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Our private label Grand Cru Chablis with Lenny’s crab cakes
A great food and wine match up and the Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses is open for business and drinking perfectly right now! You May be Interested InMaison Lucien Le Moine Lunch On Tuesday the 23rd,...
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A Few Facts to Bring to the Table: Bordeaux
Quick Facts: - Bordeaux: “au bord de l’eau” – “along the waters” - 80% of wine produced is red Bordeaux is the largest fine-wine region in the world. It is larger than all of...
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Quick Facts: - New World wines are usually named for the grape varietal used (or at least the predominant grape in the bottle). - Old World wines are usually named after the region...
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Oak Barrels
Peanut Butter and Jelly, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Wine and Oak… …All things that bring out the best in each other. Scary to think, but without oak barrels, many of the wines we love would not exist....
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A Few Facts to Bring to the Table: “Cru”
If you’re anything like me, you might have seen the word “cru” on a label and either not given it a second thought or were completely influenced by the words “grand” or “premier”. I studied French...
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A few Facts to Bring to the Table: DECANTING
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “DECANT” as a transitive verb: 1: to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers 2: to pour from one vessel into another What...
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From our Cellar to your Table: Robert Desbrosse Champagne
This month, we are so excited to highlight Robert Desbrosse, one of our favorite producers from our Cellarage Portfolio-Wine Cellarage’s exclusive portfolio of hand-selected wines. We believe that...
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Wine Myths: Champagne Flutes
Image Source: Decanter.com. Champagne has long been seen a symbol, not a beverage. It is athletes celebrating under a rush of foam, ships being christened, wedding toasts and New Year’s Eves. It is...
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Wine Myths: Serving Temperatures
Image: The Savvy Nomad, Website Ever had a glass of wine that came highly recommended but was underwhelming to you, or have you been disappointed by a wine you had loved previously? Maybe the wine...
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