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The Bedrock Wine Co. Zinfandel (on sale for $22.95) & Syrah (on sale for $23.99) have been a Go-To for years! Why? Because they rock! (Pun intended!) But it’s the truth. No better bang for your buck than these two show stoppers. Email your order now to [email protected]!

Our SelectWine fearless leader is out pounding the unforgiving vignoble pavement in France #sipping & #savoring a slew of possible new selections for you! Running across this delightful 2017 Cheverny from the Croc du Merle cellars from the neighboring village of Muides-sur-Loire

Domaine Vincent Ricard AOC Touraine 2017 "Cuvée Le Vilain P'Tit Rouge" “Cyrille Sez” & Hector the Hérisson are telling you to #sipsavorselect this wine: Ready for the #winelove shack? Steady your palate for this bottle rocket!

Arbalest Bordeaux '15 - $18.95 '15 is one of the best vintages since '09 & Napa winemaker, Benoit Touquette’s Merlot-driven Bordeaux blend is the stuff dreams are made of. Deep & delicious w/ blackberry, plum preserve & cocoa that flood your mouth with plush and sinuous tannins!

Félicitations to Domaine des Huards for a superior Cheverny that exceeds expectations. The bomb blossom/apple/mirabelle, sideways acid, sheer minerality all coalesce and flourish in the flawless meshing w/the demi-fraîche goat cheese from the local Lemey farm (Muides-sur-Loire)!

A sneak peek at a most wonderful visit to a lovely family winery with me plying my #sipsavorselect technique on many delicious wines from the #TerrassesdeLarzac & #Languedoc. The lovely 2017 “Tradition” rosé was a stunner of Cinsaut & Syrah sophistication and fresh delicacy!

Here's a Cyrille Sez peek at Domaine La Tour Penedesses. An encounter 12 years ago is now a yearly pilgrimage to #Faugères to stock our #winecellar with Alex Fouque’s well-endowed & fiercely supple offerings. We pulled our usual past/current vintages & we’re finally restocked!

KOBALT '15 CABERNET SAUVIGNON The perpetual palate pleaser when it comes to prime Coombsville Cabernet, Wine Advocate gives it 95 POINTS & describes this wine as perennially supple, sexy & seamless! $9.99 to ship everywhere we ship! Email [email protected] to ask about price

KEN FORRESTER ‘Petit’ Chenin Blanc '17 $13.99 Ken Forrester’s “Petit” is your perfect everyday drinking wine. A youthful, fresh wine with tantalizing quince & pear drop flavors boosted by a taut minerality. Crunchy green apple & grapefruit flavors & an appetizingly tangy finish.

Tuesday’s Tipple – The Girard Twins of 2012 Today we feature ‘2-Two-Dos-Deux’ rowdy reds that will be the hit for your Labor Day BBQ/Grillade/Braai/Asado GIRARD '12 Zinfandel... Smooth, silky and ready-to-go & GIRARD '12 Petite Sirah... Dark, bold petite that mellows mid-palate!

Compelling Rhône – Sneaky Price! Domaine Lafond Roc-Epine Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2015 $35.00 A powerfully aromatic and tenacious nose that speaks to the prevalence of Grenache in the blend. BLEND 80% Grenache I 10% Syrah I 10% Mourvèdre. Robert Parker – 92 points

Tuesday’s Tipple! Sidle on up to the bar and take a load off, we’ve just the cure for the post-holiday blues – rosé! Today’s selection is the most proper introduction to some of the best that Corsica has to offer – Clos Alivu. CLOS ALIVU 2017 Rosé [Patrimonio – Corsica] $18.95

Groundwork 2015 Mourvèdre (Santa Barbara) $18.95 Be it “The Beast from the South" (Bandol-France) or the quirky offerings from Spain, Mourvèdre always has an honored place in my cellar and on my table. It's like black stilettos for a woman - you can never have just one pair.

POMMERY BRUT ROYAL NV $26.00 With a fresh nose of citrus & white flowers– you'll be entraced into a vibrant palate w/ lively elderberry & apple blossom flavors. The mid-palate is harmonious w/ precise bubbles & ample weight. Clear end notes & a finish that is snappy, yet round

Château de Pineraie 2016 Cahors -$15.00 The palate is a dance between cassis & blackberry tea & lovely earthy notes of tar & graphite. Medium-bodied w/ tannins that grip & release; lingering & tasty finish that is supple w/ a flick of leather & a lift of tobacco-tinged cherry pit

CHÂTEAU DU TRIGNON 2012 Gigondas (Email [email protected] for Price) 60% Grenache, 30% Syrah, and 10% Mourvèdre. A dense, dark garnet hue w/ a royal purple rim. Generous aromas of ripe black cherry, blackberry and crushed blueberry are lifted by spice and tobacco!