Summer Mixed Case
BIG Savings on a Summertime Sampler
Every Bottle Discounted 20%!

No need to belabor the introduction here, we all know where the mercury is heading (yesterday was a pretty good preview). Suffice it to say that at this time of year, finding the right wine to refresh and invigorate is essential. Don't worry, we have you covered with today's summer mixed case.

2008 J.J. Prum
"Futures" Pricing on this Middle Mosel Master
Special Pricing Ends Next Friday!

While we still have a few surprises lined up, today our 2008 German “Futures” program continues with J.J. Prüm.

Please note, while every bottle being offered has been discounted, you MUST order by July 31st to take advantage of this special pre-arrival pricing. (That’s one week from today!)

J.J. Prüm is the most iconic estate in Germany with a reputation for producing spectacular Rieslings that happen to be some of the most age-worthy white wines in the world. Rudi Wiest talks about a 1955 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese that was drinking lovely in 1981 and he's confident the 1949 TBA will drink well into this century.

2008 Keller Riesling "von der Fels"
The $30 Cult Wine from Klaus-Peter Keller
"High class juice and a flat out steal in this vintage."
- John Gilman

"Flat out steal" is one way to put  it. Another way would be to say Keller's 2008 "von der Fels" presents near-Grand Cru quality at about half to a third of the price of Keller's top Grosses Gewächs - and this isn't hyperbole in the least.

As John Gilman points out in his 2008 German reviews, only about 20% of the production from any of the "Grand Cru" vineyards makes it into the Grosses Gewächs bottlings. A good portion of the rest ends up in the "von der Fels" and a few others. If you want to geek out even more with some Keller trivia: 2008 presents the first "von der Fels" with juice from about 1 hectare of Keller's famed Abtserde vineyard.

The "von der Fels" is Keller's quiet cult wine. There simply isn't a better dry Riesling value in the Keller arsenal and while people are begging to be put on waiting lists for the G-Max, those in the know are loading up on some of the few cases of "von der Fels" that come into the U.S. ever year. (Only a handful of retailers in the U.S. ever see any of Keller's wines, let alone the "von der Fels" and the Grosses Gewächs.)

2007 Gerard Boulay Sancerre "Comtesse"
A Hedonist's Vatan or Cotat?
The 3rd vintage of a legend in the making...

Limited Quantity - Special Offer to Loire Supporters only!

Today I'm proud to offer the 2007 edition of a white wine that is not only a personal favorite, but a favorite of many of the Crush Crew.

I described the 2005 Comtesse as having "the outrageous concentration of an Egon Müller Auslese matched to the citrusy verve of a 96 white Burg."

Have no doubt: The "Comtesse" is to Sancerre what Ferrari is to automobiles, or Mario Cippolini was to the pro cycling peloton. This is very special juice sourced from 50-year-old vines in Sancerre's famed "Monts Damnés" vineyard - only a few barrels are made each year. This is one of the grandest and perhaps most outrageous expressions of Sauvignon Blanc on earth.

Luciano Sandrone's 2004 Barolo le Vigne
"Sublime" Wine Advocate
Lowest Price in the Nation!

Today we offer what is the finest Sandrone Barolo Le Vigne ever produced, at the lowest price in the nation, as low as $109.99.

This is a do not miss opportunity for Piedmont fanatics and those looking for serious Barolo at an absurd price for this wine.

In top vintages like 2004 Sandrone's Le Vigne is simply a thundering value of a Barolo - it's a bottling I've gone back to again and again since its inaugural vintage nearly two decades ago and it continuously over-delivers, making an impact lavished with velvet.

Auslese of the Vintage?
2008 AJ Adam Dhroner Hofberg Auslese

"If there were any doubts about young Andreas Adam's exceptional abilities or his stylistically striking success in channeling the great Hofberg vineyard in Dhron and the wine making spirit of an earlier age, they have been thoroughly dispelled..." David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate

Today we offer one of the greatest Auslese from the class of 2008 - it's as simple as that.

Adam's Auslese shatters the limitations and assumptions of the vintage with ease and grace.  This is one of the most startlingly beautiful Rieslings of 2008 and while most growers in the Mosel couldn't coax enough botrytis to flesh out their Gold Capsule Auslesen, boy-wonder AJ Adam somehow managed to select about 80% botrytis for his 2008 Auslese - and a shimmering, golden and incredibly pure botrytis at that.

Champagnes Vouette & Sorbee
'4 star' Biodynamic Beauties from a Selosse Disciple At 20-25% off
Another Crush Discovery: Come Join the Cult With Us!

Many of you know from our offers (Cornilissen, Macle, Caloz, and Vodopivec to name a few) that we're always on the "bleeding edge" of the wine world (and some might argue that we tread on the edge of reason). You probably also know that we go to great lengths to source wines at the absolute best prices, often found anywhere on the globe.

Today we present the Champagnes of cult producer Vouette et Sorbée – biodynamic beauties, made by Jacques Selosse disciple Bertrand Gautherot at prices 20-25% lower than our competitors.

Veuve Clicquot Half-Bottle Madness
The Famous Yellow Label at only $16.80!
The Perfect Summer-Fun Format

What could be better than Veuve Clicquot, in the ultimate personal format, at only $16.80? Perfect for aperitifs, picnics, sunsets, quiet Tuesday night celebrations...Priced like this, feel free to think of it as a regular-sized bottle for under $34 (that's about 15% off!) SUMMER SPECIAL! ***Wine arrives mid-August.

Schafer-Frohlich Strikes Gold in 2008
2008 Bockenauer Felseneck Gold Capsule
A Collectible Treasure of 2008 for under $50

"Tim Frohlich's 2008s are near-perfect. This is one of the only estates where I might say the 2008s are even better than the 2007s - and the 2007s were scary-good."