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Trimbach Cuvee Des Seigneurs Gewurztraminer

Alsace Gewurztraminer from one of the region's most serious houses. At this level, the wine has the...

Barons De Rothschild - Brut

Champagne from the Rothschild stable, and it earns its place on a serious table. The acidity and...

Caymus Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

Napa Cabernet at its most generous. The weight and ripe fruit call for something equally substantial...

Poggio Torselli - Toscana Rosso

Tuscan red at this price is carrying real structure; the tannin and acidity built into...

Taittinger Brut Reserve Fifa Edition

Taittinger Brut Réserve is one of the most food-serious Champagnes at this price. The acidity and...

Poggio Torselli - Toscana Bianco

Tuscany doesn't produce much serious white wine, but when it does, the acidity is the story. This...

Rouge - Ashes And Diamonds

Napa Cabernet-based red from a producer that leans into old-Hollywood California rather than the...

Cusano Ritorno Toscana Rosso

Tuscan red at this price is built for the table, not the shelf. The structure here, firm tannin and...

Cusano Toscana Chianti Classico 2022

Chianti Classico at this level wants food with some weight behind it. Sangiovese's natural acidity...

Guyot Olivier Les Favieres Marsannay

Marsannay sits at the northern end of the Côte de Nuits, and Les Favières brings the kind of Pinot...

Pingus Psi Ribera Del Duero

Ribera del Duero Tempranillo from Peter Sisseck, the mind behind one of Spain's most sought-after...

Boekenhoutskloof Stellenbosch

Stellenbosch Syrah-dominant blends from Boekenhoutskloof carry real structural weight without the...

Marchesi Di Barolo Barbaresco Tradizione

Nebbiolo from the Barbaresco DOCG, where the grape runs leaner and more aromatic than its Barolo...

Grand Durif - Caymus Suisun

Suisun Valley Durif from Caymus's home appellation. At this weight and price, it wants a table built...

Rombauer Carneros 2020 Chardonnay

Carneros Chardonnay from one of Napa's most recognized names. The weight and richness here need a...

Toscana Bianco - Bianco Di Riecine

Riecine is a serious Chianti Classico estate, and this white is not a side project. Dry, mineral,...

Painted Rock - Cabernet Sauvignon

Okanagan Cabernet from one of Skaha Bench's most serious estates. The tannin structure here wants a...

Frogs Leap Napa Valley Zinfandel

Napa Zinfandel from one of the valley's more restrained houses. Frogs Leap farms dry, which keeps...

Negru De Purcari - Purcari

Moldovan Negru de Purcari, a blend built around Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and the local Rara...

Zind Humbrecht Turckheim Alsace Muscat

Alsace Muscat from one of the region's most serious producers. Bone dry despite the aromatic...

Domaine Collet Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons

Chablis Premier Cru from one of the appellation's reliable houses. Vaillons sits on the left bank,...

Eva Fricke Kiedrich 2021 Rheingau Riesling

Rheingau Riesling from one of the region's most precise growers. The slate soils of Kiedrich give...

Cusano Laterra Chianti Classico Riserva

Sangiovese at Riserva level wants food with some weight behind it. Bistecca, wild boar ragu, or a...

Farnese Edizione

Southern Italian Montepulciano-based blend from one of Abruzzo's most consistent producers. The...

Elio Filippino - Barbera Dalba Superiore

Barbera d'Alba from the Langhe, where this grape gets more serious treatment than its easier Asti...

Lastella Expressivo

Okanagan red built for the table. Meritage-style structure means it can handle a proper roast or a...

Marini - Mersel Elevate

Lebanese red from the Bekaa Valley. At this price point you want it on the table with lamb, whether...

Poggio Torselli - Chianti Classico Riserva 2020

Sangiovese from the Classico zone, with the extra aging that Riserva demands. The firm acidity and...

20 Year Old Tawny Kopke

Two decades in barrel gives this Tawny a nutty, oxidative depth that makes it the only thing worth...

Kagatobi Shun Fukumitsuya

Fukumitsuya is one of Kanazawa's oldest breweries, and Shun sits in the junmai daiginjo tier where...

Kagatobi Organic Junmai Fukumitsuya

Kanazawa sake from Fukumitsuya, one of the older breweries in Ishikawa Prefecture. Junmai means no...

Inniskillin Niagara - Gold Vidal Icewine

Niagara Vidal Icewine from one of Canada's most recognized producers in the category. Intensely...

Zeni - Recioto Della Valpolicella

Recioto is the sweet original that Amarone was born from, made the same way but stopped before all...

Bench 1775 - Bonfire Icewine

Okanagan Icewine from one of Naramata Bench's reliable producers. Serve it cold, pour it small, and...

Vermouth Di Torino Cocchi

Serve this over ice with a slice of orange before the meal lands, or pour it alongside a cheese...

Beronia 05/07 Rioja Gran Reserva

Rioja Gran Reserva from Beronia, with the extended aging that designation demands. The dried-fruit...

Echo Bay Vineyard - Synoptic 2022

Okanagan Cabernet-based blends at this price point tend to reward the table more than the glass....

Cabernet Sauvignon - Beringer Knights Valley 2020

Knights Valley Cabernet from Sonoma, sitting just north of Napa and showing it. The structure here,...

Garage Wine Co Field Blend No 69

Chilean field blend from Garage Wine Co, a small-batch producer working with old-vine Maule Valley...

Lightfoot And Wolfville - Ancienne Chardonnay

Nova Scotia Chardonnay from one of the Annapolis Valley's most serious producers. Burgundian in its...

El Enemigo Cabernet Franc

Mendoza Cabernet Franc from one of Argentina's most serious small producers. The variety's natural...

Chablis - Jadot

Jadot's Chablis is the bottle to reach for when oysters or seafood are on the table. Unoaked...

Pouilly Fuisse - Chartron Et Trebuchet Chapelle

Burgundy Chardonnay from one of the appellation's reliable négociants. The weight and acidity here...

Tokubetsu Junmai Nanbu Bijin

Iwate Prefecture sake from a brewery with a serious reputation. Tokubetsu Junmai sits in the sweet...

Baettig Los Parientes Pinot Noir

Chilean Pinot from a producer working in the cooler southern reaches of the country. Enough...

Cusano Bizzarria Rosso

Bizzarria is Italian for oddity, and this one earns the name. A central Italian red with enough...

Averiill Creek Okeanos

Averill Creek working outside their Pinot comfort zone here. This Vancouver Island white has the...

Blackbird - Wild Arc Noiret Riesling

Noiret-Riesling is an unusual cross, and Wild Arc leans into the aromatic side without losing grip....

Chateau La Raboutine Sancerre

Loire Valley Sauvignon Blanc from one of France's most copied appellations. The chalky minerality...

Cusano Bizzarria Bianco

Northeastern Italian white from a producer working with indigenous varieties. The naturally high...

Cusano Bizzarria Rosato

Sparkling rosato from a house that takes the format seriously. The combination of bubbles and dry,...

Lustau - Vermut Blanco

Sherry-based white vermouth from one of Jerez's most serious producers. Serve it cold over ice with...

Lustau - Vermut Red

Sherry-based vermouth from one of Jerez's most serious houses. Serve it over ice with olives and...

Serge Dagueneau And Filles Pouilly Fume

Pouilly-Fumé from one of the Loire's most respected family domaines. The chalky minerality and razor...