Please - have a GREAT 4th of July weekend
Explore our portfolio pages to see
our new post-off items.
PAOLETTI
Perhaps the most shocking price reductions are from the Paoletti winery
in northern Napa. Usually when we see discounts of 50% we assume someone
made a mistake. We speak in hushed tones. Our staff tasted these wines
two weeks ago and we can confirm they have aged nicely indeed. In
particular the 2001 Non Plus Ultra seems almost magically perfumed.
Close you eyes and smell it, but make sure you bring a buddy. You
might need reviving from the trance.
LOUIS/DRESSNER
You will also find some new items posted-off from Louis/Dressner Selections.
Veritas has worked with Louis/Dressner for almost two decades, albeit
quietly. Across the board, the wines are remarkably pure and honestly
delicious. Made by hand, with natural yeasts, and without cookie cutters,
these wines have revolutionized the contemporary wine scene. Veritas
will gradually introduce more from Louis/Dressner, but to get you
started, pay close attention to three current post-off items: 1) 2006
Minervois from Chateau d'Oupia in the LANGUEDOC, 2) 2006 Vouvray from
Francois Pinon from the LOIRE, and 3) NV Brut Vouvray also from Francois
Pinon. You can read more about the Louis/Dressner philosophy here,
more about Chateau d'Oupia here,
more about Francois Pinon here.
ETC.
In the weeks to come we will explore the new container of Spanish
wine that just arrived as well as some astonishing values in estate
grown German wine.
The new issue of Smithsonian Magazine features an
interview with Massaya's Ramzi Ghosn at his restaurant. ("Of the
Lebanon wineries, Massaya is the hippest," the New York Times declared
in 2005.) Two of his wines are posted off this month. Find them here.
Check out this
view of wine related search trends in the Michigan area. Possible
conclusions:
1) "Chardonnay" is a popular google search term in Birmingham
-- but it's not so cool in Royal Oak and Troy.
2) "Syrah" gets ignored in Livonia, Birmingham and Plymouth,
but there is definite Syrah interest in Southfield, Detroit and Ann
Arbor.
3) Relative to its size, Allendale is quite a wine hotbed! It appears
as if this western Michigan community outranks Warren, Lansing and
Traverse City in web searches of wine grape varieties.
Thanks for reading!
