A Case of Wine for $59.88 Featuring: Falling Star Malbec Falling Star Cabernet Sauvignon Falling Star Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
All just $4.99 per bottle!
We taste a lot of really bad wine every week in the search for the great ones - no really, A LOT. There is all sorts of wine out there that is simply just not right - not the right price, poor taste, poor packaging. That is why we get almost giddy when we find a wine that is super pleasing to drink for less than $5. These kind of wines are out there - you just have to hunt for them. After a long search we are pleased to be able to offer you 3 great wines (two reds and one white) that you can mix around in a case for less than $60. There is a spicy Malbec, a full bodied and smooth Cabernet, and a floral and fruit forward Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend.
These beauties could be your Tuesday night wine, the wines for the people coming to your house you don't really know, your Monday night 24 watching wines, or your Sunday night pizza wines. We would never sell something to you that we to drink ourselves - and we found out this weekend that these wines work out really well with March Madness.
So if you're looking for some affordable, super tasty wines then look no further. $4.99 a bottle and tons of fun! The wine is in stock and ready to roll!
Taste 2005 Bordeaux Including a Wine Spectator "100 pt" Wine
Saturday March 27th, 2010
11am-8pm
Featuring:
2005 Leoville Las Cases (Wine Spectator 100 out of 100 pts) - only one bottle at each store!
2005 Chateau Le Bon Pasteur
2005 Chateau Fontenil
2005 Chateau Fontenil "Le Defi de Fontenil"
and a few other surprises!!
Michel Rolland is like Glenn Beck and Nancy Pelosi rolled into one, not that anyone would want to envision such a frightening spectacle. Just imagine their offspring; no, don't do that, it's too scary. Okay, in truth, even if they mated, their children wouldn’t look anything like Rolland, who is the huffing, puffing, bearded boogeyman of the amusing wine film Mondovino. If you've seen that movie, you already know everything about the controversy that surrounds Rolland like flies on stinky cheese.
If you haven’t seen the movie, trust me: Rolland is like Beck and Pelosi. His very visage is enough to send large portions of wine geeks into a frenzy of accusations: he's destroying wine! He's making all wines taste the same! He's in league with Parker!
Well, he might be a bit of all those, but like Beck and Pelosi, it's easy to find supporters and defenders. Indeed, the market has long ago spoken in strong and fulsome praise of Rolland's wines. It isn't just Parker, though Parker's highest scores and Rolland's wines seem to keep closer company than Glenn Beck and his chalkboard or Pelosi and her grin. People who love rich, fruity, intense, dense and unctuous red wines are fans of Rolland's stable of wines, either the wines on which he consults (too numerous to name) or the wines he and his family own or control: Château Le Bon Pasteur, Château Bertineau St-Vincent, Château Rolland Maillet, Château Fontenil, Château La Grande Clotte, and estates in countries as diverse as Spain, South Africa and Argentina.
For decades, Rolland has improved the fortunes of innumerous wineries around the world, and if you read and follow Robert Parker, you've long ago learned that any wine Rolland makes is likely to garner high scores. But there have always been rumblings especially among American wine circles, and especially among the traditionalists in those circles. The thinking has been that, by increasing ripeness and intensity in wines, Rolland smothers the nuanced differences among the world's traditional wine-producing regions.
French traditionalists too aren't persuaded, even by Rolland's great market successes. Even in the face of France's recent massive losses of share in the world market, there are plenty of French bureaucrats who don’t appreciate Rolland's innovative methods. As one example, Rolland covered some of his vines in plastic to protect them from rain. The Bordeaux authorities promptly denied Rolland the right to call his wine Chateau Fontenil, Fronsac, Bordeaux. But Rolland having all the humility of the two aforementioned personalities, decided in 2005 to bottle the wine from those covered vines under the label "le Defi de Fontneil". "Le Defi" roughly translates to "the challenge", but think "defi-ance" and you are close enough to the appropriate meaning.
How does it compare to the actual Chateau Fontenil in 2005? Well, that's for you to decide. This Saturday, we'll taste the two next to each other. Oh, yes, along with another Rolland estate, the great Le Bon Pasteur 2005.
Oops! We forgot to mention one other wine we'll be tasting: 2005 Leoville Las Cases. It's one of those wines that Wine Spectator scored well in their blind reviews. How well? Oh, let's say, 100 out of 100.
Happy Tasting and we'll see you Saturday!
Cheers,
Doug Frost, MS MW
Master Sommelier & Master of Wine
2007 Pahlmeyer Napa Chardonnay 2005 Pahlmeyer "Jayson" Red
The wines from Pahlmeyer were the clear winner this weekend against fellow winemaker Paul Hobbs but there were two wines that received such an overwhelming number of votes that we decided to mix them into a six pack special. The 2007 Pahlmeyer Napa Chardonnay and the 2005 "Jayson" Red have been two of our favorite California wines for some time, and it appears as though you guys seem to agree. That is why, for only today and tomorrow, we are giving you the opportunity to purchase 3 bottles of each in a special six pack at nearly 46% off! I mean, who doesn't love extremely tasty wines at extremely silly prices!
So here is the six pack deal: 3 bottles of 2007 Pahlmeyer Napa Chardonnay 3 bottles of 2005 Pahlmeyer "Jayson" Red Regular Price: $359.94 Sale Price: $194.94 SAVE $165.00 or 46%!
Remember, this six pack is available for today (March 22nd) and tomorrow (March 23rd) only! To order you can:
Call Southpark @ 704-442-4024
Call Blakeney @ 704-443-2944
or just stop in!
We hope to see you soon and as always, thank you for your business!
Jayson Pahlmeyer vs. Paul Hobbs Taste Off! Saturday March 20th, 2010 All Day Long!
2006 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 2005 Pahlmeyer "Jayson" Red 2006 Pahlmeyer "Jayson" Pinot Noir 2007 Pahlmeyer Napa Chardonnay 2007 Pahlmeyer "Jayson" Chardonnay VS. 2006 Paul Hobbs Napa Cabernet 2005 Paul Hobbs "Crossbarn" Cabernet 2008 Paul Hobbs Russian River Pinot Noir 2007 Paul Hobbs Russian River Chardonnay 2007 Paul Hobbs "Crossbarn" Chardonnay
Pitting different winemakers and wineries against each other has been wildly popular with our customers, so this weekend we decided to pull out the big guns. Jayson Pahlmeyer and Paul Hobbs are two of the most well known names in California wine and it's time to see how these dynamos stack up against each other! Hobbs has consulted with Peter Michael, Lewis, Vine Cliff, Fisher and Chalone - and as you will taste on Saturday, he personally has a great portfolio of California wines. Pahlmeyer wines, on the flip side, have been made by a roster of winemakers that reads like the California Winemaking Hall of Fame - they have employed the likes of Randy Dunn (Dunn Vineyards), Bob Levy (Harlan Estate), Helen Turley (Colgin, Martinelli) and now Erin Green who cut her teeth with Turley at Colgin.
One of the best parts of this tasting is that these wineries will offer something for everyone - big Cali cab, pinot noir for all you pinot Lovers out there, and some of the best chardonnay California is capable of producing. In the spirit of March Madness we will talley the votes and release what the favorite wine of the tasting is on Monday (perhaps with a special discount!).
So come on in this weekend and taste some of California's best - vote for your favorite, and see who wins!
Great Pinot Noir Deals! Less than 15 cases of each!
If you shop with us regularly, you already know that we offer the lowest everyday prices in Charlotte. We like to think that our other strong suit is that we search out and find some of the best wine deals in NC - if not the US. That is why we are excited to bring these two amazing Pinot Noirs to you at closeout prices- one for the California Pinot lovers and one for the Oregon / Burgundy Pinot Lovers! We'll keep these prices until we run out, but given there are less than 15 cases of each we can promise that they will last longer than 24 hours! Wine arrives tomorrow.
2006 C Donatiello Russian River Piont Noir Winery Price: $41 - Click here to see! Winestore Price $24.99 Save 41%! Save an extra 5% on 6 bottles or 10% on a case!
If you are a fan of the big rich Russian River Valley Pinot Noir this is a can't miss deal. We first tasted this wine last Thursday and were completely blown away - and now it comes with a very compelling price!
2005 Iris Hill Reserve Pinot Noir Winery Price: $25.00 - Click here to see! Winestore Price $14.99 Save 40%! Save an extra 5% on 6 bottles or 10% on a case!
This is for all of you Oregon / Burgundy Pinot Noir lovers! Elegant, soft and balanced Pinot (that at 5 years old also has a little age on it!) from a very consistent Oregon Producer. Buy with abandon...
To order you can:
Click HEREto order the Donatiello Russian River Pinot online
Click HERE to order the Iris Hill Reserve Pinot online
Taste the Wines of Laurel Glen Saturday March 13th, 2010 11am - 8pm
ALL DAY LONG!
We're going to call it the best winery you've never heard of...but we REALLY want to make sure you get familiar with winemaker Patrick Campbell and the wines of Laurel Glen. When we opened four years ago our business partner and friend, Doug Frost, turned us onto this well respected producer and we have been loving their wines ever since. The wonderful thing about a tasting like this is that there is something for everyone! Like Malbec? Then taste 3 of some of the best Agrentinian Malbecs you'll ever get to try. Like California Cabernet? It's almost scary how great the Laurel Glen Cabernet's taste. Love Zinfandel or Petite Sirah? Laurel Glen makes those too (and one of them is our 3rd best selling wine in 2010!).
Laurel Glen was the wine of choice on one of our engagement nights, we take older Laurel Glen Cabernets to dinner with all the "serious" wine drinkers we know and blow them away, we drink Laurel Glen Estate Cabernet when we want to make it special - and we drink Laurel Glen "Reds" when we want something to go with Pizza on Sunday night. The versatility, breadth and depth of the Laurel Glen portfolio make it a "no-brainer" for us to carry at our stores - and we want to make sure you get the opportunity to taste their entire lineup!
In some circles it is discussed that the 1990 Laurel Glen Estate Reserve Cabernet (only bottled in magnum) is one of the best, if not "the" best, California Cabernets ever produced. We're not prone to hyperbole like that, but we think when you taste through these wines, and notice how reasonably priced the offerings are (the 2004 Estate Cabernet is priced at $39.99), that you'll become a Laurel Glen fan.
We hope to see you Saturday - but if not never fear, we can drink all the Laurel Glen ourselves :)
We'd like to thank our friends at K Vintners / Charles Smith Wines for the shout out on the blog recently. The wines from Charles Smith are some of our favorites - and their people are really cool too...
So I have mentioned some stores I like in Seattle, but I thought I would go a little outside the norm today to give a shout out to the guys at winestore in Charlotte, NC. I like the owners 1) because their names are both Matt so it's easy for me to remember and 2) they have a super cool, ultra modern store with kick ass wines and a shitload of stuff I would drink on their enomatic winespout dispenser things (including many of ours).
Their site is really easy to navigate, even for someone with technical challenges such as myself, and they make it really REALLY easy to click and buy. Their stores are even easier. And they have some of the most competitive pricing I have seen on our wines. I like that they are hip and they can share really cool stories with people in new and exciting ways--a lot of what they do totally aligns with our philosophy here at K and CSW. Plus, they are friends with another cool dude I love, Doug Frost.
One Day Lyeth Estate Super Sale! Monday March 8th, 2010 TODAY ONLY! We've carried the wines of Lyeth Estate since the day we opened - and that is why we are super excited to be able to offer you these prices! This is a ONE DAY ONLY offer - and the number of bottles available is limited - so call us ASAP if you are interested. All prices listed are the lowest in the US. Here are the deals we are able to offer!
2008 Lyeth Estate Pinot Noir - only 12 cases available at this price Regular Price: $19.99 SALE Price: $12.99 (net) SAVE 35%
If you are a Pinot Noir lover, you are going to want to jump all over this deal. We LOVED the Lyeth Pinot even at $20 and at $12 it has the opportuniy to be an extremely high quality Pinot Noir at an price we like for our "everyday" wines.
2007 Lyeth Meritage Regular Price: $14.99 SALE Price: $10.99 (net) SAVE 27%
Our third best selling wine this year - at nearly 30% off. It's go time...
2006 Lyeth Estate Zinfandel - only 6 cases available at this price Regular Price $13.99 SALE Price: $8.99 (net) SAVE 35%
We had to throw in a little love for all you Zinfandel lovers out there. Rich, fruit forward and smooth as silk 100% Zinfandel at a very friendly price.
The wines will arrive tomorrow, Tuesday March 8th. To Order you can:
Amazing Deals! Get while the gettin' is good! We'll be tasting them this Saturday!
We've said it before and we'll say it again - if you are really into wine there is not better time than now to be a wine consumer. The deal flow coming from around the world is at an all time high and we are always on the lookout for the best possible deals available. This weekend we will be tasting a few of the latest deals we have recieved - but we promise with these prices they will not last long!
2001 Niepoort "Redoma" - only 42 bottles available Release Price: $49 Winestore Price: $29.99 6 pack Price: $24.99 Save 50%
Dirk Niepoort is the madman of Portugal; he really is. His escapades have become legendary, but his wines excuse all scandalous behavior. His wines are serious good...and at this price the Redoma may be amazingly good! Oh, did we mention this bad boy already has 9 years of bottle age - outstanding!
2007 L'Aventure Cote a Cote - only 36 bottles available Winery Price: $85.00 Winestore Price: $72.00 (net) 6 Pack Price: $69.99 Save 18%
Our friend Robert Parker said it best about this wine - "Another blockbuster and decadently rich, extravagant expression of winemaking is the 2007 Cote a Cote, a blend of 40% Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, and 20% Syrah. An incredible wine, it tips the scales at 15.9% alcohol but is loaded with melted licorice, black currant fruit, sweet, jammy cherries, forest floor, and a bit of pepper and fruitcake notes. Deep, full-bodied, and layered, it is voluptuous, with relatively low acidity and velvety tannins. Drink it over the next 7-8 years. Wow!"
2006 Domaine de la Janasse Vieilles Vignes Release Price: $130.00 Winestore Price: $94.00 6 Pack Price: $79.99 Save 38%
Janasse is one of those estates where Parker and I converge (doesn't happen a lot). We both think it's pretty special and in 2006, they prove utterly reliant. If you like the easy virtues of 2006, you'll love this. But if you like balanced and aged wine, you'll still love this. Janasse is a great producer of southern Rhone wines, combine a brilliant producer with a great vintage and you have this delightful drink. 2005 Domaine de la Soumade "Cuvee Confiance" - only 36 bottles available Release Price: $40 Winestore Price: $34.99 6 pack Price: $29.99 Save 25%
Could it be...a 2005 Rhone wine for 25% off? Holla! Soumade is one of our favorite producers in the Rhone if you like thermonuclear fruit bombs...and we do...2005 was a beautiful vingtage in southern France and this wine at $29 is a beauty. Enjoy!
So, in addition to the Orin Swift tasting we'll have these deals running. Don't miss out on these beautiful bargains!
If you love really big, gigantic wines then you've probably had some of the wines from Orin Swift. The winery was founded in 1998 by Dave Phinney and has become a sensation here in the US - culminating in the sale of two of Phinney's brands, The Prisoner and Saldo, to Huneeus Vinters (owners of Napa Valley's Quintessa) two months ago. We love these wines - aside from their awesome look (although the Papillon is a little scary) these wines are fascinating if not a bit over the top. There is something for everyone in this line up:
This wine has everything but the kitchen sink in it - 46% Zinfandel, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Syrah, 10% Petite Sirah, 2% Charbono, 1% Grenache - I mean, if the bottle were a little bit bigger he probably would have thrown in some Barbera or something. For the "I want a wine that is going to stop people dead in their tracks when they taste it" 2008 Saldo - $28.99 (net)
Zinfandel lovers - meet your new best friend. This ripe, fully extracted, over the top wine has a significant amount of WOW factor. This is our first time carrying this wine and we expect it to almost walk itself right out the door... For the "I don't drink Zin give me a gigantic Cabernet instead" 2006 Papillon - $54.99 (net)
You have to know that with a label showing tatooed knuckes, this is not a wine for whimps. This is serious man juice - those with heart conditions please avoid this wine! :)
So come on in this Saturday and taste some fun juice! We'll also be tasting some amazing deals that will be featured in a newsletter tomorrow!
All just $4.99 per bottle!
