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2023 Bordeaux First Growths Futures - A price perspective
Please Help Joe Howell Fight Another Killer - Cancer - Update, and how you can help.
Free Wednesday Tastings -Plan to join us! In-store 5:00 - 6:30... Read on for more info...
Another Movie Star from Boston? - Joe Howell Steals the Scene! Read on...
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This Week's Tasting - at 1 State St, fl 10
Justin Girardin, Burgundian Estate Winemaker - From Bourgogne Blanc to Chassagne 1er Cru
November 6, 2024
We are excited to meet Justin and show his excellent wines from the amiable and early maturing 2022 Burgundy vintage. These wines will give great early pleasure and drink well for the next few years. (Continue reading)
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Last Week's Tasting
Wines from the Wine-Dark Sea - Interesting Well-crafted Greek Wines
October 30, 2024
This week's tasting highlighted some of the best everyday-priced wines we have tasted recently. (Continue reading)
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Boston's premier wine shop, offering an 8,000 bottle cellar of fine and rare wines from
around the world. Join us for our free tastings Wednesdays, 5 - 7
pm.
We also carry a full line of spirits, ales and beers for all tastes
and budgets,
including a splendid selection of single malt Scotch. Please call 617.367.8605 for latest availability.
Voted one of Whisky Magazine's "Icons of Whisky":
2011 and
2012 Scotch Retailer of the Year, USA.
Open Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm, and Saturday 11am - 6pm
2023 BORDEAUX FUTURES - FULL LIST HERE
Past Tastings
Distinctive Wines at Value Prices - October 23rd
For this week, we picked some of the most characterful,
well-priced wines we've come across.
The wines,
what we said,
what the tasters thought
Fratelli Alessandria - October 16th
Fratelli Alessandria has been impervious to many fads that have
swept the Barolo. Last week, we explored their clean, classical current
work.
The wines,
what we said,
what the tasters thought
Some of our favorites from Cabernet and its cousins, - October 9th
chiefly Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
The wines,
what we said,
what the tasters thought
Burgundy with Jeanne-Marie Deschamps - October 2nd
Bourgogne Cote d'Or is a newer distinction indicating that the wine
comes from the premium Cote d'Or rather than anywhere in Burgundy. Read
on...
The wines,
what we said,
what the tasters thought
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New & Notable
2019 Pupille Morellino di Scansano Riserva
Chianti Meets Bordeaux
2019 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino
Fine Wines in a Great Vintage
2020 Grillo Iole Schioppettino di Prepotto
A Well-Priced Cellarable Italian Red You Can Drink Now
2023 Stein Weihwasser Feinherb Riesling
Heavenly Riesling
2019 Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico Poggio ai Frati Riserva
Special Price on a Classic Wine
2022 Chandon de Briailles Reds
"at the Summit of Burgundy" - Prearrival
Two Right Bank Bordeaux to Drink Now (or Hold)
2019 Le Seuil de Mazeyres, Pomerol + 2019 Ch Canon, Canon Fronsac
Albino Rocca - 2020 Barbaresco + 2019 Barbaresco Cru Ronchi
Hugely Discounted Special Purchase
A Wine Critic’s Revelation
2022 Adamswein Ingelheim Weissburgunder + 2022 Adamswein Ingelheim
Chardonnay Lohfpad
2023 Rafael Palacios Louro Godello Do Bolo
Best in Class
The Complete Provencal Rose
2023 Chateau Ste Roseline Lampe de Meduse
Discounted Prearrival Offer
Tenuta Delle Terre Nere Etna Contradas - 2022 Rosso, 2023 Bianco
2019 Monchiero Carbone Barolo
Soft and Savory for Summer (spring and fall too)
Valfaccenda in Roero
Top Arneis and Nebbiolo
Dirupi Valtellina DOCG
In Alpine Lombardy, Nebbiolo Turns Toward Ethereal Burgundy
Bodegas Teso La Monja
Taking Toro to the next level
2021 Chiara Condello Sangiovese di Prediappo
A Clear New Voice in Sangiovese
2022 Gueguen Chablis Cuvee 1975
Much More than a Pretty Face
2020 Ch. Pierre 1er St. Emilion Grand Cru
Juicy and Delicious For Now or Later
Acclaimed Mastrojanni Brunellos, Discounted and Ready to Drink
2018 Brunello di Montalcino + 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna
Schiena d'Asino
2019 Casanova di Neri “Giovanni Neri” Rosso di Montalcino
New and Special
2020 Ch. Lafon Rochet
An Exceptional Success
Sottimano Barbaresco Cotta + Sottimano Barbaresco Fausoni
The Wines of the 2020 Vintage
2020 Ch. Tour St Christophe
St. Emilion on the Ascent
Ziereisen - Wunderkinden in Baden
In the southernmost part of Germany, wife and husband team
Edeltraud and ex-carpenter Hanspeter Ziereisen have become one of
Germany’s most talked-about star winemakers.
The best clone for Cabernet Sauvignon?
2019 Marietta Cabernet Sauvignon Game Trail Clone 6
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Upcoming Events
November 7th: Wine Dinner - Wine Dinner at Davio's Back Bay, The Tre Venezie Thurs Nov 7, 2024
Our friends at Davio's are offering a wine dinner with their
delicious food and wines from some of our favorite northern Italian
wineries. Read on...
Single Malt Scotch + Spirits
From the Vault: Compass Box - Hedonism MMXVI-C
For our first whisky offer of the fall season, we thought it
would be cool to give you access to an older release of Compass
Box’s signature Blended Grain Scotch Whiskey, Hedonism.
GlenDronach Whiskey Tasting Event, June 13, 2024
We are thrilled once again to be joined by brand ambassador Dereck
Grimm, who will guide us through the wonderful whiskies from the
GlenDronach Distillery. In-store, June 13th, 2024 - One session only,
5:30pm. Read on...
Summertime Spirits; Rum and Gin
Now at Federal, special rums and gins to make your summer evenings
perfect. Plus, save the day - Thursday 6-13 - Glendronach Tasting. Read
on...
Hatozaki Whiskies Tasting In-store
This Thursday May 23, 2024. First Pouring: 5:00-6:00 PM. Second
Pouring: 6:30-7:30 PM Read on...
Benriach Tasting In-store
This Thursday May 9, 2024. First Pouring: 5:00-6:00 PM. Second
Pouring: 6:30-7:30 PM Read on...
Bruichladdich Distillery Specials
The Bruichladdich Distillery creates thought-provoking whiskies.
Bruichladdich is their unpeated label, unusual for its origin in Islay.
Read on...
Mossburn + Torabhaig Distillers, Tasting Thursday, Feb 1, 2024, in-store, 4:30pm or 6pm
with Brian Johnson. The Mossburn Distillers have been around for many
years. Although you may not have heard of them, they have been buying
casks and laying them down until they are ready to bottle. This
tasting will introduce Mossburn Foursquare. Read on...
Glen Moray 21 Y.O. Portwood 46.3% Non-Chill Filtered
Great Deal, Best Price in the Country. Read on...
The Macallan - The Harmony Collection Arabica Limited Release
A Sensory Journey Begins. Read on...
Good Spirits are Always Welcome
A Sampling from our Extensive Collection - Scotch, Bourbons, Brandies
+ Tequilas - read on...
Hatozaki Small Batch 12 Y.O. Umeshu Cask Finish
The Hatozaki Small Batch 12 is delightful. A blend of 12-year-old
single malts spends six more months in bespoke barrels that previously held
superior Umeshu plum liquor. - read on...
Smokehead Sherry Bomb 48 percent
Fasten Your Seat Belt - read on...
Two - no, Three from Bunnahabhain
This was going to be about two of my favorite Bunnahabhain whiskies,
but...
Pinhook Rye + Bourbon Selections
Proofed and blended to be singular and remarkable - read on...
Hatozaki Distillery
Omakase Pure Malt Edition First Release 46 percent - read on...
Michel Couvreur - Blossoming Auld Sherried Whisky 45%
Rare and Intricate - read on...
Torabhaig Allt Glean
Well-Tempered Peat, Well Crafted Malt - read on...
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