We are always on the lookout for wines that over-deliver in terms of quality at their price point (Falesco Vitiano, Matetic EQ Sauvignon Blanc, Muga Rose, Bodan Roan Pinot Noir). Well, we have uncovered another gem to share with you which tastes like a wine that should cost at least twice as much. The 2018 Crosby Cabernet Sauvignon, only $11.99, is made by the same winery that produces the Bodan Roan Pinot and it offers the same kind of value. Sustainably farmed, it is medium bodied, dry, with tannins that are softening with age, loads of dark fruit, and a...

There are wineries - Catena Zapata in Mendoza, Sassicaia in Bolgheri, Angelo Gaja in Piedmont, Guigal in Côte Rôtie - which define excellence for their region. Faiveley is such a winery for Mercurey in Burgundy. Additionally, because Mercurey is in the Côte Chalonaise, even its finest wines - namely Faiveley's - sell for a fraction of what wines from the Côte de Nuits sell for in spite of the fact that the wines can be superb. These two wines illustrate perfectly what a great value Faiveley Mercurey can be in an excellent vintage such as 2016 and 2018. The 2018...

We were thrilled to be offered 7 cases of the 35 that were imported into the US of the 2020 Hewitson Eden Valley Riesling Gun Metal and are even more thrilled to offer them to you. Bracing, dry, intensely mineral, perfect balance of fruit and acidity - everything you want at the end of a hot Summer day. It's only $17.99 and James Suckling agrees with us, rating it 96 points: "This is so vibrant and has a super fresh, lemon and white-peach nose with notes of crushed stones and apricots. The palate has chalky, dry, sinewy texture and great...

There is no question that Bordeaux is the mecca for lovers of dry white, dry red, and sweet white wines. First growth Bordeaux - along with some Super-Seconds - are the equal of any red wines in the world. The finest Sauternes are easily among the world's most extraordinary sweet white wines. But one Bordeaux category that goes underappreciated is the dry white wines. Blends of Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and, in some cases, Muscadelle, the finest dry white wines of Bordeaux can be truly profound. Unfortunately, many of them are prohibitively expensive. However, the 2017 R de Rieussec Bordeaux Blanc...

At Sunfish Cellars, we are always on the hunt for wines that represent great "bang for the buck" so that we are able to offer truly excellent wines to our clients at surprisingly low prices (three examples recently are the 2016 Falesco Vitiano, the 2019 Matetic EQ Sauvignon Blanc and the 2018 Altos de la Hoya Monastrell). In my search for an excellent, reasonably priced Pinot Noir, I tasted close to forty different wines before I discovered the 2018 Bodan Roan Pinot Noir from California. I was so stunned by it, I poured it blind for our restaurant sommelier Dale...