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2024 Domaine Seguinot Bordet Petit Chablis
Review Date: 08-05-2026
This is exactly what a Petit Chablis should be, vibrant, zesty, fresh brimming with racy acidity and salty notes as well as fresh citrus accents. Easy to drink and enjoy this is a wonderful summer white that won't break the bank and is incredible versatile. 100% stainless steel this wine is all about freshness, fruit and lip-smacking enjoyment.
Price:
$24.99
2021 Marqués de Murrieta Reserva Rioja
Review Date: 07-15-2026
I have always loved the Marqués de Murrieta Reserva Rioja because it consistently ranks among the greatest values in all of Rioja. Vintage after vintage, it delivers the perfect balance of classic Rioja character, impeccable craftsmanship, and exceptional value. The bouquet is beautifully expressive, offering aromas of warm spice, ripe red fruits, earth, and crushed minerals. On the palate, vibrant red and black cherry fruit is layered with subtle sweet oak, savory spice, and finely structured tannins, creating a wine that is both polished and immensely satisfying. Whether you're a longtime Rioja enthusiast or simply searching for an outstanding everyday red, this is a bottle that overdelivers in every way. Lovers of classic Rioja—and a great bargain—will find plenty to love here.
2024 Château Vitallis Pouilly-Fuissé Vieilles Vignes
Review Date: 07-05-2026
The Vieilles Vignes always has a bit more depth, power and richly structured fruit with the first note of oak found in any of the Chateau Vitallis offeirngs. Stone and orchard fruit notes are ever-present here with spice notes buffered by racy acidity and vibrant fruit flavors.
2024 Château Vitallis Pouilly-Fuissé "Les Vignes du Château"
Review Date: 07-05-2026
Sourced from vines surrounding the property, this is what great Pouilly Fuisse should be ! Perfectly delineated fruit, great spice notes and racy acidity and vibrant energy flow seamlessly thru this beautifully fruited wine. A great introduction to the fabulous quality of Puilly Fuisse from Chateau Vitallis.
2024 Château Vitallis St-Véran "A La Côte"
Review Date: 07-05-2026
St. Veran as an appellation may soon garner 1er Cru vineyard status and it shows in the consistently high quality of wines emerging notes and spice notes abound. Pure fruit with gorgeous acidity and energy make this a great step up from the Macon Fuisse.
Price:
$24.99
2015 Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru "Vaillons"
Review Date: 04-24-2026
The 2015 Vaillons opens with an intensely flinty nose that gives way to aromas of lemon chiffon and dried herbs. The palate is richly textured, with abundant orchard fruit balanced by a surge of acidity and energy. The mid- to back-palate is particularly impressive, revealing layers of fruit and complexity that carry seamlessly through to a finish marked by classic Chablisienne character.
Price:
$64.99
2013 Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix Chablis 1er Cru "Cote de Lechet"
Review Date: 04-24-2026
A beautiful nose of Red Delicious apple and pear mingles with notes of straw and lemon. The palate shows wonderful drive and verve, with racy acidity that carries orchard fruit, wet stone, and flinty mineral tones across the palate, building complexity from start to the long, satisfying finish. A truly delicious Chablis, it feels remarkably vibrant and exuberant for a wine at 13 years of age.
Price:
$64.99
2023 Olivier Leflaive Bourgogne Blanc "Les Sétilles"
Review Date: 03-30-2026
This is an outstanding white Burgundy value—it truly doesn’t get much better than this at $35 a bottle. Sourced from vineyards in both Puligny-Montrachet and Meursault, and aged in 90% oak (just 10% new), the wine delivers a classically structured profile that evokes 1er Cru white Burgundy.
The nose is fresh, saline, and fruit-driven, while the palate is lively and complex, offering both energy and depth. It’s an absolute pleasure to drink and has quickly become our go-to daily white—reliably delivering quality without breaking the bank, and easily competing with wines two to three times its price.
2023 Domaine Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé "Autour de la Roche"
Review Date: 03-02-2026
I first discovered the wondrous wines of Domaine J.A. Ferret about 15 years ago, when I began a deep dive into Pouilly-Fuissé. At the time, they were the region’s standard-bearer, crafting serious, age-worthy wines capable of competing with—and often surpassing—their counterparts to the north in the Côte de Beaune. Their wines consistently showed remarkable elegance and purity, with subtle fruit expression, racy acidity, and impressive complexity and length.
The 2023 Domaine J.A. Ferret Pouilly-Fuissé is a beauty, opening with aromas of white flowers and sea breeze. The palate unfolds as a complex blend of citrus and stone fruits, layered with hints of iodine and wet stone. Racy and zesty yet still beautifully layered, it feels like a mythical meeting point between classic Chablis precision and a lightly styled Meursault richness. I love the wines of Domaine J.A. Ferret, and this bottle is an absolute delight.
Price:
$49.99
2023 Domaine Renaud Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru "Aux Chailloux"
Review Date: 02-04-2026
I always love the "Aux Chailloux" vineyard because of its close proximity to St. Veran. The vineyard of "Aux Chailloux" is one of the first vineyards you come across leaving St. Veran and entering into Pouilly Fuisse. Always mineral-driven the 2023 Domaine Renaud Pouilly Fuisse 1er Cru "Aux Chailloux" is bright and zippy with citrus zest and flinty notes that give the wine great cut and drive. This is a fresh and lively white with excellent acidity and verve.
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2022 Domaine Renaud Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru "Aux Bouthières"
Review Date: 02-04-2026
This wine is truly a treat, I love the fact that we still have wines left from the stellar 2022 vintage and they are drinking wonderfully right now. The 2022 Domaine Renaud Pouilly Fuisse 1er Cru "Bouthieres" is no exception with excellent richness and structure that perfectly compliments the ample amount of Orchard fruits and zesty minerality. This wine has excellent complexity and the layers of flavors unfold to reveal an energetic, bright and bold Pouilly Fuisse.
Price:
$39.99
2023 Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot Cote d'Or Bourgogne Rouge
Review Date: 02-02-2026
This is an outstanding Bourgogne Rouge! I have always loved the wines of Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot with their focus on Savigny-les-Beaune but lately the cool little secret is they make a serious kick-ass Bourgogne rouge! This baby is loaded with brilliant fruit notes that run the gamut from fresh cranberry all the way through to cassis and blackberry with subtle notes of spice and dried herbs. Wonderful acidity, excellent freshness and tension beautiful match the ample fruit notes all framed perfectly by hints of subtle oak and tannin. Such an easy-drinking and enjoyable red that any red Burgundy value enthusiast will undoubtedly enjoy!
Price:
$27.99
2023 Domaine Jean-Michel Giboulot Savigny-lès-Beaune 1er Cru "Aux Serpentières"
Review Date: 01-16-2026
The Serpentieres is neither the heaviest nor the lightest of the Giboulot 1er Cru foursome. This wine has pretty aromas of bitter chocolate, red flowers, wild strawberry and crushed rock with a beguiling palate of gorgeous pure red fruits that start to enter the purple and black fruit range with subtle hints of chocolate and oak along with mineral accents. The acidity holds multi-layered, complex, fruit forward offering together and gives it an energetic and long finish. An understated beauty that definitely merits your attention.
Price:
$49.99
2020 Paringa Estate "Peninsula" Shiraz Mornington Peninsula Victoria
Review Date: 12-18-2025
I'll be the first to admit as the K&L Burgundy Buyer I don't drink a lot of Shiraz, but this is definitely a great value in Shiraz. It comes from an extremely cool climate and feels very Northern Rhonish in style and aromas. There's tons of baking spice, fresh herbs and hints of pepper with a palate flush with red and black fruits and more notes of pepper make this an ideal food wine thanks to its racy acidity and freshness. At under $20 there are few if any Syrah based wines that I would rather have.
Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé Crémant d'Alsace
Review Date: 11-28-2025
Love everything about Rose Champagne except the price? I have the perfect solution for you, drink Pierre Sparr Cremant d'Alsace Brut Rose which at more than 50% off most Roses from Champagne gives you an almost identical experience. Sour cherry, spice, red licorice and subtle red flower aromas greet you on the nose while the palate is fresh and bright with cherry, red licorice and spice notes all intertwined perfectly against a brisk backdrop of acidity and verve. Surprisingly complex and full-bodied this a wonderful Rose that you can afford to drink more often.
Pierre Sparr "Réserve" Crémant d'Alsace Brut
Review Date: 11-28-2025
This wine is an exceptional value!! It easily stands toe-to-toe with any sparkling wine from around the world in a similar price point. A rich, creamy mousse is followed up by white flower and zesty citrus notes with an underlining note of limestone that echoes throughout this wonderful sparkler. A great everyday or special celebration wine I cannot believe the quality here for such a low price, if you have been buying Prosecco, Cava or sparkling wines from other regions of the world you owe it to your self to check out the Pierre Sparr Cremant d'Alsace Brut.
2017 Trimbach "Cuvée Frédéric Émile" Riesling Alsace
Review Date: 08-29-2025
One of the great, long-standing producers in Alsace, Trimbach is renowned for producing chiseled Rieslings that age beautifully and consistently over-deliver given their price. The Frédéric Émile offering is sourced from two Grand Cru vineyards: Geisberg and Osterberg, which, when blended together, create an amazing wine. Deep, full, and complex, the 2017 Trimbach “Cuvée Frédéric Émile” Riesling stuns from the first sniff of the glass all the way to the long, multi-faceted finish. If you want a truly spectacular white wine with a little age on it and in a perfect drinking window, then you owe it to yourself to grab a few bottles of this amazing elixir!
2023 Domaine Samuel Billaud Chablis 1er Cru "Montmains"
Review Date: 07-15-2025
The "Montmains" is the most classically Chablis of the 3 1er Crus. Iodine, sea shell, white flowers and wet stone aromas spring from the glass with green fig, tangerine and kiwi flavors running across the complex and layered palate. A bright and zesty finish makes this a great 1er Cru Chablis.
2022 Domaine Jean-Michel Dupré Morgon "Côte du Py"
Review Date: 03-23-2025
A perennial favorite and best value the Domaine Jean Michel Dupre Morgon Cote du Py is once again stunning in 2022. Cote du Py is arguably the greatest vineyard site in the Cru appellation of Morgon and most of the time wines from this vineyard site fetch $35+ a bottle so to get a wine of this quality for under $20 is a steal! The 2022 Jean Michel Dupre Morgon Cote du Py is loaded with fleshy dark berry fruit, spice and notes of crushed rock and iodine. Seamless and full on the palate this wine shimmers with energetic berry fruit and spice with a layered, complex finish. An ideal wine to pair with almost any cuisine that requires a red wine.
2022 Domaine Renaud Pouilly-Fuissé 1er Cru "Vers Cras"
Review Date: 11-13-2024
The "Vers Cras" vineyard lies within both the towns of Fuisse and Solutre-Pouilly which coupled with a high proportion of limestone and sediment from a dried up Jurassic lake make this the idea terroir for great white Burgundy. The 2022 Domaine Renaud Pouilly-Fuisse 1er Cru "Vers Cras" is a wonderfully balanced offering tilted towards pure orchard fruits and subtle spice notes along with white flowers. This pure, fresh offering is an ideal white Burgundy for under $40.
Charles Baur "Emotion" Cremant d'Alsace Brut
Review Date: 10-18-2018
Zesty & bright with excellent richness and subtle hints of minerals and petrol notes. Expansive on the palate this is the ideal sparkler to start off your Thanksgiving fun with family and friends.
2010 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac
Review Date: 02-11-2013
A must buy! Wild berries, laser beam fruit, good tension and verve, with a long finish. If you can't afford the First Growths or Super Seconds, try this.
2010 Haut-Bailly, Pessac-Léognan
Review Date: 05-13-2011
A must buy! After the duo from Haut-Brion, Haut-Bailly may be the top performer in Pessac, producing wines with a very singular feel. Layers of supple red fruit intermingle with sandalwood accents from oak barrels.