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NEW “JUST DRINK THE GODDAMN STUFF” - John Sleeman T-shirt

NEW “JUST DRINK THE GODDAMN STUFF” - John Sleeman T-shirt Email trennyandc@gmail.com to order

Arcole DOC in 60 Seconds

Arcole DOC in 60 Seconds Santé, James © 2026 James Melendez / James the Wine Guy — All Rights Reserved. **** Social Networks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamespmelendez/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/james_melendez_jamesthewineguy/ WordPress: http://jamesthewineguy.wordpress.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/jamesthewineguy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jameswineguy/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/jamesthewineguy

WINES FOR FALL FARE | Discovery September 2026

WINES FOR FALL FARE Fall is the season that pulls everyone back to the table. The evenings cool, the cooking slows down, and the food turns richer—braises, roasts, and the kind of dishes that reward a little patience in the kitchen. This collection was built with those meals in mind: a set of wines chosen not just for how they drink on their own, but for how they come alive next to a plate, from a Right Bank Bordeaux made for short ribs to a Willamette Valley Pinot with a seat at the Thanksgiving table. Our wine team paired each bottle with a seasonal dish, matching every wine to the flavors that bring out its best. Think of the pairings as a starting point rather than a rulebook—a way into the season's cooking, and a reminder that the right bottle can turn an ordinary dinner into something worth lingering over. Enjoy, Wine Access Team #discoveryclub #wineaccess #winetasting #fallwines

2019 Albret Lastra Reserva Navarra | Discovery Wine Club (September 2026)

THE STORY Bold and powerful yet light on its feet, this is a classic Navarra red that Wine Enthusiast awarded a captivating 94 points. Tempranillo sits at its heart, filled out with Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah, then patiently aged 18 months in oak and two more years in bottle—layered with tobacco, cedar, and dusty earth around a core of black currant and plum. The name comes from lastra, Spanish for the flat stones that pave these vineyards and lend the wine its mineral concentration. THE DETAILS 🍷 2019 Finca Albret Lastra Reserva Navarra 📍 Navarra, Spain 🍇 Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah blend ⭐ 94pts (Wine Enthusiast) 💲 $40 retail — $24 in this shipment 🌡️ Serve at 60°F 📅 Drink now through 2035 🍽️ Pairs with: cured meat, red meat 👃 Tasting note: Deep ruby with garnet edges. Aromas of ripe black cherry, plum, and blackberry with sweet spice and cedar, plus earthy notes of damp soil and forest floor. Smooth, medium-to-full-bodied with supple tannins, tobacco, and clove

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You do you, but I've gotta choose me 💅🍷 #GrillOutChillOut #SummerGirlie #WineGirlie #Short

2024 Les Alliés Châteauneuf du Pape | Discovery Wine Club (September 2026)

THE STORY Excellent Châteauneuf-du-Pape at this price level is vanishingly rare. The appellation commands what it commands for good reason, and most of what shows up below the usual floor isn’t worth the trouble. The 2024 Les Allies is the exception—a négociant bottling assembled from fruit sourced across the appellation, with the depth and structure to hold its own against wines at twice the price. We put it to the test in a blind lineup of serious bottles. It was the first one emptied. THE DETAILS 🍷 2024 Les Alliés Châteauneuf-du-Pape 📍 Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône Valley, France 🍇 60% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah ⭐ 93pts (Wine Enthusiast) 🌡️ Serve at 55°F 📅 Drink now through 2039 🍽️ Pairs with: hard cheese, white meat, cured meat, red meat 👃 Tasting note: Brilliant ruby-red with flashes of garnet. Aromas of ripe red cherry, raspberry preserves, and plum laced with dried lavender, garrigue, and cracked pepper. Generous yet poised, with vibrant red and black fruit over lic

The smartest way to buy French wine

France has one wine region that actually tells you what grape is in the bottle. Discover the easy, food-ready wines of Alsace. What questions does this video answer? Why are Alsace wine labels easier to read than Bordeaux or Burgundy? How does the culture of Alsace blend French and German traditions? What is the Vosges "rain shadow" and how does it affect the vineyards? What are the four noble grapes of Alsace? How do you navigate the 51 Grands Crus of the region? About This Video: France has one wine region that actually tells you what grape is in the bottle, rather than just the place it was grown. Welcome to Alsace, a region that has repeatedly changed hands between France and Germany, carrying both cultural identities in its tall flute bottles and half-timbered villages. However, its devotion to dry, food-ready wine is distinctly French. Protected by the Vosges Mountains, which block Atlantic rain, these sunny eastern foothills feature a geological mosaic of granite, limest

2023 Vocal Cabernet Sauvignon Wheeler Vineyard | Discovery Wine Club (September 2026)

THE STORY This is Cabernet with a cooler, more savory accent than California usually offers—dark-fruited and firmly framed, with a mineral spine and lift you can trace straight back to old limestone soils. There's an almost old-school precision to it: structured, energetic, savory rather than plush, built to reward a little patience. Much of that comes down to the source—old vines planted in 1974 at Wheeler Vineyard, one of the oldest Cabernet plantings in a limestone-laced corner of San Benito County that few ever find. THE DETAILS 🍷 2023 Vocal Cabernet Sauvignon, Wheeler Vineyard 📍 San Benito County, California (Central Coast) 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon (Inglenook clone, 100%) ⭐ 94pts (Decanter magazine) 💲 $95 retail — $80 in this shipment 🌡️ Serve at 60°F 📅 Drink now through 2039 🍽️ Pairs with: cured meat, red meat 👃 Tasting note: Deep garnet-purple with aromas of blackberry, cassis, and dark plum layered with graphite, sagebrush, and crushed violets. Concentrated black fruit fra

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2023 Jolie Laide Syrah California | Discovery Wine Club (September 2026)

THE STORY Jolie-Laide is the kind of winery that industry insiders talk about in hushed tones—collectors and sommeliers competing for allocations, bottles turning up on the most forward-thinking wine lists in the country. Antonio Galloni has called their wines “nothing short of magnificent,” and the North Coast Syrah is the calling-card bottling that started it all. Cool, perfumed, and precise, with lilac, black pepper, and plush dark fruit—this is California Syrah as it was always meant to be made. THE DETAILS 🍷 2024 Benmar Pinot Noir Above the Clouds 📍 Willamette Valley, Oregon 🍇 Pinot Noir (100%) ⭐ 93pts (Decanter magazine) 🌡️ Serve at 55°F 📅 Drink now through 2035 🍽️ Pairs with: soft cheese, cured meat, red meat 👃 Tasting note: Brilliant ruby with translucent edges. Aromas of wild strawberry, Bing cherry, and raspberry with floral and forest floor nuances. Silky texture with fresh red fruit, cranberry, baking spice, and earthy minerality, finishing graceful and persistent w

2024 Benmar Pinot Noir Above the Clouds Willamette Valley | Discovery Wine Club (September 2026)

THE STORY Greg Bybee spent five years at Rochioli learning how world-class Pinot Noir gets made, then took that education north to Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Above the Clouds is his high-elevation read on the region—drawn from hillside sites across Yamhill-Carlton, the Eola-Amity Hills, and beyond, and built on a core of tension: bright red cherry, smoky pine, and wet-stone minerality wrapped in fine, grippy tannins. From an instant-classic 2024 vintage, it’s a coiled, structured Pinot that rewards a little patience. THE DETAILS 🍷 2024 Benmar Pinot Noir Above the Clouds 📍 Willamette Valley, Oregon 🍇 Pinot Noir (100%) ⭐ 93pts (Decanter magazine) 🌡️ Serve at 55°F 📅 Drink now through 2035 🍽️ Pairs with: soft cheese, cured meat, red meat 👃 Tasting note: Brilliant ruby with translucent edges. Aromas of wild strawberry, Bing cherry, and raspberry with floral and forest floor nuances. Silky texture with fresh red fruit, cranberry, baking spice, and earthy minerality, finishing gracef