February 2025 Newsletter

February Tasting Events

    Thursday, Feb. 27th:
  A ticketed Tasting Event with:
Winemaker Susana Esteban
Susana Esteban Wines
Portuguese wines from Alentejano!
3 Seatings $20/person:
• 5:00pm
• 6:00pm
• 7:00pm
Call 804 285-8011 to reserve your seat. Or email us at

VIRGINIA UNCORKED – NEW!
A Behind the scenes look at Virginia wineries.
A Day trip to GRACE ESTATE Winery
Sunday, February 23rd @ 10am-6pm $125
Bus, winery tour & tasting, and more!
Call 804 285-8011 to reserve your seat. Or email us at

WINE TASTING EVERY SATURDAY   2:00pm-5:00pm
‘Whatever we feel like opening”

UNCORKED WINE SCHOOL

FANTASTIC FEBRUARY Uncorked Classes:

• DISCOVERING ITALY: Wines of ABRUZZO
      Thursday, February 13th @ 6-7:30pm   $55
      Tuesday, February 11th @ 6-7:30pm     $55

• BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE IBERIA presents
The Catalan Conspiracy: The Wild Wines of PENEDES
      Thursday, February 20th @ 6-7:30pm   $65
      Friday, February 21st @ 6-7:30pm   $65
Call us at 804-285-8011 to reserve your seat!

FEBRUARY SPECIAL OFFERS

Two classics from Bordeaux and the Rhone! (no further discounts.)

100% Syrah from the smallest appellation in the Rhone, often compared to Hermitage but more accessible!
2020 Dumien-Serrette Cornas “Patou” Rhone, France - “Shows great focus and freshness, with a gorgeous stream of blackberry, blueberry and violet supported by a bed of ultrafine tannins and chalky minerals. Offers olive tapenade and wood spice flecks, which add a savory detail to the silky, long palate. Best from 2025 through 2040. 125 cases made, 50 cases imported.” Organic but not certified, (WS 4/23) Regular price: $69.99, On sale in February: $41.99

Margaux is an iconic place in Bordeaux history and here is an offer from an outstanding vintage.
2020 Clos Laborie Margaux, Bordeaux, France - A Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot vinted by Chateau Tayac for Maison de Luze. Muted aromas of dark berries and fresh leather. Medium bodied and round with mild acidity and a good balance between the juicy palate and the refined tannins. A very drinkable young Margaux. Regular price: $44.99, On sale in February: $29.99

FEBRUARY SPECIAL OFFERS (no further discounts.) – We have a BEAUNE to pick with you!

We love the history, complexity and variety of terroirs expressed in Burgundy’s Côte-d’Or. Here are two: one from literally inside the city of Beaune and one from the softer slopes of Chorey, the next town over.
2017 Benjamin Laroche, ‘L’Atelier’ Chorey-les-Beaune, Cote de Beaune, France – (100% Pinot Noir) “Chewy and sturdy and full of honest, yeoman-like raspberry fruit with a cherry-sherbet tang on the end. Spicy and a touch of upholstery webbing and wet concrete, in a good way! The kind of wine I’d like to stick in my backpack and ramble down the canal, to have a picnic with, feet hanging over the side of an old, mossy stone bridge.”(Jancis Robinson)                        Regular price: $49.99, On sale in February: $29.99
2020 Domaine Cauvard Beaune Clos de la Maladiere Monopole Rouge Cote de Beaune, France - A 77-hectare clos held in monopoly and the only vineyard within the city limits of Beaune. Madaladiere refers to a former leper colony. Notes of crunchy red fruits and white button mushrooms with soft spicy notes and Burgundy funk. Generous and supple, it finishes with nice acidity and mild tannins. A good representation of the softer side of the Côte-d’Or.                          Regular price: $59.99, On sale in February: $39.99

BUY A “BEAUNE TO PICK WITH YOU” 2 PACK (1 each of the Chorey and Beaune) for $59.99

VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL OFFERS (no further discounts.)

One of our more popular rosés in a unique square shaped bottle; this is a perfect Valentine’s Day accompaniment. Cuvee Rosalie is an homage to the winemaker’s Grandma.
2023 Dom. Terre de Mistral Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire Cuvee Rosalie Rosé France – A traditional blend of Syrah and Grenache with a touch of Rolle. Notes of peach, apricot and grapefruit with a hint of strawberries. Lighter bodied on the palate with wonderful freshness and a crisp finish. A classic Provençal Rosé.                                          Regular price: $19.99, On sale in February: $14.99

Great prices on a trio of Iconic Napa Valley Cabs perfect for a Valentine’s Dinner or a gift! If you want to understand the modern history of wine in America, these producer and these wines are a must have!

2018 Rubicon Estate Inglenook ‘Rubicon’ Red, Rutherford, Napa Valley, Ca. -Inglenook is one of the oldest Wineries in Napa Valley, specifically the Rutherford AVA of Napa Valley. The estate was founded in 1879 by Gustave Niebaum, a Finnish sea captain who envisioned creating world-class California wines. He succeeded, perhaps too well, as the Inglenook name was acquired by several large commercial entities and flooded the market with cheap mass produced wine under the Inglenook logo. Francis Ford Coppola bought the Estate in the 70’s and got the Inglenook name back in 2011. Rubicon is their flagship cuvee produced from only the best parcels of the original estate property. HERE IS A REVIEW:  (88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot) “The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon Rubicon is a terrific example of the year in the way it marries energy, vibrant fruit and mid-weight structure. All the elements are so nicely balanced. Crushed red berry fruit, mocha, spice, leather, licorice and sweet pipe tobacco abound. Classy and polished to the core, the 2018 Rubicon is a winner from Inglenook. Readers should expect a decidedly laid back style for the year.”(Vinous)          Reg. price: $279.99, On sale in Feb.: $199.99

2020 Peter Michael ‘Au Paradis’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, Ca. - Founded by Sir Peter Michael in 1982, the winery started Sonoma’s Knights Valley and immediately made a name for itself with the quality of the wine they produced. In 2011 he began making a Cabernet Sauvignon from Oakville, called Au Paradis (“In Heaven”). The debut 2011 was the first release from vines the family bought in 2009. Au Paradis comes from the former Showket vineyard located in the eastern hills of Oakville in the same neighborhood as Screaming Eagle and Delle Vale. HERE IS A REVIEW:   “Blended with 3% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Au Paradis comes from a vineyard in Oakville near Dalla Valle, around 500-600 feet in elevation. It has a deep ruby-purple color and opens slowly to warm black plums, graphite and grilled peppers with wafts of cedar, chocolate and soy. The full-bodied palate offers plenty of freshness to support its concentrated, ripe fruit. It boasts generous, powdery tannins, alluring floral tones and a long, layered finish. Ripe yet balanced, it’s approachable right now. 1,401 cases were made, and it will be released in July of 2023.” (WA)                  Regular price: $299.99, On sale in Feb.: $224.99

2021 Shafer Vineyards One Point Five, Napa Valley, Ca. - Founded in 1972 by John Shafer when he purchased property in Stags Leap with a history of grape growing and winemaking that dated back to the 1880’s. He spent the first years planting the hillside estate to Cabernet Sauvignon and released his first Cabernet Sauvignon in 1983. Over the next 40 years Shafer, along with other Stags Leap pioneers, became the definition of California Cabernet grown on Napa hillside vineyards. John and and his son Doug Shafer worked together so long that theirs wasn’t a second-generation story but a generation and a half, thus the “One Point Five”. HERE IS A REVIEW:  “The 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon One Point Five is fabulous. Ample and resonant, the 2021 is captivating right out of the gate. Dark cherry, plum, gravel, incense, licorice and dark spice all meld together. The One Point Five is potent and a bit brooding, but it is done in the more restrained style that is the norm here these days.” (Vinous)                                                                    Regular price: $149.99, On sale in Feb.: $109.99

MONTHLY SPECIALS