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A newsletter about the bottles, trips, and tastings worth chasing. No allocation required.


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Shanghai smugglers, and Vega Sicilia goes white

Plus Marvin Shanken, the visionary and man behind Wine Spectator passes.

Nov 5, 2026

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A €72 million quarrel, and Champagne stops growing

Plus the Hospices de Beaune, a fifth smaller after the heat.

Oct 29, 2026

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The Châteauneuf that wasn't, and the world's best sommelier crowned in Lisbon

Plus Sicily, named wine region of the year.

Oct 22, 2026

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The Great Italian Wine Heist, and a verdict fifty years after Paris

Plus a Napa Cabernet ahead of Château Margaux, and a Swedish estate picking for 70,000 bottles.

Oct 15, 2026

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Lost cases, free cases and a $61,596 bottle

Plus a Napa Cabernet for $9.99, courtesy of California's surplus.

Oct 8, 2026

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