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Hollowine -> RE: Smoking Deals at Wine Retailers (12/2/2009 9:39:54 AM)
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Wine Exchange (www.winex.com) Just put out some great pricing on aged Auslese and Gold Capsule Auslese
A special library release Riesling fest from the great Bert Simon...at 40-60% off!
So what do you do when you're ready to hang up your fermenters but have no family members interested in carrying on with the family wine business? SELL SELL SELL! Which, unfortunately, is what the great Bert Simon has had to do. We know from experience, having visited the estate a few times, that Bert's vineyards are some of the finest in the Saar valley. Both the Wurzberg and Herrenberg are precipitous, slate-covered behemoths that just look like they're ready to shrug off harvest workers and gladly watch them roll right down the hill into the river. They are imposing sites. But the wines they produce are anything but. Bert's always had a steady hand in the cellar; his are wines of balance and symmetry, built to go the long haul, and especially engaging in warmer years.
Which is exactly the point of today's offer. Bert is going about the process of liquidating (no pun intended) some stocks from his fabulous library, and we were only too willing to jump in and do our part for the Bert Simon Retirement Fund. What a list! Most of the heavy hitters here have been hand-selected by his importer, then re-tasted by us. There are no dogs, On the contrary, this is one of the most stirring German wine offerings we've sent, come to think of it.
Mind you, the original retail prices we are quoting below are the original prices on release. As some of you may know, there isn't a genre of white wine anywhere in the world that improves with age or lasts as long in the cellar as world-class German Riesling. People, these wines are just now beginning to hit their stride and have years (if not decades) ahead of them. All Bert did was age them to perfection for you and then throw a huge discount on top. We love it when that happens. Oh, and don't feel sorry for Bert, he'll still have plenty of great Riesling to drink after we're done...
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