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WINE OF THE WEEK: The 2010 High Flyer Pinot Noir is our Wine of the Week, and you need to get in here and try it! Aromas of dark fruits, loamy earth, and oak accents lead to flavors of plums, …

WINE OF THE WEEK: As someone who doesn’t always use the gray matter between my ears, I’ve become fond of the phrase, “no-brainer.” After all, when you have to make decisions all day long, it’s pretty awesome not to have …

WINE OF THE WEEK: Pretty amazing deal for you this week. How about the 2011 Chateau Teyssier Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, from superstar Right Bank winemaker Jonathan Maltus? This wine received a 90 point score from James Suckling: “A wine showing …

Wow, October already! Here’s the NCWC Wine Club Scoop. Your Pick-up Party is Tuesday, 10/6. Come on in and taste all Club wines, any time from 4-9. Our monthly BOTTLE WINNER is Mike Brubeck. Mike, you get to pick any …

WINE OF THE WEEK: A month and a half ago we were fortunate to host globe-trotting winemaker Nick Goldschmidt, who makes a ton of different wines at all different price points. One of his noteworthy values is the Chelsea Goldschmidt …

PENNY SALE BEGINS THIS FRIDAY! Oh my goodness, you need to mark this one on the calendar! It is time for our semi-annual Penny Sale!! And it begins this Friday, 9/25, at 11:00 am. This gives you the opportunity to …

WINE OF THE WEEK: Over time we have become somewhat suspicious of wines with goofy or cutesy labels. Why? Because quite often the juice inside isn’t up to snuff. Not so with this week’s WOW, however! The 2014 Zio Porco …

WINE OF THE WEEK: A couple months back we offered back-to-back WOW’s from an Argentinian producer named Casa de Campo, the 2013 Chardonnay and Malbec. At just 6.97/bottle, they quickly sold out. But we were lucky enough to get some …

Welcome to another new month, and thank you once again for your continued support! Your Pick-up Party is Tuesday, 9/8. Come on in and taste all Club wines, any time from 4-9. Our monthly BOTTLE WINNER is Tyson Dickens. Tyson, …

WEDNESDAY, 9/2 You probably know by now that we won “Best Wine Bar” in San Diego County, in the U-T Readers Poll. Of course, we couldn’t have done it without you! So we’d love for you to join us this …