Artisan Wine • Limited Allocation The Wines They Don't Want You to Know About at This Price 6 Countries • 12 Stellar Bottles • 94 to 91 Points Top 100 Alumni • Editor's Choice • Best Buy Winners • Sommelier Favorites Pre-Tariff Pricing Locked — Limit 2 Cases Per Customer ⚡ ALLOCATION ALERT: These specific vintages were secured before tariff increases. When they sell out, this price disappears. ⚡ 12 Bottles. 6 Countries. One Unbeatable Price. Every wine below is a proven trophy winner scoring 91–94 points from the world's toughest critics. $23/bottle Average Cost — Sip Pack (12 Bottles for $279.72) Includes $10 OFF • Two of each wine • Connoisseur's Guide included 🍷 SECURE YOUR SIP PACK — $279.72 Strict limit of 2 cases per customer. No exceptions. The Questions Every Wine Lover Is Asking Right Now "How do I drink 90+ point wines on a Tuesday night without feeling guilty about the price?" This pack was built for exactly that moment. At $23 a bottle, you can open a 94-point California Cabernet on a Wednesday and pair it with takeout pasta — no special occasion required. "What would these wines cost me at a San Francisco restaurant?" Wines at this quality level typically pour for $65–$95 per bottle at Bay Area restaurants like Perbacco, SPQR, Cotogna, and Bellota. Even a single glass runs $18–$28. Your entire 12-bottle Sip Pack costs less than four bottles at a restaurant. That is not a typo. "Are these wines actually good, or just cheap?" These aren't bargain-bin finds. The Method Cabernet earned 94 points and a Best Buy designation from Wine Enthusiast. The Allegrini has landed on Wine Spectator's Top 100 list six times — more than any other European wine in history. The La Rioja Alta Viña Alberdi Reserva is the bottle sommeliers pour for themselves on their night off. The answer isn't in our description — it's in your glass. "Why should I buy two cases instead of one?" Because once you open the first bottle, you'll wish you had more. These are pre-tariff vintages at frozen pricing. When this allocation is gone, the next shipment — if there is one — will cost more. Two cases means you have bottles to drink now, bottles to share at dinner parties, and bottles tucked away for the moment you need a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. At $23 a bottle, you're spending less than most people pay for a forgettable supermarket wine. 🍷 Get the Answers — Order the Sip Pack Why the Smart Money Is Moving Now We secured these specific vintages before the recent tariff shifts reshaped global wine pricing. Retailers everywhere are quietly raising their prices. This is a frozen moment of value that will not repeat. These are not obscure bottles gathering dust in a warehouse. These are the proven winners — the community best-sellers, the Top 100 alumni, the Editor's Choice recipients, the wines that sommeliers at fine-dining establishments like Acquerello, Gary Danko, and Foreign Cinema keep in rotation on their lists. They score between 91 and 94 points from Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator, James Suckling, and Wine Advocate. And right now, you can have them delivered to your door for less than a cocktail at a hotel bar. Your 6-Stop World Tour Each wine below includes detailed flavor profiles, ageability, and the reasons critics and collectors keep coming back. Click any wine to order solo, or grab the full Sip Pack and taste them all. Allegrini "Palazzo della Torre" 2021 Veneto, Italy • Corvina & Rondinella Blend ("Baby Amarone") 🇮🇹 STOP 1 — ITALY JS 92 • WE 91 • WS 90 • 🏆 Wine Spectator Top 100 (6x Winner) In the Glass: Deep ruby red. Aromas of ripe blackberry and roasted cherry weave through earthy tobacco, vanilla, and warm baking spice. The palate is bold yet balanced — dark fruit, chocolate undertones, and a velvety finish with soft tannins that linger. Made using the ripasso method (a secondary fermentation over partially dried grapes), this is essentially Amarone's younger sibling: the same prestigious Valpolicella estate, the same winemaking heritage, at a fraction of the price. Restaurant Reality Check: Italian wines at this quality level typically pour for $55–$75 per bottle at acclaimed Bay Area restaurants like Perbacco, A16, and Cotogna. Your price here: $22.99. Ageability: Drinking beautifully right now and will continue to develop complexity over the next 8–10 years. Decant 30 minutes before serving for maximum expression. Pair With: Osso buco, baked lasagna, aged Parmigiano Reggiano, wild mushroom risotto, or a simple weeknight pasta with Carbonara sauce. Why It Belongs in Your Rack: No European wine has appeared on Wine Spectator's Top 100 list more often — six times and counting. Sommeliers at top Italian restaurants have poured it for years because it delivers Amarone-level sophistication without the Amarone price tag. Order the Allegrini Solo ($22.99)    Order the Sip Pack & Save (12 Bottles)

Novelty Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 Columbia Valley, Washington • Cabernet Sauvignon 🇺🇸 STOP 2 — WASHINGTON JS 92 • WE 92 • VM 90 In the Glass: Polished and structured with aromas of sweet cherries and baked blueberries leading to a suave, velvety palate rich in berries, cinnamon, and mint. The finish is elegant and persistent — the hallmark of legendary winemaker Mike Januik, who has been crafting benchmark Washington Cabernets for over four decades. This is the "smart money" alternative to Napa Valley. Restaurant Reality Check: Washington Cabernets at this quality level pour for $60–$80 at top Bay Area steakhouses and wine bars. A single glass runs $16–$22. Your price for the whole bottle: $25.97. Ageability: Gorgeous now with enough tannic structure to reward 3–5 more years of cellaring. A versatile bottle for both tonight and next year. Pair With: Grilled ribeye, sharp cheddar, herb-crusted lamb chops, or grilled portobello steaks with balsamic reduction. Why It Belongs in Your Rack: Mike Januik was head winemaker at Chateau Ste. Michelle for ten years before founding his own label, and he has been making wine in the Columbia Valley since 1984. This is one of the most consistently over-delivering Cabs in America — collectors know it, sommeliers know it, and now you do too. At under $26, this is the definition of insider value. Order the Novelty Hill Solo ($25.97)    Order the Sip Pack & Save (12 Bottles)

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Method Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

California • Cabernet Sauvignon • By Master Sommelier Ian Cauble

🇺🇸 STOP 3 — CALIFORNIA

WE 94 (Editor's Choice • Best Buy) • 🏆 Wine Enthusiast Top Wine

In the Glass: Opulent layers of blackberry, Bing cherry, and juicy red fruit unfold into nuances of violet and mocha. The tannins are mature and plush, providing rich texture across a mouth-filling palate. The finish is polished, fruit-forward, and lingers with sweet tobacco and dark chocolate. This is the 94-point California Cab that tied with bottles costing $95–$375 in blind scoring — including Cliff Lede Poetry Stags Leap ($375) and Ridge Estate Santa Cruz Mountains ($95).

Restaurant Reality Check: A 94-point California Cabernet on a wine list at fine-dining restaurants like Boulevard or Spruce would easily command $75–$110. Your price: $21.97. Read that again.

Ageability: Approachable and delicious right now — this is a drink-tonight wine that rewards you the moment you pull the cork. No need to wait.

Pair With: Braised short ribs, aged Gouda, a bone-in ribeye with rosemary butter, or even a Wednesday night burger off the grill.

Why It Belongs in Your Rack: Master Sommelier Ian Cauble — featured in the hit documentary "SOMM" — created Method with winemaker Trevor Sheehan using fruit sourced from some of Napa and Sonoma's most coveted vineyards. This is a connected insider leveraging decades of relationships to deliver wines that embarrass bottles three times the price. At $21.97, this is the single best value in California Cabernet.

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La Rioja Alta Viña Alberdi Reserva 2020

Rioja, Spain • 100% Tempranillo • Reserva Classification

🇪🇸 STOP 4 — SPAIN

JS 93 • WA 92 • TA 92

In the Glass: Brilliant garnet with a vivid ruby rim. The nose bursts with raspberries, wild strawberries, and red currants layered over caramel, vanilla, toffee, and roasted coffee — all from two years of aging in the winery's own hand-built American oak barrels. The palate is long, balanced, and fresh, with fine silky tannins and a finish that keeps unfolding. This is Rioja at its most refined: savory spice, bright fruit, and impeccable structure.

Restaurant Reality Check: La Rioja Alta wines appear on the lists at top Bay Area Spanish restaurants like Bellota, Coqueta, and Canela. This Reserva typically runs $58–$85 on restaurant wine lists. Retail elsewhere averages $26–$33. Your price here: $24 (down to $22).

Ageability: Drinking gorgeously now and will continue to evolve with grace over the next 5–8 years. La Rioja Alta performs four traditional rackings by candlelight — yes, actual candlelight — during barrel aging. That craftsmanship shows in every sip.

Pair With: Roast lamb, Manchego cheese, patatas bravas, roasted vegetable ratatouille — or, as many sommeliers will tell you, this is one of the rare reds that pairs brilliantly with everything from tapas to tacos.

Why It Belongs in Your Rack: This is the all-time best-selling Spanish red in the Artisan community, and there's a reason: it is widely regarded as one of the best wines under $30 on the planet. When sommeliers pour wine for themselves after a long shift, this is the bottle they reach for. Founded in 1890, La Rioja Alta still uses their own coopers to build their barrels. You won't find a more authentic expression of Rioja at any price.

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Viejo Isaías Malbec Reserva 2018

Mendoza, Argentina • 100% Malbec

🇦🇷 STOP 5 — ARGENTINA

JS 91

In the Glass: Plush, intense, and berry-rich. High-altitude Mendoza Malbec at its most generous — deep violet in color with waves of ripe blackberry, plum, and dark cherry layered over subtle spice and earth. The texture is round and inviting, with a finish that delivers pure, concentrated fruit without heaviness. This is a wine that makes you close your eyes mid-sip.

Restaurant Reality Check: Argentine Malbec Reservas at this quality level run $50–$70 at Bay Area steakhouses like Alexander's and Epic Steak. Your price: $25.97.

Ageability: Ready to drink right now and in its prime drinking window. This is a bottle built for tonight — open it, pour generously, and enjoy immediately.

Pair With: Asado-style grilled steak, provolone, empanadas, black bean quinoa burgers, or a simple charcuterie board.

Why It Belongs in Your Rack: High-altitude intensity meets effortless drinkability. This is pure joy in a glass — the kind of wine that disappears from the bottle before you realize it. No pretension, no complexity curve, no decanting required. Just open and love it.

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Miguel Torres Vigno Carignan 2018

Maule Valley, Chile • 100% Carignan (Old Vines, Dry-Farmed)

🇨🇱 STOP 6 — CHILE

WS 92 • 🏆 Wine Spectator Top 100 (#44, 2023)

In the Glass: Opaque, intense ruby red. Floral notes of plumeria mingle with bay leaf, red currant, raspberry, and blood orange. The palate opens with chalky minerality and toasty spice, anchored by structure from old vines — at least 30 years old — growing in dryland conditions without irrigation. This is a wine of terroir-driven personality: rustic elegance with an intellectual edge that rewards attention.

Restaurant Reality Check: Wine Spectator Top 100 wines command instant respect on any wine list. Comparable bottles run $55–$80 at wine-forward Bay Area restaurants. Your price: $22.99.

Ageability: Drinking in a beautiful window right now. The 2018 vintage has had time to integrate and is showing beautifully — complex and layered with no rush to finish.

Pair With: Roast pork, Pecorino cheese, eggplant Parmesan, or herb-crusted rack of lamb.

Why It Belongs in Your Rack: This is a Wine Spectator Top 100 Wine (#44 in their prestigious 2023 annual list). The VIGNO project — Chile's first appellation wine — requires vines at least 30 years old, a minimum of 80% Carignan grape, and at least 3 years of aging before release. Miguel Torres helped pioneer this movement, reviving a forgotten grape variety in one of Chile's most historic wine regions. This is a living piece of viticultural history in your glass, and it's absolutely delicious.

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Why Two Cases Changes Everything

Here is the math that collectors, enthusiasts, and savvy midweek drinkers all understand:

Case One is your exploration case. Open a different bottle every few nights. Find the ones that make you pause, that make you reach for the phone to text a friend. Discover whether you're a "Baby Amarone on Monday" person or a "Spanish Reserva with Tuesday tacos" person. Bring one to a dinner party and watch the table go quiet after the first sip.

Case Two is your insurance policy. Because here's what always happens: you fall in love with two or three of these wines, you go to reorder — and the vintage is sold out. These are specific pre-tariff allocations of specific vintages. When they're gone, the 2021 Allegrini at $22.99 becomes the 2022 at $27. The Method at $21.97 becomes someone else's memory. The Rioja goes back to $30+ everywhere else.

Two cases gives you 24 bottles of trophy wine at an average of $23 per bottle. That's less than $560 total — roughly what you'd spend on four bottles at a nice San Francisco restaurant. Except you get twenty-four.

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Strict limit of 2 cases per customer to ensure fair allocation.

Choose Your Adventure

Option 1: The Explorer (Sip Pack) Get the complete 12-bottle Sip Pack (2 of each wine) for $279.72 — that's $10 OFF, bringing your per-bottle cost to just $23 and change. Included: A Connoisseur's Guide with winery history, aging potential, and ideal food pairings. It's a guided tasting masterclass in a box — the perfect way to find your new house wine before committing to a full case. Order the Sip Pack »

Option 2: The Insider (Build Your Case) Already know you love Napa-quality Cabs? Obsessed with silky Spanish Reservas? Skip the sampler and buy a full case of your favorite at pre-tariff pricing. This is the smartest way to lock in your "house wine" at today's price before the next round of increases hits. Many of our most experienced members go straight to full cases of the wines they know. Build Your Case »

The Numbers Don't Lie

$65–$95 Per bottle at a Bay Area restaurant

$18–$28 Per glass at a restaurant

$23 Your per-bottle cost with the Sip Pack

You could buy one glass of wine at a San Francisco restaurant — or you could own an entire bottle of a trophy wine, at home, any night of the week.

This Is Your Moment

Six countries. Twelve trophy bottles. Pre-tariff pricing that won't come back. Whether you're a collector, an enthusiast, or simply wine-curious — this is the pack that turns a regular week into something worth savoring.

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