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07/30/2024

Hot Evenings call for chilled Sonoma 🍇…

07/25/2024

A dear friend made this delicious bottle of subtle qualities reminiscent of rose petals, hints of cranberries that holds a chill like few reds can. I enjoyed this last bottle of mind thoroughly on a warm summer evening. My friend, in no particular order, is a published writer, a beekeeper, a husband, a father, a notable auctioneer and sometimes wine maker… this is his first vintage. We sell his second vintage PN 2021 and his first and second Chardonnays (both made with a “Chablisian” touch).

07/13/2024

Another crushable session red that impresses with a tad chill. | Had one last night with 🍕… This is the way. | Massive value at this $ | Only at ChapFour.com | pickups available at our Venice location.

07/13/2024

Our most popular 🆕 arrival with massive quality for the price. | this price only at ChapFour.com | Régis Minet Pouilly-Fumé, Vieilles Vignes 2022

07/04/2024

Exceptional value. Perfect crisp opening wine for summer dinner parties - our friends really enjoyed this one. Incredible vibrancy and zip. Will compare favorably with higher priced Sancerres. Does not disappoint on any level.

$23.95 | Nationwide best price | Easily exceeds $40 Sancerres I’ve bought this year for my own consumption | Only at ChapFour.com | search Regis Minet on our home page - link in header 🥰🥰🥰

07/03/2024

PATRICK BOTTEX Slayed the weekend wine party 🍾🍾🍾⚔️🛡️⚔️🛡️⚔️🛡️
As a geographical crossroads between the Savoie, the Jura, Burgundy, and the Rhône, Bugey is one of the few regions where one can see both palm trees and snow within eyeshot. In La Cueille, Patrick and Catherine Bottex farm the limestone slopes above the Ain River. They have been working five hectares of land since 1991 and produce only a small quantity of their beautiful, intriguing sparkling wine. The resulting wine is delightfully refreshing with bright fruit, a beautiful rosé hue, and a touch of sweetness. Kermit had never heard of Bugey until Marcel Lapierre uncorked a beauty at one of his after-tasting parties. His best memory of drinking it, however, was from an ice chest at a hamburger barbecue on a beach in Hawaii.

Dry, crisp, fresh and incredibly fragrant, this sparkling wine is a terrific bargain. The good news is there are around 4,000 cases of it, although I do not know how much is imported by Kermit Lynch...This cuvee may qualify as the ‘wine bargain of the year.’ A Champagne-like sparkling rose from the largely forgotten area of Bugey (which only received appellation status in 2009), this low alcohol (8%) offering is made from 90% Gamay and 10% Poulsard (an indigenous grape of the region). (RP)

This is gamay and poulsard grown in limestone, fermented without additions and bottled before it’s finished, as a pétillant naturel. If you haven’t tasted Bugey-Cerdon, it may come as a surprise, with sweet notes of candied rose petals, fresh lingonberries, a little greenness and some pink grapefruit acidity. Asked what she might serve with this wine, Tasting Director Sarah Looper suggested pouring it as an aperitif, ‘or with Vietnamese food, Thai food or light nut desserts like hazelnut cake or a savory strawberry tart…’

06/29/2024

Perfect slightly chilled red for a warm summer evening. I wish more understood that the finest Cru Beaujolais wines are on par with $100 Côte d’Or…for a fraction of the price.

06/29/2024

Alive & well for a midweek home cooked carbonara night.

06/29/2024

Brought this to a meeting last week. Showed fantabulous as always. Paired with Willie Mae’s fried chicken. Such a great pairing…

06/08/2024

High wire act. Superior tension…loosens as the temperature rises…minerality never dissolves, ever present - to my experience, this is a Chassagne “tell”; this same component is different in Puligny. Deft touch with oak. Lotsa citric tones.

06/08/2024

1978 is the first commercial vintage produced.

This example was stunning and color, sexy as all hell in texture, and supremely enchanting in aroma. They rarely make wines like this anymore, not even Gaja! What a treasure! I’m genuinely appreciative to enjoy this with everyone at the table and with the brilliant Davide Matarazzo, Somm | Stella WeHo | Felix | Funke

06/07/2024

In Stock Now | only at ChapFour.com | Tranche 1 is already being heralded as a monster release. Link in header

05/30/2024

COMING SOON | Rhone legends | only at ChapFour.com

05/24/2024

Coming soon…

05/24/2024

Even we know thats a lot of cheddar. | To learn more about this outstanding Featured Collection sign up at ChapFour.com

05/22/2024

Found these tasting notes from 2005 while researching interview notes taken with Barrie Larvin, the famed Master Somm who assembled well regarded 1855-1990 Ch d’Yquem collection for the Rio Hotel, Las Vegas. Neither matter was related, just random posting today.

05/19/2024

A significant post pandemic work-life construct that has wrecked havoc on the alcohol industry has been the near destruction of “happy hour” revenues in restaurants/bars/hotels. Please vote. Detailed responses welcomed

05/16/2024

Choose your fighter:

05/15/2024

You have more fingers on your hands than the number times this bottle has appeared in the marketplace, since 2016. 💫 Get ready to perfect the hole in your vertical collection. | Gain access to our New Collection Arrivals by subscribing at ChapFour.com

05/14/2024

New Collection check-in underway. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter for when this ridiculous collection is released in the wild. | Only at ChapFour.com

05/07/2024

Stuffing a several hundred envelopes today as part of the licensing process.

05/06/2024

Solera 1819: pulled from historic stocks of Amontillado Extra, Amontillado Reserva, Oloroso Extra, Oloroso Reserva, Solera Palo Cortado ||| a proper relic from the golden era of Jerez & Sanlúcar Sherry production. M. Antonio de la Riva is a legend from Sherry’s past often known only to serious aficionados and clubby members of old European wine societies. In America, major collections such as the Legendary Tawfiq N. Khoury Collection would be sure to have such rarities; or perhaps a lucky attendee at a Bipin Desai Dinner would be charmed by relics if they stayed through the final rounds when the after dinner sips were poured. Today, this wine still slays 🔪🔪. In my haste we popped and poured, I should allow it to stand for a few weeks to settle the very, very fine sediments suspended in our modest sampling… there is still a hint of green in the meniscus, the core is very much amontillado nut brown, and like an ancient Madeira its scent forcefully fills our room. But unlike its Madeira counterpart the acidity here is quite gentle and inviting. I’m going to stand the remaining liquor up to see it I can’t tease out its proper color. Simply amazing fringe stuff to open on a Monday. || Believed shipped pre-1979. Flat punt, no Govt Warning back labels. Imported by Best Brands, Denver, CO.

04/30/2024

Founders + Classics Only Dinner | a graphic newsletter from a bygone era. *🧑‍🍳 💋*

04/28/2024

Love Letter to winemakers who believed in Zinfandel 💌 : Whether Napa or Upper Sonoma Zinfandel has long pleased our collective psyche. With a Burgundyesque texture at this age, the body still fulsome throwing a 🖕🏽to the march of time, it’s grip soft and lacy - a lovers kiss, partridge eye in color like a rare gem 💎 own by The Crown, no mistaking these as pure California 🌞…let NO ONE tell you that Zinfandel doesn’t age. The oldest I’ve had is a 1929, looked like a rosé, twas alive, and the audience loved it.

04/25/2024

When Sutter Home pulled down fruit from deep Napa and didn’t even need to declare a vintage on the bottle. This is a multi vintage bottle…and it was a glorious throwback to a bygone era. || Don’t ever believe the naysayers who throw shade on 12.5% abv.

04/23/2024

Last night’s episode: from a true Monterey County pioneer. Deep, dark, saturated, old skool style. Powerful like a Bonnes Mares, fragrant like any top producer, structure like a cathedral… my favorite (others as well) in the Pinot Flight. With time to reflect it now reminds me of an Eyrie Vineyards Estate Pinot Noir from the late 1970s.

04/09/2024

Me: Wonder when that Water Department bill is going to come.

Mailman: This looks like a mailbox

04/08/2024

WE ARE HIRING: wanted | Director of Communications and Client Relations. My wife says I’m no longer available to focus on these important tasks. 😃

04/08/2024

ChapFour will be demonstrating the power of our brand today by temporarily diminishing your access to the sun 🌞 …I’m sorry. But a challenge was thrown down by a competitor… we will respond powerfully. 🪫

04/04/2024

Hang’n in there… fully resolved. Very enjoyable if you like um mature.

10/01/2020

Damn...
https://www.sfchronicle.com/wine/article/list-Napa-Valley-wineries-damaged-Glass-fire-15604567.php

The Glass Fire erupted on September 27, 2020 and has moved rapidly across northern Napa Valley, burning structures at some of the region’s most celebrated wineries. Here’s a list of the wineries that have been confirmed to have sustained damage so far.

09/20/2020

Posted • I’ve posted quite a bit about the decisive importance of viticulture and winemaking this year, but here are some thoughts on how the physical characteristics of vineyards in Burgundy—in this case, Meursault Rougeots and Chevalières—shape the styles of wine they produce. We were still figuring out the microphone when this was made, so expect better sound in future installments.

09/20/2020

Posted • Communal caricatures—buttery Meursault, muscular Pommard, elegant Chambolle, etc—still exert a powerful influence over how many wine lovers think about Burgundy. In this video, at the top of the slope in Meursault, I question why we expect wines from vastly different sites that simply happen to fall within the same administrative boundaries to share many of the same properties, and explore the origins of the impressively durable stereotypes that adhere to the Côte d’Or’s various villages. I conclude by arguing that the largest denominator of terroir is not the commune but rather the climat.

07/23/2020

We stand with our trade for sensible, fair legislation regarding the threat of imposing 100% tariffs on wines originating from EU countries. Do your part and call or write your Congress Person. Jobs depend on it. Freedom of choice depends on it.

07/23/2020

Site wide SALE: ROUND 1 ends this Sunday.

07/22/2020

Cover up, we’ve got Deep Cuts. Site wide SALE: ROUND 1 ends this Sunday.

07/21/2020

All roads eventually bring you to our doorstep. Site wide sale: ROUND 1 ends this Sunday.

07/20/2020

Our Largest Bin End Sale Starts Today. Round 1 rolls out today, will last 1 week before next round. All our stores have something for every budget. @ Culver City, California

07/20/2020

Site Wide Sale. Starts Monday Morning Pacific Time. Deep Cuts on many, many popular wines. Round 1 /// join our newsletter for early access at ChapFour.com @ Culver City, California

07/19/2020