September 24, 2019
Today may very well be the Golden Age of French wine, full stop. There has been no better stretch of great vintages or more exceptionally talented growers at the height of their powers than TODAY. 2019 is, as we speak,... UNFILTERED
2019 Harvest Notes from Our Friends in France
September 11, 2019
2019 has been a rollercoaster for our some of our favorite producers in France, as Mother Nature has again thrown the proverbial kitchen sink at them this growing season. This year extreme weather has been the norm. Spring frost has... Dreaming with Gini: Sandro’s Soave Secret
September 10, 2019
Pictured above is a view of the La Frosca cru vineyard in Soave Classico, with Contrada Salvarenza in its center. Gini should be no stranger to clients and salespeople of Skurnik— Michael and Harmon have been promoting these wines since... History and Destiny: The First Releases of Meursault’s Pierre Girardin
September 5, 2019
Pictured above is a shot from the Skurnik Wines West summer trip to France, which took place in July 2019. Youthful brilliance, historical roots in Burgundy, and a masterful blending of talent and terroir have produced a debut vintage like... USA Summer Trip: The Legends Tour 2019
September 3, 2019
Skurnik Wines was founded in 1987 with six small California wineries – a couple of which are still with us decades later – and our American portfolio has only gotten stronger over the years. As we were nearing the end... Summer Ain’t Over Yet! Skurnik Staff Picks from Germany, Austria, & Champagne
August 30, 2019
Just because it’s the end of August doesn’t mean summer is over yet. While technically the autumnal equinox is September 23rd, we all know that thanks to global warming, October basically feels like July. Our one source of respite is... A New Kind of Bottle Service
August 27, 2019
We looked up “bottle service” and found disdain, bafflement, nostalgia, pro tips, and pure hedonism, but there are two things everyone agrees on: expense and excess. Urban dictionary defines bottle service as… However, new can be relative. We are certainly... 2010 La Rioja Alta Viña Ardanza Reserva ‘Selección Especial’: A Legend in the Making
August 20, 2019
You have your vintages, and you have your vintages— those golden seasons when Bacchus seems to descend from Olympus to shower his especial blessing across much of old Europe indiscriminately; years where drawing overfine distinctions between Pomerol and Margaux, Volnay... Introducing Dehours & Fils: Meunier South of the Marne
July 30, 2019
Jérôme Dehours farms 42 different vineyards in three distinct villages on the southern side of the Marne River. Jérôme’s 14.5 hectares are split between the villages of Mareuil-la-Port, Oeuilly, Cerseuil and Troissy, in this quiet corner of the Marne. This... Clean Slate — the Galvanizing Godello of A Coroa
July 25, 2019
We couldn’t be happier to announce the arrival of yet another stellar Galician collection—please welcome Adega A Coroa to Skurnik’s Spanish portfolio! This domaine, one of the key players in the appellation of Valdeorras, was founded in 1999 by the...