"The Vine Connections portfolio currently features some of the most critically acclaimed wines made in Argentina, including BenMarco, mapema, Tikal and Luca as well as bottles from Susana Balbo, Argentina’s leading female winemaker." -- Food & Wine Magazine (read the full profile) “I recently tasted through the sake portfolio of Vine Connections, better known for their prime selection of wines from Argentina, and was knocked out by the quality of the sakes they import from small, family-run brewers in Japan.“ – Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar 2007 (full article) (review flyer)

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Highlighted Reviews and Awards! Vine Connections Press Recap 04/25/2008 Click here for the latest recap on Vine Connections portfolio scores and highlights. Robert Parker's "The Wine Advocate" (Dec 2007): Great Scores for VC's Wines! (flyer) (click here for shelftalkers and detailed reviews!)   Stephen Tanzer Raves About VC Sakes! The Sake Portfolio of Vine Connections - Tanzer Review Flyer "The Sake Portfolio of Vine Connections" - Full Length Tanzer Article, August 2007   Robert Parker raves about Lewelling Vineyards! - 2004 Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 90 POINTS & 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Wight Vineyard 96 POINTS- The Wine Advocate Davis Family Vineyards Takes The Gold! - 2005 Syrah - GOLD MEDAL - 2007 SF International Wine Competition - 2005 Syrah - GOLD MEDAL - 2007 SF Chronical Wine Competition - 2004 Barn D'Or - 94 POINTS - 2007 California State Fair Wine & Spirits Magazine's Argentine Value Brand of the Year ! - Crios de Susana Balbo   Highlighted New Wines and Sake!   The newest additions to our Argentine portfolio! Decadent and Luxurious: Nico by Luca Nosotros Dessert Anyone?: Susana Balbo "Virtuoso" Late Harvest Malbec Brand New Bubbly! Reginato Blanc de Blancs Reginato "Celestina" Sparkling Rose of Malbec   New sakes on the block: Gone Ginjo! Tozai Well of Wisdom & Tozai Voices in the Mist The Pride of Fushimi: Tozai Snow Maiden & Tozai Living Jewel     Highlighted Articles and Press!   - BIG INTERVIEW!!! Susana Balbo and Pedro Marchvesky in SF Chronicle Wine Section (Jan 2008) (full article) - TIME Magazine (December 3, 2007)- Pursuits - Taste of Japan (Flyer) - Ah Sake! - Cooking Light Magazine, August 2007 - Sake's New Age- Market Watch, July/August 2007 - Argentina's Malbec Makes a Big Splash - Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2007 - The Doctor Is In--Winemaker Laura Catena Thrives on Intensity (featuring Luca wines)- 7x7 San Francisco Magazine, March, 2007   Vine Connections We are a Sausalito, California-based importer and exclusive U.S. representative of some of the world's most unique and exciting wines and Japanese sake. We import and market the world's finest portfolio of boutique wines from Argentina.We are also the leading U.S. importer of fine Argentinean wines retailing above $10. We explore other regions of the world, including New Zealand (Marlborough) for producers doing exciting things on the cutting edge of today's viticultural and wine production practices. We represent 13 of Japan's finest ginjo sake producers and proudly carry more than 20 premium sakes in our portfolio. These small, ancient (our youngest is 86 years old!), and traditional family brewers make some of the world's most delicious premium chilled sake. We also represent two incredible boutique California wineries: Lewelling Vineyards, one of Napa Valley's oldest grape growing families (138 years to be exact) and a  producer of limited quantities of excellent Cabernet Sauvignon, and starting in April 2003, we represent nationally the wines of Guy Davis' Russian River Valley-based Davis Family Vineyards. Incredible wines from an incredibly talented individual.

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