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Start 2025 with a Sparkle! Merci beaucoup Audrey Frick for all the lovely reviews for Rare Champagne, Champagne Charles Heidsieck and Champagne Piper-Heidsieck in your recent Jeb Dunnuck Champagne report. Some highlights: 96 points - 2012 Rare Champagne Champagne Millesime "Round and full, it offers a pillowy mousse with a long finish. It has more ripeness than the 2013 but has fantastic underlying tension and acidity. It’s deceiving, as it is quite approachable now but also has the bones to age over the coming decades..." 92 points – NV Charles Heidsieck Champagne Reserve Brut "A rounded mousse and has a suggestion of decadence as well as a clean finish. This highly appealing multi-vintage cuvée sees a high percentage of reserve wine going into the final blend, which adds a very well-integrated and layered feel..." 90 points – NV Piper-Heidsieck Champagne Cuvee Brut "Generous and classic on the nose. It fills the palate, and its ripe profile becomes more savory through the finish. This solid and highly charming cuvée would be perfect for parties and as an aperitif..." See the full report at: https://heyor.ca/mv4phR Santé to an extraordinary year ahead! Rare Champagne 📸 via IG: @marcostrullu #Sparkling2025 #champagne #FolioFineWinePartners #FineWine #JebDunnuck #PiperHeidsieck #CharlesHeidsieck #RareChampagne #AudreyFrick

Bonne Année, Buon Anno, Feliz Año Nuevo, Happy New Year! However you celebrate, we’re toasting to a sparkling 2025 filled with joy and success. Here's some exceptional choices to help you ring in the New Year in style: Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV - Highlighted in the The New York Times as excellent, "extraordinarily deep and complex..." Merci Eric Asimov! See: https://heyor.ca/92zoE8 Rare Champagne Millésime 2012 - Named one of the Robb Report's 9 Best Champagnes to Pop This New Year’s Eve. Described as "crisp, clean, and brilliantly effervescent..." Thank you Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen! See: https://heyor.ca/D3pRLE Champagne Piper-Heidsieck Rosé Sauvage NV - Featured in Forbes as one of the Best Champagnes and Sparkling Wines for 2024. "Bold in color but elegant on the palate..." Thank you Katie Kelly Bell! See: https://heyor.ca/3o2ZgI Cheers to 2025! #NewYearsEve #FolioFineWinePartners #KatieKellyBell #MikeDeSimone #JeffJenssen #EricAsimov #Forbes #RobbReport #NewYorkTimes #Champagne #FineWine #Toastto2025

Thrilled to share two Folio wines recommended on Bloomberg’s end of year 50 Best Wines Under $50: 2023 Oberon Wines Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc “Napa sauvignon blancs are hitting $50 and up, so this fresh, layered, fruity example with a screw cap stands out as a bargain...” NV Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve “Charming, delicate, vivacious… Expect a creamier texture and more complexity and depth than you find in most nonvintage cuvées...” See the full list at: https://lnkd.in/eXdm-W2A Thank you Elin McCoy for shining a light on these exceptional bottles! #FolioFineWinePartners #OberonWines #CharlesHeidsieckChampagne #Bloomberg #Top50WinesUnder50 #ElinMcCoy #Champagne #NapaValley #SauvignonBlanc

As we toast to the year ahead, we’re thrilled to celebrate these exceptional wines from Tuscany and Piedmont featured in JamesSuckling.com’s Top 100 Italian Wines of 2024 and Top 100 Wines of the World 2024: #3 - Top 100 Wines of Italy 2024 #48 - Top 100 Wines of the World 2024 Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore 2022 Score: 100 Points "Perfection in sangiovese…" #9 - Top 100 Wines of Italy 2024 #47 - Top 100 Wines of the World 2024 Isole e Olena Toscana Cepparello 2021 Score: 99 Points "Possibly one of the best Cepparello ever…" #14 - Top 100 Wines of Italy 2024 #77 - Top 100 Wines of the World 2024 Bruno Giacosa Falletto Barbaresco Rabajà 2021 Score: 99 Points "Will age for decades and always satisfy…" #50 - Top 100 Wines of Italy 2024 Barone Ricasoli Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Castello di Brolio 2021 Score: 97 Points "Finesse and sensitivity that are so mesmerizing…" Bravo #BibiGraetz, #IsoleeOlena, #BrunoGiacosa, and Barone Ricasoli S.p.A. Agricola! Here’s to a dazzling 2024 in fine wine! #NewYearsCountdown #Top100 #Italy #FineWine #FolioFineWinePartners #Ricasoli1141 #Tuscany #Piedmont

Merci Beaucoup to Somm Wanda Cole-Nicholson, and WGN-TV Spotlight Chicago co-hosts Sarah Jindra and Ji Suk Yi for the lovely comments on Champagne Charles Heidsieck this week on your "A Sparkling Soiree With Bubbles & Bumps" segment... "Celebrate legacy. A beautiful wine that was served at Lincoln's inauguration ball. A fantastic way to finish out the year. You know you're in for quality when you see the name..." Watch the Sparkling Soiree video at: https://heyor.ca/Vr2Jx4 Santé! #CharlesHeidsieckChampagne #FolioFineWinePartners #Champagne #Newyears #SpotlightChicago #WandaColeNicholson

Wines for Your Holiday Table! Still deciding what to bring to your celebrations this week? A bottle of wine is always a festive choice! The World Wine Guys, shared their top picks for special occasions on PIX11 TV in NYC yesterday with hosts Dan Mannarino and Vanessa Freeman. Their top tip? Start with sparkling! They recommend Spellbound Wines Incantato Prosecco from Italy—a crowd-pleaser that’s easy on the budget. Their pro tip: get it by the case! For larger gatherings, create a welcoming display by setting up a big ice-filled bowl of Spellbound Prosecco by the entryway. Grazie Mike DeSimone & Jeff Jenssen! See the full video at: https://heyor.ca/cdRk51 Salute to a *spellbinding* season! #SpellboundWines #ProseccoDOC #FolioFineWinePartners #WorldWineGuys #HolidayWines #SparklingWine

This holiday season, we gathered as a Folio family in Napa for our annual Christmas celebration—a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate not just the wines we share but the people who make it all possible. Our master winemaker Tony Coltrin reminded us today that wine is more than a reflection of its terroir—it’s a reflection of the people. From nurturing the vines to crafting each bottle, from marketing to managing the details that keep it all flowing, it takes a dedicated team to bring wine to life. Though 2024 brought its share of challenges, it also highlighted the strength, resilience, and passion of our team. Here's to the incredible effort that goes into every bottle and to the spirit of collaboration that drives us forward. Wishing you all a holiday season filled with gratitude, joy, and a glass of something truly special. #FolioFamily #WineTogether #HolidayCheers #FolioFineWinePartners #FineWine #NapaValley #OberonWines

We're thrilled to share VinePair's Best Champagnes for 2024! The VinePair editorial team tasted thousands of bottles this year and spotlighted Champagne Charles Heidsieck and Champagne Piper-Heidsieck among their top picks! * Best Champagnes Under $100 Champagne Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve NV (94 points) "The Brut Réserve offers a richness and decadence that rivals wines that sell for two or even three times the price... The palate is luscious with notes of freshly baked brioche, lemon curd, and crème brûlée. Break this bottle out for any occasion that calls for indulgence..." * Best Champagnes Under $200 Champagne Charles Heidsieck Blanc de Blancs NV (93 points) "This full-bodied and generous Blanc de Blancs exudes aromatic complexity, a signature of Charles Heidsieck wines... There’s a mineral-rich elegance with hints of bread dough on the finish..." * Best Easy-to-Find Champagne Piper-Heidsieck Cuvée Brut NV (91 points) "This signature bottling from the historic Piper-Heidsieck, is widely available and at a solid price for the quality... The balanced profile makes it enjoyable to sip on its own as an aperitif or a great pairing for lighter dishes. And because of its availability, it’s an easy go-to for any dinner party, gifting, or holiday toasting..." Merci to Tim McCurdy and Hannah Staab for the thoughtful selections! #VinePair #FolioFineWinePartners #Champagne #PiperHeidsieck #CharlesHeidsieck #BetterWithPiper #TimMcCurdy #HannahStaab

Thrilled to share that the Oberon Wines Carneros Chardonnay 2022 has been recognized as a stellar winter white, earning 92 points in the Nov./Dec. issue of Tasting Panel Magazine! Michael Franz writes, it's "An excellent example of opulent Chardonnay with plenty of toasty, spicy oak, this rings up for far less than most of its qualitative equals. Just shy of full-bodied but amply flavorful, it has enough ripe fruit to counterbalance the oak influence and enough underlying acidity to stay nearly as fresh as it is rich through the finish." Thank you Michael and congratulations to Oberon Wines winemaker Tony Coltrin! #Oberon #OberonWines #FolioFineWinePartners #CaliforniaWines #Chardonnay #LosCarneros #TastingPanel #MichaelFranz

Félicitations to Michel Chapoutier and the entire team at Maison M. Chapoutier for earning a well-deserved spot on Wine Spectator's TOP 100 Wines of the World 2024! The Hermitage "Monier de la Sizeranne" 2020 scored an impressive 94 points, landing at #98. Kristen Bieler described it as: "This meaty, rich, polished Hermitage is intense and focused, showing serious tension between the plum, grilled cherry and smoking incense notes and the mounting mineral energy. This wine's elements are rounded out with warm earth, silky ganache and graphite on the nicely textured finish." It’s an honor to represent this iconic French winery in the U.S. 🍷 #FolioFineWinePartners #MChapoutier #WineSpectator #Syrah #ValleeDuRhone #FineWine #TopWines #BestWines #RhôneValley