{"title":"Gifting Made Mad Easy","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eGet it? Gifting made \u003cem\u003emad\u003c\/em\u003e easy, because I'm Mad(eline) and I'm here to help!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eForget a gift that gets shoved to the back of the closet — or worse, sits unused because nobody thought to include batteries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eWine is a fun way to say \"\u003cem\u003ehey, thinking of you!\u003c\/em\u003e\" any day that ends in \u003cem\u003ey\u003c\/em\u003e, holidays included. And I'm here to make sure it's easy for you \u003cem\u003eand \u003c\/em\u003ethat they actually love what they get. Sending one bottle, fifty, or more? Just shoot me an email or give me a call and I'll walk you through it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eTalk to you soon. 😍\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003eMadeline@firstbottlewines.com | 707.260.0601\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"taittinger-blanc-de-blancs-comtes-de-champagne-grand-cru-2007","title":"Champagne Taittinger Blanc de Blancs Comtes de Champagne Grand Cru 2007","description":"\u003cp\u003eA favorite of sommeliers, savvy insiders, connoisseurs and even the uninitiated (once they taste it!), Comtes is a classic. Here is our tasting note on the new ‘07, you can read the pros below!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This is not just Champagne...this is Grand Cru Chardonnay with some bubbles. Built from grapes from Avizem Chouilly, Cramant, Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, there may be no other Champagne that gets me more excited than Comtes de Champagne. The 2007 is flat out stunning showing Meyer lemon zest and crushed almonds with flashes of stone fruits and white flowers all lifted up with persistent freshness. 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We’re simply elated to present several of their stunning 2023 releases, including several high-scoring Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, and even one Syrah!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince its inception in 1996, DuMOL has focused primarily on single-vineyard expressions of carefully farmed Russian River Valley plots. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay reign supreme, but they also craft smaller amounts of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, and even some Mencía. Their focus has always been vineyard driven, and chief winegrower and partner Andy Smith has built the DuMOL reputation on a hierarchy that always starts in the vineyard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eSilky and expressive, featuring red cherry, raspberry, rose petal, and subtle forest floor notes with refined tannins and elegant length. \u003cstrong data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eA classic DuMOL Pinot—perfect to stock up on with free shipping on 6+ bottles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1655\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52422221431081,"sku":"1013313","price":119.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/1013313_Rack.jpg?v=1770088288"},{"product_id":"dumol-chardonnay-isobel-charles-heintz-vineyard-sonoma-coast-2023","title":"DuMOL Chardonnay Isobel Charles Heintz Vineyard Sonoma Coast 2023","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnce an insider secret, DuMOL has rapidly evolved into an exceptional cult-favorite Sonoma staple. We’re simply elated to present several of their stunning 2023 releases, including several high-scoring Chardonnays, Pinot Noirs, and even one Syrah!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince its inception in 1996, DuMOL has focused primarily on single-vineyard expressions of carefully farmed Russian River Valley plots. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay reign supreme, but they also craft smaller amounts of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin Blanc, and even some Mencía. 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It's family-run again today, and that whole \"we're not letting this go\" energy is baked into the wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComtes de Champagne is the flagship wine – first made back in the 1952 vintage and named after the medieval Counts of Champagne. It's 100% Chardonnay, sourced only from the five Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs (Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger), using first-press juice only. Then it goes to sleep for years in the Crayères – chalk pits the Romans carved out of the ground beneath Reims – and Taittinger is one of only a handful of houses allowed to age wine down there. That crushed-chalk, struck-flint thing you taste comes straight from the rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, 2014. The summer was a nail-biter – cool, damp, slow-ripening fruit – then September showed up warm and sunny, practically saving the whole vintage, and Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs turned out to be the runaway star of the year. 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