We are very excited to bring you our latest #MWCWineRelief newsletter today. Today’s offer features an incredible assortment of current and back-vintage wines sourced directly from one of our most treasured Burgundy producers, Domaine Simon Bize. We are thrilled to have Raj Parr guest write today’s offer. Raj’s incredible career as a sommelier, beverage director, author and now winemaker has taken him all over the globe, and there are few people who have lived the wine life quite like Raj. He’s a wealth of information, and it’s a real honor for us to have him write to support his friends at Hometown BBQ in Red Hook, Brooklyn. My wife Kerrie and I hosted our rehearsal dinner at Hometown back in 2014, so it is a special place for us too. A percentage of the proceeds from this sale will go towards the Hometeam BBQ and Red Hook Tavern Employee Fund. All the feels in this one, so please enjoy and thank you for your continued support. 

Cheers, 

Many excellent producers offer Savigny, but it is impossible nowadays to mention this Burgundy village without a respectful nod to the great Domaine Simon Bize. A Savigny stalwart, Bize made a name for itself under the brilliance and perfectionism of Patrick Bize, the fourth generation of Bizes on the property, who tragically passed away in 2013. Patrick proved that Savigny’s wilderness could be tamed again to produce expressive, graceful wines that speak of place as well as person. And these wines continue to be bargains, as Bize’s wife Chisa, his sister Marielle, and the rest of the family have managed to uphold the tradition of quality.  

The signature of Bize is purity, focus and ageability. The wines are widely considered to be hands off, traditional, transparent, and honest. Wines constructed in the vineyard from older vines, and winemaking submitting to the vintage to dictate the percentage of whole cluster fermentation. Non-ameliorated wines, fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts, and the wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered. Their goal is to farm and harvest the grapes with a balance between ripeness and acidity in order to make precise, delicate wines that show off the different distinct terroIr of the vineyards. Chardonnay is aged in between 12% - 25% new oak, while the Pinot Noirs are aged in little to no new oak to preserve their crunch factor.

When I drink Bize, I find myself reminiscing of found memories of my dear friend and importer Ned Benedict.  There was a time not so long ago, without fail, that every gathering Ned attended, be it for lunch or dinner or whatever it may have been, he had a magnum of Bize with him.  We personally must have been responsible for drinking New York Cities allocation of 1983 vintage of Bize.  I miss Ned Benedict immensely, it is because of these found memories that I cherish the remaining Bize in my cellar, looking forward to the next vintage so I can toast to my old friend. 

- Raj Parr

We've been working with this Domaine for over a decade, and we have not been bashful about our love for these wines over the years.

To read more and browse wines, follow the link below:

Savigny-les-Beaune, Aux Grands Liards 1995 (Magnum)
$250.00 | 2 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Marconnets 1995 (Magnum)
$315.00 | 1 Magnum Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Aux Grands Liards 1996 (Magnum)
$225.00 | 1 Magnum Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Bourgoets 1996 (Magnum)
$225.00 | 1 Magnum Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Aux Guettes 1996 (Magnum) 
$315.00 | 1 Magnum Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Aux Grands Liards 1997 (Magnum)
$250.00 | 1 Magnum Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Les Fournaux 1997 (Magnum)
$335.00 | 1 Magnum Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Bourgeots 1998 (Magnum)
$210.00 | 2 Magnums Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Fournaux 1998 (Magnum)
$325.00 | 2 Magnums Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Bourgeots 2001 (Magnum) 
$210.00 | 2 Magnums Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Les Bourgoets 2005 (Magnum)
$265.00 | 2 Magnums Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, Aux Grands Liards 2016 (750ml)
$65.00 | 2 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Marconnets 2016 (750ml)
$90.00 | 3 Available

Bourgogne Rouge, Les Perrières 2017 (750ml) 
$47.00 | 24+ Available

Bourgogne Blanc, Les Perrières 2017 (750ml) 
$47.00 | 24+ Available

Savigny-les-Beaune Villages 2017 (750ml) 
$50.00 | 22 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Talmettes 2017 (750ml)
$95.00 | 24+ Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Aux Guettes 2017 (750ml)
$105.00 | 15 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Aux Vergelesses 2017 (750ml)
$105.00 | 23 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Les Fournaux 2017 (750ml)
$95.00 | 5 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Les Marconnets 2017 (750ml)
$95.00 | 22 Available

Savigny-les-Beaune, 1er Cru Les Serpentières 2017 (750ml)
$105.00 | 7 Available

Latricières-Chambertin, Grand Cru 2017 (750ml)$325.00 | 2 Available

I first met Billy Durney in September 2012. Back then, Red Hook was just on the edge of becoming the popular community that it is now. I noticed someone new hanging around Van Brunt street. It might be hard to imagine noticing a new face in your community, but back then Red Hook was still a small neighborhood. Artists and people trying to avoid the accessibility of the metropolis that was surrounding the small maritime dock neighborhood.

Billy and his team built a family in Red Hook. Red Hook Tavern, with its serious wine-focused menu and neighborhood feel and the iconic Hometown BBQ is now an established pillar of the neighborhood.  They like the thousands of other independent restaurants need our help. They are our neighbors. They are our community. This is why we are going to be donating a portion of the funds from this release to the Red Hook Tavern and Hometown BBQ family. 

- Raj Parr

To donate directly to the Hometown BBQ and Red Hook Tavern Employee Fund click here: