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Cream Wine Company
118 N. Peoria St., 3rd Fl
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 421-1900 tel
(312) 421-1977 fax
service@creamwine.com
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Our passions are wine, people and place.
We sell, market and manage wine, sake & cider to restaurants
and shops in Chicagoland's vibrant wine community with a focus on service and selection. |
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Corvidae Wine Company is an offshoot of Owen Roe Winery. Corvidae's wines all sell for under $20 and are made from Washington State and Oregon grapes. Like Owen Roe's other great value labels (O'Reilly, Sharecroppers, Murphy's Law), Corvidae makes big, rich, crowd-pleasing wines.
'The Rook' Red Blend
'Mirth' Chardonnay
'The Keeper' Cabernet Franc
Ravens and crows belong to the "Corvidae" or "Crow" family name of birds. The Cordivae classification also includes Magpies, Bluejays, Jackdaws, Rooks, Nutcrackers, and several others... over 100 different types of bird. Members of the corvidae family are all considered very intelligent birds. They are known for their inventive (and often mischievious) ways, their playful personalities, and their raucous calls.
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We are proud to announce our partnership with Stacole Fine Wines.
A family-owned Rhone, Burgundy, Bordeaux Import specialist doing business in over 30 states in the USA since 1933.
SAINT COSME Southern Rhone's (Gigondas) most talented young winemaker, Louis Barruol
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Chateau de Parenchere, Bordeaux Superieur
Chateau Hortevie, St. Julien
Chateau Lapalgnotte Bellevue, St. Emilion
Chateau Batailley, Pauillac
Segla, 2nd Rauzan Segla, Margaux
Download Cream's Bordeaux Offering
Download Stacole's Comprehensive-
Classified Bordeaux Offering
GUFFENS-HEYNEN - Macon from the Mad Belgian Jean-Marie Guffens
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2007 Le Clos du Caillou Pre-Arrival Offer now available
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“Throughout the southern Rhône, 2007 is the greatest vintage I have tasted in my thirty years working in that region…Nearly every producer has attained largely unprecedented levels of quality. Moreover, the vintage is remarkably consistent from top to bottom.”—The Wine Advocate
Here’s your chance to reserve some of the finest wines from the blockbuster 2007 vintage ahead of the pack. This is a vintage of up-front, rich fruit, impeccable balance and serious concentration—pure pleasure in a bottle. Which is pretty much what Caillou winemaker Bruno Gaspard has delivered every year since he joined the estate, so you can imagine just how seductive this crop of 2007 wines really are.
Call your sales rep for more details.
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Top 10 current offerings ( more) |
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| Robert Parker Issue 180 - California, Argentina, Champagne & Portugal |
Check out the recent Wine Advocate Issue #180 highlights by Robert Parker, Mark Squires and Antonio Gallioni for Cream wines. Most of these are in stock and available, or on order. If not, the new vintage will be coming soon.
Argentina - the love affair with Argentina continues
'...Currently Malbec remains the king of grapes and Mendoza the most favored terroir. However, my recent tastings reveal the high quality of Cabernet Sauvignon as well as promising experiments with Tempranillo and Pinot Noir. The bargain priced wines made from Bonarda and Torrontes (the latter made primarily in the Salta sub-region of Cafayate) continue to carve out niches for themselves. There are hopes for fine wine, especially Pinot Noir, in the cooler, southerly region of Patagonia, but that remains a work in progress. As for Malbec, 2006 has turned out to be a great year and 2007 an excellent one in Mendoza. There are still plenty of 2005s remaining in the market and that is an excellent year as well. In short, it’s hard to go wrong these days even if you choose a bottle blind-folded.'
RP on Luca 2007 Pinot Noir -'It is a candidate for best Argentina Pinot Noir of the year.'
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| Frederic Magnien on Graperadio.com |
Grape Radio - where an enthusiasm for wine gets personal.
Join the crew as they talk with this introspective yet confident Burgundian winemaker about terroir, balance, and the intricacies of Burgundy.
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| The Wine Advocate - Issue 174 - The Best of Northern California & Argentina |
"Following is a look at most of the finest wines being made in northern California... I’m sure a few wineries get overlooked in my pursuit of the best, and my apologies to those estates." ~R.Parker,Jr.
"Wines from Argentina are an emerging force in the United States wine market but, until this review, there had never been a stand-alone feature on Argentina in the 29 year history of The Wine Advocate...there has been an increased focus on lowering yields, discovering new vineyard sites, and experimenting with clones." ~ Jay Miller
Contact your sales rep for availability and to place an order before the end of the year. Some of these wines are limited and/or sold out for the vintage.
Click here to see a snapshot of Cream wines reviewed |
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| Tanzer reviews California & Washington |
Stephen Tanzer wine reviewer and author of International Wine Cellar released Issue 135 Nov/Dec featuring California\\\'s Central Coast and The Best New Wines from Washington State. Cream is proud to represent over 15 wineries from this issue!
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| Food & Wine Magazine highlight Saxum & Linne Calodo |
The world’s top wine critic, Robert Parker, Jr., highlights Saxum and Linne Calodo as names to take seriously in his latest article in Food and Wine Magazine Oct 07 titled The Promise of Paso Robles – Report on Central Coast.
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| Tanzer reviews Sake Portfolio |
Stephen Tanzer of International Wine Cellar reviews the Sake Portfolio of importer, Vine Connections.
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| Damien Laureau in Wine Advocate |
Damien Laureau Top of the Heap in Savennieres!
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| Jean-Francois Merieau NV Bulles in Time Out |
Time Out Chicago reviews Merieau's NV Bulles Methode-Traditionelle as 'a guest of a lifetime'.
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