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The Monarch Wine Merchants CSA Wine Club is about two things: practicality and pleasure. Every month, we select wines that bring balance, freshness, and that quiet confidence—because whatever you’re opening tonight, we know it's going...

DROP-IN TASTING WITH JEFFREY ALPERT SELECTIONSThursday, May 1st, 5 - 7pm  At Monarch, we pride ourselves on constantly searching and striving to bring you the latest and most exciting wines in...

As Matisse famously said: "What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity..." Today's wine is that quote in vinous form.Made by a young vigneron in the...

The thing is, I want to drink Barolo a lot more often. But the wine's sheer magnitude and hard, tannic edge, prevent me from reaching for it as much as I’d...

It's hard not to speak in hyperbole when trying to convey my feelings about certain wines. Describing wine in superlatives is something I try to avoid: wine for me is...

Wines of place, it's what we're all about at Monarch, searching out distinguished bottles that taste from where they're grown. This ability to convey terroir is what separates certain wines...