Josko Gravner, Barrel Proof Larceny, and Thirsty work done dirt cheap…

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Here’s the thing Free Rangers,

The state that leads to consuming hydration can no longer be called thirsty without rendering your sentence, phrase, and/or clause inherently filthy. Thanks for that, the Interwebs. And who the hell are you to verify my humanity, computer?! Perhaps the third time in one computer sesh has me questioning the notion. Back to my previous rant, already in progress: Ya know, ‘thirsty work’ used to be a perfectly delightful colloquialism, meaning human labor that longs for liquid refreshment upon completion. Now it’s just gross. The next installment will explain why the word gross should never be used in print (except in children’s books), and the storm swell of self loathing it conjures seeing it on my own page. Sure, edits could be made, but perhaps you aren’t intimately familiar with the self loathing. Cheers.

So, the Offerman Edition Lagavulin 11yr sale is still live.
Here’s the whole story: Offerman/Lagavulin E-mail
Here’s the sale link: Lagavulin 11yr Sale Page

The Magical Mystery 6-Pack sale is still live.
Here’s the e-mail about that: Magical Mystery Offer
Here’s the link to the sale page: Magical Mystery Sale Page

And hey, BourbonHeads, here’s the lowest price around* on the just released Larceny Barrel Proof Bourbon C923! Full description on the sale page, which is here: Larceny Barrel Proof Sale Page

Now, 90% of the last decade’s natural wine eruption is desperately trying to achieve what Josko Gravner has been doing since the earliest of the ‘90s. His are amongst the world’s lowest intervention wines, many of which rest in terra-cotta casks beneath the earth (and/or neutral barrels) for many years before bottling. Like so many hands on small production legends of the vines, most of his wines were underpriced for years. That is not the case any longer, and there was a bit of sticker shock even for us this year, having enthusiastically claimed our allocation without really looking at the numbers, even on the flagship Gravner Ribolla that we’ve been carrying for years.

Gravner’s revival of the ancient practice of white-wine skin-maceration- over two decades ago- is a long and impressive story that has been widely documented, and there are few winemakers that have been as influential in the medium in that time. Even today, as flavors and textures of skin-contact white wines are no longer a novelty to many/most wine drinkers, Gravner’s achieve a level of expressive power few wines on earth can approach. I really shy away from tasting notes on things so singular, as they really do require a taste to understand, and at this point there is little we can do about the barrier to entry besides shaving our margin as much as possible.

We’re offering the latest release of Gravner Ribolla 2015, and a couple of insanely rare library release reds at 20% off retail. And dipping into our hoard of back vintages, we’re offering a vertical 3-pack of Ribolla ’13, ’14, and ’15 at 30% off shelf price.

(!) Gravner Sale Page (!)

Gravner new arrivals: 20% off!
Ribolla 3-pack (’13, ’14, ’15): 30% off!

*** Online exclusive! ***
*** This week only! ***

* ‘around’ is a relative term.

Cheers,

Jack
Proprietor
Free Range Wine & Spirits
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