SPEC's FINE WINE
  • About SPEC’s Fine Wine
    • About SPEC’s
    • LOCATIONS
    • WINES of PERSON and PLACE
  • BORDEAUX
    • ENJOYING RED BORDEAUX
    • BORDEAUX 2018
    • BORDEAUX 2017
    • BORDEAUX 2016: Another Great Vintage
    • BORDEAUX 2015: A Great Vintage
    • BORDEAUX 2014
    • THINKING ABOUT BORDEAUX
    • BORDEAUX PLACES and PROFILES
  • BURGUNDY
    • Burgundy Concepts
    • BURGUNDY PLACES
    • Domaine de la POUSSE d’OR’s 2014 Burgundies
  • CALIFORNIA
    • California Producers
    • CALIFORNIA WINE TYPES and STYLES
  • CHAMPAGNE
    • CHAMPAGNE PRIMER
    • SELECTING GROWER CHAMPAGNE
    • The State of BRUT NV – December 2016
    • Understanding What’s in Your Champagne Glass
    • IN THE PINK: A Rosé Champagne Re-Cap
  • PORT
  • Thinking About Wine
    • Decisions, Decisions
    • The Six Ws of Wine
    • The Wine Disconnect
    • Thinking About Wine Shipping
  • ARTICLES
    • Wines That Over Deliver
  • FINE WINE OFFERS

What I’m Drinking: ALEXANDER VALLEY VINEYARDS Organic Caberent Sauvignon 2015

This organically-grown Cabernet Sauvignon is the pet project of Alexander Valley Vineyards (AVV) owner Hank Wetzel – and it is a winner.  The regular AVV Cab…

June 10, 2019 0 Comments Read article

Weekend Wild Card: BODEGAS MUSTIGUILLO MESTIZAJE TINTO

Owner and winemaker Toni Sarrion founded Bodegas Mustiguillo in the highlands of Valencia (Utiel) in 1998. The vineyard is 89 hectares of contiguous plots on primarily limestone…

June 8, 2019 0 Comments Read article

The Friday Fizz: J.P. MARNIQUET Brut Rosé

Located near the village of Venteuil, Champagne J.P. Marniquet is almost a one-man show with Jean Pierre Marniquet (with help from his daughter) handling most of…

June 7, 2019 0 Comments Read article

ALBERT BICHOT Class and Tasting

Featuring assistant technical director Matthieu Mangenot On Monday, June 17 at 7pm, please join me (Spec’s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton) in welcoming Albert Bichot assistant…

June 6, 2019 0 Comments Read article

An AMERICAN CLASSIC: Ridge Geyserville

RIDGE VINEYARDS Geyserville, Alexander Valley, 2017 A sustainably-grown, all estate blend of 68% Zinfandel, 18% Carignane, 12% Petit Sirah, and 2% Alicante Bouchet given a full…

June 5, 2019 0 Comments Read article

A PROPER ROSE from LAURENCE FERAUD

PINK PEGAU Rosé, Vin de France, 2018 From super-star Southern Rhone vigneron and winemaker Laurence Feraud (Domaine du Pegau and Ch. Pegau) comes this blend of…

June 4, 2019 0 Comments Read article

The Friday Fizz: LANSON “1760” Brut Rosé, Champagne, NV

Sometimes you stumble on something that just demands your attention. I already knew that I liked Lanson Brut Rosé but this last Wednesday night (12/05/18), I…

December 7, 2018 0 Comments Read article

Wow Wine: Ch. PONTET CANET, Pauillac, 2011

Are you looking to gift someone with a truly great bottle of red Bordeaux this Christmas? Are you looking to drink a great bottle of red…

December 7, 2018 0 Comments Read article

A Port Primer with Rui Ribeiro of Symington

Please join Spec’s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton at 7pm on Monday, December 10th at the Wine School at l’Alliance Française to welcome Rui Ribeiro of Symington…

December 7, 2018 0 Comments Read article

The Friday Fizz: J.P. MARNIQUET

J.P. MARNIQUET Located near the village of Venteuil, Champagne J.P. Marniquet is almost a one-man show with Jean Pierre Marniquet (with help from his daughter) handling…

November 23, 2018 0 Comments Read article

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Where and When

2410 Smith Street,
Houston, Texas 77006
713-526-8787 or 1-888-526-8787
Monday thru Saturday from 10am to 9pm

Welcome to Spec’s Fine Wine

Selling wine is one thing but selling Fine Wine is something else. Spec’s sells a lot of wine but we sell more Fine Wine than anyone else in Texas.  Fine Wine customers  want to see what’s new and they want to know the who and the where and the how. As the fine wine  buyer for Spec’s, I (Bear Dalton) have a lot of information to share; this blog-based web site offers a good way to share it. If you like what you see, please click the  FOLLOW button and be notified by email when I post something new. Get your geek on and join us for information, reviews, events, offers, and features all focused on your favorite beverage – Fine Wine.

Categories

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    • Sauternes
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  • New and Different
  • New Chileans
  • Oregon
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  • Pinot Noir
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  • Revealing Rosé
  • Rhone Style
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  • Russian River Valley
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  • Sonoma County
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  • Spain
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  • Spec's
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  • Syrah / Shiraz
  • Tasting
  • The Big Deal
  • The List
  • Thinking About Wine
  • Uncategorized
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  • What I'm Drinking
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