Our TEXSOM 2019 Awards!

DMS Wines makes its mark on TEXSOM this year. Founded in 2005, TEXSOM‘s among the wine world’s most lauded events. Each year, a select assembly of wine pros gathers in Dallas for the competition. With 3,294 entries tasted by 63 judges from 6 countries, 2019 was the largest ever. Nearly half the panel were Master Sommeliers or Masters of Wine. If you, like us, geeked out […]

Chateau Labadie 91 Points!

It’s still snowing here in CT, and many other states, and nothing goes better with snowstorms, juicy steaks and cozy fires than a velvety Bordeaux. Named an Editors’ Choice in Wine Enthusiast’s April 2019 issue, and awarded 91 Points, Château Labadie 2016 Médoc is a stellar choice. “Both generous and well-structured” with “attractive black-currant fruits,”  Roger Voss describes the voluptuous red as a powerful wine “full of potential from […]

DMS Welcomes New Distributor Bacchus

DMS is now serving MD, DE, VA and Washington, DC! We’re thrilled to be working with Bacchus, our new distributor serving MD, VA, DE & Washington, DC. They’re infusing new energy into 4 markets left underserved after closures of International Wine Brokers and J.W. Sieg. Bacchus has been recognized for its expertise in curating fine wines. Owned by the Merinoff family since 1994, Bacchus was […]

Château Vitallis 92 Points!

Congrats Denis & Maxime Dutron! Château Vitallis Mâcon-Fuissé 2016 Earns 92 Points. We just got the excellent news that Château Vitallis Mâcon-Fuissé 2016 earned 92 Points from Wine & Spirits magazine and will be showcased in the April 2019 issue. It’s also named a Year’s Best White Burgundy and a Best Buy. This Burgundian Chardonnay boasts refreshingly bright acidity coupled with pleasant tropical fruit tones. It’s an easy-going, elegant […]

New Year, New Shelf Talkers!

If those shelves could talk, they’d tell you how awesome that French wine in front of you is — how many 90-plus points it has, what accolades it’s earned and how the wine writers describe the delicious juice. Check out our fresh new shelf-talker designs below!                 Like what […]

Top 100!

Hip, Hip Hooray! We received the fantastic news that Domaine du Vieux Lazaret White 2015 received 93 points and made the Top 100 Cellar Selections list for 2018 in Wine Enthusiast. To give you an idea of how hard it is to have the honor of being named to this list, the magazine reviews some […]

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from DMS

Many of you are extremely transient and we find our cards getting old-fashioned mailed to you get sent back. We just can’t keep up with all you movers and shakers out there. So, if you didn’t receive our card, well, here it is! As you can see, we’re very into the three-generation thing right now. […]

Wine Tasting with Neighbors

We had a blast hosting our first wine tasting at home for the Newcomers Club of Ridgefield. Our theme was excellent French wines for your Thanksgiving table. When registration opened, we quickly hit capacity with 20 unknown neighbors, mostly couples, registering! We had to cap the event at 20 because that’s really all we can […]

DMS on Shelves in…Wellfleet

                  While visiting some family on Cape Cod, we decided to meander into the main retail wine shops of Wellfleet, Massachusetts to see what was shaking. We’re always on the lookout for interesting and creative labels and cool shelf-talkers that tell us about new wines. Boy, were […]