At Japanese restaurants, when you order the omakase menu, you’re putting your faith in the master, and choosing to trust the chef to give you an exceptional meal.

We hope to earn this kind of trust from our customers, and so we’ve devised a new category of items, and a little bit of incentive, for those who are willing to take the leap: domaine547’s first Omakase Wine Pack includes six bottles — hand selected by d547 — that represent some of our favorite wine finds over the past year we’ve been in business.

In exchange for trusting us, we’ll offer you the chance to win a bottle of 2006 Mollydooker Velvet Glove Shiraz, a wine that scored 99 points from Robert Parker, and 97 points from the Wine Spectator. The release price for the Velvet Glove was $175, but it’s now being offered by merchants for an average of $300 per bottle. Read more…

We’ve been thinking about this a lot. Forget the whole discussion of who’s a critic and who’s not. What matters is who you trust. We all have various methods for making purchases of all sizes, and wine is so subjective, so variable, that a guide you trust in navigating this world is truly invaluable.

We realize that you might have several go-to sources when deciding whether to buy a particular bottle, but for the sake of simplicity, please select the ONE that is most likely to seal the deal in your wine purchases. As always, your participation and comments are much appreciated.

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