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Tasting notes; wines of Piedmont, September 25, 2021
Piedmont Piedmont 2020 FerrandoLa Torrazza BiancoOn Sale for $19.99 Canavese/ Italy 100% ErbaluceKnown best in the village of Caluso, Erbaluce is a speciality of the Canavese area. Ferrando produces this generously textured white from the base of the Alps, its richness enhanced by its natural acidity. 2020 GiacosaRoero ArneisOn sale for $25.99 Roero / Italy100%[…]
Explorer Pack #9: California – Unusual Suspects
While California boasts over 140 American Viticultural Areas (AVA’s) and dozens of grape varietals, too often the wine industry’s focus falls on the Napa Valley and it’s star cultivar Cabernet Sauvignon. The California wine industry remains relatively young with arguably a 50-70 year history of producing significant quantities of fine wine. Many of the best[…]
Tasting notes, Sept. 11, 2021; Chablis
2019 Alice et Olivier de MoorBourgogne AligotéOn Sale for $24.99 Chitry-le-Fort, Yonne/ France100% AligotéSourced from 25 year-old vines planted in limestone and clay, de Moor produces several bottlings from the Aligoté varietal. This Bourgogne Aligoté cuvee is aged for 11 months on the lees. 2019 Domaine ChantemerleChablis VillagesOn sale for $26.99 Chapelle-Vaupelteigne, Chablis /[…]
My Favorite Wine, September 1, 2021
2015 Pagliarese Chianti Classico Riserva On Sale for $19.99 Tucked away in the southeastern corner of Chianti Classico is the village of Castelnuovo Berardenga, a sunny landscape of rolling hills dedicated primarily to the Sangiovese cultivar. The limestone and sandstone vineyards of the area offer all the tension and litheness one expects from Sangiovese, presenting[…]
Tasting Notes, Sept. 4, 2021; Wines of Spain
Northern Spain: Galicia to Catalunya 2020 Gran BazanEtiqueta VerdeOn Sale for $19.99 Rias Biaxas / Spain100% AlbarinoSourced from the verdant Galicia region, Gran Bazan is a textbook Albarino showcasing the ripe white fruit of the varietal alongside salty, marine influences. 2018 Luis Anxo RodriguezVina de Martin “Os Pasas”On sale for $31.99 Ribeiro / Spain 75% Treixadura,[…]
2020 Maison la Berthaude Cotes-du-Rhone Blanc “Cuvee Laura”
2020 Maison la Berthaude Cotes-du-Rhone Blanc “Cuvee Laura” On Sale for $14.99 The 2020 Maison la Berthaude Cotes-du-Rhone Blanc is an outstanding option for the transition from summer to fall, offering refreshment and substance. The cuvee Laura is produced from several estate vineyards in the Southern Rhone Valley and is composed of roughly 80% Viognier,[…]
Wine Tasting, August 28, 2021; Affordable Bordeaux
Affordable Bordeaux 2019 Clarendelle Blanc$24.99 Bordeaux / France62% Semillon, 28% Sauvignon Blanc, 10% MuscadelleInspired by the great Pessac wines of Haut-Brion, the 2019 Clarendelle Blanc offers aromas and flavors of honey, spring flowers and ripe citrus all wrapped in a full, waxy texture. 2020 La Rame RoséOn sale for $17.99 Sainte-Croix-du-Mont, Bordeaux / France80% Cabernet[…]
My Favorite Wine, 2016 Plateau des Chênes
2016 Plateau des Chênes Lirac Rouge On sale for $17.99 per bottle The red wines of the Southern Rhone Valley regularly demonstrate and celebrate their sunny, warm origins proudly and more often than not, successfully. These accessible wines are so pliant and generous that it is easy to take their great value and friendly nature[…]
Wine Tasting, Aug 21, 2021; Skinny Bottles
Tall Slender Bottles 2020 Schloss GobelsburgGruner VeltlinerOn sale for $17.99 Kamptal / Austria100% GRUNER VELTLINERWhite pepper and spice inform this radiant Gruner. In 2021, Schloss Gobelsberg is celebrating 850 years of winemaking. This estate produces some of the finest wines in Kamptal. 2019 Clemens BuschRiesling Trocken $22.99 Mosel / Germany100% RIESLINGWhile the Mosel is known more[…]
My Favorite Wine, week of August 12, 2021
2019 Giovanni Almondo‘Bricco della Ciliegie’Roero ArneisRegular price: $27.99 per BottleSale Price:$21.99 I recently noticed that the 35th anniversary edition of Kevin Zraly’s famous book, the ‘Windows of the World Complete Wine Course’ was released. I’m old enough to remember the initial edition, in which Zraly stated, with confidence, while lacking accuracy, that there were no Italian[…]
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