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Wine Tasting, Oct. 23, 2021; Beaujolais

Beaujolais 2019 JP Brun Terres DoréesBeaujolais BlancOn sale for $19.99 Charnay-en-Beaujolais / France100% CHARDONNAYSourced from vineyards with predominantly clay and limestone soils, the Brun Blanc is aged in concrete tanks with regular lees stirring. 2020 JP Brun Terres DoréesRose d’FolieOn sale for $19.99 Charnay-en-Beaujolais / France100% GAMAYFresh, fruity and medium bodied, Brun’s Rose is[…]

Wine Tasting, Oct. 16, 2021; What grape is that again?

What Grape is That Again? 2020 Quinta da RazaDom DiogoOn Sale for $10.99 Basto, Vinho Verde/ Portugal100% AzalVinho Verde is typically produced from a field blend of varietals planted in this Northern Portugese outpost. This 100% Azal breaks with traditional composition while maintaining the crisp refreshment for which the region is known. 2017 Muller-CatoirScheurebe TrockenOn[…]

Explorer Pact 10: Rioja

Explorer Pack #10: Rioja Beneath the Sierra Cantabria mountain range 165,000 acres of vineyard land is dedicated to the production of Rioja Blanco, Tinto and Rosado. For the red wines the noble Tempranillo varietal is augmented by Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo (Carignan) while for whites, Viura is the most important cultivar. In the case of[…]

Wine Tasting: Elegant Reds, Oct. 9, 2021

Elegant Red Values 2019 Henri Latour & FilsHautes Côtes de Beaune RougeOn Sale for $25.99 Auxey-Duresses, Beaune / France100% Pinot NoirSourced from 50 year-old west facing vines, this ripe and generous red burgundy is aged for 10 months in French oak barrels of which 15% are first use. 2018 Soto y ManriqueVina de AyerOn sale[…]

Wine Tasting, Fall Finds; Oct 2, 2021

Fall Finds 2019 Francois CarillonBourgogne BlancOn Sale for $27.99 Puligny-Montrachet, Beaune / France100% ChardonnayThis lushly styled white burgundy offers aromas of ripe orchard fruits and crushed stone. The fruit for this cuvee is sourced primarily from vineyards located just outside the Puligny appellation. 2020 Torre dei BeatiCerasuoloOn sale for $15.99 Abruzzo / Italy100% MontepulcianoA densely[…]

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,[…]

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Meet the team

Our store is a family business run by two generations of native Marylanders with decades of experience in the the wine industry.

Matt Wood

Matt has 10 years of experience in the wine business as a wine buyer at the Wine Source and working in wine retail at North Charles Fine Wines. He has designed and lead tastings of both wines and whiskeys.

PETER WOOD

Peter has a 40 year career in food & beverage in the Baltimore and Washington DC area. Peter has worked in, managed and/or owned too many restaurants to list here (not necessarily a good thing) and also spent a decade in the wine biz (while attempting to stop working in restaurants).