Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA, Chico, CA & Mills River, NC Regular Price 8.99/ Sale price 7.99 First brewed in 1981, Celebration Ale is one of the earliest examples of an American-style IPA and one of the few hop-forward holiday beers. Famous for its intense citrus and pine aromas, Celebration is bold and intense, featuring Cascade,[…]
2014 Rasa Vineyard ‘Occam’s Razor’ Red Blend, Columbia Valley, WA Regular price: $16.99 Sale Price: $12.99 One of the things we’ve always heard about wines from California is that it’s the ‘perfect place to grow grapes’. Now, that’s a great tagline. The only thing that would make it better is if it were true. A[…]
So, what is the precise passage of time needed as to when one should consume a wine? Or, If it’s not so exacting, what is the range? I mean, should every wine be held for 3 years? 5 years? And when does the clock start? With the vintage date? Or the release date? And how[…]
Roc d’Anglade Rosé, Vin de Pays du Gard 2014 Regular Price $25.99/ Sale price $12.99 This is a unique blend of Mourvèdre (60%), Carignan (30%), Syrah and Grenache (10%). Picked early, it’s also unique because of the style. Complex, crisp and long, this is a rose that holds up to some aging. Navaherreros Blanco de[…]
January’s Box of Exploration Winter Wines One season, six wines, six sensational producers…explore, experience and enjoy the wines that you’ve perhaps wondered about…or revisit and reconnect with wines that you’re nearly forgotten. $150.00 (plus MD state alcohol sales tax, of course) Regular price $201.58 Navaherreros Blanco de Bernabeleva, Vino de Madrid, DO 2015 Regular price[…]
Its officially really, very cold. To many, that requires changing your drinking habits. Maybe that means switching from Vodka to Bourbon, or perhaps it’s not quite that drastic…or maybe it is. Regardless, if you’re one of those people that adapt your selections to temperature level, there are many options, some of which may surprise (and[…]
Domaine Le Roubine Vacqueyras 2014 The American wine press ‘discovered’ the wines of the Rhone Valley in the ’80’s, gushed about them in the ’90’s, dissed then in the ’00’s, and now have largely forgotten about them. No doubt, they’ve ‘discovered’ another wine region that has been making wine for 2000 years to brag on.[…]