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Month: September 2019

Tasting Notes, Wines of Provence; Sept. 28 2019

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Alison Hill

2018 Saint Andre de Figuiere ‘Valerie’ Blanc Cotes de Provence Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 A blend of 60% Ugni Blanc, 25% Rolle, 15% Sémillon, the wine is vinified and aged  entirely in stainless-steel tanks, maintaining its fresh flavors and bright acidity. There’s also a finishing hint of salinity due to the proximity of[…]

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Tasting Notes, Beaujolais (not Nouveau); Sept. 21, 2019

Posted on September 20, 2019 by Alison Hill

2018 Terres Dorees Beaujolais Blanc Charnay, FR Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 Yep, we sure do like Jean-Paul Brun, and when you taste this wine, you’ll see why. Its fresh, bright and full, unoaked yet rich and lush enough to make even the most devoted California Chardonnay drinker smile in appreciation. It also finishes[…]

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Tasting notes, Elegant Reds; September 14, 2019

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Alison Hill

2017 Le Piane Maggiorina Boca, IT Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 This is an easy drinking blend of 13 grape varietals (but principally Nebbiolo) from the Alte Piemonte region of Boca in northwestern Italy. The name (Maggiorina)  refers to the ancient (early Roman) method of trellessing, in which three vines are trained upward to[…]

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Tasting notes, Sept. 7, 2019 Mind blowing white wines

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Alison Hill

2014 JB Becker Riesling Old Vine Kabinett Dry Wallufer Walkenberg, Rheingau, GR Regular Price $39.99You my or Sale price $31.99 We’ve been waiting for this wine excitedly since we ordered it about 6 months ago, and were not sure than it would arrive as late as this week. It’s here! This, my friends, is a[…]

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