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” 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,[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]
Beginning in the 1970’s a small group of curious wine producers focused their attention on the unique growing conditions of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Almost immediately, Pinot Noir was deemed appropriate to be planted in the vineyards that make up what has become a very important American Viticultural Area (AVA). Today, a multitude of other European[…]
West Coast USA 2020 Januick Sagemoor Vnyd, On sale for $19.99 Columbia Valley / Washington State80% SAUVIGNON Blanc, 20% SEMILLONRich and plush, the fresh, citrus elements of this Sauvignon are complimented by the round character added by 20% Semillon. The warm, dry conditions of Columbia Valley allow the tropical tones of Sauvignon Blanc to shine. 2019[…]
2017 Petit-Freylon ‘Cuvée Sarah’ Bordeaux Supérieur On Sale for $14.99 The 2017 Petit Freylon is just the kind of Bordeaux I appreciate – fruity, charming and offering a certain tasteful polish. The wine’s expressive fruit is particularly bright on the nose, emphasizing currants and blackberry. The palate is pleasingly full with cherry and cedar embellished[…]
SINGLE FAMILY ESTATE100 % GRANDE CHAMPAGNEPREMIER CRU DE COGNACCognac, FR Regular price: $199.99 Pre-sale Price: $169.99 The Frapin family has called the area of Charentes in southwest France home since 1270, and this centuries-old dynasty releases only estate-produced and bottled Cognac of the highest caliber. Unlike most commercial bottlings of Cognac that blend various eau[…]