Leftovers 2019 Chateau de Vaux (Molozay)Les Gryphees$19.99 / Case Price $16 Moselle / FranceAuxerrois, Gewurztraminer, Muller Thurgau, Pinot GrisThe Mosel (or Moselle) river allows for wine production in Luxembourg, Germany and, in the case of Vaux, France. This subtly aromatic white displays ripe white fruits and fresh acid. 2019 Tanunda Grand Barossa Riesling$18 / Case[…]
What you drink with Thanksgiving dinner is likely less important than who you drink it with. The cliche of the meal needing some semblance of wine and food order seems unrealistic when you are hosting a group or traveling to be hosted. We’ve assembled eleven high quality, diverse wines, hoping to reduce the number of[…]
Happy Thanksgiving! 2020 Luneau-Papin Clos des Allees$29.99 / Case Price $24 Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine / France100% Melon de BourgogneThis rare, single vineyard Muscadet comes from 40+ year-old vines and ages for 9 months in underground glass tanks. The Clos des Allees is unique for its intense minerality and rich texture. 2020 Boyer-MartenotBourgogne Blanc$49.99 / Case Price[…]
Warre’s Otima 20-year Tawny Port Douro Valley, Portugal Regular price: $49.99 per bottle Case price: $40 per bottle As I’ve noted many times before, wine production is a fairly ancient process. First developed (we think) in and around the Mediterranean basin about 8,000 years ago, it was a staple of life throughout much of its[…]
The Wide World of Beaujolais NV Lavernette Granit Blanc de NoirsOn Sale for $29.99 Leynes / Beaujolais / France100% GamayAfter traveling to the Champagne region, the proprietors at Chateau de Lavernette were inspired to create this complex sparkling wine from 100% Gamay. Expressive and red fruited, the Granit is aged for 18 months on the[…]
Fresh from the West…Coast 2013 Argyle NuthouseOn Sale for $25 Willamette Valley / Oregon / US100% ChardonnayA library release direct from the winery, the 2013 Nuthouse Chardonnay offers a complex nose of crushed stone and dried orchard fruits. Lively acid and certain marine character add freshness and interest. 2021 Elk Cove Rosé$17.99 / Case Price $14.40[…]