2018 Ameztoi Txakolina Rubentis Getaria, SP Regular Price $24.99 Sale price $19.99 From the Basque region of Spain, this Rosé is made from the grapes Hondarrabi Zuri (50%) and Hondarrabi Beltza (50%). Fresh and bright, slightly effervescent, its tart cherry flavors are cheerful and exuberant. It’s just a delight. 2018 Le Fraghe ‘Rodon’ Bardolino Chiaretto[…]
La Manarine Cotes du Rhone RoseRegular price $18.99 Sale Price $14.99 Rosé is so in vogue at the moment that even those guys that refuse to touch a white wine (because, you know, white wines aren’t manly) are drinking Rosé. I guess they think it gives them street creed. Its pretty funny watching them contort and try[…]
2017 Von Winning Sauvignon Blanc II Trocken Pfalz, Germany Regular Price $27.99 Sale price $21.99 Let’s address some misconceptions about German wines: a) they are not all sweet (most are not), b) grapes other than Riesling are planted, c) most Rieslings are not sweet, and d) this wine from Pfalz is just crazy good. Herbal[…]
Cimarron Blanco Regular Price $23.99 Sale price $20.99 Cimarrón Tequila from Atotonilco, Jalisco is distilled from agave hillside agave grown at 4,620′ elevation, where plant sugars reach an average of 24-26° Brix. A low-pressure, slow agave roast creates Cimarrón’s bright, forward flavor, and fermentation is entirely natural using winemakers’ yeast. Fortaleza Blanco Regular Price $52.99[…]
2017 Bisson ‘U Pastine’ Bianchetta Genovese Portofino DOC Regular price $27.99 Sale Price $22.99 Most wine ‘experts’ (the ones that speak on the radio and write in the newspaper) can name perhaps a few different dozen grape varietals. That’s really very good, considering that most are not nor have ever been in the wine business[…]
2016 Alberto Loi ‘Theria’ Vermentino del Sardegna Sardinia, Italy Regular Price $24.99 Sale price $19.99 Sardinia really is one of the best places to grow grapes for wine in the world; bright sunshine, rocky soils, dry summers, salty and cooling Mediterranean breezes. This rich Vermentino illustrates that; ripe, lush fruit that still retains acidity making[…]
2015 vincent girardin bourgogne rouge cuvee saint vincent Regular price $29.99 Sale Price $23.99 It’s a thankless task, selecting the wine for Easter dinner. Cousin Bob thinks California Cabs are the bomb (they get him bombed, that is), Grandpa Max still believes that wine is for ‘the ladies’, and Uncle Sal and his date brought[…]
2017 Domaine de la Pépière ‘Clos des Briods’, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 This wine is of 100% Melon de Bourgogne vines that were planted between 1930 and 1950. On its lees for 8-9 months, its full and structured and powerful and yet possesses a bright core of citrus with[…]
2016 K. Descombes Morgon Vieille Vignes Beaujolais, FR Regular price $29.99 Sale Price $24.99 Ok, it’s finally spring…but that doesn’t mean that every day will be balmy and beautiful. We’ll get our usual cold and rainy April weather, while being teased by blue skies and enticing by warm breezes. Now, if the seasons influence your[…]