Domaine des Cassagnoles, Côtes de Gascogne 2016 Regular Price $10.99 Sale price $8.79 This crisp and bright blend of Gros Manseng, Sauvignon Blanc, Colombard and Ugni Blanc over-delivers. Tangy citrus flavors and mouth watering acidity (along with a screw cap) makes this a perfect poolside quaffer Château de La Greffière ‘Mâcon la Roche Vineuse’ Vieille[…]
2013 San Giusto a Rentennano Chianti Classico DOCG Regular Price $43.99 Sale Price $34.99 Nearly everyone knows Chianti…there’s quite literally an ocean of it bottled annually (about 8 million cases). The term itself refers to a geographic region, in central Tuscany, roughly situated between Florence and Siena. The earliest documentation of a “Chianti wine” dates[…]
Broadbent Vinho Verde DOC 2017 Regular Price $11.99 Sale price $8.99 The national beverage of Portugal, this is the wine to drink all Spring & Summer. Spritzy and bright, this wine emphasizes the lemon-lime flavors of trajadura over the melon richness of loureiro. Tartly refreshing, low in alcohol and inexpensive, you should always have a[…]
One of the buzzwords that wine poseurs (critics, radio hosts, newspaper columnists, fake restaurant sommeliers and your brother-in-law) use to confuse the wine public is ‘complexity’. ‘Complexity’ in wine may or may not be a positive attribute (that is entirely dependent upon your personal likes and dislikes) but it’s nowhere nearly as ubiquitous (or necessary)[…]
2016 Jean Paul Brun ‘Le Rose d’Folie’ Beaujolais Rose Regular Price $19.99 Sale Price $15.99 Let’s be clear…neither the calendar nor the thermometer is a factor in my selecting this as my favorite wine this week. The is my favorite wine because it’s friggin’ delicious! This wine is 100% Gamay, but unlike the eponymous Beaujolais[…]
Wicked Weed ‘Garcon de Ferme’ Brett Farmhouse Ale with Peaches Regular Price $12.99 Sale price $11.59 Garçon de Ferme is a Foeder-Rested, Brettanomyces farmhouse Ale. After fermentation, this pleasantly tart ale is blended back onto over a pound and a half per gallon of fresh, whole peaches to reflect and echo that the craft of[…]
I turned sixty last year, and was recently blessed with the birth of my fourth grandchild so I’m officially entitled to ‘old fogey’ status. So, first, I’d like to say…get off my damn lawn! Now, I’d like to reflect on the notion of ‘new’ alcoholic beverages, like sour beers, and specifically, barrel-aged sour beers. And[…]
Are you serious about wine? Do you check vintage charts and compare those opinions with what’s on the wine list before ordering? Do you inquire about the percentage of wine in new oak for what length of time before planning your menu pairings? Does the lack of precise information about varietal make-up of a particular[…]
2015 Sidebar Red Field Blend Russian River Valley, CA Regular Price $29.99 Sale Price $23.99 Sometimes, all that you want from a wine is some fun. Sometimes, the incessant swirling and slurping from the so-called experts is enough to make you go mad. Sometimes, you don’t want to hear about points, and age-worthy-ness and food[…]
I’ve got seriously bad news for you, fella. No one is impressed by your ‘I don’t drink white wines’ stance. Actually, it makes you look like an ass. Here’s the thing…it’s really ok to prefer a particular wine or a specific grape over another. One could even claim not to like wines from a particular[…]