Okay, some criteria first…to be considered, I decided, the wine must be: Compelling (or at least interesting) Affordable (under $30 per bottle), and Available (for purchase) I announced the criteria to Matt and Ian last week, and we came up with 6 different wines pretty quickly…ranging from a red from Ventoux to a rosé from[…]
My Favorite Wine…2021 From the middle of December and into January, we’re typically inundated with ‘top wines of the year’ lists from various wine and lifestyle publications. Recently, it seems that every critic and even some liquor store chains are jumping in and announcing their own top ten (or twenty or one hundred). And although[…]
G.S.M (Grenache | Syrah | Mourvedre) 2019 Domaine LafageCuvee NicolasOn sale for $15.99 Côtes Catalanes / France 100% GrenacheSourced from very old vines planted in the Roussillion region of south west France, the cuvee Nicolas is aged in large casks. Ripe red fruit is balanced nicely by distinct black pepper notes in this beautifully textured bottling.[…]
Wines for Christmas Dinner NV Lambert de SeysselPetit RoyalOn sale for $19.99 Savoie / France 60% Molette, 40% AltesseVibrant is the only way to describe this fresh, celebratory bottle of bubbles. Sourced from the foothills of the Alps, this methode traditionelle serves as a brilliant aperitif. 2020 Jean VullienRoussetteOn Sale for $17.99 Savoie / France100% AltesseThis[…]
2019 Famille Lafage ‘Narassa’ Red Blend, Côtes Catalanes Roussillon, France Regular Price: $24.99 Sale Price: $19.99 Fact: There are more and better wines available today than at any time in history. Fact: Many of those wines are eminently affordable, in the $20-$25 range Fact: This is one of those wines This is really a simple[…]
Gift Wines 2019 Francois CarillonPuligny “Enseigneres”On sale for $79.99 Puligny-Montrachet / Côte de Beaune / France 100% ChardonnayA villages wine in name only, the Enseigneres vineyard is located just below the Grand Cru of Bienvenue-Batard-Montrachet. Rich, tropical and gently oaky, this is a classic white Burgundy. NV Laurent PerrierBrut RoseOn Sale for $79.99 Tours-sur-Marne / Champagne[…]
2020 Fratelli Alessandria Verduno Pelaverga ‘Speziale’ Piedmont, Italy Regular price: $29.99 Sale Price: $23.99 If, for you, drinking wine is an adventure, I offer my favorite wine (this week, anyway), the 2020 Fratelli Alessandria Verduno Pelaverga ‘Speziale’! OK, so you’re probably thinking, just what the hell kinda wine is this, I’ve never heard of it,[…]
Porto NV Churchill’sDry White Port (500mL)On sale for $21.99 Pinhão / Douro / Portugal Malvasia (predominantly)The fruit for Churchill’s dry white port is sourced from high elevation vineyards in the village of Pinhao. The wine is aged for 10 years in barrel prior to release. Nutty, complex and best served chilled. 2005 Quinta do NovalColheita TawnyOn[…]
Sparkling NV Von Winning Extra Brut SektOn sale for $25.99 Deidesheim, Pfalz / Germany 100% RieslingSourced from vineyards throughout the Deidesheim area, the Extra Brut Sekt undergoes primary fermentation in stainless steel prior to secondary fermentation in bottle with two years on the lees before disgorgement.. 2015 Avinyo Brut NatureOn sale for $17.99 Penedes, Catalunya[…]
A recent review of our suppliers Bordeaux stocks revealed a number of newly arrived 2018 Cru Classe offerings. With many interesting properties to choose from we have narrowed down the list to seven wines, one each from seven of the most recognizable communes in Bordeaux. The 2018 growing season was very warm and dry producing[…]