2020 Anthill Farms Mixed Blacks, Peugh Vineyard Sonoma County, California Regular price: $45 per bottle Sale price: $36 per bottle Once upon a time, in a far away place, immigrants, many of whom were from southern Italy, settled and found, in this Mediterranean climate, a landscape not unlike that which they left behind. So, they[…]
2019 Groth Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, CA Regular price: $195 per bottle Sale price: $145 per bottle Groth is the home of Napa Valley’s first 100 point wine and they are still independent and family owned now into their second generation. Representing the finest lots of the vintage from the Reserve blocks on[…]
2021 Frank Family Vineyards Chardonnay Calistoga, CA Regular price: $42.99 Sale price: $29.99 The Paris Wine Tasting of 1976, now popularly known as the Judgment of Paris, took place on May 24, 1976. Arranged by the British wine merchant, Steven Spurrier, the advance opinion was that the Americans were due their comeuppance and when placed[…]
(For the record, this is largely a re-posting of my comments about this wine from our Thanksgiving wine selections. Everything I said then is still true today 2021 Kurtatsch Schiava Sonntaler Alte Reben Südtirol Alto Adige, Italy Regular price: $30 per bottle Case price: $24 per bottle Frankly, I’m a sucker for wines like this…high[…]
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[…]
2019 Faust Cabernet Sauvignon Coombsville, Napa Valley Regular price: $80 per bottle On Sale for $50 per bottle Among the most respected producers of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Agustin Huneeus has played a key role in defining some of the most important subzones of Napa. While the family’s most established property, Quintessa, is found in[…]
2019 Peay Vineyards Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast Cloverdale, CA Regular Price: $44.99 Sale Price: $34.99 By all accounts, Pinot Noir is a persnickety grape. It needs sunshine to ripen, but too much can scorch the thin grapeskin. It needs water for nutrition, but too much bloats the grape, washes out flavor and promotes mildew. It[…]
2016 Pagliarese Chianti Classico Castelnuovo Berardenga | Tuscany | Italy On Sale for $17.99 Under the management of the Poggiali family of the neighboring Felsina winery, the historic Pagliarese estate has recently regained its place amongst the best properties in the Castelnuovo Berardenga subzone of Chianti Classico. This traditionally minded operation eschews both international grapes[…]
2017 Feudi di San Gregorio ‘Rubrato’, Irpinia, IT $16.80 Made of 100% Aglianico, unmarred by any barrel aging, this rustic and ripe Southern Italian wine is inexpensive enough to be your pizza wine and interesting enough to serve to, well, some snobbish wine writers. The name, Rubrato, is a homage to the color of the[…]
2020 Ostatu Rosado Rioja Alavesa | Spain | $13.60 Composed of 70% Tempranillo, 27% Garnacha and 3% Viura, sourced from high elevation, old-vine vineyards in Rioja Alavesa, Ostatu Rosado is fermented in stainless steel using only native yeasts. This modern take on Rioja Rosado emphasizes bright fruit and refreshing acidity.The Tempranillo component provides structure and[…]