Tasting notes, May 25: Wines for the Grill

2017 Airlie Pinot Blanc Willamette Valley, OR Regular Price $19.99 Sale price $15.99 The all women team at Airlie continues to impress with high quality, affordable wines that taste of Oregon. The fresh and balanced Pinot Blanc exudes lovely pear and honeysuckle aromas followed by pear and apple flavors and crisp invigorating acidity. No oak,[…]

Tasting Notes; Saturday, May 18, 2019….Rose (all day!)

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[…]

Tasting notes: Tequila, April 27, 2019

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[…]

Tasting notes, More Wines for Spring, April 20, 2019

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[…]

Tasting notes, Wines of Northern Spain, 3/30/19

2017 Ostatu Rioja Blanco Rioja Alavesa, SP Regular Price $17.99 Sale price $13.99 Crisp, bright and refreshing, this blend of Viura and Malvasia is the perfect aperitivo for any season. The wine is fermented in stainless steel and bottled without further aging to capture its essential freshness. 2018 Marfil Rosat Garnatxa Negra Alella, SP Regular[…]