2017 Elvio Tintero Moscato d’Asti ‘Sorì Gramella’ Regular Price $17.99 Sale price $13.99 I think the wine ‘experts’ don’t really like wine. Otherwise, they would give this wine about a zillion points (whatever that means). Oh, right, sorry, I forgot, we’re not allowed to like sweet wines unless they are red, from Napa and expensive.[…]
2016 Carême ‘Cuvée T’ Vouvray Brut Loire Valley, FR Regular Price $28.99 Sale price $22.99 Wines from Vouvray may be dry, sweet or in-between. They can be still or sparkling. But they can only ever be made of Chenin Blanc. Thus, this beautiful, dry, sparkling wine shows not only the versatility of Chenin Blanc but[…]
2016 Faury Saint Joseph Blanc Rhone Valley, France Regular Price $39.99 Sale price $31.99 Northern Rhone whites are often not very pretty. They may be big and full bodied and dense but seldom beautiful. This blend of Roussanne and Marsanne is gorgeous; rich and full-bodied, yet graceful and nuanced. 2014 Domaine William Fevre Chablis Montmains[…]
Elijah Craig Small Batch Kentucky Straight Bourbon Bardstown, KY Regular Price $30.99 Sale price $28.99 This is named for Rev. Elijah Craig, who is credited with being the first distiller to age his whiskey in charred oak barrels. Its very polished, easy to like, smooth and warm; pleasantly woody with accents of spice, smoke, and[…]
2017 Redhawk Pinot Gris Eola-Amity Hills, OR Regular Price $18.99 Sale price $14.99 Oregon Pinot Gris doesn’t (and shouldn’t) taste like Alsatian Pinot Gris or Dolomiti Pinot Grigio. Not as lush as the former and more aromatic than the latter, its its own wine, with pear and citrus. This one also has some grip, due[…]
Let’s be honest…there are a whole lot of people that claim that they absolutely hate Chardonnay and yet secretly drink the living shit out of it. And/or, there exist people that think that Chardonnay is a flavor and since the flavor of the one Chardonnays that they tasted didn’t appeal to them, they’ve turned to[…]
2015 Greywacke Wild Sauvignon Marlborough, NZ Regular Price $29.99 Sale price $23.99 I have this image in my head of a vast oil tanker filled with New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc that basically filles every bottle that comes into the US. While that’s obviously false (and mean!) it is true that most NZ SBs are far[…]
2017 La Grange Tiphaine ‘Bel Air’ Touraine-Amboise Loire Valley, FR Regular Price $24.99 Sale price $19.99 This is a family run winery, managed by fourth generation Damien Delecheneau with his wife Coralie. Organic since 2002, they make true-to-form and delicious wines from old vine Chenin Blanc among other grapes. Full and waxy with beautiful pear[…]
2017 Roveglia ‘Limne’ Lugana Veneto, IT Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 This wine is made of 100% Turbiana di Lugana (AKA Trebbiano). Its bright and fresh and clean with faint but persistent dried stone fruit aromas and grassy and nutty flavors finished by crisp and enlivening acidity 2017 Eladio Pineiro ‘Envidia Cochina’ Albarino[…]
Glen Grant Single Malt 12 yr old Speyside, Scotland With a bright, golden color and pleasant aromas of orchard fruit, almond and citrus, this exceptional whisky delights the palate with exquisite and delicate notes of apple pie crust and caramel, and finishes with lingering fruit and subtle hints of spice. Old Line Single Malt American[…]