La Mondianese Grignolino d’Asti 2016 Regular price: $17.99 Sale Price: $13.99 This tiny winery (6 acres) in Piedmont makes tiny amounts of really good wine including this Grignolino (330 cases!). Crisp, and bright with summer berry aromas, is light and fresh yet boasts substantial grip and texture. DaTerra Azos da Vila, Ribeira Sacra 2016 Regular[…]
Tequila Gran Agave Blanco Regular price: $20.99 Sale Price: $18.99 Everyday tequila priced, with better-than-everyday tequila flavors. Hints of cinnamon and wildflower honey. Great in a cocktail, easy to sip Tapatio Blanco Tequila Regular Price $44.99 Sale price $39.99 A distinct step up, smooth and clean with dill and citrus and no burn. A great[…]
Domaine de la Croix Senaillet Saint-Véran 2016 Regular price: $21.99 Sale Price: $16.99 Unoaked, yet full and lush Chardonnay. Juicy apple and stone fruit flavor with hints of spice and a crisp, tart apple finish. Alain Jaume Réserve Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone 2017 Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 Bright and fresh blend[…]
Gobelsburg Gruner Veltliner, Kamptal 2017 Regular price: $22.99 Sale Price: $17.99 Schloss Gobelsburg, a Cistercian monastic estate, is one of the oldest wineries in the Danube area with a documented history that dates back to 1171. This is a classic Gruner; green plum, white pepper and freshly cut grass aromas lead into subtle stone fruit[…]
Louis de Grenelle ‘Corail’ Saumur Brut Rosé, NV Regular price: $22.99 Sale Price: $17.99 100% Cabernet Franc, this is a fresh and crisp example of the centuries old tradition of sparkling wines from Loire. Bright berry fruit with hints of tell-tale Cab Franc olive and pepper. This is a great aperitif wine! Briday Crémant[…]
2016 Lionel Faury Saint-Joseph Blanc Northern Rhone, FR Regular Price $37.99 Sale Price $29.99 I have to confess that I love Roussanne and Marsanne, the dominant white grapes of the Northern Rhone, both individually and blended together. They produce complex white wines of richness and power, that age interestingly and well. They are precisely the[…]
La Mateo Rioja (Jovan) 2016 Regular price: $12.99 Sale Price: $9.99 Old (45 yrs), low yielding, non-irrigated vines, hand-picked, fermented slowly then aged for 6 months in 2 year old barrels. The wine is rich, balanced and well-made. It starts off a bit reticent but gains weight and aromatics in the glass. Half way through[…]
2015 Le Rocher des Violettes ‘Touche-Mitaine’ Montlouis-sur-Loire, FR Regular Price $28.99 Sale Price $22.99 The most famous wine in the middle Loire Valley is Vouvray, made entirely of Chenin Blanc, one the greatest and most versatile wine grapes on the planet. Lesser known, and just across the Loire River, is tiny Montlouis, a fifth of[…]
2017 Daniel Boccard LB PInot Rosé Bugey, FR Regular Price $18.99 Sale Price $14.99 Rosé is not a rarity any longer and neither is Pinot Noir, but for many, a Rosé made of Pinot Noir is still an oddity. Well, then, how about a Pinot Noir Rosé from Bugey? How different is that? In truth,[…]
Brigaldara Valpolicella DOC 2016 Regular price: $16.99 Sale Price: $12.99 The principal grapes in Valpolicella are largely unknown beyond Verona: Corvina, Molinara and Rondinella and although the quantity of wine produced in the area is 2nd only to Tuscany, many don’t know (or appreciate) the virtues of Valpolicella. This is a wine of grace rather[…]