2017 Château La Rame Blanc Bordeaux Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 This is a fresh and well balanced Sauvignon Blanc from an family owned estate that strives to make traditional wines from a Bordeaux appellation (Sainte Croix du Mont) that has been overlooked for decades. Fermented and aged in stainless steel, the bright citrus[…]
2017 Château la Tour de Beraud Blanc Costieres de Nimes, FR Regular Price $13.99 Sale price $10.99 This is a lush and friendly blend of Grenache blanc, Roussanne, Vermentino and Viognier that delivers richness and depth of flavor without burying the fruit with oak. Despite its weight, and it’s a big white, the wine is[…]
2014 Domaine Pfister Riesling Tradition Alsace, France Regular Price $27.99 Sale price $19.99 This is a classic Alsatian Riesling; dry, crisp, full and rich. It’s also, arguably, a better wine now than upon its release (2016) as the bottle age has benefitted the wine. Peach, floral notes and petrol dominate in this long and crisp[…]
2017 Bruno Lorenzon ‘Clos Alfred’, Bourgogne Blanc Mercurey, France Regular Price $34.99 Sale price $27.99 The Cote Chalonnaise has a history as long as the more renowned Cote de Beaune, but has only in the last few generations has it garnered a similar level of respect. Bruno Lorenzon makes beautiful wines from his small holdings[…]
2017 Honig Sauvignon Blanc California Regular Price $21.99 Sale price $16.99 This a very popular california SB; whether due to the wine or the package, who knows? Regardless, the Honigs’ have been making fine wines in Napa for 30 years and this one, at least, shows their competence. Bright and fresh, crisp and fruity, it[…]
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[…]