Tasting notes, Sept.22, 2018: Mutts & Merlot

Château Les Arromans, Entre-deux-Mers 2016 Regular price: $14.99 Sale Price: $11.99 This blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon is classic white Bordeaux; fresh, round, clean and refreshing. Citrus, floral and honey aromas waft from the glass, and lead into a firmly structured mid-palate and a crisp finish. Jean-Luc Mader Riesling, Alsace 2016 Regular Price $22.99[…]

Tasting notes; Tequila, Sept. 8, 2018

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[…]

Tasting notes; New Arrivals, 8/25/18

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[…]

Try Something Different Tonight, 8/17/2018

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[…]

Tasting notes: July 28, 2018

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[…]

Try something different tonight; July 27, 2018

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[…]