Beer Tasting: Wicked Weed, April 7, 2018

Wicked Weed ‘Garcon de Ferme’ Brett Farmhouse Ale with Peaches Regular Price $12.99 Sale price $11.59 Garçon de Ferme is a Foeder-Rested, Brettanomyces farmhouse Ale. After fermentation, this pleasantly tart ale is blended back onto over a pound and a half per gallon of fresh, whole peaches to reflect and echo that the craft of[…]

March 30, 2018: Wines of Spring

Pierre-Marie Chermette ‘Domaine du Vissoux’ Beaujolais Blanc  2016 Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 Chardonnay has long had a home in Beaujolais, to the surprise of many. This beautiful and full bodied wine is sourced from three distinct vineyard sites, each contributing a different attribute to the wine. Vinified and aged in stainless steel (with[…]

March 10, 2018: Pinot Family Reunion

Alois Lageder Pinot Bianco, Alto Adige 2016 Regular Price $16.99 Sale price $12.99 One of the main white grapes in the Alto Adige, Pinot Bianco (Weissburgender) has been cultivated there since the mid-19th century. A light-bodied and fresh wine, it shows pear, apple and floral aromas. Fruity and crisp, it pairs well with goat cheeses,[…]

February 3, 2018: Wines from Spain & Portugal

Casa Ferreirinha Planalto Reserva, Douro 2016 Regular Price $14.99 Sale price $11.99 This white blend of 25% Viosinho, 20% Malvasia Fina, 15% Gouveio (Godello), 15% Códega, 15% Arinto, 5% Rabigato, and just 5% Moscatel (any more tends to be a bit too much) comes from relatively high-altitude vineyards above the river Douro. Pungent, dry and[…]

Vermouth & Aperitif : February 17, 2018

Lillet Blanc, Bordeaux Regular Price $21.99 Sale price $16.99 In 1872, Raymond and Paul Lillet, fine wines, liquors and spirits merchants, funded Maison Lillet. They created the first and only aperitif from Bordeaux, the Lillet (called Kina Lillet until the 1970s), a blend of wines and fruit macerations crafted in Podensac cellars. Sniff and you’ll[…]

Wine Tasting, February 10, 2018: Wines for St Valentine’s Day

Cava Mont Marcal Rosado, Brut 2016 Regular Price $19.99 Sale Price $15.99 A delicious and beautifully colored sparkling rosé, the wine expresses cherry and plum aromas with fresh bright berry flavors following. It’s a joyful, lovely, delightful wine. Domaine Saint Damien Gigondas Rosé  2016 Regular Price $29.99 Sale price $23.99 Old vine Cinsault with younger[…]