December’s Box: A Box of Bubbles

December’s Box of Bubbles Wines for Celebration Six wines, six sensational producers, one holiday…explore, experience and enjoy the wines that you’ve perhaps wondered about…or revisit and reconnect with wines that you’re nearly forgotten. $150.00 (inclusive of MD state alcohol sales tax) Regular price $186.32 Punta Crena ‘Pettirosso Allegro’, Liguria, Italy 2015 Regular price $17.99 The Pettirosso[…]

Thanksgiving wines: November 18, 2017

Domaine de la Bonneliere ‘Rive Gauche’ Rosé, Chinon 2016 Regular Price $18.99 Sale Price $14.99 100% Cabernet Franc from organic vines in Chinon. Floral and berry laden, with characteristic herbal and vinous flavors. Its bright, bold, refreshing and delicious. Who says rose is just for summer? Domaine Weinbach ‘Reserve Personnelle’ Riesling, Alsace 2015 Regular Price[…]

Tasting notes: Alsace, November 11, 2016

Jean-Luc Mader Riesling 2016 Regular Price $22.99 Sale Price $17.99 Made from the most elegant grape in the Alsace region, this Riesling boasts attractive ripe lemon and lime zest on the nose. The palate is full of fruit and offers up a soft mouth feel. The finish is long, crisp, and refreshing. Domaine Weinbach Pinot[…]

Whiskey tasting: November 4, 2017

Journeyman Distillery Buggy Whip Wheat Regular $45.99 Sale Price 41.99 Journeyman Distillery is located on the site of a historic factory dating to the 1880’s once used to manufacture buggy whips in Three Oaks, Michigan. Produced using Michigan-sourced organic grain, which is milled on-site, and barrels from neighboring Minnesota, everything they do is the epitome[…]

Rhone Wine tasting: October 28, 2017

Cave de Tain ‘Premiere Note’ Marsanne, IGP Collines de Rhodaniennes  2015 Regular Price $14.99 Sale Price $11.99 Fresh and intense citrus flavors, including lemon and grapefruit, and delicate notes of white flowers. Bright and clear, with tints of green. Marsanne prefers the cooler slopes of the left bank of the Rhône river with sandy soils.[…]

Sud de France Wine Tasting: October 21, 2017

Domaine de Fontsainte Rosé ‘Gris de Gris’, Corbieres  2016 Regular Price $16.99 Sale Price $12.99 70% Grenache Gris and Grenache Noir; 10% Mourvèdre; 10% Carignan; 10% Cinsault. The wine immediately gives off notes of raspberry, cherry and freshly picked strawberries – followed by aromas such as pineapple and mango. Fresh and rich, it’s fruity, full[…]

October’s Box of Exploration: Loire Valley

October’s Box of Exploration Loire Valley Six wines, six sensational producers, one region…explore, experience and enjoy the wines that you’ve perhaps wondered about…or revisit and reconnect with wines that you’re nearly forgotten. $150.00 (plus MD state alcohol sales tax, of course) regular price $188.94 Lauverjat Sancerre Rosé ‘Moulin des Vrilles’ 2016 Regular price $22.99 Sancerre is,[…]

Pinot Noir Tasting: Sept. 30, 2017

Mas La Chevalière Pinot Noir Laroche, Pays d’Oc  2014 Regular Price $17.99 Sale Price $13.99 Bright and juicy, this unoaked Pinot from the southwest of France is simple and refreshing. It’s easy cherry flavors and integrated tannins make it a wine of pleasure rather than distinction. Philippe Gavignet Pinot Noir, Bourgogne 2015 Regular Price $28.99[…]