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[…]
Domaine Delalex ‘Marin’, Vin de Savoie 2014 Regular Price $22.99 Sale Price $17.99 The wine region of Savoie is located in the foothills of the Alps. The Delalex brothers, Samuel and Benoit, are among the very few trying to make wine at the highest level in the Chablais – along the Lac Léman, on the[…]
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,[…]
Goisot Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre ‘Corps de Garde’ 2014 Regular Price $28.99 Sale Price $22.99 Just outside of Chablis there are two AOC’s: Saint-Bris, for Sauvignon and Bourgogne Côtes d’Auxerre (Burgundy from the hills of Auxerre) for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The soils here are extremely rocky and rich in the same types of limestone found[…]
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[…]
Château La Rame Bordeaux Blanc 2016 Regular Price $19.99 Sale price $15.99 100% Sauvignon Blanc from an estate that sits just across the Garonne River. Southern exposure on the sloped vineyards ensures ripeness, but the wine is restrained rather than exuberant. Its richness comes from 6 months on its lees prior to bottling, and it[…]
Brooklyn Brewing Oktoberfest Brooklyn, NY 5.5% ABV Regular Price $9.99 Sale Price $8.99 Brewed from the finest German malt and hops, Brooklyn Oktoberfest is true to the original style, full-bodied and malty, with a bready aroma and light, brisk hop bitterness. Victory Festbier, Downingtown, PA 5.6% ABV Regular Price $9.99 Sale Price $8.99 VIctory brews[…]
Suavia Soave Classico 2015 Regular Price $14.99 Sale price $11.99 Soave used to be the largest selling Italian white in the US, even surpassing Chianti in the 70’s. It’s been largely eclipsed by Pinot Grigio, although I’m not sure why as it’s certainly more interesting than most Pinot Grigios in the market. This wine is[…]
Domaine Ruet ‘Les Bois’, Régnié 2015 Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 Wines from Régnié are generally the lightest and freshest of Cru Beaujolais and this is not exception. Bright cherry and cassis aromas and red raspberry flavors, bound by taut acidity. A lovely and delicious wine to start off your meal. Domaine de la[…]
Lauverjat, Sancerre Rosé 2016 Regular Price $22.99 Sale price $17.99 100% Pinot Noir. the wine is wonderfully expressive, with notes of wild strawberries, raspberries and of course the lovely minerality one would expect from Sancerre Domaine de la Chanteleuserie, Bourgueil Rosé 2015 Regular Price $14.99 Sale price $11.99 100% Cabernet Franc. This is a lovely[…]