Little-Known Wine Regions 2022 Chevilly Quincy $22.99 / Case Price $18.40 Quincy / Loire Valley / France 100% Sauvignon Blanc Located in the Upper Loire, Chevilly is considered a forerunner for this Sancerre adjacent appellation. Tasting blind,..lemon, lime and even chalk appear. The vines are 24 years old and are aged primarily in stainless steel.[…]
Lesser Known Spain 2022 Garciarevalo CasamaroOn Sale for $12.99 Rueda / Castilla y Leon / Spain 85% Verdejo, 15% ViuraThe sandy soils of Rueda are the ideal setting for ancient Verdejo vines to yield the nectar that is Casamaro. This is house wine defined; crisp, but with texture and length. 2018 Gramona La Cuvee$29.99 /[…]
Everyday Italian 2022 Santa Maria Palma Aragosta$15.99 / Case Price $12.80 Sardinia / Italy100% VermentinoSprightly and delightfully alive, this coastal Vermentino offers ideal refreshment. Serve as an aperitif or with your shellfish of choice…the label suggests you should. 2021 Brigaldara SoaveOn Sale for $15.99 Soave / Veneto / Italy100% GarganegaDeceptively complex, Brigaldara’s Soave offers a[…]
Loire Valley 2021 Domaine Vinet Domaine de la Quilla$16.99 / Case Price $13.60 Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine / France100% Melon de BourgogneCrisp and salty, with just a touch of yeasty lees, this remarkably complex white offers minerality and crunchy orchard fruit characteristics. The Vinet family has owned the venerable Domaine de la Quilla since 1948. 2022 Cazin[…]
Lesser Known Whites 2022 Stadt Krems Gruner Veltliner$17.99 / Case Price $14.40 Kremstal / Austria100% Gruner VeltlinerStadt Krems is an over 500 year-old winery which possesses steep, terraced vineyards which overlook the Danube river. Aged in stainless steel on its fine lees for 4 months, this is a bracing, intense Gruner. 2021 Von Winning Sauvignon[…]
Iberian Peninsula Wines 2021 Nortico Alvarinho$14.99 / Case Price $12 Monção / Minho / Portugal100% AlvarinhoThe southern banks of the Minho river reside in northern Portugal and are home to a number of tiny plots of Alvarinho vines. From these old “jardins” this crisp, mineral driven white is born. 2022 Ostatu Blanco$19.99 / Case Price[…]
New Arrivals 2022 Thomas-Labaille“L’Authentique”$32.99 / Case Price $25.60 Sancerre / Loire Valley / France100% Sauvignon BlancThe “L’Authentique” cuvée is sourced from 15 acres of 25 year-old vines planted in both clay and the famed Kimmeridgian limestone of the zone. The wine is fermented using native yeast before being aged for 4-6 months on the lees[…]
Northwest U.S.A 2020 Eyrie Pinot Gris Estate$32.99 / Case Price $26.40 Willamette Valley / Oregon / US100% Pinot GrisEyrie was one of the earliest wineries to garner attention throughout the US. The Estate Pinot Gris is produced from some of the oldest vines on the property (some 50 years of age). 2021 Walter ScottCombe Verte$44.99[…]
Italian Whites 2021 Sartarelli Classico$15.99 / Case Price $12.80 Castelli di Jesi / Marche / Italy 100% VerdicchioNutty and orchard-fruited, Verdicchio from the coastal Jesi portion of the Marche is deceptively complex. Sartarelli is a world class producer of the Verdicchio varietal, which some consider Italy’s most important white grape. 2022 DeForville Ca del Buc$19.99[…]
Down by the Seaside 2021 Domaine de la Grange Brin d’R$17.99 / Case Price $13.60 Muscadet Sèvre et Maine / Loire Valley / France100% Melon de BourgogneCrisp and salty, with just a touch of yeasty lees, this remarkably complex white offers minerality and crunchy orchard fruit characteristics. The Luneau family of Grange celebrates 9 generations[…]