Tasting Notes, June 29, 2024; New Arrivals

                    New Arrivals  2023 Gran Vinum Mar de ViñasOn Sale for $17.60 Rias Baixas / Galicia / Spain100% AlbarinoGran Vinum produces several outstanding Albarinos with the Mar de Vinas being intended for consumption in its youth. All the fruit for this bottling is hand harvested from 25 year-old vineyards which are planted in granitic sand. The[…]

Just arrived, 8/02/2021

2020 Domaine du Dragon Côtes Du Provence Rosé “Grande Cuvée” On Sale for $16.99 Newly arrived from Provence, the 2020 Dragon “Grande Cuvee” Rose checks all the boxes for its genre. Crisp, refreshing and packed with energy, this botting offers a lifted nose and a tight, focused palate of salty sea breeze and welcoming, tart[…]

My Favorite Wine, Feb. 13, 2019

2014 Varvaglione ‘Papale’ Primitivo di Manduria Puglia, IT Regular price $24.99 Sale Price $19.99 This year, the perfect wine for St. Valentine’s day is a lush, full, ripe and alcoholic Zinfandel from Southern Italy. No..wait…that’s not the wine for Valentine’s Day, that’s the wine for a cold night in front of the fireplace. What? How[…]

Tasting notes, wines of Piemonte: August 11, 2018

De Forville Chardonnay 2016 Regular price: $19.99 Sale Price: $15.99 Light, fresh and crisp, this is a delightfully unoaked Chardonnay that’s guaranteed to invigorate your tired palate and allow you to wonder anew about the beauty and versatility of Chardonnay.   Brovia Roero Arneis 2017 Regular Price $32.99 Sale price $25.99 Arneis was all but[…]

Tasting notes: August 4, 2018

Domaine Servin Chablis Butteaux 1er Cru 2016 Regular price: $37.99 Sale Price: $29.99 This a classic example from one of the finest Premier Cru sites in Chablis. All stainless steel fermentation and aging of the fruit of 35 year old uncloned Chardonnay vines yields a rich and expressive wine that will likely age remarkably well.[…]

My Favorite Wine, June 13, 2018

2015 Chateau La Vieille Cure Fronsac, France Regular Price $34.99 Sale Price $27.99 So here’s the thing…by and large, we stock wines that we like. And, again, by and large, that translates into classic, elegantly styled, subdued wines that pair well with foods. I like to call these ‘table’ wines. (Yes, I know that the[…]