Wine Tasting, Saturday, February 12, 2022: While you were masking

                     While you were masking wine tasting!

2020 Von Winning
Sauvignon Blanc “II”
On sale for $21.99
Deidesheim / Pfalz / Germany 
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Produced from Sauvignon Blanc planted in the sandy soils of Deidesheim, Von Winning’s “II” bottling is fermented and aged in a combination of large oak casks and stainless-steel tanks.
2020 Brize Blanc “Les Gres”
On Sale for $15.99
Anjou / Loire Valley / France 
100% Chenin Blanc
Lush and yet without sweetness, the Les Gres features a honeyed nose and orchard fruited palate. This immediate style of Chenin is an excellent depiction of the varietal from one of its favorite central Loire Valley habitats. 
2018 Rene Michel Blanc “Quintaine”
On sale for $29.99
Vire-Clesse / Macon / France
100% Chardonnay
Possessing a natural alcohol of 15% and a just-short-of outrageous amount of exotic fruit, this marvelous wine is enough to force many an experienced wine drinker to reimagine what Chardonnay can be.
2019 Bethel Heights
Pinot Noir Estate
On sale for $26.99
Eola-Amity Hills / Willamette Valley / Oregon, US
100% Pinot Noir
Full bodied and expressive, the Pinot Noir for this bottling is sourced from the Bethel Heights and Justice vineyards. Fruity and supple, this is a crowd-pleasing style of Pinot Noir.
2017 Produttori del Barbaresco
Barbaresco “Normale”
On sale for $39.99
Barbaresco / Langhe / Italy
100% Nebbiolo
Roughly 60 growers contribute their crop to the Produttori del Barbaresco, one of the most respected wine cooperatives in the world. Prices here are fair, the quality level consistent and exceptional. 
2016 Couroulu Rouge “Vieilles Vignes”
On sale for $24.99
Vacqueyras / Southern Rhone Valley / France
75% Grenache, 25% Syrah
The vines for this cuvee are some of the estate’s oldest – 90 years for the Grenache and 60 years for the Syrah and are planted in the Vacqueyras appellation nearby Chateauneuf and Gigondas. Aged for 24 months in concrete – this is a savory, complex red.