Our weekend wine tastings are on hiatus, but we will still be featuring select wines for discount! Scroll down to explore tasting notes, and purchase any of the wines featured this weekend for 10% off retail pricing.
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Kynsi Chardonnay 2013
Origin: California
Retail: $35.95 | Sale: $32.35
Located on a historic ranch in Edna Valley, Kynsi Winery is a family run operation focused on producing distinguished wines in limited production. This chardonnay is not shy on the nose at all: lime blossoms, lemon curds, and honeysuckle all leap from the glass. The palate combines chopped dill and dewy herbs with green fruits from pears to kiwi to lime peels all presented with loads of briskness.
100% Chardonnay
Wolfberger Auxerrois 2018
Origin: Alsace
Retail: $13.95 | Sale: $12.55
The Wolfberger winery was founded in 1902 when a group of wine-growers in Eguisheim decided to join forces to create one of the first cooperatives in Alsace. Auxerrois blanc happens to be the third most widely planted grape in Alsace. Recent DNA fingerprinting suggests that it is a cross between Gouais blanc and Pinot, the same ancestry as Chardonnay. This pale yellow wine shows an intense nose of fresh white fruits, rhubarb and spring flowers. The palate is fresh and easy with lots of fruit and a slight spice on the finish.
100% Auxerrois
Trouillard Extra Selection Brut Champagne NV
Origin: France
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
The Trouillard family have been making Champagne in Epernay since the 19th century. Coming from 15 different vineyards located in the Marne Valley, Aube and the Mountain of Reims. Warm almond croissant on the nose with delicate floral notes. The palate is crisp, fresh, and creamy with just a touch of yeastiness.
Pinot noir | Pinot Meunier | Chardonnay
La Closerie des Lys Pinot Noir 2017
Origin: France
Retail: $18.95 | Sale: $17.05
Roughly 50 miles south of the old town of Carcassonne are the vineyards of Closerie des Lys. They grow deep in the Pyrenean foothills on the sides of two mountains, flanking a little hollow anchored by the village of Antugnac. This racy, high-toned Pinot Noir was grown on a high elevation vineyard in the French region of Limoux by two winemakers who hail from Macon in Burgundy. Showing pretty rose petal aromas on the nose, this is bright, vivid and zesty, delicate palate is teeming with crisp cranberry and sour cherry flavors.
100% Pinot Noir
The Huntsman Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Origin: Washington
Retail: $20.95 | Sale: $18.85
Sourced from some of eastern Washington’s finest vineyards, this is a crisp and racy Cabernet with notes of vanilla and black raspberry, clean, lively, and well balanced. Delicious, full bodied, super smooth Washington Cab for a great price. Cassis, mocha and loads of vanilla laced with wild blackberry flavors on a full finish.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Butler Nephew & Co 20 Years Old Port Decanter
Origin: Portugal
Retail: $79.95 | Sale: $71.95
Excellent balance between the elegant aromas of ripe fruit and the soft notes of nuts, figs and a touch of vanilla. Silky texture, you can taste the fresh fruit wrapped in more complex flavors, obtained during the aging in wood. The Butler Nephew’s 20 Years Old Tawny Port goes extremely well with selected desserts as, fruit cake, iced cream and dried fruits. Can also be served slightly chilled as an aperitif.