We are hosting our first wine tasting of 2021!
Click through the link to explore tasting notes, and purchase any of the wines featured this weekend for 10% off retail pricing.
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Zardetto Long Charmat Brut NV
Origin: Italy
Retail: $26.95 | Sale: $24.25
Zardetto Long Charmat DOCG is a premium Prosecco made from the most prestigious vineyards in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene area. Zardetto chooses the best selection of grapes, harvested at full maturity. Aromas of rich citrus, apple, and a hint of herbaceous mint, mingle with an intriguing bread crust note. On the palate, the structure is elegant, with firm acidity, savory minerality, velvety texture, and a long, creamy finish.
100% Glera
Von Winning Sauvignon Blanc II 2019
Origin: Germany
Retail: $23.95 | Sale: $21.55
Refreshing Sancerre-like bouquet of white and green fruits along with herbaceous and flinty aromas. Round and fruity on the palate, with good freshness and a silky texture, this is a medium-bodied, very elegant, stimulatingly salty and grippy Sauvignon Blanc with a mouthwatering finish. This wine begs you to drink more.
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Santorini Argyros Assyrtiko 2019
Origin: Greece
Retail: $34.95 | Sale: $31.45
Founded in 1903, the Argyros Estate is located on the island of Santorini. Today, Matthew Argyros, the fourth generation of family winemakers, continues his father's legacy by making legendary wines from Assyrtiko and other indigenous Santorinian varietals, using traditional techniques. Assyrtiko is the iconic grape of Santorini, known for it's relatively high natural acidity. This wine is true to character, with flavors of citrus, lemongrass and stone. It is medium-bodied and elegant with great finesse.
100% Assyrtiko
Chateau Musar 'Musar Jeune' Rouge 2018
Origin: Lebanon
Retail: $22.95 | Sale: $20.65
Chateau Musar was the first producer in Lebanon to achieve organic certification in 2006. Most of the vineyards are located in the Beka Valley, cradled between two mountain ranges running parallel to Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline. Vines have been cultivated here for at least 6,00 years. The Jeune Rouge is unoaked and made accordning to Musar's natural non-interventionist winemaking philosophy. It's fresh, vibrant, fruity and soft with plenty of ripe red and dark fruit and a hint of sweet spice. The tannins are gentle and the finish smooth.
50% Cinsault
30% Syrah
20% Cabernet Sauvignon
Matthews Claret 2018
Origin: Washington
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
Matthews is a family owned and operated winery based in Woodinville, WA. The 2018 Matthews Claret comes from several small vineyard parcels within three AVAs: Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley, and Red Mountain. Black currants, vanilla bean, and dark spice jump from the glass. The palate is ripe and dense with great texture. Sweet muddled black fruits, some savory spice, super fine tannins, and a fresh lifted finish. It is drinking well not but will continue to age beautifully.
59% Cabernet Sauvignon
24% Merlot
16% Cabernet Franc
1% Petit Verdot
Poli Distillerie Gran Bassano Bianco Vermouth NV
Origin: Italy
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
The vermouth recipe for Poli, handwritten in the family recipe booklet by GioBatta Poli in the 1930’s, involved the use of 33 herbs and spices in a natural infusion. Almost 90 years later, with four generations of family’s distillation tradition, Jacopo Poli decided to bring back his great grandfather’s formula to create modern expressions of the Bassano del Grappa’s territory. The Gran Bassano Bianco is a Vespaiolo-based vermouth, a native white grape to the Veneto region. We like to sip these exquisite spirits neat, with a twist of citrus, or as an enhancement of our favorite cocktails!
100% Vespaiolo