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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Kennedy Point Sauvignon Blanc 2018
Origin: New Zealand
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.15
Kennedy Point is a beautiful site of 2.5 acres on the southeastern side of Waiheke Island. Their philosophy of following natural viticulture methods allow them to work with premium quality grapes and use a little interventions as possible in
the wine making process. They are certified by Organic Farms N.Z. as of August 2010, an organic certification program designed for small producers. Each wine they make are fermented with wild yeast, enhancing the complexity and unique qualities of each wine, which reflects the terroir of the small vineyard. Aromas of sweet tropical fruit, with fresh, tangy citrus and pineapple flavors welcome you into the glass. The finish comes through with crisp and clean acidity.
Sauvignon Blanc | Organic
Azienda Agricola Gradis'Ciutta Collio Friulano 2017
Origin: Italy
Retail: $26.95 | Sale: $24.25
Obtained exclusively from the Friulano grape: the most representative and well-known white wine of Collio. Since 2007, the name Tocai was eliminated in favor of Hungary; this is was changed to Friulano. Cited for the first time in 1632 in the dowry of Aurora Formentini, a noblewoman of San Floriano, that was carried to her spouse. Three centuries later in 1933, Ernesto Massi wrote “the address of Goriziano viticulture tends to favor white varieties, such as Tocai.” It has always been present at this estate, being one of the indigenous varieties of the Collio. Wild flower, honeyed nut and stone fruit aromas continue on to the structured palate along with orange zest. It closes on a pleasant note of bitter almond that lingers on the finish.
Friulano
Weingut Stadt Krems Kremstal Riesling 2018
Origin: Austria
Retail: $16.95 | Sale: $15.25
Weingut Stadt Krems was founded in 1452 as a source of revenue for the hospital of Krems and is one of the oldest wineries in Austria. The municipality of Krems still owns the 560-year old winery and is today one of the best in the region. Sourced from mainly primary rock and gravel soils on terraced sites near Stein, this dry Riesling was vinified in stainless steel tanks and bottled after a short period resting on its fine lees. It shows aromas and flavors of ripe citrus, stone fruit, and flowers, with a persistent underpinning of minerality.
Riesling | Sustainable
Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Rosé 2019
Origin: France
Retail: $14.95 | Sale: $13.45
Established in the northern part of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the Jaume family has been making wine since 1826 when Mathieu Jaume started harvesting grapes. This beautiful and delicate rosé is a great example from the Rhone with a nose riddeled of wild strawberry and fine Provençal spices. The palate is well-balanced with a long, fresh finish. As you sip feel as though you’re strolling through a Provençal town on market day, drinking in the sights and smells of fresh strawberries, raspberries and wildflowers.
Grenache | Syrah | Mourvèdre | Organic
Chateau 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 are located in the Bekaa Valley, cradled between two mountain ranges running parallel to Lebanon’s Mediterranean coastline. Vines have been cultivated here for at least 6,000 years. The Jeune Rouge is unoaked and made according 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. It’s perfect for immediate drinking but also has years of aging potential.
Cinsault | Syrah | Cabernet Sauvignon
Collosorbo Sant'Antimo Rosso 2016
Origin: Italy
Retail: $19.95 | Sale: $17.95
Tenuta di Collosorbo belongs to one of the original estates of Montalcino, Tenuta di Sesta, owned by the Ciacci family for almost 200 years. The bouquet is very intense and fragrant with blackberry, plum and exotic spice (thanks to some brief aging in barrique). The wine is soft, rich and smooth on the palate. Pair this Tuscan value buy with your 4th of July grilling!
50% Syrah | 25% Merlot | 20% Cabernet Sauvignon | 5% Petit Verdot | Sustainable
Château Castegens Côtes de Bordeaux 2015
Origin: France
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.15
Chateau Castegens’ origins date back to the early 15th century, not long before the famous battle of Castillon took place in 1453, ending the Hundred-Years war between the English and the French. Coming just five miles east of St-Emilion from clay-limestone slopes facing south, this Bordeaux is a steal. Black fruit dominates that palate with plenty of structure and a smoky, spicy character.
80% Merlot | 18% Cabernet Franc | 2% Cabernet Sauvignon