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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Thibaut-Janisson Virginia Fizz NV
Origin: Virginia
Retail: $21.95 | Sale: $19.75
Thibaut-Janisson was born from a long friendship that began in a Grand Cru village in the Champagne region of France and continues today in Blue Ridge Mountains of Charlottesville, Virginia.Virginia Fizz is a fun and festive sparkling wine, great for all life’s celebrations. It is cremant style made of 100% Chardonnay. Packed with apples and peach flavors, the wine has a very creamy and smooth texture. The myriad of tiny bubbles will tickle your taste buds. Refreshing on its own, but perfect mixed as a cocktail!
100% Chardonnay
Alleme Txakolina 2018
Origin: Spain
Retail: $15.95 | Sale: $14.35
Getariako Txakolina was granted D.O. status in 1989, helping save this wine from extinction. This fifth-generation producer is located in Zarautz, a small fishing town on the Spanish side of Basque country. Clean, crisp and very ruity, this white has a slight spritz (due to fermentation) and notes of citrus and exotic fruits. Both mineral and floral, it has a round and unctuous mouthfeel with a good balance of structure and acidity.
100% Hondarribi Zuri
Ivan Enjingi Grasevina 2017
Origin: Croatia
Retail: $18.95 | Sale: $17.05
Ivan Enjingi is a leading natural winemaker in Croatia. Macerated on the skins for three days, this wine is rich and full-bodied with mouthwatering acidity. Ripe stone fruits, autumn fruits, minerality, herbs, and petrol show a presence on the palate. Enjoy the wine with grilled fish, stews, and/or cured meats.
100% Welschriesling
Les Bêtes Curieuses Muscadet Sur Granit La Perdrix de l'Annee 2018
Origin: France
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.15
Crafted by two young Loire vignerons who call themselves “Les Bêtes Curieuses,” this wine highlights the diverse terroir of Muscadet via old vines, organic farming, and minimal-intervention winemaking. The nose is intense with citrus and lemon aromas. The palate is crisp and fresh with wet-stone minerality making it an
excellent pairing with oysters on the half shell or any delicate white fish.
100% Muscadet | Organic
Natte Valleij Cinsault 2018
Origin: South Africa
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.15
The father to South Africa’s national varietal Pinotage, Cinsault has since fallen into obscurity. Affectionately still called Hermitage by the many old timers, it creates superbly drinkable wines with red fruits, spice and surprising structure to age gracefully. This tribute to South Africa’s wine-making past was hand-crafted from selected parcels of old bush vines spread across the Cape. Showcasing the fruitier, approachable side of the variety, with a soft, delicate tannin structure and very drinkable profile.
100% Cinsaut
Selvapiana Chianti Rufina Vendemmia 2017
Origin: Italy
Retail: $19.95 | Sale: $17.95
This Chianti Rùfina is the pillar of Selvapiana's production, using primarily Sangiovese with small contributions from traditional blending partners Canaiolo, Colorino, and Malvasia Nera. This wine is an excellent example of the finesse and crispness the Rùfina subzone of Chianti delivers, and is bright, floral and nicely lifted. On the nose, this wine has bright red cherry fruits, mixed with rose petals and violets. It is silky and seamless on the palate, where delicate red berried fruit flavors seem to dance across the tongue.
Sangiovese, Cannaiolo, Colorino, Malvasia | 88 Points, Vinous
Château du Cèdre Extra Libre Cahors 2018
Origin: France
Retail: $35.95 | Sale: $32.35
The vines of Château du Cèdre root in two different types of soil: the first terroir, composed of stony clay and limestone, produces straightforward wines with fine tannins, whereas more powerful and dense wines derive from soils composed of clay, sand and rich in pebbles. Made without added sulfur and produced from organically grown grapes, this wine has a vivid purple color from its young fruitiness and a bold, blackberry-flavored character.
95 % Malbec, 5% Merlot