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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Terre dei Buth Frizzante Rosé Special Cuvée NV
Origin: Italy
Retail: $13.95 | Sale: $12.55
"Terre" means "Lands", "Buth" means "Bud" in a Venetian dialect, hence the name "Lands of buds" - you can see buds of every type come out from the characteristic gravely soil of the vineyard during Spring. Glera, which is the variety used to make Prosecco, brings the liveliness of the most famous Italian sparkling wine to this cuvée, which reaches perfection thanks to Raboso, which is an indigenous red grape of the Venetian region, well-known for its hints of red berries and smooth finish.
90% Glera
10% Raboso
Organic
Encostas Do Lima Schist Vinho Verde 2020
Origin: Portugal
Retail: $10.95 | Sale: $9.85
Encostas do Lima Vinho Verde wines are produced from manually harvested Lourerio grapes from the Lima Rover Valley. Kysela and Adega Coop. Ponte Lima have partnered for an exclusive project to showcase the different soils of the subregion, and demonstrate how they influence the grape profile, and in turn, the final wine. Schist is a sedimentary rock, allowing vines to root deeper into the softer shale, and creating an environment richer in fine materials and nutrients. The schist soils display more crisp acidity and expressive minerality in this wine.
Lourerio
Encostas Do Lima Granite Vinho Verde 2020
Origin: Portugal
Retail: $10.95 | Sale: $9.85
Encostas do Lima Vinho Verde wines are produced from manually harvested Lourerio grapes from the Lima Rover Valley. Kysela and Adega Coop. Ponte Lima have partnered for an exclusive project to showcase the different soils of the subregion, and demonstrate how they influence the grape profile, and in turn, the final wine. Granite is an acidic, naturally poor soil, derived from igenous rock. WIth its sandy texture, granite soil makes it difficult for the vines to retain water and plant nutrition.It shows interesting aromas of stone fruit, lime, juicy green apple and crisp pear. Fresh, juicy & lively with a touch of spritz.
Lourerio
Pioneiro Vinho Regional Peninsula de Setubal 2018
Origin: Portugal
Retail: $12.95 | Sale: $11.65
Venâncio “da Costa Lima”, as he was known, was born in 1892 in the town of Quinta do Anjo. In 1914, he founded the Casa Agrícola Venâncio da Costa Lima, in Quinta do Anjo, on the Setubal Peninsula, making it one of the oldest wineries in the Palmela region. This red blend possesses a complex nose with touches of ripe fruit, jam and spices, full-bodied flavor and a very balanced finish.
60% Castelao
30% Aragones
10% Syrah
Dominique Piron Morgon Cote du Py 2017
Origin: France
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
#99 of Wine Spectator's Top 100 wines of 2019! The Morgon Cru is based in the heart of Northern Beaujolais. Côte du Py is the heart of Morgon, a little hill of very old blue stone rocks - the oldest soils of Beaujolais (around 430 millions years old), with a typical blue color. Dominique Piron’s family has been growing grapes here since the 16th century, and Dominique took over the estate in 1971. Working side by side with his American wife, enologist Kristine Mary, the Pirons farm 45 hectares of vineyards scattered among several different crus in Beaujolais, namely Morgon, Chénas, Brouilly, Régnié and Moulin-à-Vent. The palate is loaded with juicy red berry, plenty of ripe cherry, and is cut with shimmering acid and mineral tension. The tannic power that is so typical of Cote du Py is beautifully interlaced with the ripe fruits.
Gamay
Thorn Clarke William Randell Cabernet Sauvignon 2017
Origin: Australia
Retail: $43.95 | Sale: $39.55
William Randell is sourced from Thorn-Clarke's 33 hectare Kabininge vineyard (81.51 acres) is true Barossa Valley floor terroir. This is the oldest of their 100% family-owned vineyards and is situated in the heart of one of the great wine regions of the world - the Barossa Valley. Lush and rich, this shows off details of dark chocolate, black licorice and baking spices, finishing with a thread of cedar and firming tannins.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
96 Points Halliday Wine Companion
92 Points Wine Enthusiast
90 Points Wine Spectator