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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Valravn Chardonnay 2017
Origin: California
Retail: $23.95 | Sale: $21.55
Cold climate vineyards in the Sonoma Coast provide a core of minerality, ripe peach, and apple with a touch of citrus. These fresh notes are balanced by richer flavors of toasted hazelnuts, and ripe pineapple that come from the barrel fermented Russian River component. Overall, the Valravn Chardonnay walks the delicate line between high toned freshness, and the more powerful flavors of barrel fermented Chardonnay. This is a crowd-pleasing white and a great go-to for dinner parties with family or friends!
100% Chardonnay
Gavala Santorini 2020
Origin: Greece
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
In the traditional village of Megalochori is located one of the oldest wineries of Santorini, Kanava of George Gavala.The Gavalas winemaking unit is placed inside the PDO Santorini zone. Nowadays, it extends over a private vineyard of 18 acres where indigenous varieties of Santorini varieties are being cultivated, such as Assyrtiko, Athiri, Aidani and several other rare, local varieties like Katsano, Gaidouria, Mavrotragano and Voudomato. On the nose delicate aromas of fruit – pear, lemon and pineapple – are present. On the palate, the wine has an incredible expression of fruit with balanced acidity that seems to never end.
100% Assyrtiko
La Tour Melas Idylle D'Achinos Rose 2020
Origin: Greece
Retail: $25.95 | Sale: $23.35
La tour Melas is located near the village of Achinos in central Greece. From 100-year-old vineyard, the Rosé Idylle welcomes you into the glass with aromas of nectarine, strawberries, and wet stone. The palate is dry with crisp acidity, stone fruit dominates, but is rounded out with ripe berry fruit leading to a long mineral finish. This is a serious rosé that will partner excellently with a range of dishes, or work well as an aperitif. A great alternative to Provence rosé!
Syrah | Grenache | Agiorgitiko
Saint George Nemea 2018
Origin: Greece
Retail: $19.95 | Sale: $17.95
A native of Argos in the Peloponnesus, George Skouras is one of the true pioneers of the modern Greek wine renaissance. At a time when very few producers were making world-class wine of any kind, Skouras was receiving his oenology degree from Dijon in Burgundy and scraping together all his resources for what was then a bootstrapped garage project in the mid-1980s. This wine hails from the Nemea appellation within the Peloponnese region. One-hundred percent Aghiorghitiko from 20+ year old vines; it is planted in clay soils at 650-meters above sea level. The nose reveals aromas of blackberries, raspberries, and ripe strawberries with just a touch of tobacco and spices such as clove and cinnamon. It is a medium-bodied wine with elegant structure, balanced acidity and very ripe, elegant tannins. The finish is moderately-long, dominated by red fruits and followed by sweet vanilla and black pepper.
100% Agiorghitiko
Elizabeth Spencer Special Cuvée Cabernet Sauvignon 2018
Origin: California
Retail: $49.95 | Sale: $44.95
This Classic Cuvee is a barrel selection of Cabernet Sauvignon and a small percentage of other red Bordeaux varietals, chosen to reflect a Classic Napa approach to the vinification of this varietal. Grown predominantly on the Valley floor in the warmer micro-climates, the fruit displays a perfect balance of soft, ripe red plums and dark chocolate structure. This Cabernet Sauvignon an opulent, fruit forward representation that stays true to the classic Elizabeth Spencer style: balance, elegance, and grace.
100% Cabernet Sauvignon
92 Points Jeb Dunnuck
91 Points James Suckling