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Paul D. Grüner Veltliner 2020
Origin: Austria
Retail: $11.95 | Sale: $10.75
This charming Grüner Veltliner ranks among the best value wines we currently have on the shelf. It shows delicious ripe flavors with the bracing acidity and herbaceous character typical of Grüner. The palate is dry and crisp, showing hints of citrus & green apple. Pairs perfectly with chicken, pork, seafood, vegetables, salads and sunshine.
100% Grüner Veltliner
Strauss Ried Gamlitzberg Sauvignon Blanc 2020
Origin: Austria
Retail: $18.95 | Sale: $17.05
The Strauss wine estate started in 1810 under the name “Schopper.” Notes of citrus welcome you into the glass. The well balanced acidity keeps it beautiful and focused all the way to the finish. This wine is great as an aperitif and pairs beautifully with asian food and fried chicken.
100% Sauvignon Blanc
Hillinger 'Small Hill' Red 2018
Origin: Austria
Retail: $13.95 | Sale: $12.55
This is bursting with aromas of dark cherry, black raspberry, and a dusty chocolate note. The palate is bursting with boysenberry, cherry and bitter chocolate with just the right amount of oak spice. Great energy and focus from start to finish. Fun to just sip and a great match for grilled sausage, roast chicken, or burgers.
50% Merlot | 25% St. Laurent | 25% Pinot Noir
Domaine de la Touraize Cremant de Jura 2018
Origin: Virginia
Retail: $25.95 | Sale: $23.35
André-Jean and Héléana Morin own the 12 hectare estate, Domaine de la Touraize in Arbois, Jura. André-Jean is the eighth generation to farm in Arbois, a village which in 1936, was among the very first wine producing areas to receive AOC status from the French government. This cremate rests on its fine lees for 8 months and bottle aged for 18 months sur lattes. The first month it spends on rack, riddled by hand twice a day, by a quarter turn rotation. Then, in tilting cages is rotated every 5 days. Dosage is generally between 4 and 5 grams.
100% Chardonnay
Agenais Rosé by Christophe Avi 2020
Origin: France
Retail: $17.95 | Sale: $16.15
Christophe makes wines with minimal intervention -no chemicals in the vineyard, all natural yeast, and a light filtration so that you get aromatics of earth, wet stone, nuanced fruit – those notes which make wines of terroir so elegant. Fresh cherry and tangy watermelon welcome you into the glass. On the palate orange blossom and lime leaf come forward finishing with a dusty minerality.
80% Cabernet Sauvignon | 20% Cabernet Franc
Nicolas Chemarin Brouilly Saburin 2019
Origin: France
Retail: $23.95 | Sale: $21.55
Nicolas is the fourth generation to farm the family property and the only male of his generation to stay in the village, a fact that has earned him the nickname “Petit Grobis” a local term of endearment having to do with small hollows in trees used by owls. The Saburin vineyard is one of the nine “lieu-dits” in Brouilly. It is located on the slopes of a south facing hill between Odenas and Quincié-en-Beaujolais. The terrain is quite steep, and the predominant soil is pink granite. The vines are densely planted and pruned in the “gobelet” style. The vinification is carbonic, using indigenous yeasts, and is done without SO2. This un-filtered is perfect for the summer!
100% Gamay
Guímaro Ribeira Sacra Amandi Godevo Joven Blanco 2020
Origin: Spain
Retail: $24.95 | Sale: $22.45
Cultivated since Roman times, Ribeira Sacra’s steep terraced vineyards are some of the most picturesque and treacherous to work in the world of wine. Guímaro Blanco is made from multiple plots of 50-70 year old Godello vines grown on these steep slopes. The grapes are hand-harvested in small bins, cold fermented with native yeasts in steel vat without malolactic fermentation occurring. The wine is raised on the lees for 6 months in vat, fined with egg white, but not filtered. This fresh, lively and aromatic vino blanco wonderful paired with any seafood dish.
100% Godello
Martinsancho Verdejo 2017
Origin: Spain
Retail: $21.95 | Sale: $19.75
In the early 1970’s, Angel Rodríguez saved the shy-bearing, thick-skinned Verdejo through refusing to uproot his 17th century vineyard, Martínsancho. King Juan Carlos officially honored him for his untiring efforts in favor of reestablishing Verdejo’s prominence in its region of origin. From free-run juice, the wine is racked into large, centuries-old subterranean oak vessels prior to clarification and bottling. A highly extractive, herbaceous and minerally-complex Verdejo with excellent aging capacity and a perennial hallmark wine for the region.
100% Verdejo
Alvaro Palacios Camins del Priorat 2019
Origin: Spain
Retail: $29.95 | Sale: $26.95
Alvaro Palacios is undoubtedly one of the architects and primary reasons for Priorat's elevation to premier fine wine region over the past 20 years. Camins is the winery's softer, entry level Priorat where the Garnacha and Cariñena base is supported by Cabernet, Syrah and Merlot. An ideal, fruit forward red to enjoy on its own, or with a roasted chicken generously seasoned with lots of fresh herbs, accompanied by a side of pan fried potatoes and braised fennel.
35% Garnacha | 24% Syrah | 17% Cabernet Sauvignon | 11% Cariñena | 10% Merlot | 3% other varieties