Emendis Can Xa Cava Brut NV
Origin: Spain
Retail:$19.95| Sale: $17.96
This Cava is a blend of 50% Xarello, 25% Macabeo, 25% Parallada. The Emendis Can Xa Brut is a delicious, traditional-method Cava from the historic Penedès region of Catalonia. Documented since 1186, the thousand-year-old Masia Puigmoltó estate has been home to generations dedicated to farming the land. Inspired by Emendis, the first woman on record at the estate, two generations of the Vallès family have come together to realize a dream: their own wine project. Today the winery is still very much a family affair, with the newest generation and the previous generation working together.
Lackner Morillon Eckberg 2022
Origin: Austria
Retail: $28.95| Sale:$26.06
The boutique winery Lackner Tinnacher is one of the oldest wineries in Southern Styria, specifically the Südsteiermark region. It has been family-owned since 1770. The foundation was laid in the 1920s by Peter Dreisiebner and Franz Lackner through the careful propagation of their own vine selections. These vines still grow in the vineyards today and contribute significantly to the distinctive character of the wines. Katharina Tinnacher took over the winery in 2013. From then on, the focus was on purely organic farming and a uniquely individual wine collection. Wines from outstanding vineyard sites with old vines and hand-picked grapes are created using the most important tool in winemaking: the hand. This vineyard has bottled 250 vintages to date; all consistent with the style and tradition of the family winery. This bottle is 100% Morillon- the Austrian word for Chardonnay.
Domaine Roches Bleues Croquante 2024
Origin: France
Retail: $34.95| Sale: $31.46
The family has been cultivating 9 hectares of vines in Brouilly and Côtes de Brouilly in a typical manner over 3 family generations. Built on the slopes of Mont Brouilly, the estate is carved into the famous blue stone. It was in 1967 on the slopes of Mont Brouilly that Annie and Louis Bassy acquired 4 hectares of vines with the strong desire to start their own wine production. Christian and Dominique then took over in 1993. While the previous generation sold straight to clients, Dominique cultivated the vines like a garden with meticulous attention to detail and respect for the soil conditions in order to bring out the character of their terrain. In 2019, it is now the turn of the 3rd generation, as Jonathan and Chloë take over in order to maintain the reputation of Les Roches Bleues and continue to offer wines of exceptional quality. 100% Gamay undergoes a short carbonic maceration (6-8 days) in whole bunches followed by spontaneous fermentation from indigenous yeasts.
Cantine Oddero Barbera d’Alba 2023
Origin: Italy
Retail: $33.95| Sale:$30.56
redominantly a producer of Barolo and Barbaresco, the history of this winery is inextricably tied to that of Giacomo Oddero. In the 1950s, he renovated the ancient farm and house and began the arduous task of elevating the quality and prestige of the area’s wines—not only his wines, but of the entire Province of Cuneo. The legacy of Giacomo Oddero is carried on today by his daughter Mariacristina, who entered the family business near the end of the 1990s, and grandchildren Isabella and Pietro, who represent the seventh generation of a family with over a century and a half of vinicultural tradition behind them. Today they also farm hazelnut trees and truffles!