Klepka Sausse Pream’Bulle Champagne NV
Origin: Champagne, France
Retail: $49.95 | Sale: $44.96
Located in the small town of Oger, classified Grand cru, Laurent Klepka and his wife, Catherine, run and grow the 5.8 hectares (14,33 acres) of the family’s vineyards. The vines are exclusively planted with Chardonnay. Since the 1990s, sustainable viticulture practices have been implemented. Laurent has been keen on the importance of this environmental approach for more than 20 years now. In 2019 his vineyard obtained both "High environmental value" and "sustainable viticulture in Champagne'' certifications. The Champagne displays a luminous and fairly fluid, buttercup yellow color with pale yellow highlights. The first nose evokes the freshness of white flowers and white fruits, with fragrances of acacia, fresh rose, lemon and pear. 100% Chardonnay
Roots Wine Company ‘Klee’ Pinot Noir 2022
Origin: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Retail: $21.95 | Sale: $19.76
Born in Racine, Wisconsin, and raised in Idaho, Pennsylvania and Illinois, winemaker and winegrower Chris Berg didn't always know he wanted to make wine. But in the 1990s, his family planted seven acres of mostly Pinot Noir on their 20-acre property near Yamhill in the Yamhill-Carlton District of the Willamette Valley and in 2002, Chris and his wife picked their first harvest of a whopping three tons, which were made into 72 cases of Pinot Noir. In homage to one of Chris’ favorite artists, the wine is named for the famous Bauhaus artist Paul Klee. The artwork on the label is an adaptation of a painting called Solution “ee”. of the Birthday Assignment, 1924. Like the Bauhaus school where art is for the people, this wine is for the people with grapes representing 14 family-owned vineyards located in the North Willamette Valley, with about 40% located in the Yamhill-Carlton AVA. On the palate, the fruit-driven wine shows soft tannins and flavors of dark cherry compote, strawberry leather, stewed plums and rose oil. 100% Pinot Noir
Cottanera Barbazzale Etna Rosso 2021
Origin: Sicily, Italy
Retail: $19.95 | Sale: $17.96
Since 1960, Cottanera has cultivated the land on the difficult, yet generous, slopes of Mount Etna. They employ entire Sicilian families, particularly women who, according to the Etna tradition, possess the right delicacy in caring for the vineyards and choosing the bunches. Any intervention is done by hand in order to respect the land without distorting it with the goal of creating wines that express the terroir of Mt. Etna. The Barbazzale Etna Rosso is based predominantly on the indigenous Sicilian grape Nerello Mascalese, a dark-skinned variety that grows popular on Mt. Etna. This highly regarded variety tends to produce wines that reflect their surroundings, resulting in firm, fresh reds with fruity, herbaceous flavors, excellent minerality and an earthy nuance and an elegance and finesse often compared to that of Pinot Noir. On the nose, the wine entices with aromas of raspberries, blackberries and wildflowers entwined with a touch of minerality. The palate is fresh and aromatic, balanced by fine tannins. 90 % Nerello Mascalese 10 % Nerello Cappuccio.
Easton Amador Zinfandel 2016
Origin: Plymouth, California
Retail: $23.95 | Sale: $21.56
Terre Rouge and Easton Wines was founded in the late 80’s by Bill Easton and Jane O’Riordan. Winemaker Bill Easton is one of the original Rhône Rangers and pioneered the Rhône varietals in the Sierra Foothills under the TERRE ROUGE label. This hand-crafted wine is made from grapes harvested in California's famous Amador County, long renowned as one of the best places in the world for distinctive Zinfandel because of its old head-pruned vines, mountain soils, languid blue sky days, and cool summer nights. It is consistently rated one of the top Zinfandels in its class and one of the best value Zinfandels available. Although drinkable now, it gains complexity with bottle age. Notes of full black cherry and blackberry fruit aromas with a beautiful balance and a big, sumptuous, and juicy mouth feel. 100% Zinfandel