Medium straw color; gooseberry, grapefruit, granny smith apple, white peach on the nose; honeydew melon, tart apple, lemon-lime, grapefruit, nectarine, pear on the palate. Continue reading
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Smaller wine containers 7-13-2022
You demanded wine options. Winemakers heard you and new options—some might call them marketing gimmicks—are being created as fast as they can be dreamed up. Continue reading
Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 2021
Pale straw color; grapefruit, lemon zest, passionfruit, a blade or two of cut grass on the nose; grapefruit, lemon, guava, honeydew melon, white nectarine, peach on the palate. Continue reading
le Fat bastard Chardonnay 2020
Medium gold color; white peach, pear, apple on the nose; green apple, white peach, pear, lemon, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading
Cantine Ermes Vento di Mare Pinot Grigio, Terre Siciliane IGT 2020
Medium gold color; pear, white peach, citrus on the nose; lemon, pear, white peach, cantaloupe, green apple, minerality on the palate. Continue reading
Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill Appellation 2020
Medium gold color; lemon, apple, pear, spice, vanilla on the nose; Meyer lemon, golden apple, honey, pear, toasty oak on the palate. Continue reading
Goose Ridge Winery Revelation Rosé 2021
Medium copper color; tangerine, peach, mango on the nose; strawberry, watermelon, pineapple, kiwi, citrus on the palate. Continue reading
Colline San Biagio Donna Mingarda Sangiovese Toscana IGT 2017
Deep garnet color; cherry, plum, black tea, balsamic on the nose; cherry, plum, raspberry, roast tomato, earthiness on the palate. Continue reading
Chilled red wines 7-6-2022
NEWS FLASH: We are in the “Dog Days of Summer,” or “High Summer” as it was called in the Old South. Whatever you call the scorching time between early July and mid-August, it is time to chill your wines. Continue reading
Markus Molitor Riesling Brut Sekt NV
Deep gold color; apricot, pear, nectarine, apple, almond on the nose; apricot, Meyer lemon, apple, pear, brioche, minerality on the palate. Continue reading
