Deep ruby color; red fruit, cherry, blackberry, smoke on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading
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Weingut Strub Silvaner Rheinhessen Trocken 2019
Pale straw color; green apple, cantaloupe, white plum, minerality on delicate nose; apple, citrus, minerality-salinity on the palate. Continue reading
ROAR Wines Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands 2019
Medium ruby color; cherry, red berries, leather, forest floor, violets on the nose; cherry, strawberry, raspberry, caramel, herbs, spice on the palate. Continue reading
Alois Lageder Terra Alpina Pinot Grigio Vigneti Delle Dolomiti IGT 2019
Pale gold color; peach, lemon, wet rock on the nose; Meyer lemon, lime, grapefruit, citrus, white peach, green apple, minerality-salinity on the palate. Continue reading
Bonterra Equinox Red 2017
Deep ruby color; plum, cherry, raspberry, red fruit, dried herbs on the nose; cherry, plum, black and red fruits, pine nuts, pepper, oak on the palate. Continue reading
Domaine de Cala Coteaux Varois en Provence 2020
Pale pink color; citrus, grapefruit, lemon on the nose; grapefruit, lemon, orange zest, apricot, white peach, redcurrant, saline on the palate. Continue reading
Ca’ di Prata Prosecco Rosé Extra Dry Millesimato DOC 2019
Pale copper color; red fruits, strawberry, violets on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, red fruit on the palate. Continue reading
Tenuta di Arceno Strada al Sasso Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2016
Deep ruby color; black cherry, clove, elderberry, blueberry, cinnamon on the nose; raspberry, black cherry, blueberry, plum, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading
Fort Ross Winery Sea Slopes Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast 2018
Medium ruby-garnet color; plum, raspberry, hibiscus on the nose; Bing cherry, plum, raspberry, cranberry, redcurrant, cola on the palate. Continue reading
Direct to consumer boom
The U.S. wine industry enjoyed its largest year-over-year increase in direct-to-consumer (DTC) sales in 2020. Much can be attributed to COVID-19, but even if you bought online because of pandemic fears, many will stay with DTC because of convenience and expanded choice. Continue reading
