Pardevalles Albarín Blanco (Tierra de León 2014) White Price: ~16/bottle Pardevalles Prieto Picudo “Gamonal” (Tierra de León 2012) Red Price: ~$19/bottle Third generation vigneron Rafael Alonso is one of the pioneer winemakers of southern León. Viñedos y…
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Posted on 2016.06.29 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Tierra de Leon  | Read more...
$55 Pernand-Vergelesses “Ile de Vergelesses” (Premier Cru 2014) Red $50 Pernand-Vergelesses “Sous Frétille” (Premier Cru 2014) White One of the many highlights of the Burgundy tasting we held a couple weeks ago were the wines of Vincent…
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Posted on 2016.06.22 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  | Read more...
Château Haut-Maurac (Médoc 2012) Special Father’s Day Price: $275/12 bottles in wooden crate (~$23/bottle) Dads like barbecues. Dads like fishing (or at least the idea of fishing). Dads like agreeing with things in theory, inappropriate humor, and free t-shirts. Dads…
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Posted on 2016.06.15 in France, Bordeaux, Saturday Sips Wines  | Read more...
We are making a serious commitment to the 2014 vintage of Burgundy and our spring shipment has just arrived. Stop by the shop this Saturday anytime between 12 and 5 to taste over a dozen wines from some of the…
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Posted on 2016.06.06 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Burgundy  | Read more...
Champagne De Sousa “3A” Extra Brut (Avize, Aÿ, Ambonnay, Grand Cru) “If you could write the perfect recipe for the greatest Champagnes it might read something like this: a tiny grower based in Avize in the exact center of the…
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Posted on in France, The Champagne Society, Champagne  | Read more...
Il Conventino (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, 2010) $28/bottle SOLD OUT Of the three main production zones in Tuscany for Sangiovese-based wines, it’s Vino Nobile di Montepulciano that seems most often overlooked. Thanks to a certain fictional forensic psychiatrist and cannibalistic…
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Posted on 2016.06.01 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Tuscany  | Read more...