Summertime and the Drinking is Easy with Red & White from Northeastern Spain

The northwestern Spanish wine production zone of Ribeiro is undergoing a renaissance. One of the vanguard producers of this movement is the Bodega of Coto de Gomariz located in the Avia valley near the Atlantic coast where a unique…

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Posted on 2018.05.30 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Ribeiro  |  Read more...

Crowd-Pleasing 2015 White Burgundy

Domaine Sylvain Langoureau (Saint-Aubin 2015) ~$35 Special Price (6-pack mix-and-match) SOLD OUT Wine pundits are calling 2015 an “extraordinary” vintage throughout the Côte d’Or. Typical of warm and sunny years the 2015 whites are clean, pure and rich, favoring ripe…

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Posted on 2018.05.23 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

Stunning Wines from Italy’s Lake Garda

There is value almost everywhere you look if you know how to spot it. In this case, value lies in the unheralded agricultural region on the glacial morainic slopes of Lake Garda, in the Valtènesi sub-zone distinguished by superior exposure…

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Posted on 2018.05.16 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Lombardy  |  Read more...

Refreshing Loire Cabernet Franc from Top Producer in Saumur-Champigny

Saumur-Champigny has the reputation for producing some of the finest expressions of Cabernet Franc available to humanity. The underlying tuffeau (a soft, chalky limestone) is the foremost element in Saumur-Champigny’s distinctive quality. It is here, in the small town of…

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Posted on 2018.05.09 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Loire  |  Read more...