A Lively, Graceful Red Wine from the Soaring Slopes of Ribeira Sacra in Western Spain

Sílice Viticultores “Sílice” (Galicia 2015) ~$26/bottle It has long been recognized that the western Spanish region of Ribeira Sacra in Galicia had the potential to create world-class wines. Indeed, thousands of years ago, Romans carved terraces on the steep slopes…

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Posted on 2016.10.19 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Ribeira Sacra  |  Read more...

 

Serious and Seriously Drinkable Old Vine Carignan from Southern France

Domaine d’Aupilhac “Le Carignan” (Mont Baudile IGP 2014) Red Special Price: $189/6-pack (~$31/bottle) Formerly the most widely planted grape in France, and quite often overproduced, Carignan doesn’t have the best reputation. Generally, it’s high levels of tannins and acidity work…

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Posted on 2016.10.12 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Languedoc-Roussillon  |  Read more...

 

Domaine Albert Boxler – World-Class Wines, Alsace Terroir

Albert Boxler Chasselas (Alsace 2014) $172/6-pack (~$29/bottle) In far eastern France, on the border with southern Germany, the winemaking region of Alsace is perhaps the most geologically complex in all of France. Much like Burgundy, the vineyards of Alsace lie…

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Posted on 2016.10.05 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Alsace  |  Read more...

 

Old Vine Gamay from a Rising Star in Beaujolais

Charly Thévenet “Grain & Granit” (Régnié, 2014) $156/6-pack (~$26/bottle) Young Charly Thévenet cut his teeth working at his family’s small, 12 acre estate in the Beaujolais Cru of Morgon. While many winemakers get their start by studying beneath their parents, Charly had…

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Posted on 2016.09.28 in Saturday Sips Wines, France, Beaujolais  |  Read more...

 

Viticoltori De Conciliis – Pioneers of Southern Italy

“Naima” Aglianico (Paestum IGT 2007) Red Special Price: ~$49/bottle Viticoltori De Conciliis is a family affair. It was established in 1996 after siblings Bruno, Luigi, and Paola convinced their father, Alessandro, to transform the family poultry farm into world-class vineyards….

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Posted on 2016.09.21 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Campania  |  Read more...

 

2014 Domaine Bart Marsannay – Classic Red Burgundy, Classic Price

Domaine Bart “La Montagne” (Marsannay) Red Special Price: $167/6-pack (~$28/bottle) Stretching from the village of Fixin at its southern end to the city of Dijon at its northern end, Marsannay vineyards are on the famous Côte d’Or that continues…

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Posted on 2016.09.14 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

Côte Rôtie vs. Hermitage – Two Outstanding Northern Rhône Syrahs from the 2013 Vintage

The vineyards of the northern Rhône, particularly Côte Rôtie and Hermitage, are some of the smallest in France, yet they produce some of the finest expressions of Syrah in the world. Join us this Saturday for a comparative tasting of…

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Posted on 2016.09.07 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Northern Rhone  |  Read more...

 

From Spain to Detroit – a Few Special Collaborative Cuvées

If you’ve enjoyed a Spanish wine from our shop it likely came from a local, Detroit-based enterprise that has collected a portfolio of distinguished, passionate producers from some of the most exciting wine production regions in Spain.

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Posted on 2016.08.31 in Saturday Sips Wines, Spain DO, Penedes, Priorat DOQ  |  Read more...

 

Rully – High Class White Burgundy on a Budget

The Côte Chalonnaise continues as a regular chain of hills along the same lines as the Côte d’Or to its north. But the countryside is much less uniform and turns into a jumble of limestone slopes on which vineyards appear…

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Posted on 2016.08.24 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

Domaine Françoise & Denis Clair: Pure and Seductive Chardonnay from Burgundy’s Côtes de Beaune

Domaine Françoise & Denis Clair was created in 1986 when Denis set out to bottle his own wine – The Clair family had owned parcels in the Santenay area for generations but sold most of their production…

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Posted on 2016.08.12 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Burgundy  |  Read more...

 

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