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Posted on 2018.11.06 in Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

Transition into Fall with Easy Drinking Red & White from “Green Spain”

Hard-working vigneron Eulogio Pomares is a rising star in the far northwest corner of Spain where he receives accolades from critics and consumers alike. Although perhaps best known for his work with the region’s Albariño variety as the seventh generation…

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Posted on 2018.09.19 in Rias Biaxas, Ribeira Sacra, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

Dream Cruise Spanish Acquisition Wine Sale – 15% Off

While our idea of a “dream cruise” would be a leisurely couple of weeks touring Europe we’re staying in town and watching the local spectacle from our front row seats at the corner of Woodward and 14 Mile Road. No…

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Posted on 2018.08.16 in Ribiero, Saturday Sips, Spain DO, Tierra de Leon  |  Read more...

Masterful Catalan Pyrenees Wines from a Legend

Raül Bobet has a long list of achievements: He has a masters degree in chemical engineering and a doctorate in oenology. He has 18 years of experience at Bodegas Torres, Spain’s largest producer of DO wines under its own label,…

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Posted on 2018.06.20 in Costers del Segre, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

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 Ribiero, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

Spain’s Côte-Rôtie – The Soaring Slopes of Ribeira Sacra

Sílice Viticultores “Sílice” (Galicia 2016) Special Price: $156/6-pack (~$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…

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Posted on 2018.04.11 in Ribeira Sacra, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

Lauded Garagistes Alemany i Corrio – French Inspiration, Catalan Soul

Alemany i Corrio “Pas Curtei” (Penedès 2013) red Special 6-pack Price: $142 (~$24/bottle) The most inland and mountainous subzone of the Spanish appellation of Penedès is appropriately named the Alt Penedès. This Mediterranean region is characterised by relatively low yield…

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Posted on 2018.03.07 in Penedes, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

Saturday Sips: New-School Rioja – the Single Vineyard Wines of Artuke

Modern Rioja’s storied history began in the mid-1800s when local winemakers adopted the methods of Bordeaux and began aging their wines in wooden casks. Since then, the region has tended to spotlight the amount of time the wine spent in…

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Posted on 2018.01.31 in Rioja DOC, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

Countdown to the New Year: Sparkling Wine & Champagne Tasting Every Day

Every day until The New Year we’ll be sampling from our large and elaborate selection of small-production, sparkling wines and grower Champagnes from Grand and Premier Cru vineyards. We’ll be featuring wines from some of the leading producers in their…

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Posted on 2017.12.24 in Cava, Champagne, France, Saturday Sips, Spain DO  |  Read more...

The Champagne Society – December 2017 Selection

Manuel Raventós Negra (MRN) 2010 Price for The Champagne Society members: $93 (regular price $120) The name Raventós has become synonymous with great sparkling wines. Raventós i Blanc is one of the few producers of Spanish sparkling wine that grows, tends and harvests…

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Posted on 2017.12.01 in Cava, Spain DO, The Champagne Society  |  Read more...

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