Corvidae “Wise Guy” Sauvignon Blanc by Owen Roe Corvidae is the Latin name for the family of birds that includes the Crow, Raven, Jay and Magpie. These “dark” birds are everywhere in the vineyards of Eastern Washington. Their reputation as crafty, adaptable, and somewhat dubious characters is a fitting icon Read more…
Giacomo Grimaldi Sauvignon Blanc Langhe, Italy 2016 Giacomo Grimaldi, was founded in 1930 by Ernesto Grimaldi. In 1983 the winery was inherited by Giacomo, who sold the greatest part of his grapes in bulk, while keeping only a small part to be bottled for sale to a mostly local clientele. Read more…
Penya Vin de Pays Cotes Catalanes Rose This juicy rose is a blend of 94% Grenache and 6% Syrah. Cases de Pene is a tiny village in the Roussillon region of Southern France, just 30 miles north of the Spain. Ceded to France in the mid 17th century, the area Read more…
Matteo Correggia, Roero Arneis 2016 Matteo inherited his family’s vineyard estate in 1985, at the age of 23, and continued the tradition of farming excellent fruit. This was not unnoticed by great producers of the region including Roberto Voerzio and Elio Altare. At their urging, Matteo established a winery to Read more…
FVINE Vinho Verde from Portugal Vinho Verde is place not a grape variety! Vinho Verde is the biggest DOC – The letters DOC refers to government guarantees of the wines' origins – of Portugal, up in the cool, rainy, verdant northwest. The vines grow in fertile, granite soils along rivers Read more…
Stein Feinherb Trocken Riesling; Mosel, Germany 2015 Largely sourced from 80-year-old un-grafted vines, this is, despite being delicious and easy to drink, a very serious wine – head and shoulders above past vintages. “Blauschiefer” means “blue slate” and blue slate tastes good. The nose is fresh and green, a tart Read more…
Domiane Saint-Lannes Cotes de Gascogne Blanc Made by the Duffour family on their estate since 1982, the award-winning Domaine Saint-Lannes Blanc is a 70-30 blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, the two most popular and most planted white grape varieties in the world. They don’t often come together as bed-fellows, Read more…
Weingut Hexamer Sauvignon Blanc Nahe, Germany Trocken (Dry) 2015 Weingut Hexamer is a family-owned and run winery in Meddersheim in the Nahe region. The vineyard area totals 23 hectares (58 acres) in Meddersheim, Schlossböckelheim and Sobernheim. The family name dates back centuries in Germany and has a history of winemaking; Read more…
Sandhi Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2013 Founded in 2010 by Rajat Parr, the wine director for Mina Group restaurants, Charles Banks, the former owner of Jonata Wines and Screaming Eagle, and esteemed winemaker Sashi Moorman, Sandhi Wines is a boutique California winery focusing on select Santa Barbara County vineyards. Read more…
Mas Libian Bout D’Zan Cotes du Rhone Rose 2016 This crisp, coppery rosé was grown biodynamically by three sisters who run Mas de Libian, a family estate that dates back to the 1600s. They took over the organic farm, set on a plateau in the rocky terrain of the Ardèche Read more…