Bordeaux: The Art of the Blend Gary Cummins, Cooper Wine Consultant What is Bordeaux? The word “Bordeaux” has multiple meanings; Bordeaux is the name of a city, the ninth largest in France. Bordeaux can also refer to the municipal region around the city. And, of course, Bordeaux refers to a wine Read more…
Pormenor Branco Portuguese White Pedro Coelho is the winemaker behind Douro winery Pormenor. “Our youngest fruit is sourced from 50-year old vines, which produce our Rosé, and this rises to over 100 years old for the reds. We aim for freshness of fruit and vibrancy, looking always for the vineyard Read more…
Selection by Gary Cummins Sensual “Organic” Pinot Noir Rose for your Thanksgiving feast or anytime! 2020 Gerard Bouley Sancerre Rose “Sibylle” (Loire Valley – France) Only 200 cases a year are made of this gorgeous Rose, crafted from 35-40 year-old Pinot Noir vines on the steep clay hillsides of Chavignol. Read more…
Jolie Laide, Trousseau Gris Fanucchi-Wood Road Vineyard Russian River Valley 2019 Jolie-Laide is a one-man operation based in a Sebastopol winery. Winemaker Scott Schultz makes only 500 cases of wine a year under his own label between roughly 6-8 wines. The name Jolie-Laide translates loosely to “Pretty-Ugly”, a French term Read more…
Monday, Apr 13th, 2020 1. Hess Collection Cabernet Sauvignon Allomi Napa Valley When much of Napa sees the summer fog, our Allomi Vineyard is often on the flip side, enjoying a bit of heat, which is just the thing for Cabernet Sauvignon. Pope Valley is less well known than Read more…
Monday, March 30th, 2020 1. Capcanes La Nit De Les Garnatxes Panal (Sand) Montsant, Spain 2016 A very exciting new project from Montsant’s most important cooperative, located near the RENFE train station in the village of Marça, this is a new series of mature vine Garnacha planted to different parcels. Read more…
Friday, March 6th & Saturday, March 7th, 2020 1. Arcan Rias Baixas Albariño Cooper’s Price $16.99 The Arcan Albarino is made by Adega Pombal a Lanzada, a small family winery in Rias Baixas. The winery is named for the longest stretch of beach in the region, La Playa Lanzada, which the Read more…
Friday, February 21st & Saturday, February 22nd, 2020 1. County Line Anderson Valley Rosé of Pinot Noir Cooper’s Price $21.99 Eric Sussman is an established winemaker in the North Coast, California. He studied agriculture at Cornell, spent several years working in Yakima Valley, and immersed himself in old-world traditions of Read more…
Friday, February 14th & Saturday, February 15th, 2020 1. Granbazan Rias Baixas Albariño Cooper’s Price $18.99 Granbazán farms 17 hectares of Albariño vines in Val do Salnés, the sub-region of the Rías Baixas which is centered around the town of Cambados. Val do Salnés is the site of the oldest Read more…
Friday, January 31st & Saturday, February 1st, 2020 1. Col di Luna Flora Prosecco Cooper’s Price $14.99 FUSO is our project to search for and bottle the best of Italy’s groovy daily drinkers – the wines you’d find in a memorable local trattoria or wine bar. Italians have a long Read more…