From Refined Mountain Elegance to The Dude

Until the last wine in the line-up, Saturday’s noon-4pm tasting is all about purity, savory complexity and refreshing lightness to set you up for spring. And then, with a bit of a “whomp” lands The Dude Red. Which is also a great spring time wine as you fire up the grill again for the season!

Join us Saturday from noon-4pm and get to know:

Dom Labbe Abymes Vin de Savoie 2024 – A long-time favorite from the French Alps is in fine form now with crunchy fruit, wild mountain herbs, and a wonderful sense of density without weight. Just fun to drink.

Hugh Hamilton Fiano Clare Valley The Black Sheep 2024 – Campania’s Fiano grape grown in the sunny, but cooler, Clare Valley of Australia has a touch more body to go with its classic crisp fruit and waxy/savory complexity.

Dom Alain Gautheron Bourgogne Blanc 2024 – We’re really covering “Bourgogne” here in a 50/50 blend of Chablis and Macon fruit that delivers the best of both plus a really long finish.

Cantina Bozen Blauburgunder (Pinot Noir) 2024 – Pinot Noir from Italy’s Dolomites is light, airy, and somehow still full of classic Pinot flavor and satisfaction. A delicious take on this often serious grape.

The Dude Proprietary Red 2023 – Neil Koch does it again in this robust Cabernet-based blend that delivery big fruit shaped by 16 months in 50% new French oak. Layers of black currant, black cherry, black berries, vanilla, chocolate and spice. Fire up the grill!

For nibbles with the wines, you’ve got to try Tête De Moine. A firm cow’s milk cheese made for more than 800 years, it’s salty/tangy by melts smooth and without bite. It’s going to make the whites a little more fruit-filled and the Dude a touch softer. And you very happy indeed.