Lower ABV A delicious and fascinating Portuguese white that will impress you solo and shine with seafood laced with fennel or herbs. It’s a blend of Arinto and Fernão Pires from vineyards west of the mountains, with... Read More
Expanding from their fine Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Icario created this super-Tuscan blend of 60% Sangiovese plus Cabernet and Merlot, all done in French oak. It's rich and deep with layers of blackberry, blackcurrant,... Read More
Illahe is probably best known for their Project 1889 Pinot, a wine made entirely by hand, without any electrical equipment, and transported to Portland from the Valley by mule-drawn coach, canoe and cargo bycycle. Bon Sauvage... Read More
Vinous describes this cheerful, fun, Abruzzo Montepulciano well: opens with a darkly floral blend of wilted violets and lavender, giving way to crushed blackberries and sage. It's soft and round with a silken texture and masses... Read More
A soft and easy Columbia Valley Cabernet from more structured Red Mountain (60%) and more fruit-forward Wakluke Slope fruit with 10 months in 25% new French oak. Cassis, blueberry and black cherry fruit gets a bit of complexity... Read More
Look, the label is a gimmick and if it got you to look, it worked! But once you're beyond that, this delivers a solid and very salmon-friendly Oregon Pinot Noir experience. It's nicely ripe with plenty of dark cherry,... Read More
Ten years in, Laura Brennan Bissell is making a name for herself for crafting wines of elegance, purity and honesty that remain full of California weight and fruit. This is her Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cab Franc blend from... Read More
The Becot family owns two wineries, Ch Beau-Sejor Becot in St Emilion and Ch Joanin Becot in Cotes de Castillon. This wine is the family’s calling card, using declassified barrels from both estates to create a delicious... Read More
100% Cabernet Sauvignon from sites across Paso Robles with 10 months in French oak delivers a wine of excellent plushness and flesh. Dark cherry and blackcurrant fruit get a nice pop from the juicy texture and dollops of dark... Read More
The Jacquesson Cuvee 746 is perhaps a touch more concentrated than most 2018-base bottlings, but still wide open and delicious for the blend of golden fruit, citrus and toast flavors that arrive with panache and linger nicely.... Read More
Named in honor of the Swiss vintner who helped pioneer fine wine in Dry Creek Valley at Jean-Jacques Michel, this is juicy, soft and easy Pinot Noir at a fine bargain price. It’s 100% Pinot done in tank and oak, with the... Read More
Lower ABV
Jean-Pierre Large's day job is winemaker at Domaine Cheysson Chiroubles; this is what he does with old vines inherited from his grandfather in Morgon. Classic Morgon aromas and flavors of blackberry, black cherry... Read More
Lower ABV Jean-Pierre Vacher, his son Jerome and daughter-in-law, Karine, are making classic, focused, Sancerre that hold on to Sancerre's freshness year after year. Done all in steel, this delivers fresh white citrus and... Read More
Dom Perignon - yes, he was a real winemaking monk! - pioneered the making of white Champagne from black Pinot Noir grapes in the 1600s. The techniques were refined by the large houses in Champagne's northern regions, but somehow... Read More
Precise, toasty, sexy. James Suckling's 95 point review tells the tale here: This a special bottling of 1.2 to 1.5 kilos of grapes per vine, all chardonnay vinified separately, having calculated the perfect kilo-per-vine balance... Read More
An “important” wine that delivers fully on its potential and price in 2023. For 50+ years, Jermann has been the benchmark for Friuli Venezia Giulia whites from the traditional Pinot Grigio to the pathbreaking Dreams... Read More
While there’s a little bit of coppery-pink shine here, this isn’t really a “rosé.” Instead it’s purple-pink-skinned Pinot Grigio picked from Silvo Jermann’s oldest vines, all growing... Read More
As Vinous says in their 92 point review, Jonata's entry-level Todos remains the hidden jewel in this range, as it offers tons of character at a very accessible price. Blending 45% Syrah, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot,... Read More
When the folks who own Napa’s Screaming Eagle launched Jonata on California’s Central coast, we knew the wines would be good. And mostly expensive. So for $60, their Syrah-based Todos blend has always been the gateway... Read More
Lower ABV Gloriously dry, crisp, and DRY Riesling. It's full of classic, tangy, Riesling fruit flavors - early season peach, fresh tangerine, lime and lime zest - matched by aromatic fruit blossom and wet river stone minerality.... Read More
Traveling to Uruguay in search of Albarino delivers something a little different! To be honest, it smells more like Sauvignon Blanc with some wild grapefruit and fresh herb notes. Then Albarino's classic melon, white peach... Read More
Organic/Bio There’s a reason that ever since we introduced you to this wine in 2012, it’s been the best-selling Pinot Grigio in the shop every single year. Bolzano’s Kaltern co-op winery’s growers tend... Read More
The vines Jim Maresh planted on their own roots back in 1970 is today arguably the best, and certainly one of the most important, vineyards in the Dundee Hills. Jim’s grandson uses almost all the fruit for his Arterberry... Read More
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