Robert Parker called the 2011 edition of this perennial favorite value red, “Possibly the single greatest dry red wine value in the world.” Having tasted every vintage since then, we think this is one of the best releases... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Valencia’s Verdil grape was once widespread but plantings plummeted through the 1980s. The grape gives wonderful fresh citrus fruit and a touch of salty minerality, but tends to oxidize easily –... Read More
Lower ABV It’s HARD to make interesting, tasty, wine at this price point and the growers who own/operate Rioja’s Montebuena co-op do it as well as anyone we know. Here they’ve balanced the rich texture and ripe... Read More
A Dutch-made Gouda from 100% fresh goat's milk, but not goaty at all! Creamy in texture, it offers a sweet, almost butterscotch, foavor with a nice amount of tang for freshness. Melts nicely, making it a treat on a pizza or... Read More
Lower ABV A good Vinho Verde is pretty much the perfect warm weather wine. And this is one of a pair of top-notch Vinho Verde, both from 100% Loureiro grapes grown on steeply sloped vineyards overlooking northern Portugal’s... Read More
As The Wall Street Journal wrote, “These festive vessels…will shatter your notion of what plastic glasses look and feel like.” The Red Wine model offered here is shaped like the bowl of a fine all-purpose wine... Read More
Lower ABV Leo Hillinger created Secco after an employee discovered she was battling breast cancer, and even today - more than 10 years later - a portion of the proceeds of his Secco sales go to breast cancer research. It's... Read More
Lower ABV Here’s a cheerful, summery, Soave you’ll enjoy with or without food. It’s full of fresh lemon, pear and yellow apple fruit with a touch of white florals and hint of the bitter almond note Soave is famed... Read More
For years, we've recommended this nutty, firm, full-flavored Italian cheese as the perfect partner to big red wines. But it's pretty darn delicious to just snack on, too! Piave is a cow's milk cheese from Belluno,... Read More
From the Peninsula de Setubal wine region, a bit south of Lisbon and partially jutting out into the chill Atlantic Ocean. The main red grape here is Castelao (also known as Periquita), a varietal planted all across Portugal but... Read More
Portugal’s Douro Valley is best known for fortified Port and big, intense, firmly structured dry reds that feature dried fruit flavors that can only be called “Porty.” This is a bit different. Same grapes - Tinta... Read More
A plump, pillow-like, triple creme cow's milk cheese with a soft white rind and oodles of rich and creamy flavor. Soft to start - and getting a little runny as it warms up - it's buttery in flavor with plenty of tang,... Read More
Organic, gluten-free, and ridiculously addictive, these are our very favorite snacks right now. They are a blend of six seeds (Pumpkin, Sunflower, Flax, Chia, Hemp and Sesame) plus just enough arrowroot to hold them together in... Read More
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