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A slightly effervescent red wine, light and refreshingly sweet, low alcohol, that should be served chilled. Made in Northwestern Italy's Piedmont region, this 100% Malvasia is a conversation piece of every dinner party. Aromas of rose petals, juicy grapes

Andrew Jones' Field Recordings Pét-Nat Rosé 2019 is made from Cabernet Franc sourced from vineyards in Paso Robles. The grapes were crushed and left on the skins for only six hours, then pressed to stainless steel tanks. The wine was fermented cold to slo

Chateau La Rame Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2019

Asabiraki Suijin Junmai Sake 720ml

It is a treat to be able to find aged Bordeaux available for purchase in a wine store. Usually you would need to purchase it young and cellar it yourself, so this is a rarity. Chante Alouette Cormeil is located a little over a mile from the lovely medieva

Tenuta di Castellaro Ypsilon 2017 - Blend of Corinto Nero, Nero d'Avola and Alicante, the grapes are destemmed and fermented using native yeast. It is aged in stainless steel for one year and spends at least four months in bottle before release. Ripe spic

The 2018 Radice is a pale pink rosé color. Lightly frizzante, meaning it is less bubbly than a traditional sparkling wine, it is bottle fermented with its second fermentation taking place in bottle. Alberto uses indigenous yeast to produce this 100% Sorba

The Rubentis is the pink sibling of Ameztoi’s flagship white, and this vibrant 2019 is made from a mix of red and white grapes that are destemmed, then co-fermented with native yeast in chilled stainless tanks, which preserves the wine’s delicate, efferve

Domaine du Pavillon de Chavannes Cote de Brouilly Cuvee des Ambassades 2020

The 2019 Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc offers a great deal of complexity and quality for such an accessible range. The color is bright lemon with flashes of pale gold. The aromatics are generous with crisp stone fruits and citrus fruit, with touches o

Margaux and value are not words normally found anywhere near each other. A rare exception is Chateau Les Barraillots, a family owned producer located between several famous classified growths in the heart of the village of Margaux. A recently inducted mem

Schafer-Frohlich Felsenberg Riesling Trocken 2017

Ten year old wines usually show their, well, age. Wines from cooperatives can be very middling. Many wines from Puglia are ponderous because weather is warm and overripens grapes. Yet, every now and then a wine turns your head and upends all of your preju

Our Wine Club Sixer!
Our Wine Club Six Pack September 2021 ~ Harvest Season in France with Potomac Selections

The Vajra family is highly regarded in the wine community for their hand-crafted Piedmontese wines including the standards; Dolcetto, Barbera, Barolo and Nebbiolo among others. But as much as we love the 'big boys' they produce, we have a special fondness

Rouquin de Jardin, where our redheaded gnome (Rouquin means red-head in French) is standing in a moonlit garden, without his pointed gnome hat but sporting his shades, this time with a glass of red wine.The 2018 Rouquin de Jardin is also one of the sleepe

Chateau Haut-La Pereyre Rose Bordeaux 2020

Pure and clean Pinot Noir, it is affordable and delicious—and we all know that good affordable Pinot Noir is hard to find. The Giraudons have 15 acres of Pinot Noir in Chitry. Because they have a very small winery, space constraints necessitate that they

The Maison Aguila vineyards are planted in chalky soils at elevations ranging from 200 to 600 meters and are worked sustainably and traditionally without herbicides or fertilizers. The yields are limited to 40 hectoliters per hectare and harvesting is don

Couly-Dutheil was established in 1921 by Baptiste Dutheil, then developed by René Couly who married Madeleine Dutheil. Today Couly-Dutheil remains in the family, owned by the third and fourth generations. Approximately 95% of wine made in the Chinon AOP i