Fox Run Vineyards, Cabernet Franc 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: An elegant cabernet franc from the New York Finger Lakes whose fruit profile will transport you to Burgundy.[Read more]
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Weingut Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein Spätburgunder Trocken 2014 – Good in Its Dimension
Weingut Freiherr von und zu Franckenstein, Spätburgunder Trocken 2014, Baden, Germany
Tasting Note: Pinot noir tastes more mischievous when it’s referred to by its German name, spatburgunder, which has its own style. [Read more]
Bodegas Los Frailes Monastrell – Garnacha 2013 – A Substantial Red Blend
Bodegas Los Frailes, Monastrell – Garnacha 2013, Spain
Tasting Note: Monastrell blends are increasingly being produced in Spain, and this wine shows the grape’s flexibility to pair well with Grenache which makes up 30% of the blend.[Read more]
Forge Cellars Les Alliés Pinot Noir 2013 – A Delicate, Indigenous-Yeast Fermented Red
Forge Cellars, Les Alliés Pinot Noir 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: A Finger Lakes pinot noir with soft red fruit that benefits from indigenous-yeast fermentation.[Read more]
Robertson Winery Special Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2015 – Does Gewurtz like a German
Robertson Winery, Special Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2015, Robertson, South Africa
Tasting Note: Who knew South Africa could do late-harvest gewurztraminer like a German?[Read more]
Lange Twins Family Winery and Vineyards Nero D’Avola 0214 – A Classic Italian Red Varietal Successfully Executed in the U.S.
Lange Twins Family Winery and Vineyards, Nero D’Avola 0214, Red Tail Vineyard, Lodi, California
Tasting Note: Take note Italy; a silky-textured Italian red varietal, Nero D’Avola, is being successfully raised and vinified in California, and this bottle proves its potential to shine. [Read more]
Heart & Hands Pinot Noir 2012 – An Elegant Pinot Noir Style
Heart & Hands, Pinot Noir 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: A pinot noir that captures an elegant pinot-noir making style in the New York Finger Lakes.[Read more]
Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouché Brut De Normandie 2015 – A Cider with Complexity & Depth
Etienne Dupont, Cidre Bouché Brut De Normandie 2015, France
Tasting Note: A French apple cider that refreshes your palate with the only the faintest suggestion of residual sweetness.[Read more]
Heinrich Zweigelt 2009 – A Concentrated Wine for the Serious Red-Wine Drinker in Your Life
Heinrich, Zweigelt 2009, Burgenland, Austria
Tasting Note: A dry, aged, concentrated zweigelt from Austria that is still full of life, but is more wise and serious than its younger-vintage brethren.[Read more]
Lachini Vineyards Al Di Lá Chardonnay 2015 – Impressive & Macônnais-esque
Lachini Vineyards, Al Di Lá Chardonnay 2015, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: This wine tastes as though it could have been produced in France in the Macônnais, but it is produced in Oregon and it’s impressive.[Read more]
