La Bastarda, Pinot Grigio 2017, Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy
Tasting Note: A good-value pinot grigio with more flavor intensity than your average Italian pinot grigio – especially at the price point.[Read more]
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R.L. Buller & Son Fine Muscat – Experience an Australian “Sticky”
R.L. Buller & Son, Fine Muscat, Victoria, Australia
Tasting Note: In Australia they call fortified muscat wines “stickies,” and when you taste this concentrated, solera-blended, oxidatively-aged fortified wine you’ll experience the concentrated, fruit flavors this style of wine is known for.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas Late Bottled Vintage Port 2012 – An LBV Gem
Quinta Das Carvalhas, Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port 2012, Portugal
Tasting Note: If you enjoy Late Bottle Vintage Port this one is a gem.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas Vintage Port 2013 – Proves You Don’t Have to Wait for Vintage Port to Age
Quinta Das Carvalhas, Vintage Port 2013, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: Most of us don’t want to wait for vintage Port to age, and this bottle proves you don’t have to wait to enjoy a vintage Port if you don’t want to.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas 20 Year Old Tawny Port – Outstanding in Quality
Quinta Das Carvalhas, 20 Year Old Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: Aged tawnies present Port at its very height, and this 20-year old tawny Port shows what two decades of mellowing out can do to improve and soften out a fortified wine so you actually taste and get at its very essence.[Read more]
Quinta das Carvalhas 10 Year Tawny Port – Flavor Complexity and Still-Youthful Tannin
Quinta das Carvalhas, 10 Year Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: Medium-intensity tawny in color, this wine has a medium-plus-intensity nose of prune, black plum, red cherry, fig, walnut, almond and toast.[Read more]
Emilio Hidalgo Gobernador Oloroso Seco Sherry – Will Satisfy Both Your Fino and Oloroso Urges
Emilio Hidalgo, Gobernador Oloroso Seco Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: DO Manzanilla Sanlúcar de Barrameda is known for producing the most delicate of Fino-styled Sherries.[Read more]
Valdouro Tawny Port – Ruby Port Reminiscent
Valdouro, Tawny Port, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: A tawny Port that is ruby-Port reminiscent.[Read more]
Sandeman Fine Ruby Port – A Good Place to Start Your Port Journey
Sandeman, Fine Ruby Port, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: If you’re just starting to become more acquainted with Port, you’d benefit from beginning with an entry-level version, and this bottle would be a good place to start.[Read more]
Lustau Papirusa Manzanilla Sherry – Delicate, Light & Yeasty
Lustau, Papirusa Manzanilla Sherry, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: Manzanilla Sherry from Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda sees more humidity than Sherry matured in DO Jerez-Xérès-Sherry.[Read more]
