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Wine Tastings

Wine tastings are hosted in the store weekly on Saturdays from 1-5 PM

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November 2, 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2021 Domaine Anderson Estate Chardonnay

    (sale price $34.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - New Stock

    Winemaker Darrin Low (previously at Flowers Vineyards) is now winemaker at Domaine Anderson and brings you this incredible Chardonnay. The Domaine Anderson Estate Chardonnay is alive with aromas of tangerine peel and grilled peaches. The palate is crisp with a focus on Meyer lemon and baked apple notes. This Chardonnay has depth, energy and balance and completes is journey with a long and refreshing finish.

  • 2022 Three Otters Pinot Noir

    (sale price $22.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - New Stock

    Balanced and smooth, Three Otters Pinot Noir brings both the flavor and scent of fresh red fruits to the table. With playful hints of leather, mushrooms, sassafras, sage, and rosemary, it is best paired with light cuts of meat, charcuterie, and cheese.

October 26, 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2019 Poggiotondo Brunello di Montalcino

    (sale price $54.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    This vintage in Italy is off the charts in both taste and quality. The Poggiotondo Brunello di Montalcino is extremely focused and round and ready to drink. In the mouth the soft, velvety tannins give this wine both length and grandeur, paired with its full-bodied style this wine will easily lead you into an intense and textured finish. This wine exemplifies Poggiotondo's commitment to sustainable viticulture and traditional winemaking in Montalcino. This wine is an excellent addition to any cellar.

  • 2021 Cieck Erbaluce di Caluso "Misobolo"

    (sale price $29.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    Erbaluce is a grape native to Piedmont, Italy. The “Misobolo” is the most cherished vineyard on the estate, home to the 4000 of the oldest Erbaluce vines. The flavor profile of this wine shows off a straw-yellow hue with pronounced aromas of pear and honeydew. Well structured and balanced on the palate with a long mineral and savory finish. The crisp, dry taste makes it an ideal companion to fish, and also pairs excellent with vegetable pastas and mild cheeses.

  • 2019 Château Malleret Le Baron de Malleret

    (sale price $24.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    Le Baron de Malleret is a blend of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot that is bold and fruit-driven on the nose with aromas of blackberries and toasted oak. Elegant flavors of dark fruit, black cherries, and vanilla are supported by supple tannins.

  • Dignitat Cava

    (sale price $15.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    Crafted organically, this single vineyard Cava delights with its captivating yeasty notes and a refreshing, graceful effervescence. On the palate, it reveals a symphony of pear, apple, and citrus flavors, accentuated by delicate hints of honey and mineral. Whether paired with a spread of tapas or savored solo, its persistent bubbles add vivacity to any occasion, making it a splendid choice for gatherings of all kinds

  • Isotta Manzoni L'Essenza Prosecco Brut

    (sale price $15.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    A delicate, well-balanced Prosecco, showing a good blend of baked apple, sour lemon and grapefruit, with a lightly creamy mineral texture on the palate. Medium froth, with some body and a pleasant lemon and mineral finish.

October 19, 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2021 The Verge Cabernet Sauvignon

    (sale price $26.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    The Verge Cabernet Sauvignon is a great find from California’s Alexander Valley. Deep purple in color with aromas of blueberry and black cherry, the palate is intermingled with blackberries, and touch of cacao and firm, round tannins leading you into a velvety, graceful finish.

  • 2023 Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko

    (sale price $27.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    The Domaine Zafeirakis Assyrtiko is grown in Tyranayos located in the region of Thessaly. This stunning Greek white wine throws off a pale yellow hue in the glass as aromas of meyer lemon rise up to greet the olfactory senses. In the mouth flavors of saline notes of tropical fruit and citrus flood the tastebuds before the classic acidity and minerality take over and lead you into a crisp, refreshing finish. Assyrtiko is famously grown on the isle of Santorini, but this superb Assytiko from the mainland will not disappoint. This white wine will pair beautifully with any white fish as well as raw shellfish and would be a classic match with a traditional tomato-feta salad.

October 12, 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2023 Essay

    (sale price $12.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    This South African white wine is a unique blend of Chenin Blanc, Viognier and Roussane. These vines thrive in shale soil which produce wines with a distinct freshness and minerality. The Chenin Blanc produces appetite-whetting aromas of pineapple and guava which greet you on the nose and once in the mouth, the Viognier and Roussanne gives the wine an aromatic lift and a touch of richness on the palate. Not much to think about here, just open, relax, and enjoy.

  • 2022 Mas de Gourgonnier Les Baux de Provence

    (sale price $19.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    Provence Winemakers Luck Cartier and his daughter Eve have carried on their family tradition of winemaking since the eighteenth century. One of the first certified organic estates in Provence, their Mas de Gourgonnier rouge is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon and Carignan. Once in the glass, you are greeted with a bright cherry nose and flavors of spiced berries, plums, dark chocolate and a hint of ginger. For those of you who may be grilling some lamb chops, this wine would make a perfect pairing.

October 5, 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2023 Tenuta Il Bergo Gavi di Gavi

    (sale price $17.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - New Stock

    A classically styled Gavi di Gavi, the Tenuta Il Bergo is an outstanding example of what can be down with the Cortese grape. This white wine from Piedmont shows off aromas of white flowers and light citrus. This wine is clean, mineral driven and well balanced. Grilling up some swordfish or Sea Bass and this wine will pair beautifully.

  • 2022 Tunella Pinot Nero

    (sale price $19.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - New Stock

    The grapes for the Tunella Pinot Nero are harvested at the peak degree of ripeness, destemmed and crushed before being fermented on their skins in stainless-steel vats and aged in French oak barrels. The result is a Pinot Nero (Pinot Noir) with an intense ruby red color and an inviting warm hue as you pour it into the glass. The distinct aroma gives off a bouquet of raspberry and wild berries that intensifies as the wine opens. In the mouth, this wine has a pleasant, dry and aromatic palate that is followed up with a subtle brightness leading you into a lingering velvet finish

September 28, 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2022 The Verge Chardonnay

    (price $24.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - Inactive

    The Verge Chardonnay hails from California's Russian River Valley. This wine offers up fragrant aromas of passion fruit, melon and nectarine lead into complex flavors of citrus, peach, fig, honey and spice. Mouthwatering, savory minerality appears and lingers in the long finish. The lightly oaked wine is well balanced with a creamy texture and a firm structure.

  • 2018 Fort Cop de Ma Priorat

    (sale price $19.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    Evocative of early summer fruits, Fort Cop de Ma Priorat leaves hints of cherry and sweet black raspberry on the tongue. On the nose you’ll find red berries, candied flowers, and a deep spiciness. Enjoying a nice, medium weight, the light tannin content creates a long finish with just a touch of jamminess.

September 21st 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2023 Lafon Mâcon Villages Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon

    (sale price $29.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    Considered one of the finest winemakers in France, Dominique Lafon produces some of the most coveted white Burgundies. His Mâcon-Villages is fleshy, with a mélange of citrus, melon and mineral aromas and flavors, a bright profile and good persistence. Following certified biodynamic farming practices, this wine is made from 30+ year old chardonnay vines that thrive in the deep clay/limestone soil.

  • 2022 Norton Reserva Malbec

    (sale price $19.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - New Stock

    Starting off with an intense reddish/purple color this Argentina Malbec hails from vines that are 30 to 50 years old. This expressive wine is ripe with black fruit, violets, spices and tobacco. In the mouth, it is concentrated, wide and fleshy with a lingering finish.

September 14th 2024 Wine Tasting

  • 2022 Holloran Pinot Noir

    (sale price $29.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - New Stock

    A grapes for this Pinot Noir are blended from carefully selected barrels from several of the Holloran vineyard sites. These sites are a mix of volcanic-based sites, and vineyards planted on sedimentary soils. All sites are farmed in an organic/biodynamic manner. Brimming with bright cherry aromas on the nose, once in the mouth, undercurrents of black fruit surround the elegant and structured core.

  • 2021 Château Saint Roch Old Vines White

    (sale price $15.99)

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    750ml - Bottle - In Stock

    This wine is a delicious and solid blend of 60% Grenache Gris and 40% Roussanne from the village of Maury in the Roussillon. The inviting flaxen hue of this wine leads you into aromas of lime zest and ripe pear. The round white fruit flavors are precise and ready to pair with any chicken or hearty white fish off the grill. Of course if sushi, shellfish or vegetarian cuisine is on the menu, this wine can easily adapt.

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