Wines
202 Items Found
- Les Vigneaux Chardonnay Pays D' Oc 2014 Product #29849 (In Stock)
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This ripe and fresh no-oak Chardonnay comes from stony vineyards deep within the heart of France's Languedoc region, not far from the famed Mas de Daumass Gassac. The vineyards lie in a valley northwest of Montpellier where warm sunshine promotes ripening and cool nighttime breezes from the Mediterranean help retain freshness and fruit flavors.
Fresh aromas of juicy pear, golden apple and a hints of peach and honeysuckle lead to a nice, generous, mouthful of fresh fruit, toasted nut, and honeysuckle. The crisp, fruity, acids build from the middle to the back to give this a lip-smacking, mouthwatering, finish as pear, apple and floral notes linger nicely. A fine all-around Chardonnay for fish, chicken, or simply sipping. - Gatao Vinho Verde NV Product #17328 (In Stock)
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The Gatão is one of the most emblematic wines of the Vinhos Verdes Region. Young and fruity. Smooth, delicate, and fresh; a fun medium-dry wine meant to be enjoyed on the in the dog days of summer.
- Palacio de Bornos Sauvignon Blanc 2015 Product #30939 (In Stock)
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We've loved Palacio de Bornos Verdejo for years, but just wait until you try their zesty Sauvignon Blanc! Like the Verdejo, this is from the hot, arid, vineyards of Spain's Rueda where plenty of sunshine gives great ripeness and cool, crisp, nights (and very careful winemaking) translate into...well, a cool, crisp, white! This juicy value pumps out loads of citrus and green grape fruit with an enlivening dash of herbal Meyer lemon. Delicious and fun to drink.
"Dried lemon, pear skin, melon and quinine on the mineral-accented nose and in the mouth. Dry, nervy and sharply focused, picking up an exotic pineapple nuance as the wine opens up. Finishes taut and spicy, showing good energy and a touch of succulent herbs." Vinous (Raynolds) 89 points
- Ch De La Chesnaie Muscadet Chereau Carre 2015 Product #31485 (In Stock)
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A classic Muscadet from from the exciting 2015 vintage. Bold, saline, aromas of green apple, citrus and stone lead to a fresh, salty, palate with lean, green, fruit, tons of minerality, and a pulsing energy that just won't quit. Finishes long and pure and clean with notes of lime, mineral, and more lingering on and on. The warm vintage gives a bit more heft than usual, but still plenty of refreshing cut.
- Glenbrook Chardonnay California 2015 Product #32005 (In Stock)
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The family behind Glenbrook winery has been growing grapes and making wine in California for five generations. And, if this Chardonnay is any evidence, it doesn’t appear that they’ve changed much since they first started! Their 2015 Chardonnay is a throwback to the days when “rich” and “buttery” we words of praise for California Chard. And the modest price and remarkably modest alcohol levels (just 13.0%!) are throwbacks to the days when all anyone cared about was making a tasty bottle of wine to be drunk with delight and for fun.
Give a glass a swirl and you’ll have no trouble finding the big aromas of orchard fruits and buttered popcorn with accents of hazelnut, caramel, and truffle. Take a sip and you’ll love the mouth-coating, smooth, texture and bold flavors of ripe apple and pineapple fruit cloaked in rich butter and caramel. Swallow and wait for it: the deep flavors flow onto a surprisingly fresh finish where fruit and salty butter flavors linger. Rich enough to serve with scallops or lobster if you like, but the fresh, buttery, flavors are pretty darn fun on their own. - St Kilda Chardonnay Southeastern Australia 2016 Product #32033 (In Stock)
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St. Kilda Chardonnay pretty much exacly what you hope for (but don't often get) in a fine value Chardonnay: refreshing, fruit filled, and balanced. Take a sniff and enjoy the aromas of ripe pineapple and golden delicious apple. Take a sip and enjoy those same ripe fruit flavors along with just a hint of oak, just enough to round out the flavors and add a hint of nutty complexity; just enough to make the wine really say “Chardonnay” and not “anonymous cheap white wine.”
It finishes fresh and mouthwateringly clean, with just a touch of juicy apple flavor lingering on your palate. If you’ve got a crowd descending on your house for a Mothers’ Day, graduation, or upcoming Fathers’ Day gathering, this is a wine to stock up on a case or two. You’ll have it to pull out any time you need something to serve at a party or just crack open at the end of a long day. - Dom Bernier (Les Frères Couillaud) Chardonnay 2015 Product #30615 (In Stock)
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The brothers Couillaud are among the most outstanding winegrowers of the western Loire Valley. And while their Muscadet is terrific, it was this complex and distinctive Chardonnay that captured our attention. The 2015 harvest yielded plump, ripe, Chardonnay fruit with plenty of heft and balancing acidity. They fermented about 8% in barrel and the rest in concrete tanks, allowing all of the wine to go through malolactic fermentation. The result is an amazingly rich, creamy, almost Meursault-like Chardonnay with the zesty cut and minerality of a top Chablis. Honey, cream, chalk, and tart green apple aromas and flavors are delivered with nice energy and drive and linger on a long, mouthwatering, brilliantly complex finish. A tad richer and deeper than the 2014, but just as pure and mineral and delicious.
- Bedouet Clos Des Grands Primos Muscadet Sevre Et Maine 2015 Product #30753 (In Stock)
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Having converted his Clos des Grand Primos vineyard to certified organic farming, Michel Bedouet is delivering on Muscadet’s potential. The vineyard is a rocky mess of granite, schist and gneiss - no fun to farm, but wonderful for Muscadet's Melon de Bourgogne grape. The 2015 delivers all the saline minerality and chiseled cut you'd expect from fine Muscade, but also a generous roundness to the texture and a plenty of ripe apple and tangy lemon-lime fruit. You’ll taste the benefits of extended aging on the lees – spent yeast cells left after fermentation – in the wine’s wet stone and chalk minerality, but love how the fresh fruit holds center stage and pumps on through a long finish of lemon, apple, lime zest and fresh thyme. Sure, it’s a great wine for shellfish, but you’ll love it with almost any summertime dish or simply all on its own.
- De Angelis Falerio DOC Bianco 2015 Product #31078 (In Stock)
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Best vintage yet for this fresh, fruit-filled, Italian white. The Falerio DOC sits at the southern end of Marche, on Italy's Adriatic coast just East of Umbria. The relatively new DOC was created in 1975 to promote the region's two best white wine grapes-Passerina and Pecorino-while continuing to allow use of the ubiquitous Trebbiano.
Great aromas of pear, peach, and lime with a salty scent of the sea in the background. On the palate, there's loads of ripe, creamy peach, apple, pear and nectarine fruit with a spritz of key lime juice and seltzer followed by a chalky, salty, mineral-driven, finish. There's a lot of creamy richness here that will please fans of unoaked Chardonnays, but the zesty acidity and mineral element make this super fresh and mouthwatering. Brilliant with a garlicky scampi and seafood but pretty darn fun to just drink at a party or with friends over antipasti. Fantastic value. - Lora Verdejo Sauvignon Blanc 2016 Product #32016 (In Stock)
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What makes a perfect Spring/Summer party/back deck/casual entertaining white wine? It seems to us that it should be fresh, crisp and refreshing – if you’re getting hot, it should cool you off. It should have good body and weight so it can be enjoyed with treats like fresh seafood, grilled chicken or even hot dogs. But, it should also have the zestiness and herbal complexity to be a perfect companion to fresh green salads. And, in a perfect world, it should be at least a little distinctive so it stands out from the ocean of grocery store Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio out there – but without standing out too far on price.
This is that wine! It’s made from certified organic fruit grown by young Rioja winemaker Miguel Merino Navajas in vineyards located in the far East of La Mancha – where the hills begin to rise to mountains and cool air pours down nightly to preserve freshness. Spain’s Verdejo grape gives this a nice dose of tangerine juice, orange zest, and good body. Sauvignon Blanc provides a burst of refreshing white grapefruit, a touch of lime, and just a refreshing dusting of fresh grass. As the winemaker says, “Perfect to drink with Tapas, salads and vegetable dishes, all kinds of pasta, mild cheeses and exotic cuisine. It also goes great with fish, seafood, grilled meats or just a glass on its own.” - Ch Haut-Pasquet Bordeaux Blanc 2016 Product #32020 (In Stock)
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Back in the old days, pretty much all white Bordeaux was a blend of the region’s three complementary grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, and Muscadelle. As Loire Valley and New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc became more popular in the 1980s, Bordeaux growers began phasing out first Muscadelle (too hard to grow) and then Semillon (usually pulled up in favor of Cabernet and Merlot). The resulting Sauvignon-dominant (or 100% Sauvignon) white Bordeauxs can be a lot of refreshing, pool-side, fun – but they lack more traditional wine’s complexity of flavors and mellow, food-friendly, textures.
So, finding a traditional blend like this one is a real treat, especially at this great value price. Give it a swirl and you’ll find a classic white Bordeaux nose of lemon/tangerine fruit, grapefruit pith, a bit of fresh mown grass, and the note of wet wool that Semillon brings to Bordeaux. With air, a note of passion fruit and crushed savory herb emerges. It’s light to medium-bodied and very fresh and happy in the mouth with flavors of lemon drop, tangerine, crushed herb and passion fruit puree. On the finish, the fresh lemon and lime zest character comes forward and you’ll notice your mouth watering as the lemon and herb flavors linger on. A lovely wine for any shellfish and herb dish or for salads with goat cheese. - Ch La Roche St. Jean Blanc 2016 Product #32200 (In Stock)
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A staff and customer favorite! This white Bordeaux starts with aromas of just-squeezed lemon and fresh cut grass. On the palate, there’s a nice, juicy hit of riper Meyer lemon that comes in, and the whole thing finishes mouthwateringly clean. While many white Bordeaux are blended with Semillon and Muscadelle to add waxy weight or fruitiness, Ch La Roche St Jean is 100% Sauvignon Blanc. There’s no oak to hide all that tangy fruit, and it’s a very reasonable 13.0% alcohol. If you’ve shied away from New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc because of its over-the-top grapefruitiness or overwhelming, pungent passionfruit flavors, this is the perfect SB for you.
- Cielo 1908 Pinot Grigio 2016 Product #32032 (In Stock)
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From the plains outside Venice, here's a crisp, clean, light (just 12% abv) Pinot Grigio value! Fresh, bright, aromas of apple, pear and green peach lead to a mouthwatering palate of crisp orchard fruits with bright lemony accents. Finishes crisp, clean, and with touch of pretty peach. A fine poolside sipper and refreshing party value.
- Quinta Da Raza Vinho Verde 2016 Product #32039 (In Stock)
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A right down the middle, very clean, traditional warm weather thirst quencher! Just explosively aromatic and flavorful with apricot and passion fruit at the core and a bite of just picked Granny Smith apple at the end. There's a tiny prickle of gas on the finish but mainly loads of zesty fruit. A 50/35 blend of Arinto and Azal, with 15% Trajadura, unoaked and coming in at 11.5% alcohol.
- Cadastres Picpoul De Pinet 2016 Product #32101 (In Stock)
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If you thought this was good in the past - WOW! 2016 is truly a great vintage across France, including for the 100% estate grown Picpoul de Pinet. You’ll find pretty aromas of white flowers, lemon/lime citrus, and anise/fennel notes to start. Then a crisp, minerally, texture with tart granny smith apple, green melon, and lemon/lime flavors and a clean, dry, finish. This is just a great all-around, delicious, white, with enough flavor and body to shine by itself at a party and enough complexity and depth to pair well with freshwater fish and lighter poultry dishes. Tremendous value!
- Les Vigneaux Chardonnay Pays d' Oc 2015 Product #32266 (In Stock)
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This ripe and fresh no-oak Chardonnay comes from stony vineyards deep within the heart of France's Languedoc region, not far from the famed Mas de Daumass Gassac. The vineyards lie in a valley northwest of Montpellier where warm sunshine promotes ripening and cool nighttime breezes from the Mediterranean help retain freshness and fruit flavors.
Fresh aromas of juicy pear, golden apple and a hints of peach and honeysuckle lead to a nice, generous, mouthful of fresh fruit, toasted nut, and honeysuckle. The crisp, fruity, acids build from the middle to the back to give this a lip-smacking, mouthwatering, finish as pear, apple and floral notes linger nicely. A fine all-around Chardonnay for fish, chicken, or simply sipping. - Paul D Gruner Veltliner 2016 1.0l Product #31943 (In Stock)
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Paul Direder's deliciously uncomplicated wines just keep getting better. The 2016 Gruner Veltliner in its party-friendly liter screwcap bottle features refreshing aromas of green apple, fresh peach, and orange-tinged citrus. You’ll love how the ripe apple, pear, and pineapple fruit gets lifted across your palate by a faint accent of spicy ginger. Your mouth will water as the clean, fresh, stone and orchard fruit flavors just get fresher from lingering notes of lemon and lime. A great poolside and party value!
- Kellerei Kaltern Caldaro Pinot Grigio 2015 Product #30819 (In Stock)
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As Wine Enthusiast said in their 90 point review of the 2010 Caldaro Pinot Grigio - the first vintage we introduced you to - "It's hard to imagine Pinot Grigio better than this." Over the past five vintages, the wine has gone from strength to strength and is now firmly ensonced as our all-time Pinot Grigio champion - no other comes close.
The 2015 opens with creamy aromas of peach, lime skin, and white flowers. Take a sip and you’ll find a wine that’s at once crisp and rich and bursting with bright green pear, apple, peach and citrus and a long, mouthwatering, saline-inflected finish. Just about the perfect all-around white to have on hand this summer, it’s a great match with everything from Spring salads to fresh fish, spicy Thai or cilantro accented Vietnamese dishes. Or, just sip it all by itself for a delightful and delicious refreshment break. Pinot Grigio for people who like flavor in their wine and anyone who appreciates outstanding value. - Poppy Chardonnay Santa Lucia Highlands 2014 Product #30882 (In Stock)
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A young winery - founded in 2003 - with a pretty simple mission: Make wine folks will enjoy! And that's what this fun, fruit-filled, and lightly oaked Chardonnay does very well. It's all from Poppy's vineyards in the Santa Lucia Highlands, first planted in 1972. Warm sunshine got the grapes fully ripe and bursting with flavor. Cool nights kept the acids fresh and held the alcohol down to a nicely balanced 13.5%. About 30% of the wine was done in stainless steel - for fresh, bright fruit - and the rest with oak for creamy richness and complexity.
The 2014 is even better than the 90 point 2013. You'll find plenty of richness here, with good dollops of grilled pineapple, ripe pear, golden apple, buttery oak and a round, creamy, texture. Turns more crisp in the mouth with apple and bright pear fruit and notes of green apple and butter lingering nicely. A great party Chard for casual sipping and pretty darn versatile at table, too! - Pierre Gaillard Marsanne 2015 Product #31210 (In Stock)
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Pierre Gaillard’s more famous for his blockbuster Cornas and Northern Rhone reds, but he’s got a fine touch with whites as well. This is 100% Marsanne – one of the building blocks of white Hermitage – that’s loaded with creamy stone fruit flavors and a touch of wet stone. Very rich, round, and deep but with enough acidity to shine with food. If you enjoy Viognier or any kind of white Rhone, you’ll love this. Tastes much more luxurious than the modest price suggests!
