Tornatore Etna Rosso Pietrarizzo
$44.99
Located on the fertile northern slopes of Mount Etna, the Tornatore winery boasts 100 hectares of lush land, with the largest expanse of vineyards in the Etna Doc area, olive groves and hazelnut orchards. Representing Sicilian excellence and tradition, their winery cultivates native varieties in historic districts, combining traditional methods and modern technology to produce top quality wines. Founded in 1865 by Francesco Tornatore’s great-grandfather, the winery has carried on a winemaking tradition rooted in the fertile lands of Etna for more than 150 years.
Molitor Riesling Graacher Domprobst
$50.99
Since 1984, Markus Molitor has pursued a clear vision: to bring the great potential of the Mosel back to life – with distinctive wines that precisely reflect the interplay of vintage, ripeness, and origin. Meticulous manual work, selective harvesting, respect for grape and terroir, and the renunciation of standardizing aids define his winery’s philosophy.
The vineyard sites have ranked among the finest on the Mosel and Saar for centuries. Steep slopes, diverse slate formations, and the finest microclimates form the foundation for authentic, site-typical Mosel wines. Each wine reveals its origin, and every bottle stands for an uncompromising pursuit of balance, depth, expression, and structure.
Meinklang Gruner Veltliner
$32.99
The Meinklang vineyards are found in eastern Austria close to the Hungarian border. Gruner Veltliner, Austria's darling white grape varietal, is making Burgundian Chardonnays look positively bland and has wowed wine critics internationally for it's great food-matching credentials. Full of the flavours of green apple and citrus, with a white pepper finish, it offers a wonderful hit of mineral freshness. This wine is made entirely from Grüner Veltliner grown on sandy loam. The grapes are gently pressed into stainless steel where they ferment and age on lees for a short period of time. The wine goes through a loose filter before being bottled with 90ppm total Sulphur. 11% ABV
Duplessis Chablis 1er Vaillons
$87.99
The 2017 Chablis Vaillon 1er Cru, has a tightly wound bouquet with Granny Smith apple, oyster shell and just a touch of dried apricot lending a mote of exoticism. The palate is very well balanced with quite a racy opeing, a linear and poised Vaillons full of tension with just a tang of lemongrass brightening up the finish. Very classy, though unlike the aromatics, the final half is quite understated for a Vaillons.
An assemblage of four plots exposed to the southeast on a clay-sandy soil. This seducer is kept from three to ten years. Its "exotic" nose and its wide and fruity mouth will take you by the feelings.
A family domaine for five generations now, Lilian is the latest vigneron of an estate created in 1895, taking over for his father Gerard in 1999. After going to school and internships in the region (“There was no point in making Sauvignon blanc in New Zealand, I needed to know how to work Chardonnay in Burgundy” he says), Lilian has turned the domaine into one of the very few organic estates in Chablis.
Jermann Pinot Grigio
$46.99
In 2016, Silvio Jermann was crowned best representative winemaker of Italian white wines in the world. The election took place in Rome under the aegis of Gambero Rosso by the most authoritative journalists of the greatest newspapers and magazines. The outcome was not by chance or even unexpected. It is the result of a deeply rooted process and never ceases to rock the wine industry: the wines have an exceptional quality and are the fruit of continual research for excellence, and an absolute respect for the land and its natural cycles, with the added bonus of a unique winemaker, an innovator and a visionary since he was a boy, when the idea of a “blend” still did not exist.
Selbach Zeltinger
$41.99
Today, Johannes Selbach and his wife Barbara, with the help of son Sebastian, manage their vineyards and winery with passion and respect for the estate’s long-held traditions. A substantial portion of their 24 hectares of vines are on their original rootstocks, in Zeltinger, Schlossberg, and Sonnenuhr; Wehlener Sonnenuhr; and, Graacher and Bernkasteler Graben. These vineyards of weathered Devonian slate are on a steep, contiguous slope facing south-southwest and represent some of the most prestigious sites in all of the Middle Mosel, in fact 85% of the Selbach’s vines are on steep slopes. The Selbach family’s heritage in the wine business dates to 1600: Selbach’s ancestors shipped wines down the Mosel in their own ships, the wine carried in oak barrels made by cooper Matthias Oster, the great-grandfather on the paternal side of the family. Thus, the winery developed as both a top estate producing some of the region’s best wine, and also as a négociant and brokerage firm, consolidating the production of smaller growers.
Astobiza Txakoli Pilpil Bagnum
$42.99
A magnum of white wine in a bag! This 'Bagnum' of white wine comes from Bodegas Astobiza. The wine style is known as Txakoli, which is a crisp, dry and slightly sparkling white wine known for its bracing acidity and citrus notes. The light and less bulky bagnum style makes it perfect for the patio or the campground!
Producer Description
"Astobiza is unique because of its grape, its production and its way of understanding life. It is made with 90% Ondarrabi Zuri and 10% Ondarrabi Zuri Zerratie native grape varieties.
Selection plot by plot, hand picking into small crates, second selection on selection table, stemming and cold maceration prior to soft pressing, static must racking, fermentation under controlled temperature, inerting, stabilization and microfiltering process."
Kir-Yianni Assyrtiko
$31.99
As its label suggests, Assyrtiko is produced from selected vine parcels located in the north of Greece, at the village of Agios Panteleimonas in Florina, at the unique plateau of Amyndeon. There lies the cooler viti-vini region of Greece, consisting of an exceptional mixture of elements. High altitudes between 600 – 700 meters and poor sandy soils on a stunning terrain of raw mountainous beauty. The four neighbouring lakes act as a moderating influence of surrounding temperatures all year round, contributing to the continental-ish climate with cold -often snowy- winters and mild summers, notable diurnal variation, and the beneficial, trademark to the area, wind blowing from the north. For this introduction to the varietal mountainous expression, they select mostly young vines of Assyrtiko (average age of vines 10 years).
Blue Grouse Pinot Gris
$36.99
Blue Grouse is a family-owned and operated vineyard and winery established as one of the founding Estates wineries of Vancouver Island. Originally from Germany, the Kiltz family moved to the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island in 1989 where they established their home and surrounding vineyards. What initially started as a hobby, later turned into a full-scale pioneering business.