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.
Shaw and Smith Chardonnay
$67.99
The Adelaide Hills produces some of Australia's finest Chardonnay. M3 Vineyard was planted in 1995 and takes its name from owners Martin Shaw, Michael and Matthew Hill Smith. The grapes are hand picked and whole fruit pressed prior to undergoing barrel fermentation and maturation in French oak. But this is not an oaky Aussie. Sophisticated with pure fruit character, it's elegant. Wonderful with lobster.
Paul Zinck Gewurztraminer Grand Cru
$63.99
91 points from Wine Spectator for the 2011 vintage of the Grand Cru Eichberg! The review: "A rich version, with a creamy palate of ripe green melon, spicy lychee, smoky mineral, candied ginger and orange zest notes. Lightly sweet, yet juicy and fresh, with a fine balance. Drink now through 2021. 500 cases made."
Torbreck Woodcutter's Semillon
$35.99
Torbreck is one of the new-style cult boutique wineries in the Barossa. The name 'Woodcutters' stems from when owner David Powell spent several years working in the Scottish Highlands as a lumberjack or woodcutter in the Torbreck forest. Fresh citrus fruit aromas appear on the nose with a faint nutty richness obtained from barrel fermentation. This is a full flavored white. Enjoy now.
Meinklang Burgenlandweiss White
$31.99
Meinklang is the quintessence of biodynamic agriculture. The farmstead located in East Austria is comprised of three fields; wine-growing, fruits and agriculture, with a family member specializing in one aspect of the project. They also have a herd of Angus and Aubrac cattle, which provide natural fertilizer for the land, and they are paid tribute to on the Meinklang labels. A blend of Grüner Veltliner (50%), Welschriesling (40%), and Muskat (10%), this wine is vibrant, easy-drinking, and just delicious. Expect to be swept away by beautiful blossom, citrus, white stone fruit and minerality.
Paul Zinck Gewurztraminer
$36.99
Paul Zinck's wines have always been synonymous with great value and his Gewurz is no exception. This is a family owned winery in the small Alsace village of Eguisheim, just south of Colmar. Respect for the environment is part of the ethic of the Zinck family. For that reason, the winery is heading progressively towards organic agriculture on nearly all of the surface area. Today, the vines are grown respecting a belief in sustainable production, along with organic and biodynamic agricultural methods. In the Vineyard, the growth of natural grasses is encouraged in order to get the deepest root growth from the vines and also to deal with extreme weather conditions. The expression of the soil and the flavours it provides is optimal.
Huber Riesling
$89.99
In just a few years, Markus Huber has successfully established his winery as a showcase enterprise in Austria as a wine producing country. His distinctive, top-quality wines, grown on outstanding soils of lime and conglomerate, serve as an example of the very best of the Traisental Valley – full of character, clear in style and site-related minerality. The family’s highest priority is to work without compromise in the vineyards and in the cellar for premium quality. This vineyard occupies a steep, eastfacing, terraced slope with a gradient of more than 25%. The soil, which overlies calcareous conglomerate of the Hollenburg-Karlstetten Formation, is very meager with only a thin layer of humus.
Denizot Sancerre Osmoze
$60.99
This is a 19-hectare estate centred in Verdigny, Sancerre, the greatest percentage of vines (90%) are grown on the iconic caillottes soil of Sancerre, which is a gravel-rich limestone-clay soil of Oxfordian origin that produces delicate and elegantly perfumed grapes. Denizot “grand cru” holdings of caillottes include parcels in les Bouffants, Côte de l’Épée, and Monts Damnés. The 8th generation winemaker ---Thibauld Denizotat, is known as the most talented practitioners of blending in Sancerre.
Corofin Chardonnay Brawn Vineyard
$49.99
Corofin is the artisan winemaking project of Mike and Anna Paterson, dialing into the details of Marlborough through small-batch, single block wines. Their ambition with all Corofin wines is to transmit a sense of place and season first, over fruit intensity or winemaking ambition. Their growers all farm with organic and/or biodynamic principles and it is their commitment to maintain the integrity of these practices through the winemaking process. Hand-harvesting and sorting, whole berry/cluster ferments, fermentation with Indigenous yeast, no fining nor filtration.