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This white delivers aromatics of apricot, lemon, yellow apple, florality and a hint of effervescence on the nose. Citrus echoes on the palate along with pear, green apple and candied lemon.  This has an integrated zippiness to it that makes it a wonderful summer sipper. 

Classic chardonnay aromas include pear apple butter. The wine is quite balanced on the palate with more tree fruits, pineapple and a hint of creaminess on the finish.

Fresh and tart with green apple and pear flavors supported by refreshing spritz; crisp citrusy finish.

Bright notes of lime and pineapple in the attack with just a hint of light grapefruit in the mid palate combine for an elegant finish. The three months of French-oak barrel aging adds a bright vanilla flavor and gives the wine the perfect balance of richness combined with fresh acidity.

This classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc exhibits aromas of grapefruit, citrus and fresh-cut grass. On the palate, it is crisp and lively with lemon zest, grapefruit, starfruit, herbs and a thread of minerality running throughout.

This light and zippy white gives flavors of green apple, apple blossom, juicy peach, lemon, and lime. Crisp and zesty with additional citrus on the finish. Perfect for a hot day on the boat!

Fresh citrus and meadow flowers with touches of peach and grapefruit on the nose. Refreshing acidity on the palate with more citrus and stone fruit flavors and a lingering minerality.

Aromas of apple, melon, white pepper and light citrus. Juicy and dry on the palate, the aromas translate onto flavors. This is a refreshing tasty wine.

This wine starts with aromas of passionfruit, citrus and gooseberry.  It  is medium plus in body with melon, gooseberry, star fruit, under-ripe pineapple, and grapefruit flavors. This is somewhat broad in mouthfeel. 

Tropical aromas and flavors include passionfruit and gooseberry. Round/clean mouthfeel with touches of melon, integrated acidity and a lemon/lime finish.

Medium aromatics with notes of Granny Smith apple, Grapefruit, Star fruit and light nectarine. On the palate this is a refreshing wine with flavors of grapefruit, lemongrass, lime, and passion fruit. It is dry and medium in body with a minerally finish.

Bright and juicy aromas of apple, lemon, pear and apricot. Clean, pure, juicy and complex with more creamy texture and ripe full flavor. The beautifully round texture of this wine showcases flavors of Golden Delicious apple, creamy lees, and lemon oil with less mineral qualities than the previous vintage.

A very mineral driven style with lime blossom, subtle nectarine and white grapefruit. The palate has a waxy and silky texture with refreshing minerality and crunchy pear with white grapefruit.

From the Producer: "A classically bright Finger Lakes Riesling, with vibrant citrus and fresh green herbal notes on a light and refreshing frame, finishing with slate and lemon curd. While good to keep for another five to eight years, this wine can be enjoyed immediately with roasted poultry, poached fish with citrus and ginger, a vegetarian curry, or fine aged cheeses."

Pear and apple with lemon citrus and anise kick off the aromas. The palate has good density with soft acidity and notes of poached pears, finishing very clean. 

Aromas are enticing: apricot, almond, nectarine, and orange. This wine is round in the mouth with light to moderate acidity. Apricot, glazed nectarine, and peach dominate the flavors. Charming, tasty, and organic.

This wine makes you want to smell it forever with beautiful notes of jasmine, honeysuckle, citrus, lychee and peach. On the palate this almost sweet entry is supple and refreshing: honeysuckle, lime, peach and a bit of ginger spice. It is medium in body with medium-plus acidity and medium finish.

Lighter aromas include lemon peel and Asian pear. Medium-weight with lots of lemon on the palate.  Clean and refreshing with good concentration, more pear, and yellow apple flavors.

This Chenin Blanc has a nose suggestive of spring flowers with hints of honeysuckle, all supported by balanced, clean acidity. Floral notes open to a mid-palate with tropical guava, citrus and melon flavors. The wine finishes dry and lingers long on the palate. 

Complex and fresh aromas of guava, apricot, the juicy flavors of Granny Smith apple and yellow peach are present, along with bright acidity and a crisp finish. Lemon curd, and slightly toasted caramelized nectarine can all be found, along with notes of fresh ground cloves and cinnamon. It is medium in body with a long finish.

Floral aromas of rose, jasmine, and lime blossom along with stone fruits (peach, apricot) on the nose of this appealing white. It's refreshing on the palate with lime, nectarine, and melon notes laced with more floral flavors. 

This is a delightful Burgundian Chardonnay. The nose gives subtle aromas of apples and apple skins, white flowers, old wood, and delicate orchard fruit. The palate offers minerality, focus and cut with crisp acidity and understated fruit. This medium weight wine is excellent with food or an apéritif.

Medium-bodied, stone fruits and tropical aromas lead to peach and apricot flavors with touches of pear and light florality. The palate is bursting with fruit such as honeydew melon, white peach, apricot, grapefruit pith, that brings juicy acidity. The finish lingers and is medium plus body with floral flavors and almond skin with a waxy and round finish. This wine is a great value!

Grapefruit and fresh hay combine with pear and apple on the nose in this liter bottle. The wine presents appealing juicy fruit including granny smith apple, and cooked apple as well. The finish is more mineral and citrus driven than the previous vintage and lingers with just the right amount of acidity.

This Finger Lakes Sauvignon Blanc gives aromas of green melon, green currants, starfruit and florality. It is medium weight, crisp and fresh with melon, green pear, green apple, pink grapefruit, sweet lime, lime pith, starfuit and parsley notes.

This lovely aromatic white gives flowers, lemon, lime and warm wet stone notes. It is pretty with light tropicality (mango and guava), peach and more flowers. It is lifted and attractive, practically dancing on your palate. The acidity is moderate with a persistent finish.

Vibrant and fresh on the nose with melon, pear and white flowers dominating the aromas. On the palate, the fruit (pear, starfruit) remains precise, bright, crisp and refreshing while the finish is mouthwatering lemon-lime (think Sprite). A new favorite!

Aromas of elegant oak, vanilla, pear and dried apple introduce the wine. On the palate, it is slightly over medium weight with crisp apple and pear, light butteriness, vanilla and linen notes joining lightly toasty oak. The fruit here is subtle, making this a cleansing food wine.

This aromatic wine has chamomile, jasmine and some freshly cut straw notes. It smells a little like Muscadet with some salinity and juicy lemon and green fruit. This has great texture that is round but with minerality and grapefruit pith. The ending is refreshing and long with fennel, nectarine and lanolin notes.

Low yielding, sustainable, dry-farmed grapes, make up this high-altitude Douro white. It offers mineral, citrus, apricot, and light floral aromas on the nose. On entry, the wine boasts a chalky minerality supported by juicy orange flavors and more stone fruit with a touch of salinity lingering on the finish. Nicely vibrant and fruity.

Elegant aromas of melon, grapefruit, pears and green apples with a hint of elderflower. There is a nice roundness and creaminess as it warms up, along with apple, gooseberry and pear fruit. The acidity is perfectly balanced, offering a well structured and long lasting, clean finish.

This wine is of outstanding quality with layers of complexity. Ripe citrus aromas and tropical fruit like pineapple, guava and passionfruit. The palate is more mouthwatering with lime juice, medium plus body and peaches.

This exciting wine is a hybrid cross of Riesling and Cayuga developed by Cornell, and finally named Aravelle. This is aromatic and fruity with peach, apricot, fruit salad with herbs like sage. The palate is semi dry, rich and ripe fruited. There is peach, nectarine, apricot, mango, glazed tropical fruit and ginger. This bright wine has a little creaminess and would be excellent with spicy Asian fare that has some savoriness.

Vibrant aromas of peach blossoms, nectarines and lychee begin this delicious, approachable white. The palate is a bit more restrained with apple, Asian pear, pineapple and touches of minerality. The finish is dry with a pleasant, lingering roundness to balance the fresh acidity.

Enticing aromas of ripe peach, pineapple, pears and apples will make you want to dive right in! The palate is off dry with long and persistent acidity. It is juicy with ripe peach, lychee, green melon and light floral notes on the palate. It is medium bodied and medium plus acidity with a finish of starfruit.

Pleasant aromas of white peach and teaberry on the nose.  The palate is juicy with more stone fruit , nectarine, and citrus supported by refreshing acidity.  The finish is dry and clean with a touch of lingering minerality.

The nose opens with a combination of pear, lemon and apple fruit aromas with a leesy, biscuit note. Medium to more in weight, the wine shows a lovely, rounded texture balanced by refreshing acidity. Lemon curd features prominently on the palate, along with more orchard fruits, ending with intriguing savory notes.

Aromas are bright and pretty with subtle white peach, citrus and strawberry accents. The palate is medium- to light-weight with crisp acidity and attractive fruit flavors of lemon, pear, pineapple and pink-skinned berries complemented by perky dried herbs.

Ripe blackberry and a touch of coffee on the nose lead to ripe black cherry and currant flavors. There’s nice concentration supported by baking spice, pepper, and lingering coffee notes on the longer finish.Try with any food and a tangy BBQ sauce. Red meat, spicy sausages, and Moroccan dishes are also good mates. Pizza (even spicy) pairs well, too. This wine can also be enjoyed on its own.

Fresh green aromas include honeydew melon, meadow flowers, lime, and touches of nectarine and peach. This is medium-bodied, crisp, bright, clean and refreshing on the palate with white grapefruit, star fruit, nectarine, fresh herbs and almond supported by slight salinity/minerality.

The nose is enticing with aromas of floral, peach, apricot and minerality. On the palate there is a pleasant light bitterness that balances with the full texture and bold flavor of this wine. Flavors of preserved citrus fruits, glazed orange rind and orange blossom, with peach and apricot as well. This wine is ripe, juicy and has a long delicious finish.

This wine is aromatic and crisp. There is white nectarine, lemon and lime with wet stone, orange blossom and green apple. The palate delivers this as well as pink grapefruit, tropical fruit like kiwi and pineapple, honeysuckle and peach. This is medium acidity and moderate alcohol and delicious!

A complex and layered wine that delivers wet stone, peach and apple with some chalky or vitamin like aroma. The palate is medium body and medium acidity with ripe concentrated apple, peach and chalk with a round mouthfeel that is also quite bright and chalk like mineral.

This wine smells clean and crisp with citrus and confectioner sugar. The flavors are more complex with lemon, quince, apple and honey or beeswax. The acidity is medium with good ripeness of fruit and some herbal notes of hay. This is a different type of wine that is an excellent value. 

From the Producer: Clean, crisp, luscious. Night blooming jasmine, tropical guava, starfruit, lychee, and key lime with stone fruit undertones. Palate: Juicy yet zesty, lithe and bright with silky, creamy texture. Medium body, lingering finish with hints of honeydew melon, limestone dust, and saline.

Aromas of mulberry, berry compote and savory raspberries are appealing. It is medium to full-bodied with cherries and plums, spice, kirsch, thyme and chocolate notes adding complexity. This wine is smooth and quaffable with a long, refreshing finish.

A parade of fresh red fruit dominates the aromas, supported by red licorice and a light mix of herbs. Red cherries and raspberries mingle with notes of black olives and leather on a medium weight frame. Fine tannins and a persistent thread of acidity runs throughout, keeping this wine fresh and balanced.

Black cherry, blueberry, blackberry and plum with layers of toast, chocolate, and baking spice notes can be found on the nose. The aromas translate into similar flavors with additional hints of cocoa,savory soil and wood and spice. The palate is medium bodied with lifting acidity and soft, but present, tannins. 

This appassimento wine uses dried grapes to concentrate the flavors. It is soft and supple in texture with velvety tannins on a medium frame. Stewed black and red fruits are accompanied by light tobacco and spice and a touch of smoke. Notes of blackberry, black cherries, and dates follow through to spices and dried herbs on the finish.

Smoky black fruit aromas lead to a well-balanced set of deliciously savory and fruity flavors. Blackberries and cooked plums join spice box and black pepper on a bigger frame with supple tannins and a persistent finish.

Aromas of red and black currants, smoke and black pepper are classic for this variety.  This is medium in weight with blackberries, plums, espresso and lingering wood smoke. The fine tannins, integrated acidity and forward fruit make this an accessible wine.

This sustainable wine invites you with aromas of cooked plums and black cherry candy along with exotic spices and an inviting smokiness. The palate is just over medium weight with plum, blackberry and black cherry fruits of a pure, fresh and attractively dense nature. There is a touch of minerality in this well-balanced wine while juicy acidity and fine tannins provide the perfect structure.

Lightly floral aromas with baking spice and cherry. The palate on this medium weight red is silky, with black pepper, plum and cherry notes.

Les Hérétiques is a rustic wine, speaking strongly of its terroir. The nose offers spice, cedar, and black cherry fruit, and touches of iron/earth. The tannins are quite present but well-integrated with more black cherries, spice and a lingering meaty quality.

This attractively packaged wine offers aromas of coffee, blackberries, and dark chocolate. The wine is well-balanced in the mouth, silky and complex, with kirsch, fresh black currant and berry, and hints of black pepper and mocha. Medium in body and acidity, with fine tannins and a longer finish.

The nose offers aromas of mixed berries, dried but still bright and juicy. The palate is full and bold, with lush fruit, balanced by fresh acidity. Coffee and cocoa flavors linger on the finish.

 Aromas of ripe small berries lead to soft tannins and integrated acid support classic Pinot flavors-cherry, earthy undertones, and a whiff of smoke/black pepper.

Richly perfumed with cooked berries, violet and slight earthiness. Plum and ripe black cherry on the juicy/silky palate. Red berries and cocoa linger on the finish.

Aromas are smoky with a bit of earth and burnt sugar, mulberry, cassis red fruits, and something wildly Alpine and foresty. The palate is juicy and fresh, with wild berry flavors, spiced plum, cloves, herbal notes, and a slight herbaceousness. Moderate acidity and tannins. This is a wine with soul, medium bodied with a long finish.

Red strawberries and ripe fruits are attractive on the nose. On the palate, this wine is medium weight with classic cherry fruitiness, vanilla, and light spices on a smooth and elegant frame

Cassis, dusty red fruit, cured meat, and old world spice round out the complex nose. In the glass the Montepulciano bursts with splendid tart red and black fruit. The wine is medium plus body with integrated grippy tannins.

Wild aromatics with Maine blueberries, dried fruit, plums, blackberry pie with integrated tannins and some baking spice.

Between medium and full-bodied, this offering from Southeastern Spain is chock full of mulberries, cooked plums and raspberries with a sprinkling of cocoa. Baking spices and a hint of underbrush linger through the finish.

Rich dark berry aromas lead to currants and black cherries on the palate. Medium-plus in body with nice concentration and structure. Bittersweet chocolate notes linger on the finish.

Bursting with dried red cherry and brambly fruits, this Primitivo (Zinfandel) offers aromas of coffee beans, dark chocolate, prunes, fruit cake and spices. The palate is rich and juicy with integrated tannins and flavors that echo the rich aromas.

The nose offers pretty red fruits of cherry and raspberry, along with hints of truffle. This pale-colored Pinot Noir is light to medium weight, yet completely on point with its grape varietal and terroir. Red fruits of strawberry and raspberry join with spicy cinnamon notes in this clean, crisp, food-friendly red.

Strawberry rhubarb jam and black cherry with warm earth and wood spice start the bouquet of this wine. It is texturally soft and supple with clove and black pepper mixing with mocha and cooked raspberry.

Ripe red fruits, mulling spices, and underbrush open on the nose. This medium-bodied wine is complex with round tannins and integrated acidity. Black cherry, black caps, and herbed raspberry jam segue into light notes of underbrush and bramble on the finish.

This deeply colored wine offers powerful aromas of mulberry, mocha, sweet wood, and damson plum. In the mouth, it is juicy with moderate plus acidity. The aromas are echoed in the flavors—plum, dark chocolate, smoke, mulberry, and sweet wood. Tannins are fine-grained and nearly invisible, but they provide just enough structure. It is medium plus in body and length.

Wood and baking spice with black and red cherry. The palate is savory and deep with smoke, berries, black pepper, and mocha. The medium tannins are slightly grippy and rustic with medium acidity.

Dark chocolate mingle with dark berries and aromas of toasted oak. The tannins are round and soft with the rustic wood quality delivering cigar box and forest floor with black plum, juicy blueberry and chocolate.

Blackberry, black plum, cassis, grapes, black pepper, fig and dark earth with mocha are aromatic on the nose. This dry, fuller-bodied wine has notes of black currants, dried fruit spicy white pepper, cocoa, cola spiciness and a touch of smoke on the palate with a long finish that ends in chocolate.

This is a powerful style of Bordeaux that also retains elegance and finesse. On the palate you will find rich ripe plum, blackcurrant, ripe cherries, and showcasing subtle cedar notes, with chalky tannin and good length.

The nose gives strawberry, cranberry and red cherry cordial with some earthy soil component. The flavor is of summer strawberries, fresh bright raspberries with balanced acidity and body.

Ripe blackberry and a touch of coffee on the nose lead to ripe black cherry and currant flavors. There’s nice concentration supported by baking spice, pepper, and lingering coffee notes on the longer finish.

Dark in the glass with inviting savory notes of pepper and grilled meats on the nose, followed by jammy purple and red fruit with a hint of leather and toasted oak. The palate brings plenty of dark fruit, including blackberry and plums, with approachable, peppery tannins and a long silky finish.

Aromas include black cap raspberries and black plum supported by touches of violets and black pepper. The medium-bodied palate boasts plum and blueberry flavors supported by herbs and pepper as well as soft, dusty tannins.

Rich yet medium-bodied, offering an exciting bouquet of berry, oak, earth and spice notes, with bold streaks of blueberry, raspberry, mocha and floral flavors. It finishes with an aftertaste of anise and cherries.

Aromas are predominantly red fruited–cherry, raspberry, plum and spice box. There’s some fresh fig as well as spiced sweet cherry. This is a seamlessly textured wine with fine tannins. It’s medium-plus in weight with raspberry and raspberry coulis along with bramble; juicy acidity keeps it balanced.

Medium aromatic with notes of red raspberry, black cherry, pepper and tobacco. The palate is medium-weight with red raspberry, tart black currants, rosemary and lightly savory notes. This is very quaffable and not as big as some of its Spanish counterparts; consider giving it a light chill.

Dark stewed fruit of  blackberry and black currant introduce the wine. Fresh, ripe, and lightly smoky black fruits are balanced with a nice backbone of medium-plus acidity and touches of earth. Raspberry and plum notes emerge with time. This is medium bodied and lifted, making it a flavorful summer red.

This red begins with dark fruits like damson plum mixed with a touch of spice, sandalwood, graphite, wet stone, smoke and earth. It is between medium and full bodied with ripe plum, black cherry, black currant and blackberry fruit that is rich and nicely integrated with rounded tannins. Savory earth and graphite flavors add complexity.

Aromas include macerated red cherries with spicy wood and smoke notes. Round and soft on the palate with spiced red and black cherry flavors supported by a touch of black pepper and smoke. It is medium in body and acidity.

Aromas of dark and red cherry with a touch of smoke, additional charming aromas of macerated black and red currants. The flavors echo the aromas with more chocolate and a touch of bark. The palate has nice round texture with soft but working tannins. The acidity is integrated with a velvety and polished finish.

Aromas of fresh and smoky blackberries and plums. On the palate, this is medium weight or slightly less in body, with flavors of black currants, blackberry seeds, cherries, earth and smoke. It is medium in acid with fine tannins. This red is silky and fresh… the ultimate picnic wine! Note: This is a liter bottle.

This wine is both structured and jammy with red fruits of raspberry and strawberry candy along with a touch of raisin joining woodsy, cocoa, coffee and licorice flavors. It is medium plus in body with moderate acid and tannin.

This non-vintage red blend combines fruit-driven young wine with more mature reds. It begins with aromas of cooked red and black fruits, toast, tobacco, spices, roasted red peppers and herbs. It then  shows off well integrated cherry and currant fruit, toast, cinnamon, baking spices, sweet tobacco leaf and cigar box on the palate. This is ripe, but not jammy. It's just over medium weight with moderate acidity. A very good value!

This wine gives mostly red fruits on the nose -- pomegranate, strawberry and raspberry, along with vanilla. It is medium plus in weight and quite rich with ultra-soft tannins that show it is in its prime drinking stage now. There are flavors of red cherry, raspberry, plum, strawberry coulis, licorice, vanilla and a touch of sassafras. You'll be talking about its texture though -- the integrated acidity and seamless tannins are a joy. What a value!

Aromas of macerated black fruits are spiced with coffee and white pepper notes. This is just over medium weight with black raspberry, black cherry, plum and blackberry fruit mixed with forest floor notes such as savory herbs (oregano), earth, roots and bark. This is ripe and easy drinking with supple tannins and juicy acidity.

Aromas of walking through the woods and picking blackberries. The nose has dark plum, blackberry, cassis with mocha slight dusty earth and some black pepper. The palate is integrated with a long finish, delivering flavors of licorice, espresso, vanilla and thorough dark fruits.

Aromas include ripe red cherry, black cherry and plum and a whiff of pink peppercorn, and bergamont. The palate is soft and bright with juicy red fruit of pomegranates, red currants and cherry. The palate also has light black tea, thyme, with potentially light oak influence. You could drink this lighter-bodied wine slightly chilled or as a great affordable alternative to Gamay!

The nose of this wine combines aromas of cooked strawberries and dates along with fresh red fruits. The palate is medium plus in body with concentrated red raspberry and strawberry confit flavors, silky tannins and moderate acidity. At the same time, it presents both clean and pure.

This wine is ruby red with purple highlights. Fresh and fruity, it is a perfect sipper and refreshing even in warmer weather (try it with a slight chill!). The nose shows red berry, blue fruit, and spice, while the palate is medium bodied with food-friendly acidity.

Barrel-influenced aromas of vanilla and smoke combine with blueberry, black currant, and darker fruit like plum in this aromatically intense Tuscan red blend. Flavors are full and generous, delivering dried herbs, licorice, and fruits similar to those on the nose. This tastes gorgeously Italian but also cool climate.

The aromatics are bursting with Bing cherry, ripe raspberry, tobacco, and Earl Grey tea. Fresh and bright on the on the palate, this medium-bodied wine offers soft, round black fruits with good depth, purity and texture. It is crushable and ideal for your next party!

This wine smells of stewed red and black cherries, cocoa and tomato leaf with smoke and earth on the nose. On the palate, it combines savory flavors, pepper and mocha with black fruits. It is quite supple with lightly dustry tannins, crisp acidity, good depth and not-over-the-top Camenere flavors. 

Pale looking in the glass, this wine is ripe with integrated tannins and medium acidity. Flavors and aromas are similar with interesting layers of savory bark, sassafras, truffles, and light toast to blend with cranberry, red cherry, and slight milk chocolate. The finish is long and the cherry notes fade pleasantly. 

Attractive aromas of ripe blueberry and raspberry compote greet the nose. The palate is clean and supple with well-integrated flavors of blackberry, plum, and blueberry skin. This wine is medium-bodied and well-balanced with subtle iron-mineral notes on the finish.

Aromas of dark fruits, especially black currants, join with dark chocolate and light smoke on the nose. On the palate, this well-balanced wine combines black currants with baking spice, chocolate, toast, coffee, violet and vanilla notes. This stays fresh with its juicy acidity and the tannins are quite velvety. A classic, well-made example.

This aromatic wine gives cherry and strawberry, fruit leather, spiced and cooked cherries with pomegranate juice, blood orange and some incense notes. The palate has a bit of mulling spices and a touch of dehydrated fruit with good balance, easy texture and a velvety smoky finish.

This ripe and fruit forward wine is juicy with black pepper, dark plums, chocolate-covered cherries and rose peppercorns. This palate is rich and round with cherry pie notes and some good oak influence, especially offering baking spices and mocha.

The aromas and flavors of this wine are abundant and complex. Pleasurable black fruits and notes of baking spice and chocolate accompany light smoke. Bold with round, ripe, suave tannins and juicy acidity, this is medium bodied but stays lip smacking with its juiciness. Secondary flavors of licorice, black cherry, chocolate, lead, blueberry and a touch of black pepper. The Zorzal Malbec is well-integrated and extremely enjoyable.

This is quite aromatic, offering sweet wood, dark fruit--blackberry, blueberry, spiced cherry, plum--and cedar, all nicely integrated, with each sniff providing something more and different. The palate is equally integrated and complex. The fine tannins and moderate acidity are lovely, supporting and melding with the fruit. The fruit itself is dark berries, patient and thorough, subtle and a real presence. This is a wine one wants always on the wine rack to be enjoyed again and again. Medium bodied with a longer finish.

A medium bouquet of red currants and cherries with cooked or concentrated raspberries and earth. The palate is sleek and supple with cherry, soil and plum. This wine is super fresh and yet deep with very fine and complex tannins and structure.

From the Distributor: The nose opens on an array of refined ripe black fruit aromas, joined on airing by light toasted hazelnut notes. The palate has ripe black fruit notes found on the nose return on the rich and ample attack, while attractive spice and toast flavors bring remarkable complexity and intensity to the midpalate, underpinned by powerful tannins typical of Cabernet Sauvignon. The black fruit flavors return on the long and fresh finish.

This mildly earthy wine is reminiscent of a warm forest day with wild berries and plums. Forest floor, old oak spiciness, pressed violets and raspberry can be found in the scent. The palate has ripe black plum and cherry with garrigue, graphite and minerality. This wine has good complexity and long finish.

Aromas of cooked black berries, black olives, rosemary, yeast and rye bread jump out of the glass. This wine is medium-plus in body with ripe, but not heavy fruits of black currants and black cherries mixed with rosemary and thyme. It is juicy and fresh with a light oak influence.

The wine shows a deep purple color and features aromatics of mixed crushed red and black fruits, sweet spice, and cedar. In the mouth, it is fuller-bodied with fantastic dark fruits, excellent mid-palate depth and ripe tannins.

Concentrated and complex aromas of smoke, raspberry, berry jam, cranberry, rose, tobacco and black pepper. The palate is similar to the nose, with more oak influence with clove and cinnamon with earthier notes. The acidity and black pepper linger on the palate with medium plus body and good concentration of tannins.

From the producer: Blackberry, bacon, graphite, blueberry, rose. With the 2021 vintage, I have reverted to the intrinsic character of my first Côtes du Rhône from 1997 to 2000. This intense, energetic Syrah with its crimson hue is fresh with ‘espressivo cantabile’ aromas of red berry fruits and a rounded palate.

Notes of stewed dark berries and graphite unfold from the glass. Round tannins balance nicely with medium acidity while rich, ripe dark berries mingle seamlessly on the palate with coffee and dark chocolate flavors. Hints of graphite and pencil lead linger through the finish and add depth to the wine.

This wine is savory with dried herbs and black cherry scents. The palate is more complex than the aromas with espresso, earth, plum and dark berry fruit with some bittersweet chocolate and black olive notes. This wine is savory but deep and slightly spicy. The tannins are attractive and it is medium plus in body.

This is a tasty wine from Tuscany with aromas of cherry, old wood, potpourri, root beer and forest floor. The palate reminds one of strawberry leather, worn leather, bay leaf, and smoke. It has great texture with medium acidity, integrated tannins and a velvety finish. 

Aromas of stewed berries and touches of smoke and mineral lead to more ripe berries on the palate including plums, cherries and dried strawberries. This is medium-plus in body with ripe/integrated tannins and a lingering minerality on the finish.

Aromas include dried cherries, plum, blackberry, sandalwood, and baking spice. Medium-bodied and rustic with rich and ripe mulberry, dark cherry, and licorice on the palate. Tannins are velvety and offer lovely structure; touches of cocoa and spice linger on the finish.

Aromas of black cherry, some savory olive notes and a touch of floral character on the nose. The palate is more red-fruited with touches of bergamot and flowers; medium-acidity supports this lighter to medium-bodied, approachable wine.

This wine is ruby red with purple highlights. Fresh and fruit it is a perfect sipper and is refreshing in warmer weather (try it with a slight chill). The nose shows red berries, blueberry, and spice. While the palate is medium bodied with food friendly acidity.

Rich, black-fruited aromas on the nose include touches of plum, blackberry, and black cherry, along with warm earth, cedar and leather. Nicely concentrated on the palate with more dark berries echoing the aromas and refreshing acidity to keep it lifted, followed by fine tannins

A fragrant wine with lavender, blackberry, raspberry, warm earth, and touch of wild herbs. The flavors have a good amount of classic Grenache that is fleshy and darkly fruited with grippy structured tannins that give a root like quality. There are some mineral notes and black olives with red raspberry on the end.

This does not use carbonic maceration or added sulfur, yet it remains fragrant, clean, and juicy. Aromatically there are red raspberries, blackcaps, cherries, red currants and cassis. The palate is nicely structured with integrated tannins giving a nice mouthfeel. The wine is medium bodied with medium plus acidity and red cherry skin and pit with minerality. It is clean, juicy and full of fraise du bois. Juicy red and purle fruit that is fragrant, think of cassis, red currants, wild blackcaps and warm raisins in the sun. The flavors showcase more red spring fruit like wild strawberry and fraise du bois but has minerality and integrated tannins with a stiff upper lip. This is clean, fresh, and charming. 

The grape Pinotage is a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault. Aromas of grilled plum, blackberry, black currant and a little bark can be found on the nose. This medium-weight wine has flavors of black plum, cherry, and a hint of purple fruit. It is nicely balanced with medium acidity and sleek tannins.

Wild aromatics of cranberry, red cherry, and even dehydrated blueberry with some coffee as well. It tastes powerful but not grippy with very classic Nebbiolo flavors. This is not effusive. It is medium bodied with medium plus acidity and ends with rose water, black tea and some smoke.

Lighter aromas include strawberry, watermelon, and pink grapefruit.  Juicy watermelon, peach, and pomegranate flavors are supported by fresh acid in this delicious dry rose.

You'll find flavors of pink grapefruit, nectarine, strawberry candy, red pear and rose in this Vinho Verde rosé. It has a refreshing prickle with a whiff of powdered sugar/talc running through it (but don't worry, it's totally dry!)

Fresh aromas of strawberry, peach and raspberry with minerality. The palate is clean, medium bodied with medium acidity with a chalky minerality. More flavors of vanilla, cream soda, peach and raspberry are balanced with a lightly savory finish.

Ripe strawberry and watermelon aromas with a touch of confection and citrus greet you on the nose. The palate is soft and rounded with lovely, succulent strawberry-white raspberry notes. This is dry, fresh and comes in a liter bottle -- what more could you want for summer?

This French bubbly is fun and fruity, and a great alternative to Prosecco. Aromas of green apple and citrus fruits are complemented by soft florality and Anjou pear. A refreshing, dry palate with notes of white peach, lemon, and lingering zippy finish.

Aromas are soft and enticing with notes of white flowers, pear, and golden apple. This is a relaxed Prosecco, that combines a round and velvety texture with playful acidity that keeps singing throughout the palate. Flavors of white peach, apricot, and red apple present themselves in this elegant bubbly.

Enticing aromas include apple skin, grapefruit, and brioche. The palate is soft and creamy with a nice fine bead; flavors include apple, pear, citrus and touches of vanilla on the clean finish.

Classic aromas of apple, biscuits and toast with additional complex berry notes. There is strawberry on the palate as well with brioche, orange zest, and apple. The texture is soft and creamy with juicy acid. This is very tasty and succulent!

Vibrant and enticing aromas of ripe kiwi, cherry, and subtle notes of honeysuckle.  The mouthfeel is round with delicate bubbles. A touch of almond and sweet peach linger on the finish.