Cerasuolo di Vittoria is an appellation around the town of Vittoria within the province of Ragusa as well as Caltanissetta and Catania. It became a DOC in 1973 and was elevated to DOCG status in 2005, making it the only DOCG in Sicily.

This Pinot Noir, spearheaded by Noah and Kelly Dorrance of Reeve Wines and in collaboration with a secret cadre of Sonoma winemakers, is sourced from 12 different vineyard sites throughout Sonoma County as well as sites in Marin and Mendocino.  This blending of sites showcases the dynamic potential of Sonoma County wine-making, creating a Pinot Noir with great focus and clarity.

Steve Matthiasson just has a knack for crafting clean, cool wines with lots of personality at very reasonable price points given their excellent quality. This is a Chardonnay drinker's Chardonnay that will equally appeal to fans of lighter bodied and crisp whites.

This cuvée is a blend of two different years revealing the special quality of the Chardonnay. Its complexity, its great vinosity and the surprisingly fresh finish is particularly appreciated by the most informed wine lovers. The Blanc de Blancs features 100% Chardonnay from Grands Crus de villages de la Côte des Blancs : Avize, Chouilly, Cramant, & Mesnil-sur-Oge. Notes of warm bread, lemon cream & crisp green apple on the nose. On the palate the wine is full-bodied and very elegant, with a lovely core of fruit, refined mousse and excellent length and grip on the well-balanced, youthful and classy finish.

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An easygoing, approachable red from the lovely Tavares da Silva extended family and their vineyards in the Lisboa region.

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100% Tempranillo, fermented in temperature-controlled cement vats with indigenous yeasts, with a 30-day maceration on the skins. Aged for 15 months (50% in French Oak and 50% in cement vats), with an additional 6 months in the bottle before being released. Deep burgundy robe with heady aromas of dark fruit and toffee. The palate exhibits stewed blackberry and blueberry fruit, black plum skin, coffee, and a hint of roasted herbs. The finish is long with just enough acidity to balance the grippy tannins.

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Champ Divin is owned and run by husband and wife team Fabrice and Valerie Closset-Gaziaux, who both have educational backgrounds in agronomy and earth sciences. The duo spent extensive time developing sustainable farming practices in Africa, and then a subsequent eight years helping growers in the Loire develop organic and naturally balanced vineyards. After, as Valerie puts it, one too many gentleman farmers telling her she didn't know her business, she and Fabrice decided to find their own piece of land.

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When the Seghesio family sold its namesake winery in 2011, the historic San Lorenzo vineyard was not included in the sale of the winery. Pete inherited that 40-acre vineyard from his mother, Rachel Ann Passalacqua Seghesio, and it has been part of the Passalacqua family heritage since 1896.

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Deep purple with a magenta rim, and a heady aroma of spice and dark fruit. The palate reflects the nose with blackberry, blueberry, and ripe black plum. The acid is well balanced with a firm tannic structure and lingering, spicy finish. Perfectly focused and in spite of its power a very graceful wine.

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Domaine Bruno Cormerais is located in St Lumine-de-Clisson, perhaps the top subregion of Muscadet, and has been farmed by the same family for 4 generations. Bruno Cormerais took over the small farm after the death of his father in 1971, which included 7 hectares of vines planted in 1936, the year of official recognition of the Muscadet appellation by the INAO.

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Very light on the oak, unlike many other Encruzados. More Chablis-like, in fact, with bracing acidity and fresh green apple, pear and lemon flavors. Lovely wine, ande a great introduction to this fine variety.

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This 100% Grenache Blanc exhibits wonderful freshness due to the Templeton Gap District, one of the coolest and windiest pockets of Paso Robles, which helps maintain good acidity in the fruit during the summer heat. Yount ages the wine in a concrete egg for 5 months which “preserves the purity of the fruit while turning up the volume on the varietal character.”

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One cool, Spring day in the shadow of Mt. Konocti, a family came to lay out their vineyard using straws to mark where the vines would be planted. While enjoying their midday lunch they saw a murder of crows dancing around the straws, which made them laugh. Yet, when they looked again, the crows and the straws were gone. The family learned two things that day: be wary of dancing crows, and what to name their vineyard ;>).

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High up in the hills of southern France, above the Côte d’Azur and the crowds at Cannes, you’ll find the cool, terraced vineyards of Domaine du Dragon. While much of Provence is a patchwork of different terroirs, this corner near the town of Draguignan is unique in that it is almost exclusively limestone, more commonly found in places like Burgundy.

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We always look forward to the new release of the Cep Sauvignon Blanc because we know it will be a clean, dry and super crisp bottle of wine. Indeed this 2020 is all of that with yellow grapefruit aromas on the nose and very bright lemon citrus flavors along with a bit of green apple on the light bodied palate. The wine ends with super bright acidity on a thrilling, lightly chalky and persistent finish.

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Léopold Orban was one of the first Récoltant-Manipulants (A producer who sources fruit exclusively from their own vineyards) in the small village of Leuvrigny in the 1920s. Léopold’s great grandson, Francois, took over as proprietor in 1999 at the young age of 19, tending 18 acres of 30-40 year old vineyards in and around the villages of Leuvrigny and Sainte-Gemme.

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Champagne Veuve Fourny & Fils has been an active family domaine since 1856. The estate is located in the prestigious Côte des Blancs, in the premier cru village of Vertus, an appellation that gives them the rare opportunity to grow Pinot Noir as well as Chardonnay. Brothers Charles-Henry and Emmanuel Fourny sustainably farm nearly nine hectares of vineyards and have been carrying on the family winegrowing tradition since 1993.

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This wine, in our view, has always been a bit of a sleeper (meaning overlooked) in the context of vintage Port. Especially now, with 20 years of bottle age, it is stunning and delicious in its developed complexity. It still has cellar life ahead, too, if that is your inclination.

This has to be one of the finest vintages of Viña Tondonia Reserva of recent years. Even more rare in half bottle format. For 142 years, four generations of the López de Heredia family have devoted themselves to producing exceptional and unique wines. Masterpieces which have achieved that which the founder of the company, Rafael López de Heredia y Landeta, defined in the late nineteenth century as the "Supreme Rioja".

Colette Bonnet cultivates organic vines located in the Noé les Mallets village. Ms. Bonnet is the referent of the Association of Organic Champagnes. Organic viticulture is characterized by the absence of artificial chemicals and limited use of natural elements (sulphur, copper, clay).

73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc The Cain Concept is the ripest, roundest, fullest wine in our collection. The 2012 is a vintage of wonderful ripeness, that epitomizes our ideals of Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the classic Benchlands of the Napa Valley. It displays the aromatic complexity, smooth entry, balanced mouthfeel and graceful finish, which are the signatures of the Cain style.

This Blanc de Blancs is hand-crafted from 100% estate-grown Chardonnay. It has a beautiful bouquet marked by floral and citrus notes. The palate is fresh and vibrant, with a rich structure and creaminess that brings balance and intensity to the flavors. The refined finish shows remarkable length with excellent minerality and effervescent fruit that lingers.

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Rich golden hue with a fine bead. Complex aromatics of wildflowers, apple and honeycomb. The palate is fresh and lively, with green apple, kiwi fruit, rosehips and quince paste. The mouthfeel is expansive, with mouthwatering acidity and a subtle wet stone note on the finish.

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Producer notes ~ "Probus is a blend of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc. The wine has an intense ruby ​​color with purple reflections. A very rich bouquet with noticeable notes of black currant, liqueur cherry, dark blueberries and accents of forest litter and cocoa. In the mouth, a velvety structure and a complex, sophisticated finish that stays in your memory for a long time.

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Ripe and baked yellow apple, slightly bruised fruit and sweet oak co-mingle in this classc example os fine Meursault. Some bottle age has given the wine additional complexity and richness.

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The Saby family has been making wine in Bordeaux for nine generations and is now led by heirs to the family passion Jean-Christophe and Jean-Phillippe. The winery holdings, centered around Libourne, are comprised of 70 hectares and include Château Rozier (Saint Émilion Grand Cru), Château Bertin (Montagne-Saint-Émilion), and Château Hauchat (Fronsac).

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The estate, owned by the Polizzotti-Scuderi family since the early 1800s, was originally dedicated to the cultivation of wheat and cotton. Around 1920 the first vineyards were planted and the family started to produce wine. From 1960 when Giuseppe Polizzotti took over the management of the estate, the annual harvest had been shared amongst the local wine cooperatives; but in 1995 he decided to stop and produce an estate wine—Fondo Antico was born.

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This bottling is 100% Barbera from 40+ year-old vines that were hand-harvested and hand-sorted. Fermentation was entirely in stainless-steel tanks. The wine was immediately racked to medium-toast big barrels and French barriques, and aged for 12 months. Rich and complex, the palate is multi-layered showing a ripe bramble fruit, stewed plum, umami and sweet tobacco. Full and balanced this classic Barbera has a sumptuous mouthfeel, with a persistent finish and soft, silky tannins.

From the Producer: "Classic in style and always respectful of varietal character, the 2016 Napa Valley represents everything you expect from a Long Meadow Ranch Cabernet. This balanced blend of fruit from our mountain and valley estates has an inviting nose of fresh black cherry, marionberry, and plum. More subtle notes of vanilla, cedar and green tea leaves bring nuance to a palate bright with the mountain fruit acidity and rich in the valley fruit’s velvety tannins. This wine is lovely to drink now and for years to come.”

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Made from 100% organically-farmed Sangiovese fermented with indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, glass-lined cement vats. The must underwent a five-week maceration on the skins. The resulting wine was aged for 24 months in large Slovenian oak barrels and an additional 12 months in the bottle before being released. Dark garnet color. Complex, layered aromas of dark berries and black cherries with notes of fennel and dusty earth. The palate is dry with flavors of brandied cherries, blueberry chutney and dark chocolate. It is structured wine with firm tannins, balanced acidity, and a long, spiced finish.

One of our "go-to" white wines for casual week-day meals or when you are expecting a crowd ~ not an option right now, we know . . .

From the producer: Calera’s Mt. Harlan Vineyards are located in the Gavilan Mountains 25 miles east of the Monterey Bay. The site was chosen for its limestone soils and ideal climate. At an average elevation of 2,200 feet it is among the highest and coolest vineyard sites in California.

Calera's Pinots are consistently among the finest produced in California. At elevations as high as 2500 ft, Ryan is the highest among Calera's organically farmed blocks at the northern end of the Gavilan range. It is named for Jim Ryan, long-time vineyard manager.

Sourced from the 18-acre Barbed Oak Vineyard in Sonoma County’s Bennett Valley appellation, this small planting of Aligoté, less than one acre, is known to be perhaps only the third after Josh Jensen’s Mt. Harlan Vineyard. The best known Aligotés comes from the Burgundy region of France.

Francesco Rinaldi & Figli 2016 Barolo shows sweet and ripe fruit with distant aromas of wild strawberry, forest berry and a hint of dried prune. Tgis specific vintage pulls from six different vineyards, including the famed Cannubi cru.  This steady and elegant expression of Nebbiolo reveals dried blackberry, licorice, new leather, and also some spicy notes too.   Either cellar for 3-5 years or decant.

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Soft golden hue, with a fine, persistent mousse and aromas of citrus, cherry and a touch of pastry dough. The palate is broad and inviting, showing cherries upon cherries, more red fruits, and a lively, acid backbone. A generous bubbly that strikes a balance between California opulence and classic French elegance.

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Solid Napa red blend so seamlessly crafted that no particular varietal stands out. Aromas of red berry, plum and cedar. Darker fruit on palate, with more cedar and a touch of sandalwood. Ample tannin but very well integrated and fine-grained in texture. 540 cases produced.

Fruit from a first growth Zwirch vineyard is used for this middle-weight wine that is bottled under the name Zwiri, so as to allow for an earlier bottling date than the strict rules for first growths require. Delicious herb and zest combine with ripe pear show a richness well balanced by bright acidity and a slight pepper on end. Great with food or on its own. A wine with length!

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This is one of the first Barbera d'Asti we have stocked bearing the new Nizza DOCG designation used exclusively for the most favored hillside Barbera vineyards in the larger Barbera d'Asti appellation.

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A ‘trine’ is defined as a close group of three, and this wine pays homage to the families of Pepper Bridge: the McKibbens, the Murphys, and Pellets. It highlights the best of the estate vineyards and is a vintage-specific blend of Bordeaux’s traditional five red grapes. The 2017 bottling is a blend of 42% Cabernet Franc, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Malbec, 9% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Each lot was vinified separately and aged in French Oak, 41% New and 59% Neutral. Certified sustainable and Salmon Safe. 672 cases produced. Dense aromas of dark berries, bramble fruit and sweet oak. The palate delivers marionberry, dark plums and black tea with a note of caramel and a hint of cinnamon. Cellaring Recommendation: 5-7 years.

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Brilliant scarlet color. Aromas of ripe red fruits. The palate shows flavors of Rainier cherries, dried cranberry, mixed berries, pomegranate, and a hint of vanilla and sweet oak. Silky texture with so•t tannins and a graceful, layered finish.

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Quite a few parcels comprise Les Matheny’s Chardonnay. Emeric vinifies each one separately, deciding on the final blend only after each individual wine develops its personality with time in barrel. Tasting Notes: Produced from vines averaging 45 years of age, the wine soars from the glass, a storm of ripe green apples, freshly blasted quarry, and musky honey. The palate is both firm and expansive, with a generous pinch of telltale Jurassic salt lengthening the complex, penetrating flavors of greengage and candied lemon. Emeric’s “partial sous-voile” approach shows in the wine’s gently oxidative edge—one that bows to the veil without making a virtue of it. For such a bold and assertive wine to remain so straightforwardly delicious is a difficult balancing act.

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Villa Calcinaia is situated in the center of Chianti Classico near the town of Greve-in-Chianti. This historic estate has been home to the Counts Capponi since 1524 and is maintained by Sebastiano Capponi and his brother Niccolò. Calcinaia is at the heart of the Capponi family, and each generation brings something new to the vineyards and the wine cellar. Every vintage is a portrait, captured in a bottle, of the hopes, worries, care, and joy that come with making honest wines. The Villa Calcinaia philosophy has always been: “Love for the land, respect for tradition, and the rightful pride in bearing the name of Capponi.”

After spending time in Paris, Alain Graillot returned home to his native Rhone Valley to pursue winemaking. He traveled to Burgundy and had the good fortune to study with Jacques Seysses of Domaine Dujac. Back in the Rhone, he founded his domaine in Crozes-Hermitage in 1985 and quickly became a star winemaker of the region admired for his impeccably made Syrahs.

For those who perhaps have not been paying attention, this is a heads up – Germany is producing some really delicious Pinot Noir! Fresh, fruit-driven aromatics, Bright red fruit flavors, cherry, raspberry, with a hint of sage, cola and backing spice. The finish is juicy with fine-grained, slightly chalky tannin.

County Line comes from the team behind the multiple 95-point Syrahs of Radio-Coteau. Led by rockstar winemaker Eric Sussman, they bring every ounce of their blue-chip talent to bear on this silky smooth, wildly complex wine from the foggy coastal hillsides of western Sonoma County.   

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A classic in barrel-fermented and French oak aged California Chardonnay, rich and satisfying, but without losing a finely honed sense of balance.

Valtellina in Lombardy lies to the north of Piedmont, that most famous region for Nebbiolo. This more northerly position close to the foothills of the alps offers up a lighter interpretation of this famous varietal. Note too that, Nebbiolo goes by a different name in this part of Italy and is known as Chiavennasca. The nose is packed full of vibrant red berry fruits and crushed rock. There is a bright acidity on the palette giving it pleasing lift and structure. 

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100% Malbec, the grapes were harvested and hand sorted; each lot was vinified separately and macerated for 21 days in concrete vats with gentle pump-overs. The resulting wine was then aged for 18 months in neutral foudres before bottling. Deep burgundy with a bright red rim. Inviting aromas of baked blueberries, ripe plums. The palate is fresh, with classic flavors of ripe dark fruits, blackberries, black raspberries, and a touch of baking spice. Great structure with ample acid and a dense, clay-mineral notes on the generous finish.