Name:Le Potazzine Rosso di Montalcino 2007 Varietal(s): Sangiovese Country: Tuscany, Italy Price: $35.95 Description: From the right producer, Rosso di Montalcino can be an excellent, less-expensive alternative for Brunello lovers.  Le Potazzine is one such producer.  From the beginning of his tenure, Giuseppe Gorelli has held his products to the highest standards, producing a wine embraced by consumers and critics, alike.  The pure, clear [...]

Name: Casteggio Postumio Varietal: Pinot Noir Country: Oltrepo’ Pavese, Lombardy, Italy Price: $21.95 Description: This sophisticated sparkler comes from the Lombardia region of northern Italy, specifically along the river “Po”. Light pink color, fine texture, essence of pomegranate on the nose, and bright and lively elements on the palate achieve a pleasing balance.

Name: Domaine Sylvain Cathiard & Fils Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru “Les Suchots” 2005 Varietal: Pinot Noir Country: Burgundy, France Price: $199.95 Description: The pedigree of this wine speaks to many trophy hunters. One of the esteemed producers in a widely acclaimed vintage from an legendary vineyard. The vines of Les Suchots are from 1969, but the wines have an eternal quality. [...]

Name: Morlet Family Vineyards “La Proportion Dorée” Varietal: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle Country: Sonoma County, California, U.S.A. Price: $88.95 Description: It is surprising that more high-end California wineries do not produce Bordeaux blanc style wines. Luc and Jodie Morlet have seen clearly the potential missed by others. They employ meticulously judicious methods, careful to keeps vineyard yields to a minimum [...]

Name: Iche “Les Hérétiques” Varietal(s): Carignon, Syrah Country: Languedoc, France Price: $13.95 Description: This wine’s name commemorates the thirteenth-century religious sect, Catherism, brought down in a bloody crusade. The towns of Minerve (considered the “capital” of the Languedoc wine region) and Béziers suffered intense sieges. Tens of thousands died either defending their faith or simply standing in solidarity with [...]

Name: R Wines “Permutations” Varietal: Pinot Noir Country: Victoria, Australia Price: $19.95 Description:

Name: Domaine Ostertag Gran Cru 2005 Varietal(s): Pinot Gris Country: Alsace, France Price: $64.95 Description: Description: André Ostertag is one of the great names in Alsatian wine making. And like many of the greats of the region (Olivier Humbrecht, Albert Mann etc.) the wine production is woven into a wider goal of environmental stewardship. Practically, this means adhering to practices of [...]

Name: Laimburg Varietal: Schiava Country: Südtirol, Alto Adige, Italy Price: $25.95 Description: Liamburg is an unusual story. The state of Südtirol founded the winery in conjunction with a research center for forestry and agriculture in 1975. The scientific approach paid off. This elegant wine is an ideal match for autumn dishes, ruby colored, light-weight, aromatic, with complex herbal layers- [...]

Name:Allan Scott Varietal(s): Sauvignon Blanc Country: Marlborough, New Zealand Price: $19.95 Description: As a newer wine producing country, New Zealand is going through some growing pains. Marlborough is now something of a colonial project of many foreign wine giants. Allan Scott winery is, however, among those family-owned estate wineries resisting the trend. The independence shines through in the wine, [...]

Name: Two Angels Divinity Red Wine Varietal(s): Syrah, Grenache, Mouvedre, Petite Sirah Country: High Valley, Lake County, California, U.S.A. Price: $34.95 Description: Although High Valley is a newly designated AVA (American Viticultural Area), this part of Lake County, California has a winemaking tradition reaching back to the nineteenth century. Two Angels also draws on the winemaking history of the [...]

Varietal(s): Merlot, Malbec Country: Russian River Valley, California, U.S.A. Price: $29.95 Description: Great winemaking, great philosophy, and great value meet in a bottle of Longboard’s Dakine Merlot. This wine does not back away from “new world” flavors ( i.e. cherry, vanilla, strawberry), yet manages to keep them in balance. The result of passion and focus has been a [...]

Name: Château Virgile Costières de Nîmes Varietal(s): Marsanne, Rousanne, Viognier Country: Southern Rhone, France Price: $14.95 Description: This wine has been a traditional favorite among the staff at the store. I will let the capable people at United Estates Imports summerize, “The Marsanne brings lively citrus fruit and bright minerality. The Roussanne adds rich fruit flavors of pear, peach [...]

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