retail cost: $26 – $50

Michaut Frères Chardonnay 2022

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Michaut Frères
Varietal: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2022
Country of Origin: France
Appellation: Chablis
Retail Price: $29.99

Tasting Notes: This is a great example of a plush and luxuriously textured Chablis. Abundant stone fruit notes like apricot and mango with the classic Chablis minerality that produces a dry but rich finish.
Michaut Frères Chardonnay 2022

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Campo Al Mare Red Bordeaux Rosso 2022

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Campo Al Mare
Fanciful Name: Rosso
Varietal: Red Bordeaux Blend
Vintage: 2022
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Bolgheri
Retail Price: $35.00

Tasting Notes: The Bolgheri region, at the Western edge of Tuscany, is home to top wines, utilizing cabernet sauvignon, and other classic red varieties. With the addition of merlot, cabernet franc and petit verdot, this blend provides complexity, with lovely weight, great structure and plenty of dark fruit. The lingering, balanced finish demonstrates the level of winemaking and the resulting quality of the wine.
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Castello Colle Massari Sangiovese Blend Rosso Rigoleto 2022

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Castello Colle Massari
Fanciful Name: Rosso Rigoleto
Varietal: Sangiovese Blend
Vintage: 2022
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Montecucco
Retail Price: $47.00

Tasting Notes: An “international’’ blend of sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon and merlot, the wine is fermented and aged in steel. Brilliant lighter red, the nose and palate are dominated by dark fruit, with hints of spice, and touch of an herbal note. The lack of oak helps the wine maintain a supple texture, with a balanced finish, highlighted by bright, clean fruit.
Castello Colle Massari Sangiovese Blend Rosso Rigoleto 2022

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Fattoria Poggerino Sangiovese Riserva 2020

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Fattoria Poggerino
Fanciful Name: Riserva
Varietal: Sangiovese
Vintage: 2020
Country of Origin: Italy
Appellation: Chianti Classico DOCG
Retail Price: $45.00

Tasting Notes: Coming from just a few small plots of the oldest estates vineyards, you quickly realize you are drinking something special. Powerful dark cherry, blackberry, cedar and tobacco notes fill the mouth, before giving way to a seductive finish showing hints of cocoa powder and toasted oak. Truly a wine worth seeking out.
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Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Tempranillo Tinto Pesquera Crianza 2021

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Bodegas Alejandro Fernández
Fanciful Name: Tinto Pesquera Crianza
Varietal: Tempranillo
Vintage: 2021
Country of Origin: Spain
Appellation: Ribera del Duero
Retail Price: $40.00

Tasting Notes: This 100% tempranillo from the Ribera del Duero is produced by one the region’s most historic and well-known wineries. Aged for a minimum of one year in American oak, it can be cellared or enjoyed immediately. Brilliant garnet in the glass, the nose and palate both display plenty of ripe red fruit, with strawberry being the dominant aspect. A great wine to pair with a wide range of fowl and meat dishes.
Bodegas Alejandro Fernández Tempranillo Tinto Pesquera Crianza 2021

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Caymus 1858 Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

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Caymus
Fanciful Name: 1858
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2022
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Paso Robles
Retail Price: $39.99

Tasting Notes: Coming from the iconic Wagner family, makers of Caymus, this is an extremely versatile pairing wine with notes of blackberry, vanilla, dried brush, baking spices and bell pepper rind. It is a rich, lush wine that’s sure to impress.
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BOLD Wine Co. (Seabold) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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BOLD Wine Co. (Seabold)
Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage: 2021
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Paso Robles
Retail Price: $29.99

Tasting Notes: On the palate, it presents a full-bodied texture, dominated by deep flavors of blackberry and cassis. These dark fruit notes are complemented by underlying layers of mocha and a touch of vanilla.
BOLD Wine Co. (Seabold) Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

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Sean Minor Pinot Noir 2022

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Sean Minor
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Retail Price: $27.99

Tasting Notes: On the palate, it is medium bodied with a smooth, silky texture, revealing a medley of juicy red fruits like cherry and cranberry, layered with pomegranate and a touch of mushroom. The wine's bright acidity and well-integrated tannins create a harmonious balance, leading to a refreshing, long finish accented by lingering notes of red fruit, a hint of vanilla and a delicate minerality.
Sean Minor Pinot Noir 2022

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Savage Grace Wines Gewürztraminer Skin Contact Vieilles Vignes

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Savage Grace Wines
Fanciful Name: Skin Contact Vieilles Vignes
Varietal: Gewürztraminer
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Columbia Gorge
Retail Price: $36.00

Tasting Notes: A brilliant orange wine that spent 15 days on the skins. Enticing aromatics of orange skin, ginger, clove and honey.  A dry Gewurztraminer that begs to be paired with Tikka Masala.
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Savage Grace Wines Malbec

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Savage Grace Wines
Varietal: Côt
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Rattlesnake Hills
Retail Price: $36.00

Tasting Notes: A rare light-bodied Malbec with lifted aromatics of plum and black tea. 
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Amity Vineyards Pinot Noir 2022

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Amity Vineyards
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2022
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Oregon
Retail Price: $28.00

Tasting Notes: From one of Oregon's authentic pioneer wine producers, this pinot noir exemplifies what Oregon brings to the pinot noir world. Dark bright ruby in the glass, the nose and palate lean towards ripe dark fruit, with lovely accents of spice, and floral hints. An excellent expression of Oregon fruit and winemaking.
Amity Vineyards Pinot Noir 2022

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Lloyd Chardonnay 2023

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Lloyd
Varietal: Chardonnay
Vintage: 2023
Country of Origin: USA
Appellation: Carneros
Retail Price: $34.99

Tasting Notes: Oak, Vanilla and butter flavors balance in perfect harmony in this full-bodied, single-vineyard chardonnay. Winemaker Rob Lloyd’s technique with the grape gives the true chardonnay drinker exactly what they are looking for; powerful, ripe fruit and lasting flavor.
Lloyd Chardonnay 2023

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