You saw the big bottle offer we sent out two weeks ago and I’m thrilled to see that a lot of you will be opening very large bottles of this Rose this summer! We took and double magnum to a wedding party and it was gone in about 30...
This wine showcases an intense, deep garnet color with alluring violet highlights. The nose reveals a harmonious blend of depth, concentration, complexity, and finesse. You'll be delighted by the enticing aromas of red and black fruits like...
The just-landed 2022 Rocca di Montegrossi Rosato is a phenomenal wine (and would be in any color!) and my personal favorite of all the wonderful Roses we have featured throughout the spring and summer. There are few Roses that I can call serious;...
2022 La Spinetta 'Il Rose di Casanova' Toscana IGT
If you know Giorgio Rivetti, you know he doesn’t ‘dabble.’ When he does something, he does it big, or he doesn’t do it at all! The family business began with Moscato- and...
The Cabernet Sauvignon (Millen Vineyard) and Merlot (Pyaleh Vineyard) were grown organically by Shaunt and Diego, classmates of Sonoe’s at UC Davis, who are converting conventionally grown small vineyards into healthy organic ones throughout the...
Pale sunshine yellow color and slight frizzante, this Moscato d'Asti has intense aromas of peaches, rose petals and ginger. On the palate, it is delicately sweet and sparkling with balanced acidity, good complexity and a finish of fresh apricots...
Grand Cru
65% Pinot Noir
35% Chardonnay
The wines of Stéphane Vignon are all the rage and it’s easy to see why after tasting his wonderful 2016 Réserve des Marquises. Barrel fermented and finished with a low 4g/liter dosage,...
100% Pinot Meunier
This bottling of Louis Caster’s Cuvée Supérieure Brut is made from 100% Pinot Meunier, a bit unusual in that there is no Chardonnay or Pinot Noir in the blend. It displays the broad, rich flavors of the...
The Zero Dosage is produced with grapes from the terraced vineyards of Montorfano, adjacent to the winery's headquarters, and others vineyards. The ancient and ferrous lands of the Montorfano characterize this wine...
It was Antonio Deltetto’s passion for Champagne that changed the fortunes of the winery he took over from his father in 1980. He had the idea he could make good sparkling right there from his own vineyards in the Roero, an idea most of his...
HALF BOTTLES
Ben Ryé offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and candied orange peel. It presents delicate hints of Mediterranean scrub (maquis). The palate is very fresh and intense,...
It was during a visit to Schramsberg Winery many years ago when I first heard the phrase, “The bigger the bubbles, the bigger the problems.” At the time, I didn’t care about bubbles, I was just looking for great sparkling...
This is a lovely, exceedingly dry, and extremely nuanced bottle of pink bubbles. We were very pleased with its lifted aromatics. It reminded me of a gorgeous dry Provencal Rose with fine bubbles.
Spring has sprung so be prepared! ...
Winery Notes: The winemaking tradition of the Russo family has been handed down from father to son until today. Towards the end of the 1800s the great-great-grandfather Vincenzo Russo dedicated himself, together with the family, to the cultivation...