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Aromas of yellow tropical fruits such as papaya and passionfruit invite you to this dry Finger Lakes Gruner Veltliner. The palate is clean and lifted with green and yellow fruits -- citrus, unripe pineapple, nectarine, yellow pear, papaya and grapefruit. Tasty!

This wine shines consistently year after year. You'll find the aromatics of both grapes in this wine--melon and citrus from the Sauvignon Blanc, apricot and flowers from the Viognier. The palate is medium weight to more, with notes of orange, peach, apricot, jasmine and lemon, all integrated into a juicy, fleshy, rounded mouthfeel. It stays crisp and energetic, driving you back for more.

Tart tropical fruit like pineapple, kiwi, starfruit, green apple, green pear, and lime zest greet you on the nose. On the palate, these flavors continue along with tart grapefruit, floral notes, a touch of bitterness, peach blossom, a kiss of vanilla, sage and mint, finalizing with juicy green apple and green pear on the finish.

Subtle aromas of dried meadow, yellow plum, and nectarine on the nose. The wine features a lovely creamy/waxy texture with balanced acidity, highlighted by ripe apricot and touches of herbs on the palate.

The nose offers notes of chalk, salt, minerals and subtle quince fruit . The palate is similar, adding clean and crisp apple notes and very refreshing acidity. This medium-weight wine is more about minerality and food friendliness, while the fruit takes a back seat. Explore if you like Sancerre or Assyrtiko.

This Finger Lakes wine combines fruity notes of apple and pear with lightly savory, nutty and mineral flavors. It is medium to more in body, and bone dry with moderate acidity.

 The Champalous are masters of Loire Chenin Blanc, producing Vouvray in all styles; this still, dry rendition, aged in stainless steel, represents their flagship cuvée. Gentle and refreshing on the palate, it boasts a delightful balance of stony minerality with luscious, almost honeyed fruit and flowery notes, making for a great apéritif or easy pairing with all sorts of dishes. 

Clean with subtle orchard fruit notes, along with citrus and mineral flavors. Asian pear and skin, nectarine and lemon can be found on the palate which is medium weight. This is refreshing and precise, with integrated acidity and a long, mineral finish.

This complex, aromatic beauty sings from the get-go with dried herbs, jasmine, lychee, stone fruit and citrus aromas. Delicious, clean, and vibrant on the palate with juicy clementine and peach flavors accented with touches of herb and floral notes.

This medium to fuller-bodied blend from old vines offers rich, berry-forward notes with subtle, integrated touches of spice and smoke. It’s characterful, but not overdone, so you can enjoy it immediately, with or without food.

Aromas of cured meat, tar, and smoky dark fruit lead to flavors of charred, tar, ash, and darker fruits like black cherries and black currants. This wine has a lovely texture for Nebbiolo, with soft tannins and medium acidity providing structure.

Aromas of warm earth, black currant, and dark cherries invite you in to this Rhone classic. Fuller-bodied with refreshing acidity to balance on the palate. More ripe dark fruit notes include cooked berries and some savory warm earth flavors with touches of dark chocolate and smoke.

Blackberry, blueberry, dark cherry, violets, bacon and graphite can be found on the nose. This medium-plus bodied, energetic Syrah is complex with layers of fruit, earth and spice notes joining together, remaining both ripe and fresh.

Perfumed aromas that draw the drinker in with black cherry, forest floor and mulling spices. This wine is clearly developed and clean with fine tannins and integrated acidity. The flavors are similar to the aromas but a touch brighter with ripe cherry and a touch of smoke shining through.

Savory herbs and strawberry cooli with orange zest and brick dust. The fruit on the palate is slightly tart with raspberry and blood orange that balances some Nebbiolo like qualities such as forest floor, Asian five spice, bark and mountain herbs. This wine has a fineness surrounding it with a long finish and medium plus acidity. 

This wine excites us in every vintage; it offers black raspberry, tart cherry, and brambly fruits supported by a distinctive iron-like minerality and forest floor. It’s medium in weight and acidity and is complex while still very approachable.

Like opening a cedar chest with a violet sachet, along with smoke, wood spice, forest floor, and wild blueberry notes. The palate has soft tannins balanced by mouth- watering acidity and flavors of orange zest, rosewater, leather and stewed red fruit around a medium frame. This fine wine opens with air adding layers of toasted malt, dried cherry and a touch of savory, balsamic notes.

Savory aromas of bark and toast with black and red cherry, red currant and some wild strawberry introduce this wine. The bright mouthfeel is vibrant with good intensity and complexity. The flavors echo the nose with additional cranberry, red currants and a long mineral finish.

The scents coming from the glass are rich with raspberry, wild strawberry, pretty with talc mineral notes and goji berries. Flavors include wild strawberry, underripe watermelon, with a touch of raspberry on the finish. It has a delicate texture, with silky acidity, pronounced clean minerality, and a sense of tannin. We appreciate the complexity this rose has for a value wine. 

Gorgeous pink color with a nose of raspberry, ripe strawberry and cherry aromas. The perfume is gorgeous and yet, has a delicacy to it. This wine is ultra-elegant with pinpoint bubbles and finesse. The fruit is ripe and red fruited--raspberry, cherry, pomegranate, strawberry, cranberry--all the reds!  It is dry and minerally, yet generous with its fruit. Such balance means that your bottle will quickly disappear!

From the producer: "Ripe and smoky, the nose on this cider is classic bittersweet apple: apples left in the orchard, roses, dust, honey, bacon, leather, and damp leaves. The mid-palate is thick, rich and textured. In the finish, chalky tannin dominates with dried apples and woodsmoke."

Another fabulous seasonal release from Hendrick's, this gin centers on cacao and orange. The nose is aromatic and appealing with warm, sweet, white chocolate undertones mixed with talc and orange zest. The palate is round and creamy with a spicy mint note combining with vanilla, cacao and a hint of citrus. This is dangerously good -- try in all manner of cocktails, but it also makes a satisfying martini that might be just a little too quaffable!

A blanc quinquina is unique among aperitif wines Minerality, acidity and floral tones balanced with quinine bitterness The local Cedrat fruit adds unique citrus aroma Producer Louis-Napoléon Mattei began in 1872; still family owned Serve on ice with soda/tonic, or in cocktails with gin or agave spirit From the Producer:  Minerality, acidity and floral tones balanced with quinine bitterness

Alpine meadow hay botanicals deliver fine grassy and floral aromas Notes of green tea, chocolate, honey, and a hint of cinnamon Enjoy neat, with soda or tonic Mix with gin, white rum or young grain Scotch A traditional category found from the Dolomites to Bavaria and Switzerland