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This Late Harvest Riesling is crafted in the traditional German Spätlese style, with natural sweetness balanced by lively acidity. The outcome is a wine with an elegant yet luscious nose, followed by a generous palate of crisp ripe stone fruit and floral notes, lingering into a long, naturally sweet finish. 4.3% residual sugar.

Medium-plus aromas of tangerine, dried apricot, chalk, chamomile flowers and certain salinity. Medium in body with round texture and refreshing acidity. The aromas translate onto flavors with the addition of pear, ginger skin, white flowers and a lot more minerality. Medium-plus on the finish.

91 POINTS - Lively, with a tasty mix of yellow apple and yellow plum fruit flavors backed by honeysuckle and jasmine oil notes. Long, fresh and focused finish. -James Molesworth, Wine Spectator

From the Producer: Aromatic notes of white peach and lime leap out of the glass with a hint of herbaceous Thai basil. Juicy, bright flavors of lychee and pink grapefruit are complemented with a wet stone minerality and perfectly balanced acidity. A mid-palate richness leads to a long, clean finish.

There are aromas of pear, citrus and light florality in this white Alsatian blend. The palate is medium plus in body with a mélange of orchard fruits (apple, pear, peach, nectarine and apricot), minerality, herbs, citrus, candied lime peel, chamomile, florality and salinity. There is good density here, but it stays elegant. This wine has the allusion of sweetness, but is actually just very ripe.

This wine gives floral and savory aromatics. On the palate, there is peach and apricot, hazelnut, hay, and white flowers. Dense, round, full and juicy with a light bitterness, you will seek glass after glass!

This is classic Macon with its creamy texture and fresh crisp apple flavors.  Stainless steel aging adds to its freshness with subtle pear notes lingering on the finish.

Aromas are of citrus, honeysuckle and a touch of confection. It is medium weight with apricot, peach and citrus fruit that is quite generous and forward. There's plenty of ripeness so that it leans towards off dry, finishing with a touch of honeysuckle.

From Producer: An unwooded wine, Bon Vallon has a brisk and clean freshness leading into a wide spectrum of classic flavours including citrus, wild flowers and grilled nuts, with a nuanced minerality on the aftertaste.

Apple, nectarine, pineapple, and tea berry. The palate has darker notes like rustic cider, nuts, poached pear and honey, with a bit of peach and cream.

Aromas of flowers, orange zest, and sherry-like nuances. The palate is medium plus in body; soft, round and creamy with candied nectarine and lychee. There is lifted acid on the palate with apple, baking spice and complex. Medium in body, fruit, and acidity.

Hints of ripe and sweet pear and lemon are fresh and loaded in terms of the weight of this wine. This is concentrated and elegant with the acidity coming towards the end. This is incredibly reasonably priced because of it's mouthcoating texture and elegance.

We are impressed with box chardonnay because it is crisp, clean and has a lot of fresh flavors like lemon zest, yellow apple and honeydew melon. It is is medium acidity and medium bodied with a finish of pear and minerality.

Medium-strength aromas of plum, red fruit, bramble, and toasted barrel. The palate is red-fruited-ripe cherry, cranberry, red plum, and raspberry. Medium acidity and medium-plus tannins provide structure to this fresh, tart, and lively wine. The finish offers tart fruit and smoke and barrel notes. A solid wine despite the difficult vintage.

Deeply opaque, dark cherry red, with garnet highlights. Expressive aromas of black forest fruits and blueberry with delicious, jammy cherry coming through, and a characteristic, terroir-imparted mineral nuance. Velvety and elegant on the palate, revealing exquisitely fine, fruit tannins, good length, and refined aromas of aging in toasted oak.

This wine is fragrant as soon as the cork leaves the bottle! The aromas are beautifully integrated, with plum, bramble, small dark fruits, and dried herbs including oregano and sage. Tannins have softened with some age and are doing just what they should be, allowing the flavor elements to show off. Dark berries, plums, and herbal elements dance. Medium bodied with a longer finish.

The nose offers light raspberry and forest underbrush, with food-friendly acidity and structure on the palate. There is nothing unripe or overripe on the palate but there is good density and concentration.

This is essentially the Chateau Maris Les Planels (Syrah-based wine) without any sulfites added. (it says "sans souffre" on the neck of the capsule). The name means "to know how to age." In actuality, it is a wine that one should probably drink within 3 years of vintage since it has no sulfite protection, but boy, is it drinking beautifully. Medium plus body, rich and ripe, velvety, meaty, with savory undertones. There's nothing overripe here, yet it's seamlessly saturated. If you're into "natural wine," here's a superior example. 

From the producer: Nose: Maraschino Cherry, Vanilla Extract, Clove, Tart Red Plum Palate: Pomegranate Juice, Underripe Strawberry, Freshly Milled Wood, Straw Mushroom

This concentrated, ripe and elegant pinot noir shows a host of red fruits, black cherry and cassis, rose petals, seductive truffle, red licorice and appealing earth notes. Medium weight with fine but thorough tannins and flavorful acidic lift, long finish with some minerality, tobacco and dried floral notes. This is a great value.

This biodynamic wine is ripe and purple fruited but not overripe. Some dark chocolate shavings, black olives, mulberry and blackcap aromas with some Mediterranean herbs and graphite. This wine is alluring, you want to dive into it and once you do you discover the supple texture, something savory, worn leather and smooth tannins that could do with some more ageing. The palate has white pepper, vanilla, and baked raspberry. It is deep, brooding, and not as ripe tasting as it smells; this is a great additional to any table.

Aromas are big, smoky, and spicy with blackberry, dark chocolate, and a hint of licorice. The palate has a nice lift and acidity, with flavors that match the aromas, including the pepper and blackberry. Medium plus in body with a persistent finish. The wine spends a year in American and French oak, with a further four months in bottle.

Complex aromas of wild berries, red fruits, leather and spices (vanilla, pepper, clove), with hints of ripe blackberry. On the palate this medium-bodied wine has flavors of cherry, pomegranate, floral notes and crushed rocks. The finish is long.

Dark in the glass with inviting savory notes of pepper and grilled meats on the nose, followed by jammy purple and red fruit with a hint of leather and toasted oak. The palate brings plenty of dark fruit, including blackberry and plums, with approachable, peppery tannins and a long silky finish.

The 2019 Sinister Hand displays spicy, dark, and savory characteristics. The exuberant nose has raspberry aromas with a hint of vanilla, while the lively palate has a soft juicy texture and a well-balanced acidity. Chewy tannins, black cherry, and a hint of toasty French oak round out the vibrant finish.

On the nose this wine has Moroccan spices, wet stone, smoke and black fruit like plum and blackberry. On the palate, there are rich blackcurrants and black cherries with dried herbs and garrigue along with notes of spice, kirsch, black licorice and bitter chocolate. This red is dense, with beautiful structure, velvety tannins and good length.

Aromas include mixed red and black berries with touches of tobacco, plum, and licorice.  The palate is medium-bodied and structured with nice tannin/acid balance supported by black cherry, plum and raspberry flavors wrapped in hints of smoke, spice and vanilla.

Open knit and elegantly expressive, featuring red currant and spiced cinnamon flavors that linger toward sleek tannins. Drink now through 2027. – Wine Spectator, 90 Points

Dark fruit but still fresh and juicy this assumed malbec dominated wine is balanced and smooth. An enticing mix of graphite, concentrated blueberry compote, mild smoke and tobacco with some white pepper and cassis.  Floral and spice aromas pull you in and fold over to the palate, adding juicy boysenberry and blueberry pastry notes at the core. The flavors fan out from a push of fresh acidity, with savory olive and five-spice details weaving in, ending with bold tannins and nice length. Drink now through 2028. 12,000 cases made, 3,000 cases imported. - Wine Spectator, 91 Points

Aromas are meaty and deep, offering black cap raspberries, blackberry compote, and smoke. In the mouth, this wine is deep black and sleek, dark fruited and savory (black currant and espresso) as well as textured (suave tannins and fresh acidity). All elements are well integrated, along with herbal/vegetal notes and touches of light earth mineral and stone. This medium-plus bodied wine is fresh and superbly balanced. What a beauty!

Mixed berries on the nose and the palate. There is nice spice integration with medium tannins and integrated acidity with darker fruit like plum, black cherries, and blackberries.

Aromas are of red cherry, black cherry, plum, prune, rosemary and cinnamon. The palate gives complex flavors that include black cap raspberries and blackberries, along with cinnamon and cedar spice, Italian herbs, wood notes and a sweet smokiness. The finish in this delicious "baby Barolo" is long and structured.

You’ll find smoky aromas with black currant and black cherry fruit as well as some barrel notes. Less smoky in the mouth, this gives pure black cherry fruit along with light toast and minerality. Its medium weight with smooth tannins and great balance, showing both ripeness and some lifting, tart black fruits.

This is quite aromatic, offering sweet wood, dark fruit--blackberry, blueberry, spiced cherry, plum--and cedar, all nicely integrated, with each sniff providing something more and different. The palate is equally integrated and complex. The fine tannins and moderate acidity are lovely, supporting and melding with the fruit. The fruit itself is dark berries, patient and thorough, subtle and a real presence. This is a wine one wants always on the wine rack to be enjoyed again and again. Medium bodied with a longer finish.

Raspberry, red cherry, warm earth, bay leaf and worn leather are apparent on the nose. This is medium in body with juicy red fruits such as currants, plums, raspberry-cranberry and pomegranate with some dehydrated floral, cedar, bay leaf and rosemary flavors joining in. There is a mineral note as well. The wine is well structured with moderate tannins and fresh acidity. It finishes with purple fruits of blueberries and black plums. This is aged in 2/3 amphora and 1/3 used oak.

This rich, plush red offers rich blackberry and currant aromas with touches of leather and tobacco.  Aromas and flavors weave together seamlessly with sweet black currant,  blackcap raspberry and blackberry seeds joining touches of espresso, graphite and smoke to linger on the long, ripe finish. This wine is at once brooding and accessible!

Aromas are complex: deep red fruit joined by small black fruits; cedary with a touch of cigar box. The palate has good concentration, moderate acidity and fine tannins. This is a fairly powerful wine and yet fresh with flavors of black fruit layered with spice, chocolate and wet forest floor.

This wine has great intensity and density with lightly spiced oak influence but not oaky or toasty. The palate has golden apple, cream and ripe pear with nice richness.

A very savory and rustic nose with aromas to that of barnyard and horse stable. The palate is very integrated with dark fruit and super fine tannins with medium acidity. There is nothing stopping the fruitiness of this wine, because it is aged partly in cerement and terracotta.

Black cherry, strawberry and black raspberry begin the aromas of this wine that develops into complex, delicate and silky soft texture. This is a classic Spatburgunder with good density and balance with fine tannins.

Aromas of mountain herbs, smoke and red raspberry set the tone for this wine. It is round and rich in texture and highlighted by ripe, succulent fruit flavors including pomegranate, cranberry, and black cherry.

This wine is complex with rich aromatics of raspberry, red cherry, a touch of sassafras with old oak and pie crust. The aromas continue with forest floor, vanilla and cedar. The palate is equally attractive showing black pepper, dark earth, strawberry seeds and red peppercorns. This wine has lovely texture that is medium plus in body with slightly grippy tannins and a silky finish that has a hint of pressed flowers. This is tasty, pleasing and would make a wonderful gift.

Wild aromatics of cranberry, red cherry, and even dehydrated blueberry with some coffee as well. It tastes powerful but not grippy with very classic Nebbiolo flavors. This is not effusive. It is medium bodied with medium plus acidity and ends with rose water, black tea and some smoke.

High-toned black cherry and slightly earthy aromas on the nose. The wine shows a perfect combination of fresh red fruit such as black cherries, raspberries and blackberries. Spice touches and licorice hints contribute complexity. The ageing in French oak integrates subtle vanilla and caramel nuances with dens lingering black berry on the finish.

This is a medium weight wine with good elegance and medium acidity and tannins. The aromas and flavors consist of raspberry, mixed cherries, and juicy plum with minerality.

Notes of plum, raspberry, strawberry and some earth. The palate is integrated with medium structure and crisp acidity that finishes fresh and clean.

This wine is very well done but not big in style with plum, black cherry and red currant. The texture is clean, medium bodied and integrated. The finish delivers a pleasant amount of smoke.

This wine is fresh with minerality and ripe red fruits. The flavors are juicy strawberry and red cherry with even strawberry leather. There is wet stone, plum and red cherry. The texture is medium bodied with polish and finesse and very fine tannins.

This starts with classic Riesling aromas, including pear, apricot and light minerality. The palate is rich, creamy and well-balanced. Flavors of green apple, pear, and light florality come together on the off dry palate, leading to a long finish.

Clean, invigorating notes of silex on the nose showcase the limestone soils of the Rouanne vineyard. The aromas and flavors develop as the wines opens to reveal wild strawberry and fresh thyme – a complex and flavorful sparkling rosé.

From the Producer: This rosé blend contains 16 to 18% red wine. Its structure is fine and dynamic, its unmistakable, full-bodied flavours of redcurrant, blueberry and raspberry mixed with a hint of Gariguette strawberry make it a champagne that can be enjoyed all year round, as an aperitif or with light desserts. It is a gourmet champagne with enticing and aromatic red berry flavours, to be enjoyed chilled as an aperitif, on its own or with salmon, tuna or shrimp appetizers, as an example.

This sparkler offers nectarine, apricot and lemon curd notes that are nicely creamy and ripe. It is medium in weight, with refreshing lemon/lime flavors lingering on the long finish.

Jubilant aromas include bright cherry and berry notes.  The palate offers slight creaminess and excellent concentration of fruit with more red berries, some lemon and a clean, dry finish.

Aromatically, vibrant notes of New York State fruits like red apples and strawberry join with herbs and rose petals as well as exotic scents of cantaloup and pomegranate. Flavors on the palate echo the nose with the addition of white cherry and lemon curd. This sparkling wine is clean and mineral-driven with a kiss of sweetness on entry; it rounds out nicely through the fleshy, pretty finish. 

Cleanly made with baked apple and medium sized bubbles. The palate is medium plus in body with some tastiness and florals that interact with ripe green pear, lime and apple.

The aromas are more subtle and muted than the palate but does smell like it is grown on volcanic soil because it is very mineral driven. There is also white raspberry and wild strawberry aromas as well. The palate is clean, fresh and ripe with rhubarb, tart strawberry and champagne currants. 

From the Producer: "Aromas of honeydew melon, green apple and muscat grape."

Medium to full-bodied with good concentration and density. Bright apricot, pineapple and golden apple join with a savory chamomile note and a touch of honey in this creamy and lush, dry, impressive, organic sake.

Fruity yet delicate with pleasant aromas of green apple, pear and hints of anise. There are secondary notes of pear, mint, and bright tropical fruit. The palate has some sesame seed, meadow flowers and is very easy and pleasing. Smooth dry and light on entry with honeysuckle, minerality, creamy apple and a long finish. This delicious, organic junmai daiginjo sake is delicious with food.

Flavors of rhubarb, cinnamon bark, blood orange, cherry jam. 22% a.b.v.

From Haus Alpenz Importer/Distributor: Averell is an exceptionally bright liqueur—the fresh-pressed juice of heirloom Damson Plums married to a botanical gin marked by juniper, warm winter spices, bay leaf and ginger. Delicious with seltzer, sparkling wine or ginger beer, in both hot and cold black tea, or on its own, over ice. The history of the Damson dates to the dawn of civilization. Prized by the Romans and Crusaders, its cultivation spread throughout Europe and later to the orchards of North American colonial settlers who appreciated its nervy character: rich, intensely tart and slightly bitter. The Damson stands today as an endangered variety from a bygone era.

Brown baking spices of cardamom and cloves, ginger, along with cola and sassafras. Sweet with an herby bitterness (wood and sage)

The nose is of cherry candy, orange, citrus and cinnamon. Lifted licorice and medicinal red cherry are sweet and viscous with a biting bitterness on the midpalate to the finish. This is dominated by red cherry with oranges and a long, bitter almond finish.

From the producer: Bitters with aromatic cardamom, allspice, bright organic orange flavor, and bitter roots notes.

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

This intriguing rum is from the tiny Denominacion de Origen of Charanda in Michoacan, Mexico. It is a 50/50 blend of molasses distilled on a column still and fresh cane juice from a copper pot still. The sugar cane varietal, Saccharum Officinarum, is grown at 4180 feet above sea level in the red-colored volcanic soils of Uruapan, the village most associated with Charanda rums. This is wonderfully smooth, rich, and a touch funky with hints of mint and almond. A delicious alternative to Rum from the Caribbean!

This delicious rum is fragrant with coffee bean and white chocolate notes. On the palate, it gives white flavors like white chocolate, vanilla, custard cream and white pepper. This is soft and rounded, has a creamy sweetness and is a terrific value for its fragrance and flavor. Try it with a pina colada or mojito or just sip on its own.

Citrus, mint, leather, yellow apple and apricot jump from the glass. The  medium-weight palate delivers rounded texture with golden fruity sweetness and bright malt, vanilla, yellow raisin, apricot and white chocolate flavors. This is easy drinking and fun.

This is a more complex coffee liqueur than Godiva with less heaviness. It is viscous like molasses, thick and dark. It smells like chocolate, espresso, dates and roasted poppyseeds. The palate is delicious like mole sauce with coffee mousse, and coconut. This would be so much fun around the Holidays.

This alpine liquor is incredibly complex and contradictory. The aromatics deliver similar gin like notes with, coriander, mint, lemon, cilantro, sage and black pepper. When the palate hits the taster it is nothing like you expect, there is lychee, birch beer, marshmallow, forest floor, white pepper, and so much fresh green cues. This of things like fresh grass in the summer, parsley, roasted marshmallow and white pepper that are all very smooth and almost sweet.

Floral and slightly sweet like honeysuckle with aromas of candied oranges, honey, pine resin & exotic fruits.

From the Producer: From the Producer: Among the herbs and the aromatizing spices, Artemisia and citrus are the protagonists with their balanced bitter and citrusy notes which characterize Cocchi style. A rich taste with vibrant notes of cocoa and bitter orange. From the infusion of some noble and balsamic woods, we have in the end light aromas of camphor and rosemary notes. Among the minor ingredients, herbs and woods with unique perfumes such as sandal, musk, myrrh and nutmeg.