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Aromas are clean with pear, honey and some biscuit notes. On the palate this medium-bodied wine is juicy with cantaloupe, apple, honey, white flowers, crushed rocks and candied citrus. The acidity is mouthwatering and the citrussy finish lingers.

This white blend gives aromas of ripe apricot, lemon oil, raw almond, honeycomb, peach and minerality. It is dry yet succulent, with baked yellow apple, peach, kumquat, orange peel and white flowers, Enjoy how pretty this is!

Classic Gruner aromas with green melon, white pepper, citrus notes and some soft kiwi. The palate is full of juicy passionfruit, ripe whte peach, some pineapple notes and fresh parsley. The texture is medium weight and silky with a medium plus finish and honeysuckle ending.

Elegant and complex, this wine offers stony and mineral flavors, orchard fruit, salinity, and lemon.  The palate is fresh and clean, and flavors are layered.  There is an interesting acidity on the attack that takes a back seat on the midpalate. The salt of tears rather than seawater is clear on the attack through the midpalate. Medium in body, this wine has a long, complex finish.

The nose starts with aromatic fresh herbs including marjoram and a bit of eucalyptus layered with apricot and honeycomb. The palate accents citrus and stone fruit components, with thorough but soft acidity, delightful freshness, and good fruit intensity. There are light mineral notes as well as a sense of roundness. The finish is medium long, with hints of citrus and sage.

This dry white wine, produced on the small island of Salina, is characterized by an aroma reminiscent of spring flowers, white nectarine, crushed rocks and salinity. The palate echoes the nose with the addition of citrus and white peach. It is medium in body with refreshing acidity and has a medium finish.

Aromas of white flowers and juicy pear on the nose.  The palate texture is round with lemon-oil, stone fruits, and pear supported by refreshing acid.

Aromas are fresh with notes of baked apple, Asian pear, light citrus, stones and dried herbs. On the palate it is medium to plus in body with round texture. Flavors of lemon pastry, beeswax, honeycomb and apple. This wine is layered and complex with a long finish.

Complex aromas of fig, tangerine, white flowers, mineral and toasted nuts join with hints of ginger and beeswax on the nose. The palate is equally intricate with a combination of juicy orchard and citrus fruits as well as discernible minerality, spiced baked fruits, and a touch of honey. The wine is quite robust with a persistent mineral-driven finish. A good representation of the St. Joseph Appellation Contrôlée (AC).

Medium aromatics of peach and apricot with mineral notes of slate. The nose is complex as well as the palate with more raw almond and white flowers on the second pass. The palate delivery round but dry structure with vibrant peach and apricot again with more weight  followed by medium plus acidity. 

Rich inky black berries dominate the aromas of this wine with hints of earthy bramble mulberry, plum and licorice root.  The palate continues with more concentrated dark, earthy tree bark, and integrated structuring slightly grippy tannins. The finish is long with spicy cinnamon and licorice flavors.

This elegant Pinot Noir begins with aromas of red and blue fruits alongside savory notes of sandalwood, campfire, spice and sassafras. On the palate, it is medium weight with wonderful density and concentration for the grape. Candied black cherry and plums are gorgeously integrated with wood notes and flavors such as bramble, rooibos tea and sassafras. There's a richness and viscosity here that is so enjoyable with its silky tannins and perfectly wrapped acidity coasting to a long finish.

This bright and fresh red is joyful and complex. Medium weight with fruit of red and black cherry, plum, blackberry, minerality and garrigue. It is just over medium weight with silky tannins, juicy acidity and a polished texture. This shows both depth and elegance.

This wine is a bit meaty on the nose supported by red fruits. It's medium bodied and soft with red cherry, cranberry and touches of cinnamon. Refreshing acid makes this a food-friendly wine. 

This wine is medium plus in weight and concentration, generous and complex. It drinks like a Rhône wine from a cru (a recognized, prestigious appellation). One could call it a “baby Châteauneuf-du-Pape.” There are black currants, black cherries and wild dark fruits mixed with garrigue (dried Mediterranean herbs), violets and warm earth notes. Despite its savory, deep, brooding, intense and rustic character, the wine is rich and ripe with rounded tannins.

Touches of orange and potpourri can be found on the nose. This wine gives plum, raspberry and cherries that are ripe, yet not rich. It shows the fruitiness, fun and charm of a wine that undergoes carbonic maceration.  The palate is medium bodied or slightly more, with juicy acidity.

This wine starts out very aromatically with violets, dark berries, cured meats, cool earth, dark chocolate, camphor, pressed rose, baking spice, menthol and gradually, with red fruits emerging too. Just lovely! On the palate, it is modern and saturated with sweet cranberry and spiced jam flavors that still maintain freshness. It's medium to full bodied with black currant fruit mingling with clove, sandalwood and camphor. The tannins are soft and rounded. Drink now or cellar.

Appealing aromas of red and black fruits, licorice and black pepper are your introduction to this unique Mediterranean grape. The wine is medium weight with red and purple fruits, plums, blueberries and rose petals. It is fresh, unique, appealing, fragrant, food-friendly, soft and accessible. The tannins are light to medium weight with crisp acidity.

Berry forward aromas of blackcap and black currant with some mulberry. There is a lovely amount of vintage cigar box and forest floor with some tart lingonberry as well. The palate has noticeable tannins, with juicy gravely like texture. There are persistent grape skin like tannins with middle acidity and some graphite on the finish.

Juniper, violet and pepper notes mingle out front before the core of kirsch and plum fruit arrives, turning this into a juicy ball of anise-tinged deliciousness, with an echo of garrigue through the finish. Drink now through 2025. Wine Spectator, 91 Points

Fresh powdery aromas of white raspberry and strawberry introduce this wine. The palate is a citrus-underripe raspberry combo that is consistent year-after-year. This is fresh and tart with lemon, grapefruit, lime and sweet-tart red fruits, especially strawberry. It has crisp acidity and tons of minerality. 

Subtle and lovely aromatics with a touch of floral, mineral, wild strawberry and soft herbaceous notes. The palate is silky and round texture with minerality coming at the finish. The palate delivers some pink grapefruit, wild strawberry and lavender.

Light herbal and strawberry confection notes on the nose. The succulent palate offers more strawberry, some guava, and touches of citrus.

Lovely energetic pink hue on this wine. This is juicy and succulent, soft and concentrated with beautiful ripe cherry and strawberry fruit. If we say it's candied, you'll think it's sweet, but it's perfectly dry. The fruit is bright, lip smacking and textural with just-right salinity.

This dark pink rose champagne is dry, yet fruit forward with raspberry, ripe strawberry and cherry notes. It is more wine-like and mellow with less agressive bubbles. Bright and festive flavors are softly textured, without tartness; this wine is a great match at the table.

A champagne method style cider with  a moderate bouquet of blue fruits with some black cap notes, yellow soft baked apple and some lime zest. The palate is semi-dry and crisp with soft tannin structure. There is a distinctive crab apple grip to the finish and is tart and approachable. 

An atypical aromatic gin with spearmint, white pepper, and lavender on the nose. The palate is silky with a  hint of sweetness. There is cinnamon, fennel seed and star anise with some menthol and clean notes. The finish is very long and lacks traditional juniper or herbal notes. 

This vermouth is complex and balanced so that it is not either bitter or sweet. Some red cherry, cola spice, clove, wood spice, golden raisen and soft cinnamon on the nose. The palate delivers similar flavor as the nose, with more orange peel, dried apricot and yellow plum with more all spice and a long finish.