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Maison NO. 9 Rosé 2019 It was a quiet Monday morning in the early 2000s and I was getting the store open and ready for the day. I had just opened the doors and sat back down at the computer to review the previous day when someone walked through the front door. I looked up to […]

Maz Caz Rouge 2017 As barbeques are working overtime in this August heat, you may need a red wine to stand up to the substantial char on that steak you just pulled from the fire. Luckily, Maz Caz has created the perfect Grenache-basedblend to support nearly any dry-rubbed, smoked, or grilled fare you can conjure.

PASSIONATE WINE DEL MONO MALBEC/SYRAH BLEND 2019 Wines of Argentina have always been very intriguing to me in that the cost-to-value ratio is so beneficial to the wine drinker. It is always so satisfying to open a bottle of wine expecting one thing, based off of what you paid for it, and then after you

Upshot by Rodney Strong White Blend 2018 A few weeks back I was able to get out and play a little golf with a couple of new friends, and one of them, my Colorado representative for Rodney Strong asked if I had a chance to try their new white blend. Not thinking too much of

Leitz Dragonstone Riesling 2019 Regular Price: $17.99 Sale Price: $14.99 Befittingly named after the Rhein River that flows along its southern border, the Rheingau region of Germany produces some of the finest examples of Riesling in the world, often with more body than its Mosel counterparts. Leitz’s off-dry “Dragonstone” bottling is an elegant reminder of

Maquis Carménère 2016 Normal Price:$18.99 Sale Price:$15.99 The Hurtado family strategically planted their Maquis vineyard, which has been family-owned for over a century, with the Tinguiririca River on one side and the Chimbarongo Creek on the other. Nestled between these two bodies of water, the vines benefit from a local set of atmospheric conditions that

Daisy Pinot Grigio 2019 Regular Price: $13.99 Sale Price: $9.99 While driving along HWY 36 the other day I noticed all the splashes of purple along the roadside. I immediately thought to myself, “what a perfect time for Daisy Pinot Grigio as my wine of the week.” Wholly in the swing of summer and the

Holloran Pinot noir 2015 Sale Price:$26.99 Regular Price:$21.99 Holloran Vineyard Wines has been a small production, estate-owned winery in the Willamette Valley of Oregon since 1999. With farming techniques informed by organic and biodynamic practices, their wines reflect traditions of the Old World through unmistakably Oregon fruit. Opening with black cherry, cassis, and earthy floral

Maison Phillipe Vaillet Vin de Savoie Blanc 2018 Regular Price: $15.99 Sale Price: $11.99 The story begins in Savoie, Apremont in 1966, when Marcel and Yvonne Vaillet purchased the small vineyard of Domaine Clos Reserve. With the dream of building the family business, their second son, Phillipe Vaillet studied winemaking in Beaune and joined the

Cinquante-Cinq Viognier 2018 Regular Price: $14.99 Sale Price: $12.99 Cinquante-Cinq Viognier (pronounced “Sank-on-sank Vee-own-yay”) is such a great summer wine! This bottling is 100% Viognier aged on its lees for six months which adds a slightly creamy nuance. Unsurprisingly, the aromatic intensity of this wine spills from the bottle the second you pop the cork.