Category: Picks

Wine recommendations, often by theme.

Late Winter Wine Recommendations

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White Skouras, Assyrtiko, Wild Ferment, Pelopennese, 2021: $20 Assyrtiko is a grape variety that does very nicely in a hot, dry climate like most of Greece where it is indigenous. […]

Wine of the Month : Stolpman – La Caudrilla

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Stolpman La Caudrilla California $20, organic 75% Syrah, 15% Grenache, 10% Sangiovese We were introduced to the Stolpman wines late last summer and have become Stolpman groupies. The two that […]

Wine Book Recommendations

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Nonfiction Kermit Lynch, Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer’s Tour of France. Join Kermit Lynch, one of the U.S.’s most respected wine importers, as he visits his French […]

Explore! Wine of the Month

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Lagrein

We try to whet your wine appetite and expand your palate with our wine recommendations and the virtual tastings. We are going to experiment with a wine of the month that focuses on a different variety, especially those with which you may be less familiar. This Month’s Pick: Lagrein, from Alto Adige in Italy

Spring Wine Recommendations

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Our wine recommendations this month meet the following “earth-friendly” criteria organic, biodynamic or regenerative organic– biodynamics and regenerative each start with organic farming but each goes well beyond what can […]

Wine Recommendations for March 2022

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White, Pink and Bubbly Recommendations Il Farneto, Frisant Bianco, Emilia-Romagna: $20, Biodynamic A blend of Spergola and Sauvignon Blanc, we got sweet cream, orange, hazelnut and just a whiff of mint […]

15 Under $20, Winter 2022 at Windham Wines

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What makes a wine a candidate for the winter list rather than summer? Both the winter and summer lists are meant to suggest high value, i.e., we think that they […]