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New Arrival — Yves Leccia, Blanc, Corsica

July 15th, 2014 | Corsica, Italian wines, New Arrivals, White Wine

White Yves Leccia, Ile de Beaute, Blanc, 2013 This wine blew us away with its purity. It has an intensity of flavor yet an ethereal lightness. It is the essence […]

2013 Tegernseerhof T-26, Wachau, Austria

June 19th, 2014 | Austrian wines, Pick of the Week, Picks

We’ve chosen a Gruner Veltliner as our “pick of the week” in anticipation of our informal “new vintage” Austrian whites tasting on Wednesday, June 25th. The Tegernseerhof T-26, 2013 is […]

Triennes Summer Rosé Wine from Provence

June 8th, 2014 | French Wine, Pick of the Week, Picks, Rosé

2013 Triennes, Rosé, Var — $14.99 62% Cinsault, 18% Syrah, 15% Grenache, 5% Merlot After a gorgeous last few days, and leading into our 7th annual rosé tasting this Saturday, […]

California and Oregon Red Wine Arrivals

June 2nd, 2014 | California, New Arrivals, Oregon, United States wine

In the past 1-2 years, we have been getting some terrific new US wines available to us in Vermont—California producers Arnot-Roberts, Bedrock, Birichino, Broc Cellars, Copain, Dashe Cellars, Donkey and […]

United States White Wine Arrivals at Windham Wines

June 2nd, 2014 | California, New Arrivals, United States wine, White Wine

2012 Birichino, Malvasia Bianca, Monterey– $15.99 Though Birichino is a new producer, the winemakers, Alex Krause and John Locke, have been making wine with others for years. Most notably, they […]

A Visit To Castelfeder

May 27th, 2014 | Italian wines, Thoughts, Travel

Ines Giovanett, of Castelfeder Winery in Cortina, Italy, will be in town on Sunday, June 29th, for a wine dinner with Zach, Meg and crew at Peter Havens in Brattleboro. […]

New Spanish Wine, May 2014

May 26th, 2014 | New Arrivals, Spanish wines

2012 Bodegas Avanthia Avancia Cuvée de O, Valdeorras, Godello Godello is a varietal found principally in Galicia in NW Spain. To my palate, it typically produces full-bodied whites with citrus […]

Southern and Western French Red Wine Arrivals

May 22nd, 2014 | French Wine, New Arrivals

2010 Domaine des Enfants, l’enfant perdu, Cotes Catalanes– $31.99 The domaine is owned by a young couple, Marcel Buhler and Carrie Sumner—she is from Oregon, committed to working with the […]

New Australian Reds

May 22nd, 2014 | Australian Wine, New Arrivals

2011, Raw Power, Shiraz, Adelaide Plains– $11.99 What a surprise! There is a lot to say about this wine—2011 was a terrible vintage in Australia (remember the pictures of towns […]

Tasting-Reading with Author, Joe Mazur

May 19th, 2014 | Tastings

Reading-Pairing with Joe Mazur May 31 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm How are mathematical symbols related to wine? We have such interesting customers. Joe Mazur, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro […]