It has been two months since our world (the US northeast) became a different place governed by new protocols, like social distancing, mask-wearing and curbside pick-up. Thank you for the trust you convey by allowing us to collect cases, half-cases, or bottles for you during this pandemic. We are expanding the hours of pick-up to include 4 hours on Saturday– 10:00-2:00 as well as the Friday,11:00-5:00 pick-up time. More on orders and pick-ups below.
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Spring 2020 Wine Recommendations
Fibbiano, Rosato Toscana, 2018 $17, down from $20 Fibbiano gives us an organic Sangiovese that is our favorite rosé in stock. It has so much more identity today than when it arrived a year ago, and now is $3 less. Vibrant, clean, beautiful fruit and mineral. La Staffa, Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore, […]
Virtual Tasting Calendar Spring 2020
To participate in our virtual tastings, send us your email and we’ll send you the invitation on the morning of the tasting. Email us at info@windhamwines.com. We usually taste two wines, both of which are available at Windham Wines for Friday or Saturday pick-up. Saturday, May 16th 4:00 Riccardo Baldi, owner-winemaker, La Staffa Marche, Italy […]
Wine Club Reboot
Curbside Pick-up Available Fridays 11:00-3:00
Our customers have sent a clear message– social distancing should not occur without wine! In response to those pleas and to enable you to get the wines we’ll be tasting together in our virtual tastings, we will be at the shop on Fridays, filling orders and arranging for your curbside pick-up.
We can get wine to you without physical contact.
Virtual Tastings – Join In From Home
We are launching our series of virtual tastings this Saturday, April 11th, with our friend, Matteo Cantoni, of Fattoria Fibbiano, followed by Camilla Chauvenet, of Massimago, pictured left, on April 18th. If you would like to participate, please email me (info@windhamwines.com) so that I can send you the meeting link. Here are the things you […]
Virtual Tastings – Stay Home and Taste With Us
We hope that you are all well. We think of you daily, and miss our conversations with you. Over the past two and a half weeks that we have been closed, we have done lots of reading (I can strongly recommend Frederic Van de Water’s Reluctant Republic: Vermont, 1724-1791, an entertaining account of Vermont’s struggle […]
Windham Wines Temporarily Closed Due to Coronavirus
As the news from here gets grimmer, and the news from Italy just heart-breakingly tragic, we have decided that if there is any chance that we are transmitting one COVID-19 cell to any of you, it is not worth it. For now, Windham Wines is closed.
Windham Wines Update – New Hours, New Curbside Pickup
Bearing in mind that Social Distancing – or even Social Isolation – is upon us, Windham Wines is focused on helping our clients maintain quality of life. We know that many of you will be immersed in family time, including cooking and dining. To that end, we’re introducing curbside pickup. We offer to collect cases/half-cases/bottles for you via phone or email orders that you can drive by to pick up as we deliver to your car in our parking lot.
Valentine’s Day Wines
Cerra de Barca Atlas Vegas, Ancestral Extramadura, Spain $17– organic An organic Xarel-lo, Macabeu and Cabernet Sauvingnan blend with a beautiful, gold-rosé hue from Extremadura, a region bordering Portugal to its west. The four of us who tasted it found ourselves nodding at the importer’s description: “clean and expressive, it tastes like spring at the […]