- Critic Review
- Loaded with juicy exotic fruit, mature apricot,
yellow peach and tangerine flavors, this sweet and delightful wine is perfect
for Sunday brunch or picnics.
- Tasting Review
- A standard moscato with a bouquet of peaches & fruits. A taste of tangerines & apricots and a crisp, sweet finish.
- Monte Degli Angeli
- Sangiovese (100%)
- 2013
- Puglia
- Italy
- Price: $7.95
- Critic Review
- The
aromas are rich and dark, with lots of black cherry and a hint of balsamic. In
the mouth the wine is round and energetic, with cherry and black raspberry
fruit complemented by hints of damp earth. If you like Sangiovese-based wines like
Chianti or our best-selling Colsanto from Umbria, you'll love this! The wine is
ripe, fresh, and fruit-driven with a wonderful dash of earthy complexity at the
end. Buy it by the case and drink with pizza, grilled poultry, and pasta.
- Tasting Review
- This sangiovese has a very floral, rosey nose with hints of black berries (cherry, strawberries). The taste is exactly that of a rose with earthy notes and a crisp finish. Great example of a nice sangiovese that is reasonably priced.
- Monte Aman Rosado
- Tempranillo (100%)
- 2013
- Castile and León
- Spain
- Price: $12
- Critic Review
- It has a cherry red color, live, fresh, clean. Very fruity, berries
(strawberries, cherries), elegant and surprising. The palate is well
balanced and fresh wine in step, with good acidity and is pleasant and
enjoyable.
- Tasting Review
- This rosado has a very floral nose with notes of black cherries, the taste has parts of red berries and apple, with a slight spicy finish and nice acidity.
- Alvarez de Toledo
- Godello
- Bierzo
- Spain
- Price: $7.95
- Critic Review
- Clean pale yellow color. Nose fruity, persistent and elegant armoas. Good backbone on the palate.
- Tasting Review
- Has a bouquet is heavly fruity with slight woody hints. The taste is light with apples and pears and a slight taste of greens. Clean finish.
- Villa Jolanda
- Brut (100%)
- Critic Review
- Brilliant straw color with emerald reflections.
Fresh and floral bouquet with a hint of pears, apricots and bananas. Fresh and
inviting with bright fruit and an easy drinking style with a pleasing hint of
almonds in the aftertaste.
- Tasting Review
- This burt wine has a nice flowery nose with hints of vanilla, the taste is strong with apples & grapes with a slight fizzyness and a tart, slight hot finish.
- Sicily
- Italy
- Price: $8.95
- Critic Review
- Loaded with juicy exotic fruit, mature apricot, yellow
peach and tangerine flavors, this sweet and delightful wine is perfect for
Sunday brunch or picnics.
- Tasting Review
- A very sweet moscato hevey with peaches, apricots and hints of strawberries.
- Paul Laureano
- (40%) Trincadeira, (40%) Aragonez, & (20%) Alfrocheiro
- 2013
- Alentejano
- Portugal
- Price: $8.95
- Critic Review
- Paulo Laureano’s Classico is a delicious blend of the
native Portuguese varietals Trincadeira (40%), Aragonez (40%) and Alfrocheiro
(20%). This is a full bodied red that reveals all that the terroir of Portugal
has to offer. Light cigar tobacco and soft leather present beautifully on the
nose. Dark, black fruits fill the mouth, but the wine flows smoothly over the
palate, with a good bit of spice on the finish. Pair with spicy, cured meats
and hard cheeses.
- Tasting Review
- Paulo Classico has a bouquet of butter and smokeyness. The taste was a bit green with hints of dark fruits and was slightly tart with a smoky/sweet aftertaste.
- Bodegas Atalaya
- (70%) Garnacha Tintorera (30%) Monastrell
- 2013
- Almansa
- Spain
- Price: $8.95
- Critic Review
- A blend of 70% Garnacha Tintorera, a.k.a. Alicante Bouschet,
and 30% Monastrell; fermented in stainless steel, followed by four months in
French oak. Bright purple. Cassis, blueberry, pungent herbs and mocha on
the nose. Smooth and open-knit on the
palate, displaying fresh cherry and dark berry qualities and a hint of black
pepper. Finishes with gripping tannins
and good length, leaving a subtle floral note behind.
- Tasting Review
- Had a deep red color with hints of woody pine, blackberry and herbs. The taste was peppery with a smooth mouthfeel and a slightly hot finish. A very good spainish wine.
- Mars and Venus
- Chardonnay
- Central Valley
- Chile
- Price: $5.95
- Critic Review
- A very nice value Chardonnay that comfortably
over-delivers vs. its modest price tag. No oak here, just bushels of clean,
crisp, Chardonnay apple and stone fruit with a hint of caramelized
pineapple. Juicy and clean, this is a mid-weight white that's just
perfect for parties or weeknight sipping.
- Tasting Review
- Had a stony and fruity bouquet with a smooth crisp taste of apple and slight hints of vinger. A good example of chardonnay.
- Veneto
- Italy
- Price: $6.95
- Critic Review
- Brilliant straw color with emerald reflections. Fresh and
floral bouquet with a hint of pears, apricots and bananas. Fresh and inviting
with bright fruit and an easy drinking style with a pleasing hint of almonds in
the aftertaste.
- Tasting Review
- Had a deep color with a slightly floral smell. The moothfeel was smooth, slightly acidic that left a buttery aftertaste.
