Oct 17th-23rd: Spitalian Whites, California Reds, Spain, Tuscan Reds
SPAIN MEETS ITALY WHITES Flight: $17 Terredavino Gavi 2009 Piemonte, Italia 100% Cortese grown in chalky soils that are not too loose and a climate not too hot, so the grape can maintain higher acidity levels. Dona Luci, ...
October 10, 2011: Grigios, Portuguese, Veneto and Dolce
GREGARIOUS GRIGIOS Flight: $18 Villa Chiara Pinot Grigio 2009 Veneto, Italia This light bodied dry white is clean, crisp and easy drinking with hints of apples and pears and underlying aromas of exotic fruits Ri.Vi. Pinot Grigio, Venezie IGT
October 3, 2011: French Blancs, Spain, Sicily and Sangiovese
LES BLANCS de FRANCE Flight: $16 Pierre Chanier “Clos de Nouys” Vouvray Sec 2009 Loire Valley, France Acknowledged for its quality by top professionals in the wine trade, the Clos De Nouys is a ...
Sept. 26, 2011: The Star Wars Collection
MILLENIUM FALCON'S MONTEFALCO'S Flight: $25 Tabarrini “Bocca Di Rosa” Rosato 2009 IGT, Italia The Sagrantino grape, so well appreciated that they decided to give a new Rosè version to their fans.
Sept 19-25, 2011: Sparkling, Mendoza, Paso Robles, Italia
LAST OF THE ROSACEANS Flight: $25 Cave Turckheim Mayerling Crémant d’Alsace Rosé NV Alsace, France A delicate rosé Crémant (an affordable alternative to Champagne) made from 100% Pinot Noir. Ferghettina ...
Sept 12 – Sept 18: Rad Bubbles, Rare Varietals, Rieslings & Reds
GERMAN GIN AND JUICE Flight: $15 Pfeffingen Riesling 2007 Bad Durkheim, Germany Tucked away in the Upper Rhine River Valley, this area has a uniquely warm climate for supreme Riesling grape growth. ...
Sept. 5-11, 2011: Summer Reds, Merlot, Campania, and Barbera
BIG BLACK AND BEAUTIFUL Flight: $17 Cantina Puianello “Nobilomo” Marzemino NV Emilia-Romagna, Italia Obtained from the Marzemino grape from the hills of Reggio Emilia, where it was once called Berzemein.
August 29-Sept 4, 2011: Mendoza, Chile, Cali, Rhone
VINOS DIVINOS MENDOCINOS Flight: $16 Cristobal 1492 Verdelho 2009 Mendoza, Argentina 100% Verdehlo, this grape is originally native to Portugal and also know widely in Spain as Verdejo.
August 22-28, 2011: Frizzante, Portugal, Germany and Sicily
COMANDANTE FRIZZANTE Flight: $17 Tenuta Uccellina “Libertino” Frizzante NV Emilia Romagna, Italia Slightly fizzy version of the Bombino Bianco grape. Aged and fermented entirely in steel tanks. Balgera Vini Chiavennasca ...
August 15-21, 2011: Mucho Rioja, Italian Nomads, and Languedoc
RIOJA BUT BLANCO Flight: $16 Burgo Viejo Rioja Blanco 2009 Rioja, España 100% Viura; a grape responsible for 90% of the still white wine from Rioja. Fermented in stainless steel to keep this wine ...
