If you've never tasted a true sour ale, you should start here!
Crisp and dry, this sour ale is aged in French oak casks for 1 - 3 years and emulates the spontaneous fermentation beers of Flanders with sour apple notes, a dry effervescence, and earthy undertones.
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$17.99 22 oz. bottle
We know the ancient white grape Arneis to produce a floral and ever food-friendly wine out of the Piedmont region of Northern Italy. However, we we're surprised to find that Seghesio has been growing Arneis since the early 1990's in California's Russian River Valley, where we have never encountered it (probably because it's the only one). This wine pays homage to its ancestral home while forming a wonderful identity all its own. Offering notes of orange blossom, broken stones, pear, apricots and a hint of caper. We are already dreaming up what we can enjoy this with: pasta in sage butter sauce, soft cheeses with salumi, and all sorts of seafood. Cheers!
Another Blair Taylor import, this is made from the Brachetto grape and is the red cousin to everyone's favorite Italian dessert wine, Moscato. If you enjoy Moscato, you'll fall in love with Villa M!
Hand-picked Brachetto grapes are rushed into the wine press to preserve their fresh and vibrant flavors. The result is a markedly sweet red with a bubbly effervescence that leaves your palate longing for more.
Grab a bottle of Villa M along with some strawberries and whipped cream and you just might end up like Mickey Rourke and Kim Bassinger in '91/2 Weeks!' $16.99
We just love finding inexpensive wines that over-deliver! Veteran Denver restaurateur, Blair Taylor, has scoured the Italian countryside in search of fun, delicious, and affordable wines to import. 'Ardente' is the latest edition to an expanding portfolio.
This Tuscan red blend delivers deep and dark aromas of black fruit and amarena cherries. The wine is weighty on the palate with texture and grip, and offers the unmistakable flavor of cocao.
For you lovers out there, you'll be pleased to know that 'Ardente' translates to: fiery; aglow; burning hot; filled with strong emotion.
On promotion for only $9.99!
