Zsirai Olaszrizling
$33.99
Hungary’s most widely planted white grape variety is Olaszrizling (which translates as “Italian Riesling”). It's a Central European variety that goes by a variety of names including Welschriesling in Austria, Riesling Italico in Italy and Romania, Laški Rizling in Slovenia, Rylink Vlašský in the Czech Republic, Rizling Italyanski in Serbia, and Rizling Vlašský in Slovakia. It is not related to German Riesling although it carries many of those attributes.
Constantia Chardonnay
$21.99
Constantia Uitsig is located in what can be described as the "Cradle of winemaking" in the Cape and has a long history, being part of the first wine-producing estate in South Africa, dating back to the mid-1600s. Its unique position means that its vines benefit from the cool sea breezes, providing natural acidity and brilliant ageing ability, as well as Cape Town’s Mediterranean climate, with its rainy winters and long, dry summers. This position has made for the perfect grape growing conditions, with vines rooted in 200-million-year-old, well-composed, well-drained granite with a high clay content, ensuring excellent water retention. The wine features a complex nose that leads with tangerine and melon aromas underlined by a fresh minerality. This is followed by yellow summer fruit flavours on the palate, finished with delicate hits of Granny Smith apples and Meyer lemon.
Siegel Handpicked Chardonnay
$19.99
Alberto Siegel and his father founded Viña Siegel in 1980. They started planting vineyards in Colchagua, eventually building a winery in Santa Cruz after years of selling bulk wine to large producers. The Colchagua Valley is located in the Central Zone of Chile. It's a 'transverse valley", which means that it is a valley formed by a river, in this case, the Tinguiririca, running east-to-west towards the ocean. The valley cuts out at a ridge or mountain at right angles. The Colchagua Valley is the leading fine-wine-producing region in Chile
Domaine Bargylus White
$61.99
Domaine de Bargylus is a wine estate on the slopes of the coastal mountain range in Syria. These mountains, known as Mount Barglyus in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, produced notable wines up until the rise of Islam.Domaine de Bargylus is managed by two brothers Karim and Sandro Saadé, with the assistance of renowned consultant Stephane Derenoncourt. It has been cited by wine critic Jancis Robinson as "arguably the finest wine of the Eastern Mediterranean".
August Kesseler Riesling Kabinett
$31.99
This is where the cultural landscape of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley begins, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002. The winery and most of their are situated in the middle of this region with views of castles and imposing steep slopes, such as the Assmannshäuser Höllenberg (we know, it's fun to say). The steep vineyards are characterized by quartzite and clay/slate, and the predominant grape variety around Assmannshausen is mainly Pinot Noir While Kesseler specializes in high-quality red wines (Pinot Noir), they also have first-class Riesling vineyards in the lower and middle Rheingau.
Nestarec OKR - 1L
$41.99
From winemaker Milan Nestarec:
Gruner Veltliner, Welschriesling and Neuburger. Bílovice, loess.
After all the stylistic and methodical experiments, I focused on the essentials while dotting my F & K with a bigger mission than before: since 2020, they embodied my vision of traditional, balanced and layered wine from my village. Don’t get me wrong, I still love all the past vintages of Forks, they all hold an important place in the evolution of this wine. But the Forks I want to make now should be more of a “village” wine in the best sense of the word, reflecting our precious Bilovice loess in the case of this white. (The red one showcases the richer clay soils of Moravský Žižkov.) These wines are a great introduction to our area and great value for money, given the vineyards we use here – all are at least 25 years old and include some of our top-notch sites otherwise used for our top-shelf White Labels.
Bailly-Reverdy Sancerre Mercy-Dieu
$47.99
Located in the wine-growing village of Bué, a few kilometers from Sancerre, the Bailly-Reverdy estate is a family estate created in the 1950s. Today, Franck and Aurélien farm 28 hectares spread across the Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé appellation. The estate is located in the village of Bué, 5 km from Sancerre, renowned for its many winegrowers (around 30 families) and the diversity of its terroirs. Since the beginning, the BAILLY family has chosen to harvest its vines by hand.
Bischofliche Weinguter Dom Riesling
$27.99
The vineyards of the Bischöfliches Priesterseminar (Episcopal Seminary) comprise 34 hectares of land, including sites such as Erdener Treppchen and Trittenheimer Apotheke on the Mosel, Kaseler Nies’chen on the Ruwer, and Ayler Kupp on the Saar. In 1773, Archbishop-Elector Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony founded the Bischöfliche Priesterseminar under the name “Seminarium Clementinum.” To date, it is still the training center of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trier for the priesthood.
D`Edouard Bourgogne Auxerre Chardonnay
$45.99
Édouard Lepesme is among a small group of winemakers working to change the public’s perception of the Côtes D’Auxerre (neighbor to the much more famous Chablis region) as a source of only high-yield, inexpensive wines: his entry level Chardonnay — which is decadent yet lean, and incredibly affordable for this price point — speaks for itself. Hand-harvested; fermentation in used oak barrels w/ natural yeast; aged 9 months on lees in ½ barrel and ½ stainless steel. Biodynamic as well.