AURANTIS SANGUE DI GIUDA
This frizzante wine is soft and fruity. The acidity balances sweetness, creating a delicate, bubbly, fresh, taste with notes of blueberry and raspberry. Suggested retail is $9.99. AVAILABLE FROM Trio Wine Company
CONTE GUICCIARDINI WINES
There are 4 Tuscan wines in this collection: Le Terre Chianti is young with a vinous bouquet. Suggested retail is $12.99; Le Terre Carbonile Morellino Scansano is dry with fruity aromas. Suggested retail is $13.99; The Guì Toscana Rosso matches the Tuscan tradition based on Sangiovese with the smoothness of... Read More
LE GRAND COURTAGE
This line of French sparkling wines includes a Blanc de Blancs Brut and a Sparkling Brut Rosé. The Blanc de Blancs is a blend of Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc. Aromas of green apple, honeysuckle and brioche with flavors of lemon, honeydew and floral notes. Crisp, dry and light. The Brut... Read More
ORPHAN BARREL ENTRAPMENT
The 11th release from Orphan Barrel Whiskey Distilling, this 25-year-old Canadian Whisky was distilled at the Crown Royal distillery in Gimli, Canada. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $15O. AVAILABLE FROM United Liquors
AMARO DELL’ETNA
More than 26 native herbs and aromatic plants are used to make this Sicilian digestif which has been produced near Mt. Etna in Italy for more than 1OO years and is now available in the US. Suggested retail for a 1L bottle is $4O. AVAILABLE FROM MS Walker
TOWN BRANCH GIN
Town Branch Distillery in Kentucky has released this new gin. Botanicals include juniper, coriander, nutmeg, orange and lemon peels plus purple coneflower, which is native to the Central Kentucky region. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $3O. AVAILABLE FROM Blueprint Brands
DEWAR’S 25 YEAR OLD
Dewar’s is replacing its Signature expression with this new release. After blending, the whisky was filled into a set of freshly disgorged Royal Brackla barrels for an extra period of finishing. Suggested retail for a 75Oml is $225. AVAILABLE FROM Horizon Beverage Company
SONOMA WINE SUSTAINABILITY LOGO
THE SONOMA COUNTY WINEGROWERS held its annual meeting with a focus on the positive and an image for the future with a new label logo. Approved after a couple years of development, the logo includes Sonoma County in large font and box with the phrase “Sustainably Farmed Grapes” in a... Read More
BUYING BORDEAUX? CHECK IT TWICE
FRANCE HAS HAD its share of wine scandals in the last few years and now there’s a fresh one causing quite a sensation: counterfeit Bordeaux. Customs authorities in France have begun an investigation into the alleged sale of the fake Bordeaux – using false Pomerol, Margaux and Pauillac labels –... Read More
THE CHAMPAGNE OF SORBETS
THE AOC CHAMPAGNE takes its name seriously. Very seriously. The famed region is notorious for taking quick legal action against companies that misuse the word. So it comes as a surprise that after a 5-year legal battle, the European Union’s top court recently ruled in favor of a product called... Read More