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Producer: Caneva da Nani Name: Valdobbiadene Origin: Veneto Varietal: Glera Type: Sparkling Description: Citrus Peel, Crisp, Dry About: The 'vin col fondo' is a naturally re-fermented white sparkling wine made with 100% Glera fruit and its must. After a maturation in vats, it is then bottled, and thanks to specific temperature control (15-18°C), the yeast ferments the residual sugars, saturating the wine into bubbles. After about 60 days, the yeast settles at the bottom of the bottle leaving that unmistakable and unique natural preservative that leads to the wine’s characteristic aroma, texture, and flavor.

Producer: Johan Vineyards Name: Johan Vineyards Pétillant Naturel Pinot Noir 2020 Origin: USA - Oregon Varietal: Pinot Noir Type: Sparkling Wine Description: Strawberry, raspberry, red fruit, grapefruit, rhubard

Producer: Lelarge-Pugeot Name: Lelarge-Pugeot Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut Origin: France / Champagne Varietal: Chardonnay Type: French Champagne Description: floral, ripe pear, peach, citrus notes, twist of orange peel and dried fruit complexity About: Champagne Lelarge-Pugeot is a boutique, organic grower based in Vrigny, a Premier Cru village situated in Montagne de Reims. The Lelarge family has been making wine since 1789 and Champagne since 1930. Today the estate is headed up by seventh generation Dominique Lelarge, along with his wife Dominique Pugeot and their children. They believe in letting the grapes thrive as naturally as possible in order to express the pure essence of terroir. Biodynamic principles are practiced in the vineyard and they were certified organic in 2013.

Producer: Henri Milan - Le Papillon Name: Rose Brut Nature - 2019 Origin: France Varietal: Grenache, Syrah, Alicante Type: Sparkling rose wine Description: Rasberry, cherry, red fruit, apple, tree fruit, earthy About: Grapes are 100% hand harvested from 18 year old vines. Wine undergoes traditional method fermentation, whereby wine sees it's second fermentation in the bottle (same process as Champagne). Zero dosage, indigenous yeasts, no sulfur added.

Producer: Johan Vineyards Name: Johan Vineyards Pétillant Naturel Pinot Noir 2020 Origin: USA - Oregon Varietal: Pinot Noir Type: Sparkling Wine Description: Strawberry, raspberry, red fruit, grapefruit, rhubard

Producer: Weingut Brand Name: Pet Nat Blanc 2020 (Magnum Bottle) Origin: Germany Varietal: Sylvaner and Pinot Blanc Type: Sparkling wine, Pet Nat Description: Apple, pear, green apple, tree fruit, citrus, lemon, lime, earthy About: The white Pet Nat is half Silvaner and half Weißburgunder (Pinot Blanc) and it clocks in at a mere 10% alcohol. It’s ultra-light and tastes like sea spray with bubbles, showing a fresh mineral core and unquestionable cut.

Producer: Ampeleia Name: Unlitro Origin: Chile Varietal: Pinot Noir Type: Red Wine Description: Earthy, minerals, mushrooms, vanilla, oak, red cherry About: Packaged in its distinctive one-liter bottle, the Ampeleia 2019 Unlitro represents a blend of various organic and biodynamic grapes grown on the property. The blend is 40% Alicante Nero (Grenache), 15% Carignano, 25% Mourvèdre, 15% Sangiovese and 5% Alicante Bouschet. Fruit comes from the lowest-altitude vineyard of the estate called Cannucceto. The squat one-liter bottle pays homage to a yesteryear of wine when these larger containers were commonly used. This fresh and punchy wine opens to a lean appearance and a pleasantly fragrant bouquet with wild flower, blood orange, lilac and iron ore. The finish is thin and not long, but there is nice elegance here. Production is an ample 150,000 bottles. - Monica Larner, Wine Advocate

Producer: Sandrine Henriot Name: Beaujolais Villages 2019 Origin: France Varietal: Gamay Type: Red wine Description: Red fruit, pepper, spices About: Sandrine Hanriot took over the Biodynamic vines of Roland Pignard in Morgon, Regnie and Beaujolais-Villages. The 2019 BV shows a deep red color with aromas of ripe cherry and red currant, with black fruits on the palate and a finish with deep fruits and a bit of funk due to the low SO2. For lovers of natural wines...

Producer: Cascina Corte Name: Pirochetta Origin: Piemonte Varietal: Dolcetto Type: Red Wine Temperature: Room Description: Black Cherry, Blackberry Pie, Bright Acidity About: This wine is made with organically-farmed fruit offering smooth aromas, subtle oak and lip-smacking fruits. Whether you need to kick your feet up after a long day, or bring an instant favorite to a dinner party, this is your wine! Amaglia & Sandro carried out on this farm a life project centered on a rural, peasant way of life, respecting nature and valuing friendly relations!

Producer: Clos Siguier Name: Cahors Origin: Cahors Varietal: Malbec (Côt) Type: Red Temperature: Room Description: Plum, Chery, Mineral Driven About: The color is deep purple in the glass with an amethyst rim. This wine is medium-bodied and we suggest enjoying this with food (strong aged cheeses would be immaculate). Each grape used in this wine has been handpicked and de-stemmed. They undergo a 5 to 6-week process of maceration (the juice of the grapes are left in contact with the skins). The wine then rests in barrel before it is bottled unfiltered.

Producer: Domaine Guion Name: Cuvée des Deux Monts Bourgueil 2017 Origin: France Varietal: Cabernet Franc Type: Red wine Description: Strawberry, cherry, red fruit, spices, pepper, black fruit About: From 70-year-old vines in "Petits Monts" and "Grand Monts" towards the top of the slope above Benais, facing roughly south-west, clay over Turonien limestone (tuffeau, craie micacée). This is the terroir giving the most elegant and age-worthy Bourgueils. 18-month élevage ; 40% in cuve inox, 20% in one new 400 liter barrel, 20% in one-year and 20% in two-year old barrels, assembled two months before bottling. Our first taste of the 2017 "Deux Monts" revealed it to be a superb wine, quite deep and ripe but still light on its feet and with a particularly long and focused finish. Says Stéphane "the weather in 2017 was quite warm in spring and summer with a bit of rain in september - the wine is quite floral with ripe red fruits and mineral flavors on the palate with round, supple tannins and the limestone terroir quite present in the finish." It's a beautiful wine showing the old vines and great terroir...

Producer: Paterna Name: Il Rosso 2020 Origin: Italy Varietal: Sangiovese Type: Red wine Description: Blackberry, plum. black fruit, red fruit, cherry, earthy About: 75% Red Grapes (Sangiovese/Canaiolo), and 25% White Grapes (Malvasia, Trebbiano). Spontaneous fermentation. Aged in cement until bottling in the Spring. Minimal added sulfur and no filtering or fining. This mostly-Sangiovese blend is co-fermentated with a small percentage of white grape varieties - a practice once common in Tuscany. The blend sees a short natural fermentation, then aging in cement. Organic farming and low-sulfur. Fresh and easygoing, with notes of bright cherry, tart pomegranate and ripe raspberry. Delicious with a light chill.

Producer: Mary Taylor Name: Mary Taylor Jean Marc Barthez Bordeaux Rouge 2018 Origin: France Varietal: Merlot, Cabernet Franc Type: Red Wine Description: Blackberry, plum, cherry, red fruit, earthy, minerals About: Bordeaux isn't all chateaus, Porsches, and mega-wineries. There is an “alternative” Bordeaux that is populated by the small independent estates that line the banks of the Garonne and the Dordogne Rivers, where conscientious growers craft honest bottles for everyday enjoyment rather than 100-point scores. This is the Bordeaux to which winemaker Jean Marc Barthez belongs. The archetypal “dirt-under-the-fingernails” winemaker, he serves as the president of a small co-operative winery in Monségur, an ancient village founded by Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 13th century. There, he oversees a handful of growers who cultivate small family vineyards and join forces to produce Bordeaux wines that their friends and neighbors can actually afford.

Producer: Mary Taylor Name: Sicilia Rosso 2019 Origin: Italy Varietal: Nero d’Avola Type: Red Wine Description: Red fruit, cherry, oak, allspice, black fruit, red licorice About: Again from the Contrada San Nicola vineyard outside the village of Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, we find Nero d’Avola vines tended to by the ever thoughtful Sala sisters. The vines are just 15 years old on average but the wine is ever complex. While some Nero d’Avola wines can be on the dense and fruity side, the Sala sisters and the terroir make this wine a somewhat translucent red with bright acidity, tension, and elegant fruit. As someone who loves Burgundy, this is the style of wine that makes my mouth water.

Producer: Máquina & Tabla Name: Páramos de Nicasia 2017 Origin: Spain Varietal: 60% Tinta de Toro, 35% Garnacha, 5% Malvasia Type: Red wine, Spanish Toro Red Description: Earthy, minerals, red fruit. strawberry, oak, tobacco, vanilla, blackberry, plum About: This Páramos de Nicasia is Oriol & Susana's "village wine" in Toro. It comes from an old ungrafted vine in Villaester, North West of the Douro, on sandy soils. Besides the typical Tinta de Toro, one can find there quite a lot of Grenache and Malvasia. If you add to all of this Oriol's very traditional approach to winemaking, you get a really singular Toro. Oriol does not use chemical, nor sulphur, nor laboratory yeast? He does not de-stem the bunches either, those are fermented whole for 10 weeks then aged for 16 months in big used vats. Light red colour. A hint of fizz comes first then disappears, replaced by an explosion of red fruit on the nose. The wine is fresh, but wide and pure on the palate; the fruit returns in the finish, both crisp and juicy.

Producer: Bodegas Moraza Name: Rioja Alta 2020 Origin: Spain Varietal: Tempranillo Type: Red wine Description: Cherry, cranberry, strawberry, red fruit, plum, blackberry, black fruit, oak About: Farming: organic. Harvest: by hand. Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks with indigenous yeast. Aging: in concrete tanks. Moraza Tempranillo is an organic red wine from Rioja completely atypical, young and fresh, without any contact with wood. The producer is Bodegas Moraza. Tempranillo grape. Partial carbonic maceration.

Producer: Valfaccenda Name: Valfaccenda – Roero DOCG Valmaggiore 2017 Origin: Italy Varietal: Uncertified, Nebbiolo Type: Red Wine Description: Fruit and balsamic profile, velvety About: The nose delivers what the Nebbiolo promises The 2017 Valmaggiore from Valfaccenda opens with fine ethereal spice of sandalwood and mild spices, before more spices like black pepper and cloves join the round. The joyful fruit chats open-heartedly and light-heartedly of cherries, currants and blackberries and shows its sociable side.

Producer: Domaine Rimbert Name: Domaine Rimbert Le Petit Cochon Bronzé Rose 2020 Origin: France Varietal: Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Cinsault, Grenache Type: Rose Wine Description: Strawberry, cherry, red fruit, citrus, tree fruit, melon, pear About: Any wine named "Little Tanned Pig" after tourists on the Riviera is worth a try and this one happens to be quite good. Made by Jean-Marie Rimbert in Saint-Chinian (Languedoc) it's largely Cinsault with a little Syrah, and offers red berry notes on the nose and juicy, cranberry and cherry notes on the palate. There's also a pleasant hint of Languedoc funk and earth. A great wine for a barbecue, and a fantastic value! (Note: Most inexpensive rosés are fermented with added yeasts which give them artificial bubble-gummy fruit — this one is not).

Producer: Garalis Name: Garalis Roseus Muscat of Alexandria 2020 Origin: Greece Varietal: Muscat of Alexandria, Limnio Type: Rose Wine Description: Grapefruit, orange, citrus, minerals, honey, peach, apricot, melon, tree fruit About: In the glass we have a soft salmon color. On the nose we find pleasant aromas of red fruits, citrus fruits, nuts, with notes of flowers to follow. The palate has a moderate body, crisp acidity and a good aftertaste.

Producer: Chateau Maris Name: Maris Rose Can NV Origin: France Varietal: Blend Type: Rose wine Description: Stone fruits, nectarine, apricot About: A subtle and balanced wine, elegant and tasty, floral and fruity, fresh and round. A wine to drink chilled with friends. Nice minerality that is in balance with the orange and raspberry notes. 91 Points, Zachys Buying Team: “Portioned perfectly for individual consumption, this certified organic rosé is on the dry side, with notes of stone fruits, including nectarine and apricot. Take a can with you on your outdoor adventures – it pairs wonderfully with lightly seasoned vegetables and grilled chicken.” 8/21

Producer: Chateau du Rouet Name: Teres Antique Origin: France Varietal: Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah Type: Rose Wine Description: Strawberry, watermelon, red fruit, stone fruit, tree fruit, earthy About: On the nose the Teres Antique Les Secrets d'Un Terroir Rosé from Château du Rouët from the Vin de Pays region often reveals types of aromas of strawberries , earth or fruit (of fruit tree) and sometimes also aromas of red fruit.

Producer: Meinklang Name: Meinklang Weisser Mulatschak Origin: Austria Varietal: Pinot, Gris Welschriesling, Gewurztraminer Type: Orange/White Wine Description: Grapefruit, lemon zest, orange, peach, apricot, apple About: Spontaneous fermentation, with very low sulphites, this wine is a nod in the natural and orange style of winemaking. Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer and Welschriesling make up the blend. This ‘living’ wine is appley, yeasty and fresh, with hints of rose and lychee. Sealed with a crown cap.

Producer: Brand Name: Riesling Origin: Pfalz Varietal: Riesling Type: White Description: Bone-Dry, Green Apples, Elderflower About: A liter bone-dry and crystalline Riesling from a couple of brother's farming biodynamically in the Pfalz. Bright notes of green apples, limes and touch of elderflower if you're looking for it. A perfect white for beating the heat, doesn't require food but plays will with many a cheese and white meats. The Brand brothers are...electrifying their little town and this forgotten region. And they are doing so with huge smiles, a raucous joy – even downright excitement – in their role as stewards for the land. It’s a rather curious blend of youthful exuberance, a surplus of energy and an unflappable belief in the future of viticulture in their vineyards, tempered by a maturity that is surprising given their ages (Daniel was born in 1990; Jonas in 1994).

Producer: Màquina y Tabla Name: El Oso Y La Alemana Blanco 2020 Origin: Spain Varietal: Malvasia, Verdejo Type: White wine Description: Pear, apple, melon, tree fruit, citrus, lemon zest, orange, yeasty About: It was produced with Verdejo and Malvasía grapes from the Toro zone, but all the wines here sold without appellation. As I found in most of the wines I tasted this time, the process seemed to have marked the wine more than anything, and it has some lactic and oxidative notes with something earthy/organic, faint volatility, ripe fruit and moderate acidity. -Luis Gutierrez, December 30, 2019

Producer: Barbara Ohlzelt Name: Gruner Leader 2020 Origin: Austria Varietal: Gruner Veltliner Type: White wine Description: Pear, apple, green apple, tree fruit, citrus, lemon, lime, citrus About: Barbara Öhlzelt is turning the region’s paradigm completely on its head. Instead of the unctuous, powerful and masculine wines of the famous large estates, Barbara’s wines emphasize focus and a quiet, simmering intensity. They are fine, clearly delineated, precisely-etched renditions of Grüner Veltliner and Riesling with just as much depth and persistence as the big boys, but on a lighter, more refreshing frame. They really are like the wines of Weiser-Künstler, but translated into the dialect of the Kamptal – loess, granite and sandstone, rather than slate. It should go without saying, but of course the wines are loaded with mouth-watering acidity and the alcohol levels are carefully restrained. Barbara is soft-spoken but intense; the wines are not unlike their shepherd. These are racy, delicate wines of purity and energy, and are exactly what the next chapter in the story of Austrian wine should be.

Producer: Cantina Tibaldi Name: Langhe Favorita 2018 Origin: Italy Varietal: Favorita Type: White wine Description: Pear, apple, apricot, tree fruit, citrus, lime, grapefruit About: Sandy soil with limestone marl 100% Favorita Harvest generally takes place at the end of September. Grapes are picked by hand and placed in 20 kg crates. The grapes are kept at very low temperatures to extract the best aromas from the skin for the single naturally-drained must. Fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 16° C. The wine is left to mature ‘sur lie’ to develop structure and complexity.

Producer: Domaine Passy le Clou Name: Petit Chablis 2020 Origin: France Varietal: Chardonnay Type: White wine Description: Citrus, lime, grapefruit, mierals, chalk, stone, earthy, green apple, pear About: The Petit Chablis comes from just two hectares, in a slightly cooler zone than the Chablis, with Portlandian soils. These soils are slightly younger limestone than their famed Kimmeridgian counterparts, emphasizing the fruit rather than mineral aspects of these classic wines. The vines also are younger, and the wine has an alluring citrusy freshness with an aromatic finish.

Producer: Achillée Name: Pinot Blanc 2018 Origin: France Varietal: Pinot Blanc Type: White wine Description: Baked apple, green apple, tree fruit, citrus, lemon, earthy About: This blend of different plots highlights the character of each terroir. Made with 100% Pinot Blanc, a typical Alsatian variety, the nose opens with notes of apricot and pineapple. The palate is full-bodied yet, mineral with a spicy finish. Its long aging and discreet but active fermentation give this wine great depth.

Producer: Venica & Venica Name: Friulano Origin: Collio Varietal: Friulano Type: White Description: Pear, Apple, Almonds About: Venica’s Friulano grapes come from vineyards located within the DOC Collio. It’s a white-grape variety with origins from France, that adapted itself to the characteristics of the region and it’s today considered a local vine. Friulano grapes come from vineyards located within the DOC Collio. It’s a white-grape variety with origins from France, that adapted itself to the characteristics of the region and it’s today considered a local vine.

Producer: Il Torchio Name: Vermentino Il Bianco 2019 Origin: Italy Varietal: Vermentino Type: White wine Description: Citrus, grapefruit, lemon, apple, peach, tree fruit, earthy About: The Bianco by Il Torchio winery is a dynamic and refreshing white wine from Liguria from Vermentino grapes, vinified in steel tanks with a short maceration of the half of the grapes. It has typical perfumes of fruits, flowers, aromatic and balsamic herbs. On the palate it si fresh, energic, expressive and pleasantly savory. Wines made with Old Style Artisanal. Sourced from their vineyards towards the bottom of their hill. Hand-harvested. Practicing organic. The vine age for this wine averages about 15 years. Fermented in stainless steel with a short, 18 to 20 hour maceration on the skins. Aged briefly in stainless steel and then in the bottle before release.

This is a mixture of red, white and sparkling natural wine selected by our in-house Sommelier.

This is a mixture of white and sparkling natural wines selected by our in-house Sommelier.

Producer: Ramona Name: Blood Orange Wine Spritz (4 pack) Origin: Italy Varietal: Zibibbo grapes and blood orange juice Type: Wine Spritz Description: Citrus zest, raspberries, blood orange and hibiscus. About: RAMONA is the first-of-its-generation collection of award-winning, organic Italian beverages for any time, anywhere. Lightly sparkling organic Sicilian wine made with Zibibbo grapes and mixed with organic blood orange juice. Made with the highest quality organic ingredients, sustainable production methods, no refined sugar, no gluten and no artificial anything, RAMONA is the best of the fine wine world, in a go-anywhere, do-anything can.

Producer: Ramona Name: Ruby Grapefruit Wine Spritz (4 pack) Origin: Italy Varietal: Zibibbo grapes and Ruby Grapefruit juice Type: Wine Spritz Description: Citrus zest, stone fruit, ruby grapefruit, lime blossom & Honeycrisp apple. About: RAMONA is the first-of-its-generation collection of award-winning, organic Italian beverages for any time, anywhere. Lightly sparkling organic Sicilian wine made with Zibibbo grapes and mixed with organic ruby grapefruit juice. Made with the highest quality organic ingredients, sustainable production methods, no refined sugar, no gluten and no artificial anything, RAMONA is the best of the fine wine world, in a go-anywhere, do-anything can.