Featured Wines

Don't fear the box. There's nothing inherent about a wine box (actully, it's a wine bag inside a box) that requires it be filled with not-so-good wine. Yes, that's generally been the case in the past. But these days, we're seeing more and more great box wines every day. Good wines - good enough to put in a bottle - that just happen to come in a box.

Last year we had one on offer, the Roger Perrin Cotes du Rhone. It was such a huge hit that we brought in even more boxes. This year, you can pick up (literllay, because they all have handles) a cru Beajoulais, a Chardonnay and a Riesling. All are food friendly and great values.

All come in 3-Liter boxes, the equivilent of 4 bottles,with a handy, built-in tap. Take the price, divide it by 4 and feel fiscally responsible, as well as all green and eco-chic. Or just drink it.

Quliaty and quantity - and a handy handle for easy transport.  What more could you want?

To buy, go to Wines page, enter "box" in the search field to pull up a list  Then click to purchase.

What?  Never heard of Gemischter Satz wines?  Neither had we, until this summer, when Mr. Carlos Huber showed up at our shop.  Well, he didn’t just show up, he did have an appointment.  And in his wine bag, he had a range of tasty Gemischter Satz wines. 

GS for short (at least accordingly to me), these wines come from inside the city limits of Vienna, are made from anywhere from 2 to 20 grape varieties, all growing on the same plot of land, and all harvested and vinified together.  I could tell you more about the joys of field blends, or you could just read what Eric Asimov at the New York Times has already written.

Tasting through Carlos’s selection of GS wines, I was impressed at how different they all were.  Some were light and floral, some a bit more weighty and oily.  One had this almost yeasty/bready note going on.  But all managed to be wonderfully fresh, aromatic and generally charming.  Pardon me while I get all wine-geeky, but they all tasted like slightly different versions of springtime.  And as the weather starts to get all chilly and bitter, who couldn’t use a bit of springtime in a glass.

That’s the general scoop on the GS. To get more specific, the one we currently carry is WeinbauSommeregg Reserve 2008. 

The name is quite a mouthful: Jutta Ambrositsch is the young, female winemaker.  Gemischter Satz is the GS classification I mentioned above.  Sommeregg is the vineyard site.  Weinbau means something like Domaine and Wiener just means wine. At least I think that’s what it all means.

The wine itself manages to combine lightness with complexity – flowers, citrus, earthiness, white spices, berries, fresh herbal notes.  Very close to 20 grape varieties are grown on Jutta’s plot of land, which was planted over 50 years ago.  It’s a rarity that a wine of this dry wine is so light yet so complex, but that’s old vines, a diverse field blend, and a good vintner can do.

At $45.99, it’s not inexpensive.  There are less expensive GS wines available, and we’ll probably bring some in. But we were intrigued by this one and wanted to get our hands on some before someone else got them all.  If you’re looking for a unique, wonderfully different white wine that can justify a $50 price tag, this would be your bottle. 

How cool is this? Every month, a bottle or two of something bubbly delivered to your door. We supply the bubbles. You supply a monthly excuse to pop them open. It certainly beats fruit of the month!

3 Month Club Price: $110
(Free shipping within Manhattan and Brooklyn. Everywhere else, we'll charge you the one bottle shipping rate for your state. Shipping charges will be added to your credit card after checkout and we will send you an updated invoice.)

6 and 12 month options also available.

We unofficially declared June Pinot Noir month  (Pinot Noir to be specific, not to be confused with Piont Gris, Grigio, or Blanc).  The tastings may be finished, but we're still offering up our Pinot sampler pack: 12 bottles of Pinot Noir for less than $200.  $180 before tax to be exact.  It's your chance to try Piont Noirs from around the world, touching on all the top regions.  We've even managed to sneak in a very nice Premier Cru from France's Burgundy region.