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| If you’re going to have Robert Parker or Stephen Tanzer over for dinner, selecting a wine they’ve rated highly will be a nice choice. However, when you’re buying wines for yourself, we’d love to see you find wines that match up your unique palate and pocketbook. We have a large staff of friendly and knowledgeable wine professionals that taste hundreds of wines each week. They can put you in touch with bottles that you are likely to love, often at a much lower cost than the highly-rated gems that often see a run-up in price and frequent availability issues. Like any great group of opinionated professionals, our staff has varied tastes themselves. Often our customers will find a particular staff member with a style that corresponds to their own. That concept works extremely well in our retail stores, and this section is our effort to bring you the same online. Don’t get us wrong, we love the highly rated wines from the press and will continue to offer them, but we think you’re missing out if you’re not augmenting those selections with picks from our excellent staff. Here are their favorites. (Click on a name to see their other selections - or to drop them a line.) Cheers! |
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Riedel Cabernet Decanter 750ml 1440/13 (87047)
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/25/2013 | Send Email
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/25/2013 | Send Email
Cinnamon and I collect decanters, and use them almost every night we are home drinking still wine. At last count we had 30 of the things, taking up a lot of the surfaces in the house- on top of the liquor cabinet, on top of the record racks and on the kitchen counters. This is the one that we use most, and for good reason. It takes up the least amount of space on the table, pours the best, cleans up easily, and inverts nicely for drying. If you are only going to have one decanter, this should be it! If you buy a second, take a look at another shape, otherwise you will forget which wine is in which carafe at dinner parties!
Price:
$69.99
Ariston Aspasie Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne (1.5L)
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/18/2013 | Send Email
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/18/2013 | Send Email
From my top 10 Champagnes of 2012: I opened this magnum as business petered off on Christmas eve for the staff here in the Redwood City store, and it made me a popular man at K&L. Carrying a magnum around to the various work stations put a smile on many faces here, and the wine inside the bottle kept those smiles. This wine is single vineyard, from the very steep Gouttes d’Or site in Brouillet, and has a very different style than the Chardonnay from the Cotes de Blancs. This is creamy, decadent wine, and great on its own in the final moments of the retail rush…or just about any time! I need to buy this for my cellar.
Price:
$99.99
Ariston Aspasie "Brut Prestige" Champagne (1.5L)
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/18/2013 | Send Email
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/18/2013 | Send Email
This is your last chance for the old vines- they were destroyed in hail in 2003.
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$99.99
Stiegl Brauerei "Goldbräu Premium" Lager, Austria (16oz Cans)
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/18/2013 | Send Email
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/18/2013 | Send Email
I wonder how much of the Stiegl that we buy for our stock at K&L is sold to the staff. If I were to guess, I would say over 50%. These tall boys are perfect after a long day, and do an exceptional job of washing away the tannin after tasting to many overblown red wines. The style is Germanic; clean, lively, refreshing and the execution precise. If you love a good lager, and like having 4 oz. left after 12 have been enjoyed, this is the beer for you!
Price:
$3.49
Domaine du Manoir de Montreuil "Reserve" Calvados Pay d'Auge (750ml)
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/15/2013 | Send Email
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 1/15/2013 | Send Email
This very light colored Calvados is the key ingredient in making my new favorite winter cocktail, the Bentley. Charles Neal published the recipe in his excellent book Calvados: The Spirit of Normandy which is where I first read about it, but apparently this cocktail was in the original Savoy Cocktail Book. I have experimented with a number of different Calvados bottlings and red vermouths, but settled on the Montreuil and the Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry as my favorites. Here is the recipe: pour 1 & 1/2 ounces of Calvados and 1 & 1/2 ounces of red vermouth in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Add one dash of Angostura Bitters and stir thoroughly with a cocktail spoon. Strain into a martini glass. Try to drink it slowly!
Ariston Aspasie "Réserve" Brut Champagne
By: Mike Barber | Review Date: 12/27/2012 | Send Email
By: Mike Barber | Review Date: 12/27/2012 | Send Email
Bright and racy with a little toast, this is our best deal in champagne!
Price:
$37.99
Montechiara Prosecco
By: Kyle Kurani | Review Date: 11/29/2012 | Send Email
By: Kyle Kurani | Review Date: 11/29/2012 | Send Email
Beautifully crisp and refreshing, this is the perfect wine for parties, cocktails and just plain enjoying a very affordable bottle of bubbles. The Montechiara Prosecco is full of pears and green apples, enough richness for weight, and the perfect balance of acidity for freshness. This is great for the price.
Price:
$10.99
Plymouth Navy Strength English Gin (750ml)
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 11/4/2012 | Send Email
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 11/4/2012 | Send Email
It had been bruited about that such a creature as “navy strength” Plymouth gin existed, or once had, and here in the midst of the great cocktail revival, where many a long-lost dream comes true, it once more graces these shores. If you’re familiar with Plymouth gin, there are no great surprises in store for you here; which is just fine. Why mess with success? The Navy Strength bottling is simply a brawnier version of the classic Plymouth taste. When this is, for instance, mixed up simply 1:1 gin to vermouth(Noilly Prat), no garnish, as a Wondrich reprint of an early 1850's San Francisco Gibson recipe suggests, this is a fabulous drink, and one in which a standard proof just wouldn't cut it. With the Navy Stength, you can taste the gin’s presence clearly and distinctly. An excellent addition to the canon!
Price:
$33.99
Egrot Brut Champagne
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 10/26/2012 | Send Email
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 10/26/2012 | Send Email
I love this Champagne. It has the most explosive bead when it hits the palate, tongue tickling goodness.%100 estate grown fruit. %70 Pinot Noir, %25 Chardonnay and %5 Pinot Meunier.Really stunning and a very reasonable price for this quality.
Price:
$37.99
Egrot Brut Champagne
By: Christie Brunick | Review Date: 10/17/2012 | Send Email
By: Christie Brunick | Review Date: 10/17/2012 | Send Email
From the daughter of Henroit Goutorbe, Elisabeth is making something so elegant and superb for a far better price! 70% Pinot noir, and 25% Chardonnay, with 5% Pinot Meunier, this Champagne is rich and moussy, with a full of honey and caramelized fruit on the nose and finish. delicate yet plush, and a steal in my book!
Price:
$37.99
Montechiara Prosecco
By: Ryan Woodhouse | Review Date: 9/29/2012 | Send Email
By: Ryan Woodhouse | Review Date: 9/29/2012 | Send Email
Fresh flavors of zesty lemon gelato lead onto the balanced and weighty palate. The bubbles are bright and energetic. This wine has great persistence and richness for a wine of this price point. On the finish, the citrus acidity is checked by just a subtle hint of almond paste sweetness. This is a perfect Extra Dry level prosecco for all your events and holiday parties at an incredible value price!
Price:
$10.99
La Petite Marquise Crémant de Loire Brut Rosé
By: Christie Brunick | Review Date: 9/28/2012 | Send Email
By: Christie Brunick | Review Date: 9/28/2012 | Send Email
This is one of my all time favorite Bubbly Rose and a fraction of the price of Champagne.I love the new cuvee of my Deligeroy Rose. Its much softer and more feminine that the last cuvee which was a touch herbaceous. This Cab Franc based blend is aimed to please this holiday season! Its the perfect party wine that will please a crowd instantly. Subtle fruit with balanced acid and a clean, dry finish! You wont believe your wallet! It has subtle red berry and sweet herb undertones with its racy acid and minerality keep it refreshing but still full on the palate. Perfect for any gathering or romantic date, or just sip and savor alone! Its that good
Price:
$14.99
La Petite Marquise Crémant de Loire Brut
By: Sarah Covey | Review Date: 9/28/2012 | Send Email
By: Sarah Covey | Review Date: 9/28/2012 | Send Email
What a screaming deal at $11.99! This bubbly from the Loire Valley will delight you with its refreshingly pleasant acidity, fine bubble structure, and hints of pear, apple and minerals. Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay & Cabernet Franc. When I first brought this wine home, I admittedly had intended to just mix it with my Mathilde Cassis for a Kir Royale, but I wanted to give the wine its proper due and poured a glass out straight first. A wonderful surprise met me, and I never did add that cassis.... the wine somehow disappeared too quickly! Perfect for holiday entertaining!
Price:
$14.99
2009 Barde-Haut, St-Emilion
By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | Review Date: 9/27/2012 | Send Email
By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | Review Date: 9/27/2012 | Send Email
*1/2 Ripe blackberry fruit. Super fine. Lost 50% of their crop to hail.
Laird's Bottled In Bond Apple Brandy (750ml)
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 9/26/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 9/26/2012 | Send Email
I was skittish to try this at first. Apple brandy from the US?? Hmmm... The bottle looks like something that you would see on the bottom shelf of the neighborhood bar, with that solid layer of dust that makes you wonder how long has that been there. Believe me, the stuff inside the bottle is a knock out. It's 100% apple brandy with no neutral spirits added, and you can tell. If you're at all serious about making cocktails, you need this in your bar.
Price:
$39.99
Ferrand "1840 Formula" 90 Proof Cognac (700ml)
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 9/11/2012 | Send Email
By: Gary Westby | Review Date: 9/11/2012 | Send Email
This Ferrand is a great ingredient, and works far better than much more expensive (and far more subtle) Cognacs in cocktails. The 1840 Formula is made in the three star style from the 19th century, and is a full 5% higher in alcohol than standard Cognac. It is also oilier and weightier with lots of flavor- it won’t get lost in a mixed drink. Here is a great use for it: The French 75- 2 parts Ferrand 1840 Formula 90 proof Cognac, 1 Part Fresh squeezed lemon juice, 1 Part simple syrup, 2 parts Champagne (Blanc de Blancs if you have one open), Lots of fresh ice, Lemon rind for garnish. We use an ounce per part for ours- and that makes a pretty big aperitif. Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and add the cognac, lemon juice and simple syrup. Shake thoroughly and pour into a rocks glass filled with more fresh ice. Top with Champagne, and stir if you like (I do!) finally garnishing with lemon rind.
Byrrh Grand Quinquina Aperitif Wine (750ml)
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 9/4/2012 | Send Email
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 9/4/2012 | Send Email
What sort of aperitif is this? I'd liken it more to Dubonnet than sweet Vermouth, though it has a brighter, fresher berry-fruit character to Dubonnet's plush, bass heavy profile, and a more pronounced bitterness as a counterpoint. Note, though, that this is skewed more towards the sweet than the bitter, and therefore seems to me to suggest it wants dilution of some sort, whether passively by serving it over ice, or through mixing: dust off your copy of the Savoy Cocktail book for a few suggestions on how to get started if that latter course strikes your fancy.
Jean-Louis Denois "Tradition" Extra Brut Crémant de Limoux
By: Kirk Walker | Review Date: 8/31/2012 | Send Email
By: Kirk Walker | Review Date: 8/31/2012 | Send Email
Champagne in all but name? Aged 18 months on it lees, just like NV Champagne. Made by a wine maker trained in Champagne. Grapes grown, well not in Champagne but that's why we can sell it for $15! Toasty, nutty and dry with just a hint of red berries. Buy this buy the case and drink it every night.
2009 Meyney, St-Estèphe
By: Steve Bearden | Review Date: 8/30/2012 | Send Email
By: Steve Bearden | Review Date: 8/30/2012 | Send Email
This fat, rich and accessable wine will age well but is hard to resist now. The nose of sweet berries and oak is followed by flavors of crunchy dark currants, blackberries and licorice that turn thick and juicy on the finish. The palate coating fruit is sweet and sexy in this balanced and aromatically complex wine.
La Petite Marquise Crémant de Loire Brut
By: Mike Parres | Review Date: 8/25/2012 | Send Email
By: Mike Parres | Review Date: 8/25/2012 | Send Email
On the nose you will find generous fruit, releasing hints of apples and peaches. The palate has wonderful balance and elegance, dry & crisp, but admirable fullness and length, closely mirroring the nose. This is an excellent aperitif for all social occasions.
Price:
$14.99
Fever-Tree Light Tonic Water (6.8oz 4-pk)
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 7/29/2012 | Send Email
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 7/29/2012 | Send Email
If you are watching your calories. Simply the best tonic on the market!
Price:
$5.99
Fever-Tree Premium Tonic Water (6.8oz 4-pk)
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 7/29/2012 | Send Email
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 7/29/2012 | Send Email
Simply the best tonic on the market!
Price:
$5.99
Carpano Antica Formula Sweet Vermouth (1L)
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 7/29/2012 | Send Email
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 7/29/2012 | Send Email
One thing I learned in my twenty years of bar tending is. The better the ingredients, the better the drink. So, if you are making a Manhattan or one of those crazy whiskey drinks from your local mixologist. Keep the Carpano on hand. It make's any cocktail, ten thousand times better! You will not find a better vermouth!
Cocchi Americano Bianco Aperitivo Wine (750ml)
By: Sarah Covey | Review Date: 7/10/2012 | Send Email
By: Sarah Covey | Review Date: 7/10/2012 | Send Email
Oooooh if you love Lillet Blanc but want something a little sweeter as an aperitif, try the Cocchi Americano! Mandarin orange, lemon, hints of white flowers with a sweet finish.... delicious on the rocks on a hot afternoon!
Price:
$22.99
Egrot Brut Champagne
By: Jacques Moreira | Review Date: 7/3/2012 | Send Email
By: Jacques Moreira | Review Date: 7/3/2012 | Send Email
This is a new Champagne for me that thanks to our buyer Gary Westby, I had the chance to taste and love it. With a fascinating nose of caramel toffee, some cocoa powder and a surprising wiff of pain-au-chocolat and cherries that brought back memories of a breakfast on a back street cafe around the Champs-Elisees. A great wine for a very elegant apperitif.
Price:
$37.99
2009 Les Tourelles de Longueville, Pauillac
By: Steve Greer | Review Date: 6/1/2012 | Send Email
By: Steve Greer | Review Date: 6/1/2012 | Send Email
My favorite of the tasting, but then I’m partial to the 2009 Pichon-Baron so it’s no surprise that their second label didn’t disappoint. The nose is beautiful, with graphite and oak spice dominating and dark cassis coming through after 30 minutes in the decanter. The cassis takes center stage on the palate, with the mineral and spice in the background. The lovely rich texture really comes alive with time. Fantastic!
Ferrand "1840 Formula" 90 Proof Cognac (700ml)
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 5/31/2012 | Send Email
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 5/31/2012 | Send Email
There aren’t a bevy of Cognacs out there built for mixing. This one has two things going for it: 45% abv, and a formulation that is an attempt to recreate the flavor profile of a pre-phylloxera Cognac. So, does it fly? Yes, it does. That little bit extra strength combined with the robust flavor profile gives this the power to really sing out in mixed drinks where other Cognacs might just fade into the background. The flavor is mostly in the dry fruit and new leather vein, with a papery vanilla, and some citron and bergamot, in the background in this plump, round, reasonably sweet brandy. Try a sidecar with it and see for yourself!
Chateau de Laubade Floc de Gascogne Vin de Liqueur (750ml)
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 5/30/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 5/30/2012 | Send Email
This stuff is awesome. You can mix this with all sorts of things. I like it with sparkling water and ginger liqueur. Delicious!
Price:
$19.99
Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur (750ml)
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 5/30/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 5/30/2012 | Send Email
Maraschino (pronounced marr-ə-SKEE-noe - an ode to our Italian buyer Greg who corrects our Italian whenever possible) is a cherry liqueur made from the Marasca cherry. So good. They leave the cherry pits in with the fruit, which adds an awesome almond-like flavor. Use this in cocktails, over fruit or even ice cream.
2005 Verdignan, Haut-Médoc
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 5/28/2012 | Send Email
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 5/28/2012 | Send Email
This is my affordable steak wine. Now, while I am not a high roller. If I am going to spend money on a great NY strip. The wine hold's up it's end of the bargain. Great acid and silky tannins. Matches perfectly with the steak.
La Petite Marquise Crémant de Loire Brut
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 5/2/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 5/2/2012 | Send Email
I just can't get enough of bubbles, especially when it's this good at this price. The Chardonnay and the Chenin Blanc add that great elegant fruit while the Cab Franc adds a little backbone. Wonderfully balanced and delicious!
Price:
$14.99
Ariston Aspasie Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne
By: David Othenin-Girard | Review Date: 5/2/2012 | Send Email
By: David Othenin-Girard | Review Date: 5/2/2012 | Send Email
Wow what complexity for $35. The nose is nutty toasty rich with some hints of pumpkin seed and spice. Strong smashed apple and fabulous lift. Totally on point for the price.
Price:
$44.99
Scrappy's Grapefruit Bitters (5oz)
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 4/30/2012 | Send Email
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 4/30/2012 | Send Email
It's citrus time at the Hollywood Farmers Market. There is nothing better on a lazy Sunday than a greyhound! This grapefruit and vodka cocktail is an ideal choice for a summertime brunch. The beauty of this mixed drink is in its simplicity. But, I like to spice mine up with a little Scrappy's Grapefruit bitters. It is that little extra that goes a long way!
Price:
$19.99
Fentimans Curiosity Cola 4pk. (9.3 oz. X 4)
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 4/30/2012 | Send Email
By: Adam Parry | Review Date: 4/30/2012 | Send Email
This is only for the real old school cola lovers.
I personally love all Fentimans products, but this one really steals my heart. If a cocktail calls for coca cola please substitute curiosity instead and enjoy!
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Redbreast 12 Year Old Cask Strength Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 4/15/2012 | Send Email
By: Mahon McGrath | Review Date: 4/15/2012 | Send Email
This cask strength bottling of Red Breast certainly ratchets up the drama. There is more oomph, more richness and intensity, on both nose and palate. It remains, however, an Irish pure pot still whiskey foremost, and as such bears closer kinship to its more familiar version lower proof bottling than to the untamed ferocity of something like a George T Stagg. You ain’t toying with no pipsqueak, though; you will want ice or water or a bit of both to round the edge off. You get a wonderful range of baked banana, dried fruits, butterscotch and sweet grain, enlivened by a citric note that keeps things from seeming cloying or fatty. The finish here rolls on like thunder—well, civilized thunder, anyway.
I’d note, too, that if you’re mixing a Manhattan-style cocktail with Irish whiskey, this is probably the best one for the job I’ve come across to date. The cask strength really keeps the whiskey from getting lost amidst the other ingredients.
Small Hand Foods Gum Syrup (8.5oz)
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 3/28/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 3/28/2012 | Send Email
If you're into making great pre-prohibition (or post for that matter) cocktails like I am and want to get that great texture but don't want to use egg whites then this is the stuff for you. A little bit of this in your drink and it's transformed into a smooth, silky delicious concoction.
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Sorelle Bronca Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 3/28/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 3/28/2012 | Send Email
Like Prosecco? Then you should try this one, for sure. Crisp but rich and with layers of flavors. Perfect for parties or just chillin' on the couch.
2009 Langoa-Barton, St-Julien
By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | Review Date: 3/7/2012 | Send Email
By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | Review Date: 3/7/2012 | Send Email
*½+ At property: Red berry-cherry aromas and flavors. Plenty of grip. At UGC: Cranberry and cherry cola aromas and flavors. Super sweet mid-palate impression, with rounded tannins and a lingering finish. Tasted again in September 2009. Tons of black cherry fruit. Elegant and delicious.
2009 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien
By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 3/5/2012 | Send Email
By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 3/5/2012 | Send Email
Deep, grapey, masculine wine. It was really good the second time we tasted it.
2009 Cantemerle, Haut-Médoc
By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 3/2/2012 | Send Email
By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 3/2/2012 | Send Email
** Outstanding! Expressive, juicy, grapey wine, with hints of raspberry, cassis and passion fruit. Best value of the vintage!
2009 Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien
By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 3/2/2012 | Send Email
By: Ralph Sands | Review Date: 3/2/2012 | Send Email
Crisp and elegant. Bright, focused, cranberry-cherry fruit, with nice mouthfeel.
K&L Logo 6-Bottle Tote (2979)
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 2/29/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeremy Bohrer | Review Date: 2/29/2012 | Send Email
Need to carry the fantastic wines that you just bought from us in style? This is your answer. Cool, reusable, and canvas, with the K&L Logo on it. Show all your friends that you know where to go for the best wines and save the Earth at the same time. Peace!
Price:
$4.99
Russian River Brewing Co. "Blind Pig" IPA, California (510ml) *NO SHIPPING/TRANSFERS OUTSIDE BAY AREA*
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 2/27/2012 | Send Email
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 2/27/2012 | Send Email
This may be the best beer ever! But, one is enough: trust me.
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$5.99
| Limit of 12 per customer |
Ariston Aspasie "Réserve" Brut Champagne
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 2/27/2012 | Send Email
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 2/27/2012 | Send Email
This is my kind of Champagne! Toasty, yeasty, and dry. The price speaks for itself! We are so lucky to get great champagne at sparkling wine prices!
Price:
$37.99
Ariston Aspasie Brut Rosé Champagne
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 2/26/2012 | Send Email
By: Illya Haase | Review Date: 2/26/2012 | Send Email
This my friends is my go to Rose Champagne! Great acidity, intermingled with some bright cherry notes. Balanced minerality which is perfect for some salmon or Friday night sushi!
Price:
$42.99
Ariston Aspasie "Réserve" Brut Champagne
By: Jim Boyce | Review Date: 2/26/2012 | Send Email
By: Jim Boyce | Review Date: 2/26/2012 | Send Email
A great toasty, rich, dry brut to serve at any occasion, be it with food or without. Clean and pure, this is well balanced champagne with great apple and nut notes at an unbelievable price.
Price:
$37.99
Ariston Aspasie "Réserve" Brut Champagne (375ml)
By: Scott Beckerley | Review Date: 2/21/2012 | Send Email
By: Scott Beckerley | Review Date: 2/21/2012 | Send Email
The perfect bottle for a picnic! This lightly yeasty bubbly has fresh apple fruit, toast and a lingering finish with good acidity. This wine is just fine by itself or great with everything from sandwiches to roast chicken.
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$19.99
The Botanist Islay Dry Gin (750ml)
By: Scott Beckerley | Review Date: 2/17/2012 | Send Email
By: Scott Beckerley | Review Date: 2/17/2012 | Send Email
This is going to be a very strange review, so bear with me. Normally, I am NOT a gin fan. I usually don't even like the smell of it. However, this Botanist gin smells, well, like flowers. It has juniper on the nose, but it is very elegant and muted. There are a lot of white flower notes and some rose scents (for me anyway...be patient, I've never described a gin before!). On the palate, it is soft and smooth, with good body that is not too heavy or oily. Here again, the juniper is subtle and almost slighty sweet. This is not gin-and-tonic gin. Don't ruin it by mixing! Serve it neat or maybe with one small ice cube. Better yet, just keep it in the fridge. If a wuss like me can handle it neat, you can too! You won't be disappointed!
Price:
$34.99
Krug Brut Rosé Champagne
By: Cindy Westby | Review Date: 2/13/2012 | Send Email
By: Cindy Westby | Review Date: 2/13/2012 | Send Email
Back at home after a particularly rough day my husband went on his nightly expedition to the wine cellar in our garage. When he returned with this wine - my jaw dropped. "Sometimes you've got to live a little", he said. Live a little indeed! A spectacular champagne with lots of everything, but not too much of anything. Black and red fruited nose,candied blood orange, toasted nuts, rose petals on the palate - velvety but vivacious. Balanced and luxurious, this was a special treat I will not soon forget.
Ariston Aspasie "Cépages d'Antan" Brut Champagne
By: Jeffrey Jones | Review Date: 2/13/2012 | Send Email
By: Jeffrey Jones | Review Date: 2/13/2012 | Send Email
A special treat for Champagne lovers. I have tasted this the Cepages d'Antan twice in the last 6 months and it just keeps getting better.It is balanced and elegant, with just enough fruit, beautiful bubbles and a nice dry finish.
Price:
$119.99