Style: Red Wine
Varietal: Red Blend
Region: France

“As for their other values, the 2010 Grand Veneur Cotes du Rhone Reserve (70% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 10% Cinsault) displays loads of ripe flavors. It is very concentrated for a Cotes du Rhone, and is actually an amazing wine. Classic garrigue, black cherry liqueur, lavender, licorice and spice box are all present in this full-bodied, intense, and rich Cotes du Rhone that sells for a song. This is a sensational effort to drink over the next 4-5 years, although it might last even longer.” – Wine Advocate

$17.99, Case Price $16.19

Style: White Wine
Varietal: Chardonnay
Region: Argentina

“The 2010 Chardonnay (85% Chardonnay and 15% Viognier) reveals a perfumed nose of spring flowers, white peaches, and honeysuckle as well as intense fruit, medium body, and a subtle hint of oak. This fresh, lively white is meant to be enjoyed over the next year. It offers considerable value to the consumer.”
- Wine Advocate

$11.99, Case Price $10.79

Brilliant straw color with emerald reflections. Fresh and floral bouquet with a hint of pears, apricots and bananas. Fresh and inviting with bright fruit and an easy drinking style with a pleasing hint of almonds in the aftertaste. Pairs well with seafood dishes, risottos with scampi, spaghetti with clams, sole in white wine  Perfect also as an aperitif.

$9.99, Case price $8.99

This is a medium bodied white made from South Africa’s classic white variety, chenin blanc. The Chenin Blanc gives the wine its bold guava and melon flavors and a refreshing acidity. Some lees contact fleshes out the wine and fills the mouth with flavor and roundness. The viognier was added for extra body and its intriguing floral notes.

$8.99 Bottle Price,  $8.09 Case Price

This is a medium-bodied red wine with an expressive nose and a soft, lush mouth-feel. The shiraz and cinsault combine to give ripe plum cherry fruit on the palate with a touch of pepper spice. Mourvedre adds complexity with savoury and dark fruit aromas. The viognier adds softness and intriguing floral notes.

$8.99 Bottle Price, $8.09 Case Price

“Bright ruby. This cherry-vanilla and cassis on the nose, with oak spice and anise notes adding complexity. Juicy, broad and supple, with very good depth to its cherry compote and dark berry flavors. The vanilla note returns on the finish, which is sweet, smooth and long. This is a delicious and fully mature.”
- Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar (Sept/Oct 2011)

$18.99 Bottle Price, $17.09 Case Price

“Vivid purple. Fresh dark berry aromas offer good straightforward, jammy appeal. Light-bodied raspberry and blackberry flavors become more bitter with air and pick up a zesty peppery quality. Brisk and refreshing wine with good finishing cut and decent persistence.
This is a solid value.”

Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar (Sept/Oct 2011), 87 pts

$9.99 Bottle Price, $8.99 Case Price

The 2009 Montebuena is 100% Tempranillo. Dark ruby-colored, it offers an appealing perfume of spice box, leather, tobacco, and blackberry. On the palate it is packed with ripe fruit, has outstanding concentration, and impeccable balance. It is a great bargain that offers a sneak preview of the great 2009 vintage in Rioja and northern Spain in general. It should drink well for 6-8 years.”

- Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate (April 2010), 90 pts

$11.99 Bottle Price, $10.79 Case Price

This fruity, mouthwatering wine has a nice acidity-sugar balance and comes from the so called ‘Rheinhessen-Switzerland’, the heartland of Rheinhessen. It has a floral bouquet and smells like yellow fruit, lemon-grass and green tea. Palate shows a lively feel plus a pleasant creaminess (not from oak influence) and a semi-dry profile.

$13.99 Bottle Price, $12.59 Case Price

This concentrated, aromatic white offers ample citrus and grapefruit aromas, along with a hint of pineapple and white pepper. A refreshing minerality makes this an easy accompaniment to a wide range of foods.

$12.99 Bottle Price, $11.69 Case Price