2013 Château Thivin Beaujolais-Villages Rosé

This is another winner from Château Thivin!  And now Mont Brouilly’s most famous estate is back with its just-released 2013 rosé. Thivin’s rosé is 100% Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc, pressed whole cluster and allowed to macerate for twenty-four hours. This gentle handling imbues the wine with a beautiful, peach-salmon robe. Fresh, zippy and inviting,…

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2013 Château Saintongey Blanc; Bordeaux, France

Lively aromas of fresh herbs, minerals, figs, and orange peel jump out of the glass. This wine is clean, juicy and penetrating, yet quite supple, with ripe citrus and fig notes adding to its complex nature. It exhibits a wonderful balance as well as very good flavor intensity and length. A classic wine for seafood,…

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2013 Fontes “Fontesole” Rose; VDP D’OC, France

Situated in the heart of Languedoc, in the foothills of the southern Cévennes, close to the famous city of Pézenas, the vineyards of Fontès spread over a mosaic of terroirs (schist, basalt,clay-limestone). The vines, cultivated on terraces also benefit from the influence of a Mediterranean micro-climate, which contributes to the production of high-quality wines. Official…

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Reissdorf Kölsch; Köln, Germany

Kölsch (also spelled Koelsch) is a local specialty beer brewed in Cologne (Köln), Germany. It is clear with a bright, straw-yellow hue, has a prominent but not extreme hoppiness, and is less bitter than the standard German pale lager. Kölsch is warm-fermented at around 13 to 21°C (55 to 70°F), then cold-conditioned, or lagered. This…

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