Happy New Year!
This offering marks our one-year anniversary. Thank you – we couldn’t have done it without you!
Francie and I have been hard at work tasting wines. We are constantly searching out high quality, fairly priced wines that represent the places and the people who make them. On your behalf, we’ve kissed a whole lot of frogs to reveal these new princes and princesses. This month we’re offering three new whites and three new reds. For those of you looking to restock, we’re bringing back some of our best sellers from past months. If there’s something you’ve enjoyed in the past that is not listed, please let us know – we may be able to get you some!
To purchase any of our selections or arrange delivery, please contact us at communitywines@gmail.com or call 415-454-1244. Also, please feel free to forward this email to friends and family.
Enjoy!
Brad
The Whites
2008 Le Chemin de Bassac Isa Blanc (organic)
I knew we were going to drink a lot if this in our house when Francie asked for another glass of it after she tasted it. Made from Roussane and Viognier grapes, this wine has the aroma of peaches and the taste of ripe pears. For the full story on this unique winery, check out their website athttp://www.cheminsdebassac.
$14.50 per bottle/$156.60 per case w/10% discount
2008 Binz & Bratt Cuvée Franconia
This wonderful dry white is imported by Chris Terrell, who calls it a “pool side sipper.” This wine is a delightful experience; drinking it is much more enjoyable than trying to say the names of the grapes it is made from, Silvaner, Bacchus and Müller-Thurgau. It is beautifully balanced, straw colored and smells like some exotic fruit. Like Houdini, this wine will disappear before your very eyes.
$14.50 per bottle/$156.60 per case w/10% discount
2009 Marotti Campi Verdicchio
Grown about twenty miles inland from the Adriatic in the Marche region of Italy, this stellar beauty plays well with anything from the sea and makes for an excellent aperitif. Verdicchio is the name of both the grape and the wine. Try this one out on your Chardonnay loving friends, and you might find that they can’t get enough of this light, crisp, quaffer.
$14.50 per bottle/$156.60 per case w/10% discount
2008 Hauth-Kerpen Riesling Blauschiefer (Dry)This description is from the poet and wine importer Bill MayerThis is a lovely Mosel with good, though not overbearing acidity, and only around 5 grams of residual sugar – very dry. But it’s beautifully balanced, not in the least tart, and is perfect for picnics, light dishes, or probably just about anything. If you like minerals in wine, this is the one for you. I’ve been glugging it down with chicken dishes and have felt no remorse whatsoever. Maybe this is the wine you should back your U-Haul up to the warehouse for. And don’t rent one of those puny U-Haul trailers. Get a big one; you’ll need it. I’m ready and willing to help.
$12.75 per bottle/$137.70 per case w/10% discount
This offering marks our one-year anniversary. Thank you – we couldn’t have done it without you!
Francie and I have been hard at work tasting wines. We are constantly searching out high quality, fairly priced wines that represent the places and the people who make them. On your behalf, we’ve kissed a whole lot of frogs to reveal these new princes and princesses. This month we’re offering three new whites and three new reds. For those of you looking to restock, we’re bringing back some of our best sellers from past months. If there’s something you’ve enjoyed in the past that is not listed, please let us know – we may be able to get you some!
To purchase any of our selections or arrange delivery, please contact us at communitywines@gmail.com or call 415-454-1244. Also, please feel free to forward this email to friends and family.
Enjoy!
Brad
The Whites
2008 Le Chemin de Bassac Isa Blanc (organic)
I knew we were going to drink a lot if this in our house when Francie asked for another glass of it after she tasted it. Made from Roussane and Viognier grapes, this wine has the aroma of peaches and the taste of ripe pears. For the full story on this unique winery, check out their website athttp://www.cheminsdebassac.
$14.50 per bottle/$156.60 per case w/10% discount
2008 Binz & Bratt Cuvée Franconia
This wonderful dry white is imported by Chris Terrell, who calls it a “pool side sipper.” This wine is a delightful experience; drinking it is much more enjoyable than trying to say the names of the grapes it is made from, Silvaner, Bacchus and Müller-Thurgau. It is beautifully balanced, straw colored and smells like some exotic fruit. Like Houdini, this wine will disappear before your very eyes.
$14.50 per bottle/$156.60 per case w/10% discount
2009 Marotti Campi Verdicchio
Grown about twenty miles inland from the Adriatic in the Marche region of Italy, this stellar beauty plays well with anything from the sea and makes for an excellent aperitif. Verdicchio is the name of both the grape and the wine. Try this one out on your Chardonnay loving friends, and you might find that they can’t get enough of this light, crisp, quaffer.
$14.50 per bottle/$156.60 per case w/10% discount
2008 Hauth-Kerpen Riesling Blauschiefer (Dry)This description is from the poet and wine importer Bill MayerThis is a lovely Mosel with good, though not overbearing acidity, and only around 5 grams of residual sugar – very dry. But it’s beautifully balanced, not in the least tart, and is perfect for picnics, light dishes, or probably just about anything. If you like minerals in wine, this is the one for you. I’ve been glugging it down with chicken dishes and have felt no remorse whatsoever. Maybe this is the wine you should back your U-Haul up to the warehouse for. And don’t rent one of those puny U-Haul trailers. Get a big one; you’ll need it. I’m ready and willing to help.
$12.75 per bottle/$137.70 per case w/10% discount
2009 Pollerhof Grüner Veltliner(Organic)
This is a fabulous food friendly organic white made from Grüner Veltliner, a grape native to Austria. Conveniently packaged in a one-liter bottle, this wine is capable of disappearing right before your eyes. I like to open one of these to enjoy while I’m cooking. I often add a splash of it to whatever I’m preparing on the stove and enjoy some more of it with my meal. This wine is truly refreshing with its lovely citrus and floral nose. It is a great cocktail white and pairs particularly well with Asian or Indian foods.$12.00 per bottle/$129.60 per case w/10% discount
The Reds
2009 Marotti Campi Lacrima di Morro
Lacrima di Morro is a grape that almost went extinct; fortunately for us, it didn’t! This is the most fragrant dry red wine I have ever encountered. Tea roses seem to grow out of the glass. Make sure you have a camera ready when you pour this for friends. You will want to capture the expressions on their faces when they taste it.
$17.00 per bottle/$183.60 per case w/10% discount
2008 Vita Il Trullo Primitivo
It really is a challenge to find affordable red wines that meet our standards. We did a little dance to Bacchus when we found this one. It is from Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, and is made from the Primitivo grape. Primitivo is genetically related to Zinfandel, but you won’t mistake this wine for its American cousin. This is a rich and robust wine that could become your new house red.
$11.00 per bottle/$118.80 per case w/10% discount
2008 Chateau de Rouanne Côtes du Rhône (organic)
The Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes that make up this wine come from 35-50 year old organically farmed vines. This wine has wonderful pure fruit. It is peppery and earthy with subtle coffee aromas. This wine pairs beautifully with hearty winter fare.
$12.50 per bottle/$135.00 per case w/10% discount
2008 Becker-Landgraf Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Unfiltered (Germany)
This description is from the poet and wine importer Bill Mayer “The Pinot Noir (Spätburgunder) is light in color but not in flavor. I’m always amazed by folk who look at a wine’s color and, if it’s not black, assume the wine is light, rosé, and thoroughly uninteresting. Nothing could be further from the truth. Like many great Pinots (Romanée Conti, for example), the color is light but the flavors are long and very beautiful. A seductive spiciness is enhanced by the elegant acidity and slightly creamy texture. This is a winery that you simply cannot afford to miss.” I couldn’t have said it better myself. Then again, he is a poet!
$21.50 per bottle/$232.20 per case w/10% discount
Fine print:
10% discount on any full or mixed case.
We do not, at this time, accept credit cards, but happily take checks or cash.
Our minimum order is three bottles plus a $5.00 delivery fee (within Marin). We offer free delivery within Marin for six bottles or more. Note: someone 21 years old or older must be home to accept the wine. For delivery outside of Marin, call me.
Payment requested at time of order.
