Products tagged with Red

Black raspberry fruit, minerality, touches of light tannin, Pinot’s characteristic tomato skin, and a nice acid structure. The wine is so light it could almost be characterized a dark rosé.

Mourvedre’s signature blasted black ore is the leading note here, followed by blue and black fruits. Only 1/5th of the wine is raised in oak. A judicious portion also goes through carbonic in order to tame the rustic wildness of these varietals. Medium pl

Fruita Analogica is Vinyes Tortuga’s negociant project in which they purchase organic and biodynamic fruit from friends, keeping costs lower. The wines consistently impress; alive in the glass, the Cab Franc shows its peppery side but with generous red fr

Like all great Lambrusco, this stuff is dangerous! Lively in the glass, with dark raspberry fruits and a touch of clean earthiness underneath. Take this bottle over to Frankie and Vali’s to pair with a delicious slice or three.

Corvina is the star grape of the Veneto used in the notable Valpolicella, Ripasso & Amarone wines. Here, a younger, lighter and fresher approach to the grape is explored. Brighter, black cherry notes with just a touch of spice. Definitely Italian, but mod

The Gotsa family planted their vineyard in 2012, choosing to plant 14 different indigenous Georgian varietals. Skin maceration for this red lasts only 3 days, keeping the monstrous tannic potential of this grape at bay.

Sunkissed dried herbs and fruit, with hints of smoke and tobacco, and plenty of earth. Calabrian wine tends to have a distinct personality, which is fully on display here. Greco Nero is a relatively rare grape found almost exclusively in Calabria and is m

Fresh and fruit forward, with excellent balance. Bright red cherries, touches of spice, and a hint of plum. The tannins are well integrated. Wit’s End has been family owned for nearly 60 years, making some of the most recognized wines in Southern Australi

Gamay grown at this altitude tends to be more rustic and spice-driven than in Beaujolais. The fruit is still plush and red, with a bit of tannic structure and high acidity. A refereshing mountain Gamay. The Grosjean family is one of the few to estate bott

Les Charbonnieres is a lieu-dit of old vines nearly 90 years of age. True to form, there is a deeper concentration of dark-fleshed fruit, with spice and earth. Like all the village-level wines from this estate, it sees 10% new oak.

A little wild and wacky on the nose, but with bright florals, followed by a touch of funk and fresh salinity, minerality, and summer red berry fruits on the palate. A truly fun natural rosé from Empordà on the French border under the Pyrenees. Here Carign

Vibrant tart cranberry and crushed stone form a pure, transparent palate with medium structure, singing acid, and a touch of tannin on the finish. This rare grape is a treat; faced with extinction, several winemakers saved it during the 70’s, and now it’s