Spain/Portugal

This is the epitome of a summer red; bright and crunchy, with refreshing red berry fruit and a nice dry minerality. It’s a good reminder that Vinho Verde is actually a wine region that produces all 3 shades: white, rosé, and red. “Vinho Verde” is simply a

Gorgeously earthy, with the unruly dark fruit associated with Sumoll, but pulled together in a balancing act of acidity, tannin, and purity. We love Clos Lentiscus here at the shop; in fact, we singled out this bottle as a favorite of the Litrona lineup b

Winemaker Mario Ruiz-Clavijo is stepping outside of DO regulations to make a unique style of Rioja. Beautifully aromatic, thanks to the Graciano, the nose features bright cherries and minerality, followed by a depth of earthiness and excellent acid that

Winemaker Gonzalo Gonzalo marches to a different drum than most. This wine is fermented and aged in concrete (unheard of in Rioja) to maintain the freshness of his fruit. Flavors of freshly muddled blackberry evolve into more and more violet/floral notes

CVNE is one of the top Rioja producers, tracing their lineage back to 1879 at a time when Bordeaux houses were seeking fruit after the ravages of phylloxera. This split of their basic Crianza is everything we’re looking for in the style: deep and spice dr

Castelão can be thought of as the Pinot Noir of Portugal. This is a delicious chillable red with light red berry fruits, great acidity and a touch of mineral. The ‘Nat’Cool’ line was began by Dirk Niepoort, and has expanded to include other winemakers, in

Joan began experimenting with amphora aging around 2006, and he continues to use the vessels on his Cab Franc. Permaculture is the name of the game at this estate; they tend olive and almond trees, along with a vegetable garden and a coup of chickens and

A very fresh and vibrant red, with summer strawberry fruit and a gentle kiss of tannin; give it a light chill but don’t get carried away. “Pigar” is a portmanteau of the names of the two families that run the winery: The Piqueras and the Garcias.

A delightfully easy drinking red; medium in body with bright red fruits. Fresh enough for a summer BBQ, but sturdy enough for a cold winter night. This family winery was founded in 1834 and has since expanded to nearly 650 hectares of vine.

Softer earth, with just a hint of Cab Franc pepper. The fruit is more “Catalonian”; generous and ripe but not overly so. Winemakers Dido & Jurriaan traveled all around the world learning to make wine, and finally came to rest in Alt Empordà where they ten

There’s a cadre of rabbits that love the grapes found in this vineyard, resulting in low yields at harvest. But this is a good thing; the lower the yields the higher the quality of the wine. Carbonic maceration keeps things fresh and moving along, with br

This is basically the platonic ideal of an every day Spanish table red. Medium-full, with red and dark fruits, and a balance of acidity and some tannin. La Bodega de Pinoso, who crafts this wine, was one of the pioneers of organic viticulture in the regio