Don’t Miss This!

Saturday

Orange Wines get their name from the darker, slightly orange that the white wines receive due to their contact with the coloring pigments of the grape skins.  The skins contain color pigment, phenols and tannins (typically considered undesirable for white wines) that gives Orange wine its color, flavor, and texture.

The practice has a long history dating back thousands of years to the Eurasian wine producing countries of Armenia and Georgia. In recent years the practice has been adopted by Italian winemakers, while there is also production in Slovenia, Croatia, France, Germany and a bit in the New World. 

Orange wines were not uncommon in Italy in the 1950s and 1960s, but gradually became obscure as technically correct and fresh white wines came to dominate the market. 

Come try these terrific and uncommon wines today at 2pm.

Sunday, Mark will be pouring some more common but no less delicious wines all day from 11 to 5.

2012 Kalem’s Downs, Cabernet Sauvignon  $10
The new incarnation of the popular Lorelle Cabernet.  New label but still a great deal.  Full dark fruit with green pepper and Jalapeno notes.  Medium tannins and a smooth finish.
Was $15 now $10

And we’ll be comparing it to a Cab blend from the Lanquedoc.

2010 Aubai Mema Laverna  $12
70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Grenache, 10% Merlot