Coming out of the bushes in basement into the light of the online shop. 2015 VdF Aligoté, “Love and Pif” ~ Recrue des Sens - Yann Durieux Yann Durieux’s Aligoté is made from grapes picked from his vines that grow not too far from the central town of Beaune. Aligoté is capable of producing great wines in the hands of the right winemaker and provided it has flourished in good terroir. Love & Pif is a great example of this grape, showing why Burgundians revere it and the wines made from it. This has had the benefit of being from good terroir near the city of Beaune. It has amazing length and structure and has certainly benefited from some time in the bottle even though it is still quite lively and fresh. Yann leaves it in bottle for some time before releasing it so that it has had a chance to develop some complexity in the bottle. #wine #toronto #winetoronto #torontowine #winebartoronto #torontowinebar #aligoté #loveandpif #bourgogne #valdeorras #chardonnay

If you try really hard to Noé a lot, one day you might make it to the Wa(i)senhaus ;) To learn more...... Up on the website 2018 Badischer Landwein Gutedel ~ @wasenhaus Gutedel is Chasselas, the traditionally important grape of Baden and of Switzerland 40 minutes to the south. It generally produces innocuous, even uninspiring wine, but this is a zany exception. Half of the fruit is directed-pressed and fermented in 600L wooden barrels, while the other half underwent a two-week maceration on skins. It's perfectly ripe at 9.5% alcohol, light but intense with a sprig of wintergreen and a twist of citrus. Dry and satisfying with a sticky, insect-feet texture and abundant turbidity, this is the new boyfriend that fondue brought home to piss off her parents. Christoph Wolber and Alex Götze met in Burgundywith, and the 2017s on offer are from their second commercial vintage. Like Enderle & Moll, they farm organically and work with high proportions of stems, the wines eventually aging in used Burgundy barrels acquired from their friends across the French border (apparently their experiments with Domaine de la Romanée Conti barrels weren't as successful as they had hoped!). The wines are breathtakingly gorgeous and gracefully northern, with precisely delineated parameters and loaded with fruit and flowers. #wine #toronto #winetoronto #torontowine #winebartoronto #torontowinebar #aligoté #gutedel #chasselas #beaujolaise #julienas #gamay #gogamaygo #gamaytheforcebewithyou #noé #wasenhaus

We did it! We finally sold out and made pizza. Come grab a square with your wine, beer, and cider to go. We’ll be here until 9.

New wines on the Web List; 2017 Vouvray Sec ~ Chai du Grand Vaudasniere The Grand Vaudasnière vineyard is located 5 kilometers from Tours on the right bank of the Loire. Its hillsides renowned for their famous wines are exposed to the hot midday sun. Mr and Mrs Perault The vast cellar with state-of-the-art equipment does not escape the view of the visitor in this charming valley of La Bédoire, near the Loire. The cellar of the Grand Vaudasnière is on the departmental 77, between the Nationale 10 Parçay-Meslay, the A 10 Tours Nord motorway exit 19 or 20 and the Nationale 152 Rochecorbon. The cellar of the Grand Vaudasnière As is the rule in the Vouvray A.O.C. appellation, the grape varieties for white Loire wines consist of a single grape variety, Pinot Blanc de Loire (or Chenin). NV Rosato Puglia, "Mezzo Rosa" ~ Valentina Passalacqua Grape varieties 100% montepulciano Winemaking Destemming; direct pressing; fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks; not filtered or pasted; slight addition of SO2. Breeding 6 months in stainless steel tanks. Details Limestone soils; 20 year old vines; biodynamic viticulture. NV Rosso Puglia, "Sottoterra" ~ Valentina Passalacqua Types of wine Red Grape varieties 100% nero (or uva) di Troia Winemaking Destemming; 4 days of maceration in stainless steel tanks; fermentation with indigenous yeasts; not filtered or pasted; slight addition of SO2. Breeding 6 months in stainless steel tanks. Details Limestone soils; 10 year old vines; biodynamic viticulture. Nero or uva di Troia is a native variety from Puglia, often used in blending to add freshness and elegance, but quite capable of producing solo. More info in the comments #wine #toronto #winetoronto #torontowine #winebartoronto #torontowinebar #puglia #neroditroia #montepulciano #loirevalley #cheninblanc #vouvray #melondebourgogne #muscadetsevreetmaine #sangiovese #toscana #maremma #winetogo

New wines on the interweb list: 2010 Bekaa Valley ~ Chateau Musar Grape Varietals Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Carignan Winemaking Fermentation began normally but we took the decision for the first time to ferment between 26°C and 28°C to give the natural yeasts the ability to finish fermentation because of the high sugar content but mainly to preserve the fruity aromas that we were worried the wines may lack, due to the heat wave affecting the grape skins where the esters responsible for aromas exist. All in all, the extreme prolonged heat-wave resulted in a significant loss of grapes significantly reducing production. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault and Carignan were blended in 2012 after having spent a year in untoasted French Nevers barrels and this vintage was bottled in the summer of 2013. For the first time, a limited amount of large format 3 litre and 6 litre bottles were produced in addition to the standard bottles, magnums and halves. These were released from the winery in 2018. Tasting Notes It is deep, rich garnet in colour with aromas of raisins, cedar, prunes and cinnamon. The 2010 is a savoury, herby wine with delicate spices and the raisiny, figgy aromas follow through to the palate. This is an elegant vintage with fresh acidity and a long, dry finish. Alcohol 13.5% Alc. /Vol. 2004 Barolo ~ Diego Conterno The Vines: The Nebbiolo vines for Barolo are located in Monforte d’Alba, with western and south-western exposure, on a hill ranging from 300 to 450 m a.s.l. The Soil: Clay is the main element. Presence of calcareous marls. Training System: Simple Guyot Average Production: 45 hl per hectare Alcohol Content: 15 % Total Acidity: 5.4 g/l Total Extract: 28.8 g/l Residual Sugar: 2.5 g/l More info in the comments #wine #toronto #winetoronto #torontowine #winebartoronto #torontowinebar #bekaavalley #musar #occhipinti #sicilia #frappato #nerodavola #carignan #cinsault #cabernetsauvignon #nebbiolo #gulfi #cerasuolodivittoria #sangiovese#toscana

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