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Tongue Dancer Wines Pratt Vyd Irwin Lane Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2024The 2024 vintage represents the seventh release of Tongue Dancer Wines’ Pratt Vineyard/Irwin Lane Chardonnay, or simply the “Flying Barrel” as it is affectionately known. Like so many wines from Tongue Dancer, this wine is as reliable as the sunrise. It’s 95 points and above every year while always being a wine of the vintage, swaying gently with the conditions but never wavering from the target…See the Beverage of the Week feature
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Monchiero Carbone ReCit Arneis Roero DOCG 2023Brilliant, medium gold/green color. The aromatics are intense, offering scents of Asian pear, green melon, and salt with supporting notes of apricot stone, beeswax, and blanched almonds. The palate echoes the nose delivering a ripe orchard fruits-driven core with flavors of lemon curd, apple, star fruit, and peach. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and perfectly balanced with a supple texture. $15.95 – 4 Stars/92 points
Spirits Reviews
Holistic Spirits Origen Flavored VodkaBright, amber/orange color. The aromatics are pleasingly intense, offering scents of dried flowers, cherry Liqueur, vanilla bean, and cola bean with accents of dried herbs. The palate is in full agreement, delivering a botanical-driven core with supporting flavors of elderberry and red berries, and a deep vanilla and earthy mocha note rising on the finish. Medium-bodied with a silky texture. A unique spirit that defies categorization. $29.99 – 4.5 Stars
Holistic Spirits Harmony Gin
Bright, medium gold/amber color. The aromatics are complex and generous, offering subtle scents of citrus peel, juniper, jasmine tea, and mandarin with supporting notes of honeysuckle, rose water, and angelica. The palate closely mirrors the nose, delivering a citrus-driven core with notes of sandalwood, coriander, muscat, bitter mint, and lemon balm. The finish is long and lingering. Full-bodied and ideally balanced with a supple texture. $29.99 – 4.5 Stars
Holiday Vodka
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are very intense, offering mineral, citrus zest, and sandalwood notes, with supporting chamomile. The palate is in full accord with the nose, delivering a slate-driven core with flavors of lemon zest, wet river stones, and subtle notes of pink peppercorn. The finish is crisp. Medium-bodied and ideally balanced with a vibrant texture. $29.99 – 4.5 Stars
Boatyard Double Gin
Brilliant, crystal clear. The aromatics are very intense, offering scents of lemon, juniper, and lime with supporting notes of grapefruit zest and licorice. The palate confirms the nose, delivering a citrus-driven core with flavors of lemon grass, fresh herbs, chamomile, and hints of black pepper and nutmeg. The finish is long and lingering. Medium to full-bodied, perfectly balanced, with a supple texture. $39.99 – 5 Stars
Albany Distilling Vodka
Bright, crystal clear. The aromatics are very intense, offering corn/maize and mineral notes, with supporting notes of spring flowers and river stones. The palate echoes the nose, delivering a grain/maize-driven core with supporting flavors of slate, fresh straw, and hints of white pepper and beeswax. The finish is long and lingering. Medium-bodied and ideally balanced with an opulent texture. $21.99 – 4.5 Stars