White Wine

The 2021 Matthiasson Chardonnay from Linda Vista Vineyard is Steve Matthiasson’s flagship wine. This wine is made with organic grapes, has a dynamic palate that is at once luxurious, but chiseled, and low alcohol to boot.

Vibrant, fresh, and full of refreshing citrus notes: the 2021 Paetra “Lobenstein Vineyard” Riesling from Oregon’s Bill Hooper is a dry Riesling that will impress even the most discerning palates.

The 2022 Carter Estate Les Nobles is a white wine from Temecula with a refreshing palate, complex aromatics, and all of the grapes in the bottle are sourced from estate vineyards that are sustainably farmed.

Fruit and minerality dominate the palate on the 2019 Pierre Ménard Anjou La Varenne De Chanzé Chenin Blanc, a biodynamically farmed Chenin Blanc from Domaine Pierre Ménard in the Loire Valley.

The 2019 Delaire Graff Chardonnay offers an excellent place to start exploring South Africa’s growing Chardonnay scene. With notes of juicy peach, lemon, and mineral-driven slate, this Chardonnay from Delaire Graff Estate’s mountain vineyards offers is example of the region’s ability to produce intriguing white wines.

You can’t beat the quality for price with the 2022 Catalina Sounds Sauvignon Blanc, made with grapes from New Zealand’s coveted Marlborough region.

Friuli-Venezia Giulia has been called “White Wine Heaven”, and this bottle of 2021 Luisa Sauvignon from Tenuta Luisa proves why.

The 2020 Weingut Reverchon Saar Riesling is a mineral-driven, light-bodied Riesling from Mosel’s Saar River Valley. This dry, acidic Riesling has balanced notes of pineapple, gravel, grapefruit, and energetic lime. This bottle is a great contender for leisurely summer sipping.

This 2021 Doniene Gorrondona, Bizkaiko Txakolina Bakio from Spain’s Basque region is everything you want in an easy-drinking wine: crispness, refreshing acidity, and a light body that will even appeal to your friends who shy away from wine.

Muscadet wines are some of the best value wines on the market, and they don’t get near the amount of attention they should. This Melon de Bourgogne from Château Guipière is light, and refreshing, and is a great example of what this grape can do.

Decanter Magazine awarded the 2018 Domaine du Grand Tinel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc a 97-point score and a Platinum medal at their 2021 Decanter World Wine Awards.

Arbe Garbe wines are a favorite with sommeliers and wine lovers “in the know.” This under-the-radar producer crafts wines that are both botanically inspired and whimsical. In their native Friuli dialect, ‘arbe garbe’ translates to ‘bad weeds,’ but, as we discovered when we opened this bottle of 2020 Arbe Garbe