Thirsty Thursday - Spring wines

M. Plouzeau Perle Sauvage Petillant Natural, NV

Loire Valley, France

Regular price: $30 per bottle

Sale price: $24 per bottle

This naturally sparkling wine, crafted with minimal intervention, offers a delightful blend of citrus, green apple, and floral notes. Its lively bubbles and crisp finish make it the perfect choice for any celebration or casual sipping.

2024 Eichinger ‘Strass’ Gruner Veltliner

Kamptal, Austria

Regular price: $25 per bottle

Sale price: $20 per bottle

The palate is aromatic, with a lively, invigorating acidity structure. It showcases the classic Veltliner character, offering an easy drinking experience with a harmonious mid-palate. Perfectly balanced, subtle, yet full of harmony, this wine is dry and traditionally aged in stainless steel tanks, making it a beloved choice among Kamptal whites.

2023 La Bonnelière ‘Rive Gauche’ Chinon Blanc

Loire Valley, France

Regular price: $22 per bottle

Sale price: $17 per bottle

Sourced from a single one-hectare parcel of 30-year-old Chenin Blanc vines on south-facing slopes, the wine is made in a traditional style with a brief cold skin maceration (6–12 hours) to enhance aroma and liveliness. To preserve its vibrant character, malolactic fermentation is blocked, resulting in a crisp, refreshing style that shows off this rare white from the region

2023 Honoro Vera Rioja

Rioja Alavesa, Spain

Regular price: $15 per bottle

Sale price: $12 per bottle

Honoro Vera Tempranillo Rioja is a wine made from Tempranillo grapes grown on 15 to 60-year-old vineyards in Laguardia, on clay-rich limestone soils. After harvest, fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks for 15 days with 10 % of the wine aged for less than a year in French oak barrels.

2024 Domaine du Haut Fresne Coteaux D’Ancenis

Loire Valley, France

Regular price: $18 per bottle

Sale price: $22 per bottle

The Haut Fresne Gamay Rouge opens like a quiet smile, offering soft red‑berry notes that feel both familiar and inviting. Raspberry and cherry drift forward with easy confidence, the kind that doesn’t need to raise its voice to be heard. A light touch of spice adds just enough intrigue to keep you leaning in, like a pleasant conversation that unfolds naturally over the course of an evening

2023 Lingua Franca ‘Avni’ Pinot Noir

Willamette Valley, Oregon

Regular price: $40 per bottle

Sale price: $32 per bottle

Formed by famed Burgundian winemaker Dominique Lafon and US sommelier Larry Stone, alongside winemaking protégé Thomas Savre, the goal is to not to replicate the wines of Burgundy but to craft a new lineage from shared skills and knowledge used in a unique location. The wine itself, Avni Pinot Noir, is made of grapes from 3 distinctive locations in Willamette and is rich and robust with floral and fruit flavors bursting from the glass. Balanced and harmonious, smooth and fresh, this wine is a sensational value that deftly accomplishes its lofty goals