Great Wine - Great Buys - Your Store

06 Jul

Posted at 09:46h in All of Pat's Picks, Featured, Rosé
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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]   Many of us shop for wine in groceries, membership/big box stores and online. Those usual spots carry the usual suspects, i.e., the most popular varietals such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, etc.    You know the lineup.   But with a little efffort, you can discover non-mainstream wines in the mainstream mass-market shopping locations.      These unconventional wines are typically produced by winemakers who like to explore and experiment.      They prioritize creativity over profit.    Growing what are normally considered "obscure" grapes, they produce what some...

01 Jun

Posted at 12:35h in All of Pat's Picks, Chardonnay, Featured
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