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Spring Is In the Kitchen

12-Bottle Sampler

$231.00 $292.00
$231.00 $292.00
$231.00 $292.00
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The kitchen and dinner table have always played lead roles in marking the transition from winter to spring, but this year they deserve a standing ovation. Without weekend afternoons spent lazily in the park, surrounded by fellow Bay Area residents reveling in more sunshine and warmer weather, I have relied almost entirely on the new arrivals at the grocery store and my wine selections to celebrate this season. I finally tried my hand at carciofi alla romana—a springtime Roman artichoke dish—whose central ingredient is infamously wine-averse. Punta Crena’s Lumassina Frizzante, however, was more than up to the task. I also recently roasted salmon, and paired it with morels and peas in a light cream sauce. Many wines in this sampler would successfully complement this meal, but the two bottles from Beaujolais—Thivin’s rosé and Guy Breton’s Régnié—were sublime alongside the tender fish and meaty mushrooms. If you are fortunate enough to have a backyard and a grill, turn to the Canon Fronsac or the Chianti Classico to enjoy with your roast meats and veggies. If you don’t, crack open the window, turn on your stove, and sizzle away, knowing you might never spend this much of spring in your kitchen again. It’s one place I’m very grateful for right now.

Tom Wolf

$231.00 $292.00
$231.00 $292.00
$231.00 $292.00
SOLD OUT
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Technical Information
Wine Type: sampler
Bottle Size: 750mL
Normally $292.00
SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $231.00
(a 20% discount)

Sampler Includes:

2018 Lumassina Frizzante  •  Punta Crena  $23.00
2018 Bourgueil Rosé • Domaine de la Chanteleuserie  $17.00
2018 Beaujolais Villages Rosé  •  Château Thivin $21.00
2017 Riesling  •  Kuentz-Bas  $16.00
2018 Sauvignon Blanc “Unique” •  Domaine du Salvard  $16.00
2018 Friuli Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio •  La Viarte $22.00
2018 Bourgogne Blanc  •  La Soeur Cadette  $32.00
2018 Pic Saint-Loup Rouge  •  Château Fontanès  $23.00
2018 Régnié  •  Guy Breton  $33.00
2018 Vaucluse Rouge “Le Pigeoulet”  •  Famille Brunier  $22.00
2015 Canon Fronsac  •  Château Moulin  $29.00
2016 Chianti Classico •  Villa di Geggiano  $32.00

Inspiring Thirst

A good doctor prescribed the wine of Nuits-Saint-Georges to the Sun King, Louis XIV, when he suffered an unknown maladie. When the king’s health was restored the tasty remedy enjoyed a vogue at court. Lord, send me a doctor like that!

Inspiring Thirst, page 117