Sophisticated Quaffers
6-Bottle Sampler
Porch pounding—balcony boozing, terrace tippling, or gazebo guzzling, if you will—is not always the most . . . er, refined experience. It typically includes close friends, rarely involves fine glassware, and never requires a good excuse to engage. Such situations often devolve to crass humor, impulsive Instagram posts, and lazy culinary choices. The wines in question are not masquerading: they taste like fresh fruit, and may feature a bad pun or a drawing of a dog on the label. You get the idea.
But on certain occasions, we might want to knock back a few glasses of crushable juice and feel fancy while we do it. Is such a thing even possible? We may dress posh, speak with civilized locution, and adopt refined mannerisms, but something is still missing: one cannot glug in style without the appropriate wine.
Here are six juicy, fresh, slammable bottles with enough complexity and pedigree to make you feel like a class act while you imbibe. They are terroir-driven wines, crafted via artisanal methods by serious vignerons, that just happen to be incredibly easy to slurp down. With these Sophisticated Quaffers®, we hereby invite you to pull out the Zaltos and make patio pounding a truly dignified act.
—Anthony Lynch
This item is not eligible for discounts |
Wine Type: | sampler |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Country: | France |
Normally $191.00 SPECIAL SAMPLER PRICE $162.00 (a 15% discount) |
2018 Côtes de Provence Rosé • Clos Ste. Magdeleine $28
2017 Pouilly Fumé “Vieilles Vignes” • Régis Minet $26
2017 Mâcon Villages • Domaine Robert-Denogent $37
2017 Juliénas • La Soeur Cadette $31
2017 Vin de France Rouge “Faustine” • Comte Abbatucci $40
2015 Fronsac “Cuvée Piverts” • Château Moulin $29