Wines and Beers of the Week

The Giovanni Rosso Etna Bianco is sweetly spiced and floral, delivering crushed peaches with hints of tangerine, citrus zest and raw almond. Tropical inner florals complicate pretty, ripe orchard fruits and green melon. This concludes with admirable length, pinching tension and a lemony concentration.

Haynes Vineyard is a historic site producing wines of intent with a sense of place that tell the story of the land. Focusing on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, the Haynes wines are vineyard designated single-vineyard bottlings made from historic vines planted in 1968 in the heart of the Coombsville AVA. This wine is medium golden in color; the bouquet offers a minerally character, citrus blossom, an herbal note, honeydew melon, vanilla, wet straw, under ripe pineapple and a lemon zest. The brightness on the bouquet is echoed on the palate with flavors of passion fruit, pomelo and kiwi. The supple texture is balanced nicely by its acidity.

This young and fresh red wine blend of the local Sangiovese Gentile or Prugnolo, as it’s known in Montepulciano, and native Mammolo grape varietals has retained all of the freshness and fruitiness of a wine unaltered by oak aging. This wine presents cedary spices, candied strawberry and hints of rosemary. It's juicy and round with bright red berry fruits and crisp mineral tones elevated by zesty acidity. It finishes with excellent length and potency but still lively, with sweet inner violet tones. This wine is all pleasure.

The Rouanne Vinsobres is a beautifully elegant wine, offering complex aromas of spice, red and black fruits, and cracked pepper. Medium-bodied and finely structured, it has a seamless mouthfeel, polished tannins, and a graceful finish. A wine of balance and charm, it should drink well over the next decade.

Chateau Le Boscq is dense and concentrated in appearance. The intense, elegant and complex bouquet combines a wealth of fruit aromas with notes of cedar and precious woods. Immediately generous on the palate, with dark fruit aromas of wild blackberries, together with a hint of spice and cigar box. The wine gains in volume, while the silky tannins bring rich structure and lovely balance. Chateau Le Boscq’s rich terroir is once again revealed through the wine’s impressive harmony and intense, lengthy finish.

Blackberries understandably lead the way in this sour, but the gentle creaminess and pomegranate make a beautiful chorus of flavor and aromas, finishing with a pronounced but not overpowering tartness, in the tradition of true Berliner Weisse beers of yore.

It's Candy Mountain, Chaaaaarlie! Tart, sour, with a smooth raspberry flavor, Moon Hill pays homage to the best video of the early 2000s with this fruit infused sour. Not for the faint of heart, this is a flavor bomb that rests right on the knife edge between too fruity and too tart. Visit the magical leopluradon and enjoy the ride.

Walker Brothers are based in Nashville, and is the brainchild of Sam and Luke Walker, who loved craft beer, but wanted to create something that was gentler on the guts. Thus a hard and soft kombucha brewery was born! The 8-person team is dedicated to their ideals, and want to share it with the world. The Craft Beer Geek sez: Blueberries, juniper, and some probiotics come together to play with this funky and refreshing hard kombucha. Naturally gluten-free, and actively healthy for you, with a little bit of a kick, what more could you ask for in a drink? Give it a whirl and you'll find yourself pleasantly surprised by this unique drink.