NEW WHITES:
Tiburzi 2012 Brigante @ $11.99
A blend of Grechetto, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc from Umbria, fresh and flavorful, with aromas and flavors of white flowers, saffron, and minerals
(new vintage) Can Feixes 2012 Blanco Seleccion @ $13.99 (Catalonia, Spain)
Fresh and aromatic, featuring melon, honeysuckle, mandarin orange and ground ginger flavors, with a note of zesty minerality echoing on the finish
(new vintage) Kim Crawford 2013 Sauvignon Blanc @ $16.99
bursting with ripe passionfruit and citrus flavors, from what is being called the vintage of a lifetime for New Zealand wines
San Franceso 2011 Campania Alta Costa @ $19.99
From a small winery on the Amalfi coast started only three years ago by three families, a blend of Falanghina, Biancazita and Pepella, light-bodied with undertones of ripe stone fruit and a slight "zing" on the palate
(new vintage) Sauterau 2012 Sancerre @ $19.99
a soft, mellow Sancerre, beautifully rounded, with acidity, freshness and balance, intense and elegant flavors with vegetal and spicy notes
Barboursville 2012 Viognier @ $22.99
From Virginia's wine country, an exceptionally articulate version of this grape, made and aged in stainless steel, with a firm, ample, harmonious structure
Fournier 2012 Pouilly-Fume @ $24.99
From just across the river from Sancerre, crisp and vibrant with fresh white peach flavors, an aromatic hint of wet stones, and mouth-watering acidity
NEW REDS:
Anne de Joyeuse 2011 Camas Syrah @ $9.99
Made by a high-quality co-op in the Languedoc, a Syrah with an intense nose of red and violet fruits, full and structured on the palate with hints of black olives
Paraza 2011 Minervois @ $11.99
From one of the oldest vineyards in the Minervois, a blend of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah, soft and fruity with a rich mouthfeel
Castillo de Mendoza 2008 Rioja @ $12.99
From a relatively new family winery in Rioja Alta, aromas of ripe black fruits blended with herbs and spices, round and creamy on the palate
Neil Ellis 2011 The Left Bank Red @ $12.99
A blend of Cabernet, Shiraz, Merlot, and Cab Franc from South Africa's Stellenbosch region, direct and forceful, with notes of currant, tobacco leaf, pepper, and cherry
Grifalco 2011 Gricos @ $13.99
From the Basilicata region of Italy, 100% Aglianico made from the winery's younger vines, clean, smooth and straightforward with fruity and herbal notes resting on elegant tannins
Cono Sur 2011 Pinot Noir @ $13.99
An elegant and voluptuous Pinot from Chile, New World fruit vinified according to traditional Burgundian methods, sophisticated and complex, with a long, soft finish
(new vintage) Ferraris 2012 Barbera d'Asti @ $13.99
exuberant and delicious, with complex, berry and spice aromas that are supported by fine, bright acids
(new vintage) St. Cosme 2012 Cotes du Rhone @ $14.99
from another great Rhone vintage, and from a longtime favorite producer of ours, 100% Syrah, bright fruit followed by a well-structured palate and great texture
Mastroberardino 2011 Aglianico "Mastro" @ $14.99
From Campania's most acclaimed winery, 100% Aglianico, fermented in stainless steel and aged in neutral oak, with flavors of dark berries, almonds and black pepper, firm yet soft tannins on the finish
Andrew Murray 2012 Syrah @ $14.99
From California's Santa Ynez Valley, dark and full-bodied yet with gentle tannins, lots of fruit and spices on the palate
Brunier 2011 Le Pigeoulet en Provence @ $16.99
Produced by the Brunier family, owners of Vieux Telegraphe and Domaine La Roquete in Chateauneuf, a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault, mellow and warm, a mini-Chateauneuf
Fubbiano 2011 Colline Lucchesi Rosso @ $19.99
From Tuscany's Luccan hills, a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Ciliegiolo, harmonious and only lightly tannic, with aromas of violets and wild berries
Pey La Tour 2009 Bordeaux @ $19.99 Mostly Merlot from the Entre-Deux-Mers region, ripe and rich on the palate, with a benchmark nose of cassis, blackberry and a touch of smoke from the judiciously judged oak ageing
Plateau des Chenes 2011 Lirac @ $19.99
A Grenache-Syrah blend from the southern Rhone, with aromatics of roasted meats, ground pepper, toast and spiced fruits that flow into a round, supple, and sweetly fruited palate
Pecina 2007 Crianza @ $19.99
All Tempranillo, with a heady, polished, seductive bouquet of berries, violets and plums, full, layered, and compact wit good acidity and length
Ancient Peaks 2011 Renegade @ $19.99
A single-vineyard wine, a blend of Syrah, Malbec and Petit Verdot, with a ripe plush texture, power yielding to elegance on the finish
Latour de L'Espigouette 2011 Rasteau @ $21.99
Fresh, black Rasteau fruit with trademark Espigouette peppercorn and garrigue overtones, sweet fruit coating around a black, dry Rasteau core of reserve coupled with 2011 elegance
Poulleau 2011 Bourgogne @ $21.99
From a difficult vintage, a fine Burgundy that proves the winemaker's skill, cherries and berries on the nose, with plenty of fruit and spice to balance the acidity
Turnbull 2010 Old Bull Red @ $21.99
From the heart of Napa Valley, an unusual blend of Cabernet, Syrah, Petite Sirah, and Cab Franc, complex and rich, with aromas of plums, berries, dried cherries and a touch of mocha, dense dark flavors of black cherry and cola on the palate
Palacios 2012 Camins del Priorat @ $22,99
A blend of Grenache, Samso, Cab and Syrah from the Priorat region of Spain, rich and intense in the mouth, with weighty dark berry flavors complicated by Asian spices and a fleshy, broad finish that features smooth tannins and appealingly sweet black and blue fruit qualities
Antidoto 2011 Ribera del Duero @ $22.99
A bargain among serious Ribera del Duero offerings, intensely flavored, penetrating and precise yet quite lithe, with very good spicy lift to its dark berry and floral pastille flavors
(new vintage) Stoller 2011 Pinot Noir @ $22.99
Crafted exclusively from grapes grown on the winery's Dundee Hills property, a Pinot that showcases the bright, pure fruit of this vineyard site
Evesham Wood 2012 Pinot Noir @ $24.99
From a stellar Willamette Valley vintage, an intense, concentrated Pinot with flavors of black cherry and blackberry and firm, mouth-filling, silky tannins
(new batch) Sean Thackrey NV Pleiades XXIII @ $29.99
Elegant, rich, and refined, a blend (possibly) of Syrah, Sangiovese, Mourvedre, Barbera, Carignane, Petite Sirah and Viognier, among others
Thymiopoulos 2011 Urano @ $30.99
100% Xinomavro from the Naoussa region of Greece, clean and focused, with violet and black fruit notes and a plush palate
Ladera 2010 Cabernet @ $33.99
From the Howell Mountain appellation of Napa Valley, a Cab with a layered palate packed with dark plum and sweet oak spice that linger to a long and pleasing finish
Remelluri 2008 Rioja Reserva @ $34.99
Mostly Tempranillo with small amounts of four other grapes blended in, highly aromatic, with a silky, sweet, and penetrating palate, slow-building tannins, and a lengthy finish . . . a very successful wine from a difficult vintage
(new vintage) Vaccelli 2009 Corsica Rouge @ $34.99
made primarily from a native grape called Sciaccerellu with some Grenache and another native grape, Niellucciu blended in, refined, complex, and well balanced, with strong herbal notes
Foxen 2012 Pinot Noir @ $37.99
The winery's most fruit-forward Pinot, with bright red summer fruit, notes of cinnamon and clove, a velvety texture and a long, lingering finish
La Roquete 2009 Chateauneuf @ $40.99
A property of Vieux Telegraphe, who made some of the best wines in this vintage, a wine of great class with a broad, fruit-filled fleshy palate and grippy, serious tannins
Ca' del Baio 2009 Barbaresco Valgrande @ $47.99
A full-throttle expression of the Nebbiolo grape, combining muscle and power with great elegance
Lisini 2007 Brunello @ $66.99
Expansive on both the nose and the palate, svelte fruit balanced with a solid structure
Louis Clerc 2010 Cote-Rotie @ $66.99
100% Syrah from the northern Rhone, harmonious and elegant, fruity and spicy on the nose with a floral note, full and fresh with fine tannins
Ca' del Baio 2008 Barbaresco Pora @ $67.99
A juicy, fruit-forward expression of Nebbiolo, ripe and rich yet reserved, full-bodied and chewy yet polished and showing great finesse
Tempier 2010 Bandol Rouge "La Migoua" @ $67.99
A single-vineyard Mourvedre-based bottling, a wine with a delicate nose, great complexity, excellent balance, notes for its great structure and longevity
Marques de Riscal 2001 Baron de Chirel @ $68.99
plenty of wood smoke and earth on the nose, which also offers tobacco and mushroom, dynamic on the palate, with ripe cherry and blackberry flavors
Vieux Telegraphe 2011 Chateauneuf @ $89.99
Medium-bodied, fresh and elegant, lush and creamy, with sappy dark berry flavors, silky tannins and a gentle lift of acidity
Sean Thackrey 2011 Orion Native Red @ $106.99
Thackrey's top of the line red, made from the five-acre Rossi vineyard in St. Helena, which is mostly old-vines Syrah, full-bodied, rich, and bursting with personality, the wine is unique/singular, with an incredible intensity
ALSO NEW AND NOTEWORTHY:
Kings County Chocolate Whiskey @ $19.99
Made by New York City's first licensed distillery since Prohibition, a unique, limited production chocolate flavored whiskey created by infusing Kings County Distillery Moonshine with the leftover cocoa husks from Mast Brothers Chocolate, a Brooklyn-based craft chocolate company
Privateer Silver Rum @ $29.99
Produced in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and made only from cane sugar and brown sugar, complex and smooth on the palate with herbal notes and notes of tropical fruit
New York Distilling Chief Gowanus Gin @ $34.99
Distilled here in Brooklyn from grain grown in New York state and based on an early American recipe for making a version of "Holland gin" out of American rye, with the flavors of spicy vanilla from the rye and citrus, juniper aromas from the botanicals
Privateer Amber Rum @ $36.99
Produced in Ipswich, Massachusetts, and made from a blend of molasses, cane sugar and brown sugar, with a subtle aroma of spice, butterscotch and tropical fruit, a round mouth feel with pleasant tastes of vanilla, spice, coconut, and minor molasses notes
Nisme-Delclou Armagnac VSOP @ $36.99
From the oldest continuous producer of Armagnac, earthy and complex, with hints of anise and spice on the rich palate
Breuckelen 77 NY Wheat Whiskey @ $39.99
Breuckelen 77 NY Wheat Whiskey @ $39.99
Distilled, matured and bottled in Brooklyn and made 100% from organically-grown New York State wheat, smooth, round, and easy drinking with flavors of maple and cinnamon
High West Son of Bourye @ $41.99
A blend of bourbon and rye from Utah's High West Distillery, lively and spicy with wood notes and big cinnamon flavors
Scuro Grappa Invecchiata @ $48.99
A Brunello-based grappa, aged thirty months in wood, light, elegant, and delicately perfumed
Compass Box 10th Anniversary Peat Monster @ $94.99
A limited-edition bottling observing the tenth anniversary of the creation of the Peat Monster that maintains the smoky, heavy-peated intensity of the classic bottling but adds a bit more malty richness through the use of some very special old casks of peaty Highland single malt