Thursday, November 2nd | 5-8pm
Wines:
Brigl Kalterersee Auslese Schiava 2022
Brigl St. Magdalener 2022
Brigl Lagrein 2021
Price: $18
Only few wineries can look back on seven hundred years of tradition. But the Josef Brigl Winery in Appiano can. Founded in the early fourteenth century and with four farmhouses and 50 hectares of cultivation area, it is among the largest private wineries in Alto Adige. And among the leaders.
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Importer: wUst Fine Wine Imports
Rep: Kevin Wenck
Thursday, October 19th | 5-8pm
Wines:
La Quercia Montonico Superiore Santapupa
La Quercia Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
La Quercia Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Riserva
Price: $18
La Quercia’s vineyard and estate are run by four friends – Elisabetta, Antonio, Luca, and Fabio. This small winery stretches across 12 hectares of vineyards, three hectares of olive tree groves, 400 square meters of oenological plants. Their focus is to produce quality organic farming and low-intervention winemaking to capture a sense of place from farm to bottle.
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Importer: Regal
Rep: Maria Campilo
Thursday October 12th – Braida - Piemonte | 5-8pm
Wines:
2022 La Regina Nascetta: $240/20 FL or $231/19.25
2022 La Monella Barbera del Monferrato: $207/17.25 or $198/16.50
2019 Montebruna Barbera d'asti: $264/22.00 FL or $255/21.25
Price: $20
Braida's unique style of winemaking has elevated Barbera to a world-class wine, not only with great aging potential but contending in quality with its Piemontese neighbors, Barolo and Barbaresco.
Thursday, October 5th | 5-8pm
Wines:
Santa Venere “Vescovado” Guardavale 2022, Calabria IGT
Santa Venere Rosso 2020 (Gaglioppo), Cirò DOC
Santa Venere “Speziale” Marsigliana Nera 2022, Calabria IGT
Price: $18
The Santa Venere Organic Farm covers about 150 hectares on the hills of the ancient land of Cirò, a small town in Calabria in the province of Crotone with very ancient origins.
They make delicious wines from local, obscure varieties like Guardavale & Marsigliana Nera and also make Calabria's most emblematic red: Ciro, made from the Gaglioppo grape.
Thursday, September 28th | 5-8pm
Cantina Mesa was founded in 2004. The family-owned winery was established as an ode to the culture, land, and generosity of Sardinia, a Mediterranean island steeped in natural beauty and rich history. The word mesa means table in Sardinian, evoking the nostalgia of a meal enjoyed with family and friends, the nourishment of simplistic home-cooked food, and the serenity of convivial conversation.
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We feature:
Cantina Mesa Vermentino Giunco - 1cs/$15.25 2cs/$14
Cantina Mesa Cannonau Primo Scuro - 1cs/$12.05 2cs/$11.05
Cantina Mesa Carignano Buio - 1cs/$17.92 2cs/$14
Tasting plus food pairing: $19
Thursday, September 21st | 5-8pm
The Mastroberardino family, leaders in Italian viticulture, are largely responsible for the revival and elevation of Irpinian and Campanian winemaking post WWII. Their efforts ignited a resurgence in quality red and white wine production in all of Southern Italy. Working primarily with Campania's ancient, native varietals, Fiano, Greco, and Aglianico, Mastroberardino has resuscitated would-be extinct grapes into world class varieties.
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We feature:
-2022 Mastroberardino Greco di Tufo
-2022 Mastroberardino Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Rosso
-2020 Mastroberardino Re di More Irpinia Aglianico
Tasting plus food pairing: $20
Thursday, September 14th
A magical combination of sheer determination and passion for winemaking, in a unique setting: this typifies Cantina Francone in Neive, a stone’s throw from Barbaresco in the rolling hills of the Langhe. Our roots lie in a family tradition, consolidated over time, with a strong bond to the local area.
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We feature:
-Francone Chardonnay
-Francone Langhe Rosso
-Francone Barolo
Tasting plus food pairing: $20
Thursday, June 29th | 5-8pm
Join us and Enrico Guglielmi to tasting three remarkable wines by Quartomoro - Sardinia paired with CRU’s delicious appetizers!
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Thursday, June 22nd
Join us and Lauren Jubic to tasting three remarkable wines by Tenuta Hans Rottensteiner paired with CRU’s delicious appetizers!
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We feature:
- Rottensteiner Sylvaner
- Rottensteiner Pinot Noir
- Rottensteiner Schiava
Tasting plus food pairing: $18
Thursday, June 15th, we will taste the wines of the Muri-Gries Tenuta e Cantina Convento a Bolzano (Alto Adige).
Thursday, June 15th | 5-8pm
Join Eileen Favretto for a special wine tasting pairing with our delicious appetizers! Do not miss this opportunity to taste:
- Muri-Gries Pinot Bianco
- Muri-Gries Pinot Nero
- Muri-Gries Lagrein
Wine Tasting with Cantina Luigi Giusti from Marche
Thursday, June 8th | 5-8pm
Do not miss this opportunity to taste:
- Luigi Giusti Rose Brut
- Luigi GIusti Lacrima di Morro d'Alba
- Luigi GIusti Lacrima di Morro d'Alba Rubbjnano
- Luigi Giusti Visciola (Cherry wine)
Importer: Vinity
Rep: Tiziana Costamagna
Thursday, June 1st | 5-8pm
Wine Tasting with Cave des Onze Communes from Val d'Aosta
Do not miss this opportunity to taste:
- Cave des Onze Communes Petite Arvine
- Cave des Onze Communes Gamay
- Cave des Onze Communes Mayolet
Importer: Regal Wine Company
Rep: Maria Campilo
(Photo courtesy www.caveonzecommunes.it)
Thursday, May 25th from 5:00pm
Join us and Maria Campilo to tasting three remarkable wines by @portovino_imports paired with CRU’s delicious appetizers!
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FUSO is PortoVino's project to search for and bottle natural wines from Italy.
We feature:
- DENNY BINI 'SPUMA' FRIZZANTE from the region of Emilia-Romagna
- WALTER MASSA ‘FUSO’ ROSSO [BARBERA] from the region of Piemonte
- FILIPPO CASSANO 'CALX' PRIMITIVO from the region of Puglia
Tasting plus food pairing: $18
Friday October 2nd | 4-8pm
Wine Tasting with ZUANI
Truly a family affair, Patrizia Felluga and her children, owners of Zuani winery, craft some of the most interesting whites coming out of the Collio appellation in Friuli today.
Do not miss this opportunity to taste harmoniously blended whites made from Tocai Friulano, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Sauvignon.
We will offer a Zuani flight where you can taste 3 different Zuani whites and three complimentary small appetizers.
All wines will be also available by the glass, carafe and bottle.
The wines are so good that we are going bananas and offering a 20% discount on retail purchases of 6 bottles or more of any Zuani wines.
Thursday March 26th
Wine Tasting with Cantina Mesa
Located in the autonomous region of Sardinia in Italy, Cantina Mesa is true to its roots and its wines showcase the meeting of two powerful wine making countries.
Once part of the Iberian Kingdom under the crown of Aragon, this Italian region is heavily influenced by Spanish culture. With grapes such as Carignano and Cannonau, better known as Grenache, the wines of Cantina Mesa are unique and amazingly pleasant.
Tasting plus food pairing: $20
Thursday March 19th
Wine Tasting with Semeli Estate
Founded in 1979, Semeli Estate is a leading Greek winery both historic and modern. Located midway between the towns of Corinth and Argos, quite close to Nemea, Semeli crafts beautiful wines where often international varieties such as Chardonnay and Syrah meet autochthonous Greek varieties like Malagousia and Agiorgitiko.
Tasting plus food pairing: $20
Thursday, March 12th
Wine Tasting with Perrin et Fils
The Perrin family, owners of the legendary Château de Beaucastel, are also champions of the southern Rhone. Their wines are full of personality and a sense of place. We will be tasting their wines from several AOC's such as Rasteau and their spectacular Châteauneuf du Pape Blanc. Get your 'Rhone On' with us and the Perrin family this upcoming Thursday tasting.
Tasting plus food pairing: $21
Thursday, March 5th
Wine Tasting with Beaucanon Estate
Louis de Coninck, owner and winemaker will be showcasing his great Napa wines. Trained from age 18 in Saint Emilion, France, he then joined his father Jacques in Napa Valley. His wines display finesse, complexity, structure, mouth-feel and the luscious flavors of Napa Valley fruit. Like all great winemakers, Louis excels at highlighting the natural characteristics of perfectly ripe fruit and the Napa "terroir". Come and meet Louis and enjoy his wines.
Tasting plus food pairing: $20
Thursday February 27th | 4-8:30pm
Wine Tasting Domaine Michel Briday
Domaine Michel Briday was founded in 1976 by Michel and Lucette Briday with 15 acres. Today the domaine is managed by Michel’s son and daughter-in-law, Stéphane and Sandrine, and consists of 38 acres spread across the municipalities of Rully, Bouzeron, and Mercurey in France. They have forged a reputation for producing outstanding Côte Chalonnaise wines and are one of the main referents of this magnificent appellation in Burgundy.
Tasting plus food pairing: $20
Thursday February 20th | 4-8:30pm
Wine Tasting with CrossBarn
Founded in 2000 by winemaking pioneer and visionary, Paul Hobbs, Crossbarn wines offer a pure and youthful expression of classic varietals such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon, blended from diverse vineyards within California’s finest appellations.
Tasting plus food pairing: $22
