CSW Staff's BBQ Wine Picks
CSW Staff's BBQ Wine Picks
With the 4th of July just around the corner, we asked our staff what wine they are bringing to their holiday barbeques and the results are below!
*Some Wines arrive 7/2*
Brocard, Julien 2022 Chablis Boissoneuse
Julien began working alongside his father Jean-Marc Brocard in 1997. At the time the winery was using everything they could to combat disease, but Julien having learned about biodynamic farming believed that by imparting healthier farming practices he could in...
$43.99
Laguerre 2022 Cotes Roussillon "Le Ciste" Blanc
Eric Laguerre's "Le Ciste," (named after a flowering bush in and around his vineyards) is certainly one of the most distinctive whites of the Roussillon. Grown in Eric's high-elevation vineyards on acidic soils of decomposed granite, the wine is made...
$21.99
Arnot-Roberts 2024 Rose
The Arnot-Roberts rosé is always a summer favorite, and in 2024 it is as delicious as ever! Made up of mostly Touriga Nacional, a Portuguese varietal known for its deep color and great acidity even when grown in a warmer...
$24.99
Baudry, Bernard 2024 Chinon 'Le Rosé'
As always, this is one of the most elegant and delicious of all French rosés, a reflection of the Baudry's superb organic vineyard work and the great terroir, as well as their great talent in vinifications with minimal added SO2....
$24.95
La Grange aux Belles 2024 Vin de Jardin
This lip-smacking natural wine is made from old massale-selection vines of Grolleau grown on schist soils in Anjou. Lovely red/black color, intriguing aromas of ripe black raspberry, citrus and violet. The palate is light but concentrated with ripe black raspberry,...
$24.99
Navarre 2024 Vin D'Oeillades Rouge
Oeillades is an ancient Languedoc variety, probably related to Cinsault. Thierry Navarre, who is proud of his vineyards of "forgotten varieties," produces Terret and Ribeyrenc as well as this lovely light-bodied Oeillades. The 2024 has pretty high-toned red-currant, boysenberry, black...
$15.99
Finca Suarez 2022 Malbec Paraje Altamira
The Finca Suarez approach to Malbec is to let the grape and the terroir do the talking. From their Finca Las Piedras vineyard, which has a high concentration calcium carbonate over poor, rocky soil, the wine has natural mineral structure...
$28.99
Altenburger, Markus 2023 Blaufrankisch vom Kalk
His vom Kalk Blaufrankisch is a blend of 7 plots in Leithaberg that are destemmed and macerated as whole berries for 7 days. Spontaneously fermented in a mix of stainless steel and wooden fermenters before being aged for 9 months...
$23.99
Corte Pagliare DOP Lambrusco Mantovano Viadenese Sabbionetano
Bone dry, earthy, herbal, and incredibly fresh and drinkable! This winery is on the border of Lombardia and Emilia-Romagna in the plains of the Po River where Benedictine monks made wine 1000 years ago. This Lambrusco is fermented in bottle,...
$21.99
Vignes du Maynes 2022 Sainte Geneviève Cremant de Bourgogne Extra Brut
We're delighted to have the wonderful Vignes du Maynes Cremant de Bourgogne "Sainte Geneviève" back in the store! Made from 30 to 70 year-old vines of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Gamay grown on clay/limestone soils in and around Cruzille, certified...
$44.99
Bedrock 2024 Ode To Lulu Rosé 3L BIB
A 3L Bag-in-Box (equivalent to four bottles) version of the Ode to Lulu Rosé, which is a blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre and always a summer favorite. Light, crisp, pale and dry, with a perfect balance of fruit and...
$99.99