Wine Pairings for Spring & Summer

JOE’S DINE-IN & TO-GO WINE SPECIALS

WELCOME BACK SALE DURING JUNE

SPECIAL OFFER: SIX WINES FROM AROUND THE WORLD**

$109 FOR SIX, SAVINGS OF OVER $30!

Six Wines from Around the World

SPARKLING WINES

BASSANO SPARKLING BRUT NV (IT) $20

Made from Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Trebbiano. It has bright floral aromas and fresh, soft fruit flavors with delicate, persistent bubbles. Start your meal with this terrific wine, and enjoy with Salad & Appetizers.

TEMPUS CAVA BRUT NV (SP) $20**

Made from 100% Macabeo. Lively bubbles, notes of citrus & apple, toasty finish.

WHITE

ZE BECCO VERDICCHIO DEI CASTELLI DI JESI ’19 (IT) $22**

DOC Classico from Marches, near the Adriatic Sea, Northeast of Rome. Fresh Apple, Pear, herbs, light acidity, almond finish, very easy drinking. This is a great food wine, stands up to spice, white sauces and seafood. Perfect with salads, appetizers and Maryland Crabs. Perfect “Pica-Nica” Wine!

DIREDER GRÜNER VELTLINER ’19 (AUS) $25**

Classic Austrian Grüner in a 1 Liter Bottle. Fresh apple, white pepper, tarragon, crisp finish. Grüner is the best wine for any green vegetable or salad. It is perfectly dry, and low in alcohol. Another perfect wine for the beach and picnic food.

EHRHARD RIESLING TROCKEN ’18 (DR) $22

This dry Riesling (Trocken) has hints of spice, ripe acidity, apple & pear flavors and minerality. It finishes with the typical oily texture & hints of lemon. Try Dry Riesling, please!

CAMPI VALERIO FALANGHINA ’18 (IT) $22

Elegant Falanghina from the Italian region of Molise. Gorgeous, medium-bodied and incredibly aromatic, exotic blend of orange, grapefruit, tangerine flavors with herbal notes of parsley and tarragon. Love this with Appetizers, Salad

SOLAS GRENACHE BLANC ’18 (FR) $20

This Grenache Blanc is fresh & bright with notes of grapefruit, lime and melon . The finish is lingering, generous and smooth. I love well-made Grenache Blanc from France and California (when I can get them), and this French wine is a winner. Try with Appetizers, Salad or by itself! Great summer sipping wine!

ALCESTI BIANCO ’18 (SICILY) $20

This is a white blend of two native grapes, Catarratto & Grecanico. This reasonably priced, value wine shows how far Sicilian Wine-making has progressed. Medium straw color, lemon and citrus flavors, light minerality. Medium bodied with enough acidity to compliment lighter seafood entrees and creamy sauces. SUPER VALUE. Try with Appetizers, Salad

ZORZETTIG SAUVIGNON ’18 (IT) $20

Sauvignon from Italy. Pale yellow color. Youthful and aromatic, bright lemony acidity, herbal character & white flowers. Dry, medium body, fresh acidity, good balance. Try with Appetizers, Salad.

PARÉS BALTÀ BLANC DE PACS PENEDÈS ’18 (SPAIN) $21 NEW & LIMITED

Spanish Grape Blend of, Parellada 48 %, Macabeo 32 %, Xarel-lo 20 %. Aromatic, lush and fruity, some minerality, medium acidity makes this wine hard to put down. Two sisters make this terrific wine. Certified Organic.

ROSÉ WINE

DOM DIOGO RAZA VINHO VERDE ROSÉ ’19 (PORTUGAL) $20**

This dry wine has an intense freshness, bursting with red berry fruit and pink grapefruit. It has a slight spritz which makes it even more delicious. This is a serious wine that will have you wanting more, so don’t just purchase one bottle! Try with Everything!

RED WINE

ALCESTI NARKE DEI POETI ‘16 (SICILY) $32

Blend of Nero d’Avola and Cabernet. Plum, violets, earth on the nose. Dark fruits, spice, herbs. Very pleasant and smooth, softer, gentler approach to Cabernet, courtesy of the Nero d’Avola. A wine for bolder foods and sauces cheeses and also drinks well by itself!

PETRAIO SANGIOVESE ’17 (IT) $24 NEW

Spice and cherry, full bodied, low in tannins. Delicious & Excellent Value!

ALCESTI ROSSO ’18 (SICILY) $19

Made with a blend of Perricone & Nero d’Avola, two native Sicilian Grapes. It is a medium bodied wine with a wild fennel nose and spice. Violet red color with crushed dark fruit & spice. This wine is young and well balanced.

ROSSO DI MARCO ’16 (SICILY) $32**

100% Perricone, a traditional black grape grown in Western Sicily. Ripe cherries and blackberries, spices, light tannins from oak, smoothly textured, gently floral red. This wine over delivers for the price and is drinking superbly right now!

ROUTE STOCK NAPA CABERNET ’17 (CA) $30 (SPECIAL PRICE)**

Amazingly complex, classic Napa Valley Cab. The aroma is cedar, cola, dark black fruit, a kiss of oak. Mouth filling and finishes amazingly bright for a Cab. It is a super value Napa Cab.

FONCALIEU “L’APOGEE” ’15 (FR) $34 (IT’S BACK)

Full of fruity blackberry, blackcurrant and black cherry, along with vanilla and fresh acidity. This is a blockbuster wine from the South of France , it is one of the best blends I’ve had in a long time. Just delicious, mostly Syrah with some Grenache. One of our most popular new bottles!

FONCALIEU “LES ILLUSTRES” ’12 (FR) $38 (NEW)

Blend of Syrah, Cab & Malbec. Smoky Black Fruits, herbs, dark chocolate, full bodied solid wine, great depth & finish. Very Limited.