Weekly Specials! 04/14/25
Red Wine of the Week
Lionel Osmin
Pied de Perdrix
Normally $20.99 /
Now on Sale for $16.96
Pied de Perdrix (Comté Tolosan IGP)
What It’s Made Of:
Pied de Perdrix translates to “Partridge Foot.” (We think it’s a reference to how the grapes hang in their clusters.") Lionel Osmin and Company in southwest France have dedicated themselves to uncover forgotten vineyards and local grapes. This grape certainly qualifies. A cousin of Malbec, people frequently refer to it as France’s “forgotten grape.”
Why We Like It:
In this, one of the only Pied de Perdrix wines around, you get the lush fruit of a Malbec with earthy notes mixed with subtle tannins and quiet acidity. Who doesn’t love a “forgotten grape” wine that’s actually good? This wine is a longtime favorite of the shop, and you can see why.
White Wine of the Week
Wimmer
Grüner Veltliner
Normally $13.99 /
Now on Sale for $10.96
100% Grüner Veltliner (Weinviertel DAC)
How It’s Made:
Sylvia Wimmer and Martin Hugl both grew up in wineries. Sylvia graduated from the HBLA for Wine and Fruit Production at Klosterneuburg, and Martin learned how to make wine at the AGRO-HAK Agricultural College. Sylvia and Martin take Austria’s Great White Grape and ferment it in stainless steel before continuing in steel, aging it for two months on its lees.
Why We Like It:
What they get is a fruit-forward Grüner, where its melon-like fruit relaxes in acid like a Vienna socialite lounging in a newly drawn bath.
Beer of the Week
Sojourn Fermentory
Ursa Minor
Normally $14.99 /
Now on Sale for $13.96 (16.9 oz can four-pack)
Wheated Stout (4.5% ABV)
How It’s Made:
Sojourn Fermentory in Suffolk, VA is passionate about taking “fresh takes on traditional styles of beer.” For the Ursa Minor, they’ve taken the English Oatmeal Stout as their inspiration, but instead of adding oats … they’ve added wheat. ( … What!?!)
Why We Like It:
This beer is a different thing. Once you can wrap your palate around that fact, it so works. You have the dark chocolate and coffee notes that you expect in a stout, but then there’s the wheat! Not only does the wheat smooth out the mouthfeel and lighten the body, but wheat has a tang to it, and you can taste that tang in the stout. Does it add a fruity note? Is it a slight sourness like in a Baltic Porter? It all depends on how your taste buds roll. We’ll tell you this, the Ursa Minor is surprisingly nuanced, so there are layers to discover. Try it cold, but also try it just a bit cooler than room temperature.