Please note that our reviews are based on a variety of sources: samples sent to our team, those we purchase in store, tasting events, those tasted in restaurants and while traveling domestically and internationally.
Red Wine
Domaine Brunely Cairanne 2022, Rhône A.O.P., France: Excellent with barbecued ribs or mushroom risotto — gamey blackberries and charred-meat aromas give way to a plush, savoury core framed by fine-grained rustic tannins. Cairanne food pairings: grilled bavette steak, veal stuffed Porcini mushrooms, pork tenderloin. Drink: 2025 - 2029 15520 14% XD 750 mL $18.95 Score: 90/100. October 2025. Full Review Add to Shopping Cart
Dessert Wine
Valdespino Inocente Single Vineyard Fino Dry Sherry, Jerez D.O., Spain: Inocente is a dry Fino Sherry produced from a single-vineyard, Macharnudo Alto, sourced from Palomino vines over 25 years of age in Albariza soils. Inocente is one of the only Fino wines fermented in 600 litre wooden casks using indigenous yeasts. A brandy produced from Palomino grapes is used for fortifying the sherry. Fine and briny on the nose with dried hay, toasted nut, yeasty and vanilla aromas. On the palate, the sherry is elegant with briny mineral flavours dried apple, citrus peel, olive and salted nut flavours. A great sherry. Enjoy chilled with Ibérico ham, olives and fish patés. Sherry food pairings: roasted nuts, grilled sardines, hard cheeses, olives, nuts, pate, seafood. Drink: 2022 - 2027 378919 15% XD 750 mL $37.95 Score: 89/100. October 2025. Best Value Dessert Wine Full Review Add to Shopping Cart