Wine Education

Wine Tasting at all FOUR locations

Taste the Cva A Portela Mencia at all four of our locations this Saturday, April 6 from 11am-4pm. (each store will also have other wines out to taste)

A little more education: We are going to try to feature either a grape or a wine region each week at our stores. We will give you some background information on the grape or region and feature a wine that highlights what we are featuring. We will taste that wine on Saturday at all four of our locations. We will post it here in our blog and send it out in our emails - click here to sign up for our emails

I have started a new label "Education" that you can hit to read all the education articles (see the right column under the heading "labels".

Grape: Mencia

image from Wikipedia

Mencia: Once thought to be a clone of Cabernet Franc, the Mencia grape is grown mostly in the Northwestern portion of Spain. While historically Mencia, planted to Post-Phylloxera vines on fertile soil, has produced large crops but diluted flavors, a new generation of winemakers has embraced the potential for Mencia to produce world class wines. Noted for it’s floral bouquet and bright fresh flavors Mencia is a rising star among Spanish varietals.


In stock at all 4 locations
2011 Cva A Portela Mencia...$14.99
From vineyards planted in pure granite soils, the 2011 A Portela is an amazing, unoaked, naturally made 100% Mencia. Opulently styled with copious notes of blueberry liqueur, crushed rocks, spring flowers and a hint of camphor, it exhibits fabulous intensity, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, superb ripeness and an ethereal lightness in spite of its intensity and richness. This stunning effort from Jose Luis Murcia should be drunk over the next 5-10 years.

Rated 93/100 The Wine Advocate