WINES TO TASTE SATURDAY 2-6pm
Caviro Terre Forti 2011 White Blend, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Jen and Jerry)
Try this quaffable new addition to our $10 selections. A blend of 80% Trebbiano (a grape with similar characteristics to Sauvignon Blanc) and 20% Chardonnay, this dry white wine has pretty aromatics and good acidity- pair with seafood or poultry dishes.
Regular Price: $10.00
Mills Club Price: $9.00
Case Price: $8.00
Moobuzz 2013 Chardonnay, Central Coast, California(Carolyn)
This is a lovely cool climate Chardonnay, crisp with aromas and flavors of apple, custard and honey. A super creamy, long finish will compliment many dishes from chicken and pasta to crab cakes!
Regular Price: $19.99
Special Sale Price: $14.99
Joseph Drouhin 2012 Laforet Pinot Noir, Burgundy, France (Mike)
An affordable Pinot Noir from one of the most reputable Burgundy producers, Maison Joseph Drouhin. Raspberry, redcurrant and blackcurrant notes are followed by a subtle spiciness. Delicate tannins and a silky texture make this a wonderful pairing for seafood, poultry or pork.
Regular Price: $24.99
Mills Club Price: $22.49
Case Price: $19.99
Riebeek 2013 Pinotage, Swartland, South Africa (Tim)
Pinotage is actually a “viticultural cross of two varieties”, a cross between Pinot Noir and Cinsault developed by Abraham Izak Perol at Stellenbosch University in South Africa in 1925. Ripe plum and fruitcake flavors thread though this affordable lighter-styled Pinotage with subtle oak. Try with beef, lamb, spicy chicken, and casserole dishes.
Regular Price: $10.00
Mills Club Price: $9.00
Case Price: $8.00
Harmony Vineyards 2013 Concerto, Baltimore County, Maryland (Pat D.)
All estate grown grapes (68% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Barbera, 7% Petit Verdot and 2% Syrah) comprise this red blend that pairs wonderfully with roasted or grilled meats. Mills is the exclusive retailer for Harmony Vineyards, located in the North Central Piedmont of Baltimore County, and their wines are also served at the prized Woodberry Kitchen, an important restaurant in Maryland’s farm to table movement.
Regular Price: $25.99
Mills Club Price: $23.39
Case Price: $20.79
Thorne-Clark 2012 Shotfire Shiraz, Barossa, Australia (Jeremy)
Rated 92pts James Halliday Wine Companion, “A generous medium to full-bodied wine, the bouquet and palate offering plum, blackberry, and dabs of chocolate and vanilla, complex with a brambly, savoury finish. Pair with barbecued or roasted meats.
Regular Price: $19.99
Mills Club Price: $17.99
Case Price: $15.99
WINES TASTED SUNDAY 1-5pm
Sant‘Elena 2013 Friulano, Friuli, Italy (Pat Darr)
Previously known as “Tokai Friulano”, Italians have been court ordered to discontinue the use of the word “Tokay” or its derivitives to protect the Tokaj label from Eastern Hungary. So now we have Friulano and the wine is just as delicious! Lively notes of citrus and almond compliment a core of minerality. Sant’Elena hand harvests its fruit- extremely low yields mean approximately one bottle of wine per plant at harvest time, resulting in delightful concentration and intensity. Try with pan-fried white fish with lemon butter sauce and capers, or a roast chicken with thyme stuffing.
Regular Price: $24.99
Mills Club Price: $22.49
Case Price: $19.99
Chateau Vartely 2014 Traminer, Moldova (Mike)
Try this delicious dry affordable white, made from a sub variety (Traminer) of the more well-known grape Gewurztraminer. Aromas of rose petals, lychee fruit and moderate acidity, with shades of exotic spices and tropical fruits. Consider pairing this with smoked foods or spicy foods!
Regular Price: $10.99
Mills Club Price: $9.89
Case Price: $8.79
Willm 2013/2014 Pinot Gris Reserve, Alsace, France (Carolyn)
It’s the same grape as your Italian Pinot Grigio, but the taste is quite different. Think honey soaked peaches, apricots and pears, with a more substantial texture and body than your average Pinot Grigio. Try with pan seared snapper, roasted veggies, or mushroom risotto.
Regular Price: $12.99
Mills Club Price: $11.69
Case Price: $10.39
Potel-Aviron 2010 Moulin a Vent Cru Beaujolais, France (Carolyn)
This wine is crafted from the Gamay grape, and unlike the fun and fruity “Beaujolais Nouveau” celebrated and released prior to Thanksgiving, this is a serious complex and delicious wine that drinks much like a fuller-bodied Pinot Noir. Rated 91pts Wine Spectator, “Well-knit, with a core of mineral and spice, and notes of blackberry, grilled plum, tar, dried floral and herb. Fine-grained tannins show on the fresh, graphite-tinged finish. Drink thru 2020.”
Regular Price: $21.99
Mills Club Price: $19.79
Case Price: $17.59
Fattoria Moretto 2013 Lambrusco Secco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Pat H.)
Have you ever tried a DRY Lambrusco? From the hills of Castelvetro near the town of Modena comes this version imported by Kermit Lynch, organically farmed by the Altariva family. If you go to Emilia-Romagna, yes, this is what the locals drink! Effervescent, dry, earthy, it pairs wonderfully with food – try with roasted meats, fatty salami, or rich pastas.
Mills Club Price: $19.79
Case Price: $17.59
Le Clos des Cazaux 2012 Gigondas Tour Sarrasine, Rhone, France (Jen & Jerry)
75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and 10% Mourvedre comes from 45 year old vines on an estate founded in 1905, and was rated (91-94)pts barrel tasting by Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate, “it boasts awesome, spice laced black fruit, underbrush, garrigue, and pepper-driven aromatics that flow to a rich, layered and gorgeously concentrated Gigondas.” Pair with your grilled foods, and as the weather turns colder try with meaty stews and casseroles. Tremendous value!!
Regular Price: $29.99
Mills Club Price: $26.99
Case Price: $23.99