Taste the staff favorites for the month of November!
Sparkling:
NV Gerard Bertrand “Code Rouge” Cremant de Limoux, France (Robert)
An excellent brut Blanc de Blancs packaged in a cool red-tinted bottle from Limoux, the birthplace of sparkling wine. Serve with sushi, seafood, butternut squash soup, cream based dishes.
Regularly: $26.99
Mills Club: $24.29
Case Price: $21.59
White Wines:
2012 Meyer-Fonne Vielle Vignes Pinot Blanc, Alsace, France (Mary)
“I love this dry Alsace white from 100% old vine Pinot Blanc, a grape native to France, any time of the year but especially with Thanksgiving appetizers and turkey. This medium-bodied wine with a mix of pear, apricot, and apple flavors and some minerality is so versatile for food pairings. The French often pair this one with pork, ham, chicken, and fish dishes.”
Regularly: $19.99
Mills Club: $17.99
Case Price: $15.99
2012 Picco Del Sole Falanghina, Italy (Amy)
A delicious dry white wine from Italy. Pair with roasted tomato soup and crusty bread, or poached chicken atop a salad of greens, dried cranberries, cheese and balsamic vinegrate.
Regular Price: $11.99
Mills Club: $10.79
Case Price: $9.59
Red Wines:
2011 Fairview Pinotage, South Africa (Mary)
“Pinotage is a South African grape developed in the early 1900s by crossing Pinot Noir with Cinsault. This Fairview is one of my favorite Pinotages with a great balance of dark fruit and spice that lingers on the finish. It is a great red wine to discover this time of the year as it pairs well with both white and red meat dishes.” Regular Price: $15.99
Mills Club: $14.39
Case Price: $12.79
2011 Line 39 Petite Sirah, Central Coast, California (Amy)
This wine is an incredible value from our $10 wine program. Lots of delicious ripe red and black fruits, smooth finish and nice body. Great everyday dinner wine!
Regular Price: $10.00
Mills Club: $9.00
Case Price: $8.00
2010 Bogle Phantom, California (Jen & Jerry)
Seasonally appropriate with its brooding, dark label, but the contents delight with full fruit flavor and a lovely but not overwhelming level of spiciness. A blend of 51% Zinfandel, 47% Petite Sirah, 2% Mourvedre, consider this a great pairing with your roast beef, stews or steak, or as the perfect gift to bring when you are a guest to autumn dinner.
Regular Price: $25.99
Mills Club: $23.39
Case Price: $20.79
White Wines:
2011 Montenidoli Vernaccia di San Gimignano Tradizionale, Italy (Pat)
One of three Vernaccias produced by Montendidoli’s (Montedoli=”Mountain of Little Nests”) winemaker Elisabetta Fagioli, the Tradizionale stays longer on the lees, and thus is a richer and more concentrated effort. “Sono Montenidoli” indicates the grapes are solely from the estate. A lovely blossom aroma precedes full lemony fruit and mineral acidity with a slight undertone of pepperiness. This would be a great pairing with fettucini alfredo, pork tenderloin, minestrone, or a delicious white meat chili.
Regular Price: $19.99
Mills Club: $17.99
Case Price: $15.99
2011 J.M. Boillot Montagny 1er Cru, Burgundy, France (Mike)
One of our favorites and yours (a top seller at Mills), this Chardonnay from the Burgundy region of France shows apple, lemon, grapefruit and butter, pleasant minerality, medium body and a long finish. Try with scallops, poached salmon, lobster, or braised chicken thighs.
Regular Price: $29.99
Mills Club: $26.99
Case Price: $23.99
2012 Clos Fussay Reuilly, Loire Valley, France (Jen & Jerry)
A very dry but delicious Sauvignon Blanc from the Loire Valley. We love the acidity, and the citrus, limestone and mineral flavors in this wine. We enjoyed this with Maine mussels and crusty bready the other night. I used the wine in cooking the mussels as well and the dipping juice was amazing!
Regular Price: $16.99
Mills Club: $15.29
Case Price: $13.59
2011 Joh Jos Prum Riesling Kabinett, Germany (Robert)
Rated 90 Points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, “From a mixture of Bernkastel and Graach sites plus a bit of Wehlen, the generic Prum 2011 Riesling Kabinett displays aromas already way above its station in complexity, featuring penetrating and metaphorically cooling scents of spearmint, apple blossom, fresh apple, cherry and lime, all of which – along with lusciously-dripping honeydew melon – then figure on a delicately refreshing, subtly spritzy palate that finishes with mouthwatering juiciness and impeccably-integrated, entirely discreet residual sugar. This fine value – whose May bottling, incidentally, was the estate’s first – will deliver delightful satisfaction for at least a dozen years.” April 2013
Try with seafood or some Thai food!
Regular Price: $28.99
Mills Club: $26.09
Case Price: $23.19
Red Wines:
2006 Terre de Trinci Montefalco Sagrantino, Italy (Pat)
This powerful red from the region of Umbria is a luscious, vibrant alternative to a brunello: amazing depth, complexity, and longevity are hallmarks of these wines. Aged for 30 months (one year in oak) before they are even released, these bottles can be cellared for years and should be decanted for a couple hours before enjoying. Full berry fruit, complex, firm tannins would complement a roasted beef dish perfectly- an amazing powerhouse Italian red value at this price point!
Regular Price: $25.99
Mills Club: $23.39
Case Price: $20.79
2012 Domaine Manoir du Carra Beaujolais-Villages, France (Mike)
Try this 100% Gamay grape from old vines in the Beaujolais region of Burgundy, France. This is an elegant red with a nice long finish, and would pair very well with Thanksgiving Turkey, pork, lamb chops, and meatloaf.
Regular Price: $12.99
Mills Club: $11.69
Case Price: $10.39
“Compass Box is a specialist Scotch whiskymaker. With us you will discover a world of small batch Scotch whiskies, made in a variety of styles to appeal to a variety of tastes.”
Please call (410) 263-2888 or email for reservations.
Come help us kick off the first of three, consecutive Saturday tastings featuring wines relevant to Thanksgiving holiday entertaining. This Saturday, we will explore the world of white Riesling wines: dry, off-dry, and dessert Rieslings, including two from New Zealand that are superb. These different styles pair well with Thanksgiving Turkey, appetizers, and a range of desserts, especially apple, pumpkin, and other fruit-based pastries. On the red wine side, we will have open Pinot Noir wines from France and Argentina that are especially nice with Thanksgiving turkey!
Riesling Wines:
2012 Domain Jean-Luc Mader Riesling, Alsace, France
Reg. Price $19.99
Mills Club Price: $17.99
Case Price: $15.99
2012 Weingut Schloss Saarstein Riesling, Mosel, Germany
Reg. Price: $19.99
Mills Club Price: $17.99
Case Price: $15.99
2012 Forrest Estate “The Doctors” Riesling, Marlborough, New Zealand
Reg. Price: $21.99
Mills Club Price: $19.79
Case Price: $17.59
Winery Tasting Notes: “Wow it’s like biting into a deliciously crisp Granny Smith apple, licking lime sherbet and eating your first of the season Central Otago apricot, all at one time! The 2012 Doctors’ Riesling is simply stunning, oh so easy to drink and at a modest 8.5% alcohol; who feels guilty having a second glass? It’s firmly established as New Zealand’s favorite Riesling; outselling any of our other, very fine, Rieslings ten to one. So chill a bottle and see for yourself what thousands of Kiwis are enjoying!”
89 points, Wine Spectator: “Features tangy overtones to the ripe peach, melon and pear flavors set on a smooth and fleshy body, showing a good balance of ripeness and acidity, with a Key lime pie finish.”
2011 Forrest Estate Botrytised Sweet Riesling, Marlborough, New Zealand (375 ml bottle)
Reg. Price: $26.99
Mills Club Price: $24.29
Case Price: $21.59
Pinot Noir Wines:
2009 Domaine Armelle et Bernard Rion Bourgogne Rouge « La Croix Blanche » Vielles Vignes, Burgundy , France
Reg Price : $23.99
Mills Club Price: $21.59
Case Price: $19.19
“Beautiful dark ruby. The nose reveals aromas of red fruit (cherry), evolving towards notes of aging undergrowth. The palate is elegant, sleek with good balance, tannins and a long finish. A bottle that can be drunk young enough to enjoy the fruit or after a few years to be more mature….”
2010 Las Perdices Pinot Noir Reserva, Mendoza, Argentina
Reg. Price: $19.99
Mills Club Price: $17.99
Case Price: $15.99
“Aromas of red and black fruits like cherry, strawberry, raspberry, morello cherry and red currant, tinged with elegant oak notes. On the palate it is delicate and smooth; the oak adds notes of vanilla and smokiness. Perfect with game, white meats, pastas with cream sauce and fish.”
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Mills is teaming with Ken’s Creative Kitchen to host the second in a series of Wine Dinner experiences. The dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, November 12 from 7-10pm. Special guest Mr. Gus Kalaris, owner of Constantine Wines and creator of Axios wines and Kalaris Estate Wines, will be presenting an excellent variety of wines from his portfolio, representing the journey from his Greek American roots to his success in winemaking in California. Ken Upton created a four-course Greek inspired menu to pair with the seven featured wines.
The price is $125 per person. Call 410-263-2888 for reservations.
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