“The first rule of WINE CLUB is… ALWAYS talk about  WINE CLUB!”
The Wine buyers (Andrew and Dale) pick two wines each month for you that we love, one white (or rose, or bubbly) and one red.  The total value of wines will exceed $40 (usually between $45 and $50) and the longer you sign up for, the better the deal! (see the bottom of the post for the pricing structure and perks.)

La Spinetta
Il Rose di Casanova 2015
Casanova, Tuscany, Italy
50% Sangiovese and 50% Prugnolo Gentile.
Finally a Rose! Many of you know that Dale and I are both enamoured with dry Rose. I imagine you wondering “Why haven’t they chosen a dry rose for WINE CLUB?” Now we have! This is a beautiful wine, both delicate and full flavored, lots of complexity, layer upon layer is revealed with each sip. it spends only one hour in contact with the skins while on the press, then is aged for three months on the lees. the dead yeast cells left over from fermentation, this can add nut, bread, and yeast flavours to the wine depending on the yeast. This rose is made with yeast occuring naturally in the winery. The label is cool too, it’s a representation of a rhinoceros from 1515 by Albrecht Dürer, who had never seen one, the woodcut was based on a drawing sent to him by an unknown artist. Notice the armoured plates, curled horn on the back, and scaly legs. There’s no particular connection to the estate, other than head winemaker Giorgio Rivetti being a fan of the illustration.
The tech. sheet says to pair with poultry, fish and any type of appetizer, I’d add table water crackers topped with with Prociutto, Camembert, Capers, and thinly sliced red onion, because it’s easy and what we had for dinner last night!
Here’s the detailed tech. sheet for the wine:

Click to access Il%20Rose%20di%20Casanova%202015%20Inglese.pdf

and the wiki for the Rhino picture:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCrer%27s_Rhinoceros

Chateau de Noblesse
Le vin rouge 2013
Bandol, Provence France
95% Mourvedre 5% Grenache
This wine is small production, from a multi generation family estate. It’s a direct import from Grassroots, one of the smaller more specialized distributors that we work with. This wine is young, amazing now, but I plan to tuck at least a couple of bottles away at the house for a few years and see where it goes. Wikipedia says that reds from Bandol usually require 10 years of ageing before developing fully. The (adorable, and very informative) website for the Chateau gives this advice: “When young, it is perfect with white meats, later on it is perfect with red meat (roast beef), or with soft cheeses. When it has aged somewhat, 7 to 10 years, it can accompany game, marinated or stewed meat. You should open the bottle 1 to 3 hours before sampling.” I’d lean in the direction of grilled pork and roast beef, rather than chicken. Bandol is in the region of Provence, southeast of Marseilles, near the Mediterranean, Mourvedre, originally a Spanish grape, is the primary red grape of the region and throughout Provence. Full disclosure… I did not open this wine 1-3 hours before drinking, but I swirled A LOT. I would recommend decanting this wine and letting sit around for a bit if you have time. Yum.
Check out the Ch. Noblesse website, just do…
http://www.chateaudelanoblesse.com/

Here’s the price structure WINE CLUB:
3 months $40/month = $120 and you also receive a FREE Riedel glass
6 months $36/month = $216 and you also receive two FREE Riedel glasses
12 months $32/month = $384 and you also receive four FREE Riedel glasses
All WINE CLUB members get a substantial discount on Wine Tasting Seminars at Wine World (usually 25%)

Sign Up!
Come by the shop, 133 Georgia Ave. North Augusta, SC 29841
or give us a call at 803.279.9522

WINE CLUB Members will now get a significant discount when reserving places for seminars at Wine World (usually 25% but may vary)
Be sure to tell us when you call, so we’ll remember to give you the discounted rate.

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“The first rule of WINE CLUB is… ALWAYS talk about  WINE CLUB!”
The Wine buyers (Andrew and Dale) pick two wines each month for you that we love, one white (or rose, or bubbly) and one red.  The total value of wines will exceed $40 (usually between $45 and $50) and the longer you sign up for, the better the deal! (see the bottom of the page for our pricing structure.)

Michel Gassier, Noste Pais, Costieres De Nimes, White 2013
60% Grenache, 20% Clairette, 15% Roussanne, 5% Viognier
We bought this for the shop because we really liked it, it had a nice rating, and we figured we hand sell it. Then I took a bottle home and had it with food. It was amazing! We decided immediately to use it for wine club.
Michel Gassier is a prominent winemaker in the south of France. His family has been maikng wine in the region for four generations.
“Michel Gassier’s winemaking style is as non interventionist as possible, resulting in this elegant, pure wine.”
Here’s a blurb I found describing the charictaristics of this wine:
“The pale yellow color tinted in green announces a wine with a great deal of freshness and purity. The complex nose reveals floral and mineral notes with accents of fresh citrus fruits. lively and fresh, the aromas of flowers and white fruits, blends with flint. The soft finish evinces a great deal of minerality.” I can add that it has a full round mouth feel, with a real sense of viscosity, a touch of nuttiness, and lovely aromatics… Yum!
You could serve this with almost anything you’d serve a white wine with, think about dishes from southern France or Northern Italy.
and here’s the review from Robert Parker:
RP92
The Wine Advocate – “One of my favorite whites from the region, as well as a year in, year out value, the 2013 Costières de Nîmes Nostre Païs Blanc is 60% Grenache Blanc (always from the same parcel) and the rest Clairette, Roussanne and Viognier. Fermented one-third in barrel and aged eight months on lees, it offers fabulous notes of stone fruits, buttered citrus, white flowers and honeysuckle to go with a medium-bodied, fresh, lively and pure style. While it doesn’t skimp on texture, the focus is more on freshness and purity.”

Seghesio Barbera 2011
This comes from the “Home Ranch” vineyard originally planted by Eduardo Seghesio in 1895. Seghesio is known for great Italian varietals and Zinfandel. After five generations the winery is still family owned and operated. This Barbera is a big bold wine with black cherry flavor, blueberry, dark chocolate the wine has an easy complexity with subtle vanilla and a hint of tobacco around the edges. There’s some nice acidity and silky tannins (softened with a little age) which give it a velvety mouthfeel, an absolute pleasure to drink!
This wine would normally sell for about $37, we got a great price for it as an older vintage. It’s drinking beautifully now, I imagine a few years ago it was a bit prickly!
grilled meats, herb encrusted lamb with mushroom sauce, pizza, or meaty spaghetti!

Here’s the price structure WINE CLUB:
3 months $40/month = $120 and you also receive a FREE Riedel glass
6 months $36/month = $216 and you also receive two FREE Riedel glasses
12 months $32/month = $384 and you also receive four FREE Riedel glasses

Come by the shop to sign up, or give us a call at 803.279.9522