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Weingut Ott 'Am Berg' Grüner Veltliner

If you're a Sancerre freak, you gotta try this mineral-driven, taut and herbal Grüner! All the sour citrus you love in Sancerre - grapefruit, lemon, lime - are generously expressed on the nose and palate here. Lip smacking and flinty, pair this with spring rolls, creamy artichoke pasta, breaded chicken cutlets, and asparagus with mint & tarragon.

Gulfi 'NeroMàccari' Nero d'Avola

That tomato leaf-black currant note you love in Cabernet Sauvignon? It lives in this single vineyard, organic Nero d'Avola from southern Sicily. Powerful yet refined, notes of smoked dark plums, just-pulled herbs from craggy rocks, and vanilla pods wind up, take the swing, and knock it out of the park.

Calabretta 'Vigne Vecchie' Nerello Mascalese

I describe Nerello Mascalese like Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo having a baby. It has the thin skin of both, the red fruitiness of both, and the tannins of Nebbiolo. Even at 10-years old this Nerello will still have excellent structure. Subtle aromatics of tobacco, earth, and dimpled red plums. What's great about Sicilian reds is that you can eat them with fish along with any animal protein you want, fatty or not. Get some pomegranates, blood oranges, almonds or pistachios into the dish somehow and watch how the wine comes out to play.

A.A. Badenhorst 'Secateurs' Chenin Blanc

This Chenin Blanc is like Charlize Theron wrapped in a satin dress: gorgeous. If you're a fan of Chardonnay that is balanced with integrated (not overpowering!) oak, try this. Notes of just-cut yellow apples, Meyer lemon, and pineapple core are trussed with aromas of acacia honey and minerality.

Weingut Ott 'Am Berg' Grüner Veltliner

If you're a Sancerre freak, you gotta try this mineral-driven, taut and herbal Grüner! All the sour citrus you love in Sancerre - grapefruit, lemon, lime - are generously expressed on the nose and palate here. Lip smacking and flinty, pair this with spring rolls, creamy artichoke pasta, breaded chicken cutlets, and asparagus with mint & tarragon.

Gulfi 'NeroMàccari' Nero d'Avola

That tomato leaf-black currant note you love in Cabernet Sauvignon? It lives in this single vineyard, organic Nero d'Avola from southern Sicily. Powerful yet refined, notes of smoked dark plums, just-pulled herbs from craggy rocks, and vanilla pods wind up, take the swing, and knock it out of the park.

Calabretta 'Vigne Vecchie' Nerello Mascalese

I describe Nerello Mascalese like Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo having a baby. It has the thin skin of both, the red fruitiness of both, and the tannins of Nebbiolo. Even at 10-years old this Nerello will still have excellent structure. Subtle aromatics of tobacco, earth, and dimpled red plums. What's great about Sicilian reds is that you can eat them with fish along with any animal protein you want, fatty or not. Get some pomegranates, blood oranges, almonds or pistachios into the dish somehow and watch how the wine comes out to play.

A.A. Badenhorst 'Secateurs' Chenin Blanc

This Chenin Blanc is like Charlize Theron wrapped in a satin dress: gorgeous. If you're a fan of Chardonnay that is balanced with integrated (not overpowering!) oak, try this. Notes of just-cut yellow apples, Meyer lemon, and pineapple core are trussed with aromas of acacia honey and minerality.