Give Dad Some Wine
Why buy another tie? Give Dad what he really wants - a great bottle (or bottles) of wine for this Father’s Day
Dad wants wine. He wants a wine that will surprise him and stand up to his BBQ better than beer or lemonade. He wants a wine that will taste great with his filet mignon and his lobster tail. He’s looking for a bold red wine to go with his pasta, meat, or beer nuts. A great white wine to drink on a warm afternoon while he’s watching a game or attending an outdoor concert. A wine he can enjoy with his family, and a wine that will impress his wine snob friends and change the mind of his beer drinking pals.
You know the occasion he will drink it with. Father’s Day is the occasion to buy it for him. Here are the wines to do it with:
THE BBQ WINE
Moric Neckenmarkter 2003
$28.99
The BBQ WineThe self-styled village wine 2003 Blaufrankisch Neckenmarkter combines blackberry and cooked strawberry with brown spices and high-toned cherry pit and almond enters in the nose, then comes to the palate astonishingly juicy and crunchy for this torrid vintage, combining a creamy texture and leesy adjuncts with clear, pure black fruit and a chalky mineral finishing character.
8.5/9 (out of 10) Vinography.com
Donabaum Setzberg Riesling Smaragd 2005 $32.00
92 points Wine Spectator
Shows aromas of mineral and slate, with tangy citrus, pippin and green peach flavors and notes of grapefruit. Zingy acidity lingers on the focused finish.
91 points Wine Enthusiast
Bursts from the glass with terrific aromas of honey, nuts and smoky grilled peaches, then adds apple and molten rock of minerality to go along with bold fruit.
91 points Wine & Spirits
THE MEAT WINE
Wenzel Bandkraften Blaufrankisch 2001 $24.99
The Meat Wine92 points Wine & Spirits
Fragrant aromas of leather, clove and sandalwood above silky strawberry and sour cherry fruit. It still has some austere tannins, but the fruit has matured to develop an alluring, softly textured complexity. Pair it with a flank steak to smooth out the tannins and complement the secondary flavors.
91 points A La Carte
90 points Falstaff Wine Guide
THE DINNER GUESTS RED WINE
Feiler-Artinger Solitaire 2002 $49.99
The Dinner Party Red96 points Wine Plus
Rich and powerful on the palate, excellent structure, delicate tannins and a lot of dark fruit with decent acidity, elegant yet full of pressure, a great pleasure to drink, makes you long for the second glass, very long and fruity finish. Potential for years. Excellent.
93 points A La Carte
Lots of substance, well built, lots of potential, opens only slowly with air, needs time, but has everything a grand wine needs.
THE DINNER GUESTS WHITE WINE
Sabathi Possnitzberg Sauvignon Blanc 2005 $36.99
The Dinner Party White94 points Falstaff Wine Guide
Mighty, complex, some citrus fruit, elegant structure, shows already good length, resonates with beautiful fruit.
93 points A La Carte
90 points Wine & Spirits
Ripe, creamy notes of nectarine, Asian pear, cucumber and green pea are luscious and rich, framed by judiciously balanced oak.
THE PERFECT BASEBALL WINE
Donabaum Spitzer Point Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 2005 $31.50
92 points Wine & Spirits
Packed with rich flavors of rhubarb, strawberry and citrus, this is broad and expansive, built in a plush, high-powered style that’s that’s remarkably balanced and graceful for its size. It has a smoky, spicy edge to go along with all that richness, its minerality emerging more prominently on the back end.
90 points Wine Spectator
Very creamy, lush and seductive, showing unctuous flavors of ripe peach, mineral, smoke and spice. Has a long, round finish of dried apricot, with touches of orange zest.
90 points Falstaff Wine Guide
THE BOLD CHARDONNAY
Velich Tiglat Chardonnay 2002 $54.99
The Bold Chardonnay96 points Falstaff Wine Guide
Scents of fine herbs, but zesty citrus fruits too; the highly expansive palate exudes elegant extract sweetness supported by a lovely fresh structure rife with tropical fruit flavors; gorgeously forcused, already quite approachable; its seemingly unending finish ends with an almost salty impression. The best Tiglat since 1997. Great aging potential.
92 points A La Carte
Full, dense, and furnished with beautiful fruit. Shows a lot of pressure on the palate, with the fruit showing perfectly. A beautiful Chardonnay.
“Makes one helluva contribution to any blind tasting of Chardonnays.” -David Schidknecht, Wine Advocate
THE PICNIC, POOLSIDE, TAILGATE, BEACH WINE
Kalmuck Gruner Veltliner 2005 $12.99
The Summertime Wine91 points Wine Spectator
Stylish, structured and full-bodied, with grapefruit, mineral, smoke and spice flavors that are rich and mouthfilling.
89 points Wine & Spirits
This is classic Veltliner, with savory, brothy aromas of green bean, honeysuckle and almond. It’s ripe without being weighty, balanced by crisp acidity.
THE BETTER-THAN-THOU WINE
Moric Alte Reben Lutzmannsberg 2003 $76.99
The Better-Than-Thou Wine90 points Wine Advocate
Blaufrankisch vinified as if it were Grand Cru Burgundy
9/9.5 (out of 10) Vinography.com
Medium ruby in the glass, this wine has a supple, velvety nose of cherry, red currant, and mixed herbs. In the mouth it offers a gorgeous mix of woody cedar and forest floor flavors, with notes of anise around a core of tart raspberry flavor. The tannic structure is very light, but enough to give the wine some grip in the mouth as it sits perfectly balanced on the tongue, with excellent acidity that propels the wine to a lovely finish. To an inattentive taster this might be a dead ringer for a great Pinot, but the wine has something darker and mysterious going on that prevents you from betting your life savings that it’s a Burgundy.
92 points International Wine Challenge
THE GOLD
Wenzel Saz Ruster Ausbruch 2001 $86.99
Liquid Gold96 points Wine & Spirits
Exotic aromas of kumquat, candied citrus and Chinese herbs lead to a smoky, nutty complexity, building with subtle intensity towards a palate-staining finish. It’s vivid and regal, promising a long and rewarding development.
96 points A La Carte
Fantastic depth and georgous density. Beautiful fruit while the spicy acidity balances the fine sweetness. Hearty bite, an incredible Ausbruch, really world class.
95 points Wine Enthusiast
94 points Falstaff Wine Guide
Top 100 Wines of the Year, Wine Enthusiast
Top 100 Wineries in the World, Wine & Spirits
“When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.”
- Mark Twain
Full Case SamplerWe also have a whole slew of great wines that are sold by the “flight”, which is a set of three bottles that are matched up to show off either a certain grape, region, or style. Such as the Chadonnay flight, or the red wine flight.
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