Scar of the Sea 'Bassi Vineyard' Chardonnay 2021 no-wrapin

Scar of the Sea 'Bassi Vineyard' Chardonnay 2021 no-wrapinCalifornia Chardonnay can be something of an industrial monolith; so many of them all taste exactly the same. It's why we love Mikey Giugni from Scar of the Sea's versions: they have the sunshine y, forward fruit of the West Coast, but a soft touch and a lot of breath in them, like the more subtle, mineral versions from France. Mikey's Bassi Vineyard Chardo is just so pleasurable: medium weight, coastal, pretty and balanced.

plus all botanical macerations are done individually and in-house

linden and acacia flowers

Rebholz is a pioneer of organic and biodynamic farming in the Pfalz—a serious name in German wine collecting for the top wines

and so much more complex than the Sauvignon Blanc and Sancerre competitors you'll often find at this price

Nicolas Renaud's deeply charming wines from the southern Rhône are not to be missed

almost almondine type qualities

A creamy vodka

Hibiki’s “Japanese Harmony” is a complex expression from Suntory Whisky

with the latter third a co-fermented blend of Carignan and Grenache

or better yet

sandy hills of the Roero subregion in 2010 as Valfaccenda

a little bit of brambly bush