Freddy R. Troya

9.0

Green Thumb Chardonnay 2022
Monterey, California, USA 🇺🇸

Overview
100% Chardonnay, crafted vegan-friendly, gluten-free, and sustainably made. This bottling reflects the cooler-climate style of Monterey — fresher and more restrained compared to the heavier, oak-laden California Chardonnays.

Aromas & Flavors
Pear, apricot, and citrus are at the forefront, with subtle floral hints and a delicate mineral lift.

Mouthfeel
Approachable and lively, showing balanced acidity and brightness without excessive creaminess or oak influence. Crisp yet rounded enough for casual sipping.

Winemaking Notes
Made with a sustainability-first philosophy, this wine emphasizes purity of fruit and minimal intervention. The absence of heavy oak highlights Monterey’s coastal freshness.

Food Pairing
Pairs beautifully with grilled shrimp, roasted chicken, light pasta primavera, or even a simple green salad with citrus vinaigrette.

Verdict
A refreshing, modern California Chardonnay that skips the “buttery bomb” cliché. Perfect for those who want fruit clarity and bright acidity in an easygoing, sustainable package.

💲 Price Point: Around $15–18, making it a smart, affordable daily sipper with real value. — 2 months ago

Rachel Wisely

9.2

Dry and yummy. 2018 — 3 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

It’s no wonder Gewurztraminer is one of the four noble grape varieties in Alsace, France. 👏👏👏 It’s uniquely expressive, perfumed, rich, and oily with youthful and pronounced aromas 👃 of lychee, açaí, papaya, mango, pineapple, also sweet spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and rose, stargazer lily, elderflower, and wet stone. 🤩🤩🤩

👁 This wine is deep gold. 👄 It’s dry with a modicum of residual sugar. It has medium acidity, a medium(+) body, medium alcohol, and pronounced flavors, consistent with the nose, including notes of lychee, açaí, papaya, mango, pineapple, also sweet spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, and rose, stargazer lily, elderflower, and wet stone. The finish is medium(+).

We’ve paired this wine with grilled vegan brats and roasted zucchini.

Albert Boxler, Gewurztraminer, Vintage 2018, ABV 13.5% (on the cusp of high alcohol).

Cheers to it almost being the weekend(?)! — 5 years ago

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"Odedi"

8.9

LUNCH WINE

Pale lemon in color.

Sweet nose and medium in body with medium plus acidity and small bubbles.

Off dry on the palate with mild complexity.

Showing lemons, apples, pears, light honey, herbs and minerals.

Short finish with limes and sweet grapefruits.

Easy drinking and good by itself or with food. A nice pool wine too.

100% Glera grapes. Organic and vegan.

11.5% alcohol by volume.

89 points.

$20. — 4 months ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.2

This is a completely organic and vegan Spanish Rose’ blend of Bobal (80%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (20%). Nice light pink color with some fuchsia highlights. Very fragrant with notes of ripe strawberries and white flowers. Fresh on the pallet featuring strawberries, melon and wet gravel. Just a hint of citrus on the finish. Bone dry with plenty of acidity and a bit of heft. Interesting blend of varietals and outstanding QPR! Thank you for sharing, Kase! — 3 years ago

Peter van den Besselaar

9.2

Vintage 2016 | a rather sophisticated Fronsac, with the characteristics of a nobleman. Dark colour. Nice summerfruit in smell. Sultry in taste, especcialy after 24 hours aeration. Beautiful concentration. Good acidity, lively. Classic. Biowine. 90% Merlot, 10% Cab Franc. | Paired with beef tenderloin first day, a vegan salad and cheeses second day. — 4 years ago

Nick Brandon

8.9

Pale orange-brown color.
Bouquets of rich honey and stone fruits.
Flavors of crisp apple and a mead-like essence with a darker, stronger finish. — 5 months ago

"Odedi"

9.0

#kosherWineSunday

Dark purple in color with a wide purplish rim.

Nose of blackberries, black plums, cooked cherries, licorice, light cedar, herbs, light barnyard, vegetables, tobacco leaf and earth.

Full bodied and smooth with medium acidity.

Dry on the palate with raspberries, currants, black plums, licorice, tobacco, chocolates, vegetables, peppercorn, earth, light bitter herbs and spices.

Tangy finish with round tannins and raspberries.

This 5 year old Cabernet Sauvignon is peaking now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.

Showing nice complexity now. Good right out of the bottle, and better after 20 minutes of airtime.

Rich and fruit forward with nice earth notes. Balanced and enjoyable by itself or with food.

Grapes were aged for 12 months in oak barrels. Kosher and not Mevushal. Unfiltered and Vegan.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

90 points.

$25. — 2 years ago

Jamie P

9.1

Great Sangiovese! Rich, deep, umami favors…went great with vegan cacio e pepe — 4 years ago

Vanessa

8.9

This Côtes du Rhône blend is bright, light, youthful, medium-bodied, and red-fruit forward, with good acidity and medium tannins, pairing nicely with an alfredo pasta (vegan style) and spinach salad.

It’s an easygoing and food-friendly sipper.

Domaine Brusset, Laurent B., Côtes du Rhône, Vintage 2019, ABV 13%. — 5 years ago

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