Our Wines

As the first registered wine estate in the Robertson Wine Valley, De Wetshof is known for an outstanding range of chardonnays. "An old world vibe with the opulence of the new world." No malo and no wood barrels leaves plenty of room for an elegant wild flower component. Sublime with oysters.

Grape • Chardonnay
Place • Stellenbosch, South Africa
FYI • De Wetshof means "The Law Manor."

The dramatic landscape sandwiched between the coastline and Appenine Mountains has an immense impact on this wine. The unique salinity of the wine along with it's minerality are hallmarks of this white. It's versatile at the table but pairs well with a variety of seafood dishes.

Grape • Passerina
Place • Abruzzo, Italy
FYI • Ferzo is a patch of fabric that creates a sail.

Founded in 1976, this estate is now run by siblings Christophe and Isabelle. Their approach is both traditional and modern with a heavy hand on the Grenache front representing 70% of their vines. Complex and balanced look for notes of blackberry and licorice. Pairs well with ratatouille, beef stew, and shepherds pie.

Grape • Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Carignan
Place • Rhone Valley, France
FYI • Also produces benchmark Chateaneufs.

This winery is a cooperative of 100 growers founded in 1985. Co-ops in this mountainous region are typical where parcels are small. The alluvial soils and cooler temps help promote the refreshing style of this wine that has a full bouquet of peach and apricot. Pairs well with pasta and seafood or summer salad.

Grape • Kerner
Place • Alto Adige, Italy
FYI • This grape is the crossing of Trollinger and Riesling.

At the southern end of the Dolomites in Northern Italy are the rolling hills of the Veneto. The region is famed for several styles of wine but this is among the most famous. Wine that is passed over dried grapes gives it's distinctive and delicious flavor. Try with a homemade meat sauce or mushroom risotto.

Grape • Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
Place • Veneto, Italy
FYI • Veneto produces more wine than any other region in Italy.

The crumbly soils of the five hectares in Umbria for this wine are difficult to work but well worth it. A special project to owner Riccardo Cotarella, a glassful of this is like walking through an orchard of apples and citrus. Pairs nicely with a bowl of salmon and quinoa.

Grape • Chardonnay
Place • Umbria, Italy
FYI • Tellus is Latin for Earth.

Located on the right bank of the Dordogne, this merlot heavy wine comes from an estate that covers nearly 140 hectares. Packing a lot of punch from this trendy appellation, look for notes of blackberry and licorice. Pairs well with steak frites!

Grape • Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Place • Bordeaux, France
FYI • Wine from Bordeaux is called claret in the U.K.

This is a family run estate. Pietro Colosi creates a refreshing, direct white with rounded flavors of honeysuckle, gooseberry, and apple blossom with a mesmerizing straw color. As you might imagine coming from an island vineyard, this pairs nicely with seafood.

Grape • Grillo
Place • Sicily, Italy
FYI • Sicily's volcanic Mt. Etna is still active.

Word has it this grape was favored by Livia, Augustus Caesar's second wife. Philip Dallas put it best, "Refosco is a wine that compels one to action - either combative or amorous." Notes of bramble and wild blackberry shine in the glass. This pairs well with gamey flavors like venison or wild fowl.

Grape • Refosco
Place • Friuli, Italy
FYI • This grape is native to Friuli.

On the site of a former potato field, this estate is producing some of New York's finest wines. By using roughly 25% of two other varietals, the overall structure and depth of the wine are increased. Lively on the palate look for notes of prune and blackberry jam. Pairs well with arctic chaar.

Grape • Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Place • Long Island, NY
FYI • This estate is only 2.5 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.