Snowed in! Nothing to do but drink wine! Focus wine for this week:

Ohhh yes! Classic weather whiplash. Fifty degrees today, snow on Saturday, and suddenly everyone’s acting like it’s the end times. Bread? Milk? Toilet paper? Sure. But let’s be honest, the real survival item is a romantic bottle of wine guarding the hearth. Picture it: the world slows, the fire crackles, phones get ignored (mostly), and you and your honey are forced—forced!—into cozy togetherness. This is not a crisis, this is an opportunity. Lean in. Open something indulgent, maybe a little sultry, definitely comforting. Let the snow do its thing while you do yours. Take all the advantage you can.
Domaine Bellevue Sauvignon Blanc Touraine France 2024 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Full bodied with lush citrus, melon and stone fruit flavors. Hints of minerality and soft floral notes.
Boutinot Le Clairon de Anges Costières-de-Nîmes Rhone France 2022 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah. Big red fruit aromas of red cherry, raspberry, red currant, followed by earthy, and a distinctive balsamic tone. Flavors of blackberry, blueberry, bramble, black cherry, black pepper, clover, anise, sweet spice, oak, vanilla, tobacco and coffee.
Clos Siguier Cahors France 2020 95% Malbec, 5% Tannat. Aromas of black cherry, red currant, and ripe plum, layered with cool black tea, licorice, clove, and a subtle earthy note of crushed stone and dried sage. Fruit-driven flavors with stewed blackberry, blueberry, and pomegranate.
Chateau La Roberterie Primus Merlot Grand Vin De Bordeaux France 2018 100% Merlot. Aromas of violets, berry fruits, blackberry, blueberry, black currants, wild strawberry, black plum, vanilla, sweet tobacco, with lighter notes of smoke and dark chocolate. Flavors of red currant, dried herbs, black pepper, truffle, coconut and earth. Rich volume texture, long finish.