Bring These Home for the Holidays

Whether you're giving a gift or looking for something new to enjoy at home, we have choices for you. In yesterday's blog post, we noted the various pre-packaged gift sets that we have available. Today, we'll take a look at some of the newest arrivals.

Coppola Director's Cut Zinfandel

Francis Ford Coppola wines have proven to be great choices throughout their portfolio. From the Diamond Label series on up, the quality and value demonstrate that these aren't simply "celebrity" wines.

As New Jersey's leading wine & spirits retailer, we are often able to use our buying power to drive exceptional prices for you. That's the case here with the Director's Cut Zinfandel.

This is a Zinfandel that pushes the envelope of decadence with voluptuous, concentrated flavors of fruit jam, chocolate and vanilla. Petite Sirah is added to the blend to create a sturdier structure and more complexity.

Made with fruit grown entirely in the Dry Creek Valley appellation, where the combination of climate and location produces excellent Zinfandel fruit with intensely concentrated flavor. Half of the fruit was crushed whole, and the must (seeds and skins) was fermented in open-top fermentors for maximum color extraction and flavor enhancement.

One of the things that make this Zinfandel unique is the liberal amount of Petite Sirah added to the blend to enhance structure and complexity. The winemakers used a combination of French and American oak, favoring an American cooper that imparts a nice mocha-espresso nuance that blends well with our wine. The Director’s Cut Zinfandel delivers ample body and a velvety palate with a bouquet of blackberries, raspberries, clove and pepper followed by succulent flavors of cherries, mixed berries and mocha.

The winery price is $27.00. Our regular price is $19.99. You'll have to stop in to see the Bottle Club® price on the Coppola Director's Cut Zinfandel.

2012 Talley Rosemary’s Vineyard Pinot Noir

On the nose, aromas of strawberry cream and raspberry are followed by layers of mushroom, earth and dusty soil. The palate has flavors of sweet berry and cherry with light, soft tannins. This medium-bodied pinot noir exhibits the elegant structure typical of Rosemary's Vineyard with a long, graceful finish. Pair this wine with seared duck breast or fennel-garlic pork roast.

98 Points, Wine Advocate, December 2014: "Easily one of the top Pinot Noirs in the vintage (and I'd wager one of the top efforts to ever come out of California), Talley’s 2012 Pinot Noir Rosemary’s Vineyard is world-class stuff that readers need to taste! Unfortunately, there’s a scant 460 cases to go around, but don’t miss a chance to grab some of these. Aged 18 months in 30% new French oak, it exhibits awesome notes of cassis, crushed flowers, rose bush, sappy herbs and exotic spice on the nose. This flows to a medium to full-bodied, rich, yet laser-focused palate that carries tremendous depth, ultra-fine tannin and blockbuster length. Given the balance and purity, it’s already hard to resist, but I’ve no doubt it will evolve nicely for over a decade."

Very limited availability, at $69.99.

Haig Club™ Single Grain Scotch Whisky

For the whisky lover who wants something familiar, but different, in their glass. This is made at Cameronbridge distillery in Scotland. The liquid has been crafted using a unique process that combines grain whisky from three cask types. This creates a fresh, clean style that showcases butterscotch and toffee for an ultra-smooth taste. Seen by many to be Scotland's hidden gem, single grain whisky is being predicted by experts as the next trend in whisky.

David Beckham and the blue bottle

David Beckham and Simon Fuller will play an integral role in bringing Haig Club™ to the world, working alongside Diageo. Haig Club™ is built on nearly 400 years of distilling heritage and the House of Haig can trace its whisky producing roots back to the seventeenth century.

This will be delivered within the next day or two, priced at $62.99 in the Bottle Club®. And, yes, the bottle is blue. That's the color of their tasting glasses, so the whisky can be judged on aroma and taste alone.

We hope these three products give you just a hint of what we've added to our stores. While the holiday season is about tradition, our great new products can help you create a tradition all your own. Ask any store associate for a run-down on our new products.