{"title":"Winter 2025 Event Featured Wines","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2020-steinmetz-mosel-sekt-brut-cuvee-pinot-traditional-pinot-noir-pinot-muneir-pinot-gris-blend","title":"2020 Steinmetz Brut Cuvée Pinot Sekt, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, Germany","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"acc-12\" class=\"product-single__accordion__item js-accordion-info js-active\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__accordion__item-wrap rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea noble, elegant sparkling wine, produced using the traditional method, which will delight you! -\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLight white gold, sunset reflections. Very refreshing, barely their current nose with a hint of white tree fruit that lingers, plus fine yeast aromas (bread crust), citrus fruits, red apple and again persistent mineral notes. A super fresh, lively sparkling wine with fine, pleasant perlage and a salty, fruity finish. A wonderful aperitif wine on the one hand, but also a serious food accompaniment.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOld Vine Reisling\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feinmetavalue\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA blend of Riesling and a hint of Pinot Blanc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feinmetavalue\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are a third-generation winery in Brauneberg. We took over the business from our parents and are continuing the tradition that our family started over a hundred years ago. A wife and husband team, Sammie and Stefan Steinmetz brings you tradition, innovation and craft in every bottle representing the classic characteristics of German wine bursting with flavors. Sammie Steinmetz, a southern American military expat who owns the distinction of being the only black woman working in wine in the entirety of Mosel, Germany vineyards. She is in study as a viticulturist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey practice what they call “natural viticulture,” which means using no fertilizers, herbicides, or insecticides, plus controlling yields and carefully harvesting and sorting by hand. They’ve focused on acquiring plots of old, own-rooted Riesling parcels when possible. The Brauneberger Juffer site is the trademark of their winery, and they also own plots in such famous sites as Kestener Paulinshofberg, Piesporter Goldtröpfchen, Wintricher Geierslay and Oligsberg, Mülheimer Sonnenlay, Veldenzer, Grafschafter Sonnenberg, and Dhroner Hofberg. The extremely steep slopes in these areas mean that they can only be worked by hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Weingut Günther Steinmetz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46273825833204,"sku":"2022RSGRM20250228000","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/5224\/6215\/files\/2020-steinmetz-sekt-brut-cuvee-pinot-mosel-saar-ruwer-germany-3171173.png?v=1760879831"},{"product_id":"2023-mnw-in-sheeps-clothing-cabernet-sauvignon-wa","title":"2023 MNW \"In Sheep's Clothing\" Cabernet Sauvignon, Central Washington","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;In Sheep's Clothing delivers a ripeness of fruit flavors while preserving the acidity that gives the medium to full-bodied wine a sense of freshness. With layers of cassis, blueberries, and black cherries, this wine lends to a New World style of fruit with more of an Old World structure with a hint of wood smoke. This wine fully embraces an integral part of classic Cabernet Sauvignon by highlighting a complex blend of dried herbs: anise, thyme and bay leaf.\\n\\nThe name is a hat tip to Alonzo Harris: \\\u0026quot;to protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":9215,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":2},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"16\":11}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe name is a hat tip to Alonzo Harris: \"to protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.\" Training Day, Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;In Sheep's Clothing delivers a ripeness of fruit flavors while preserving the acidity that gives the medium to full-bodied wine a sense of freshness. With layers of cassis, blueberries, and black cherries, this wine lends to a New World style of fruit with more of an Old World structure with a hint of wood smoke. This wine fully embraces an integral part of classic Cabernet Sauvignon by highlighting a complex blend of dried herbs: anise, thyme and bay leaf.\\n\\nThe name is a hat tip to Alonzo Harris: \\\u0026quot;to protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":9215,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":2},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"16\":11}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn Sheep's Clothing delivers a ripeness of fruit flavors while preserving the acidity that gives the medium to full-bodied wine a sense of freshness. \u003cspan class=\"oXzekf\"\u003eThe wine has a ripe fruit flavor with notes of cassis, blueberries, and black cherries, balanced by smooth tannins and a long finish.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"oXzekf\"\u003eAfter fermentation, the wine spends 10 months aging in barrel, with 25% of the barrel being new French oak.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;In Sheep's Clothing delivers a ripeness of fruit flavors while preserving the acidity that gives the medium to full-bodied wine a sense of freshness. With layers of cassis, blueberries, and black cherries, this wine lends to a New World style of fruit with more of an Old World structure with a hint of wood smoke. This wine fully embraces an integral part of classic Cabernet Sauvignon by highlighting a complex blend of dried herbs: anise, thyme and bay leaf.\\n\\nThe name is a hat tip to Alonzo Harris: \\\u0026quot;to protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":9215,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":2},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"16\":11}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis wine fully embraces an integral part of classic Cabernet Sauvignon by highlighting a complex blend of dried herbs: anise, thyme and bay leaf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value=\"{\u0026quot;1\u0026quot;:2,\u0026quot;2\u0026quot;:\u0026quot;In Sheep's Clothing delivers a ripeness of fruit flavors while preserving the acidity that gives the medium to full-bodied wine a sense of freshness. With layers of cassis, blueberries, and black cherries, this wine lends to a New World style of fruit with more of an Old World structure with a hint of wood smoke. This wine fully embraces an integral part of classic Cabernet Sauvignon by highlighting a complex blend of dried herbs: anise, thyme and bay leaf.\\n\\nThe name is a hat tip to Alonzo Harris: \\\u0026quot;to protect the sheep, you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf.\\\u0026quot;\u0026quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":9215,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":3,\"3\":2},\"5\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"7\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"9\":1,\"10\":1,\"11\":4,\"12\":0,\"16\":11}' data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe fruit for this wine comes from Columbia Valley - 60% from the Red Mountain AVA and 40% from the Wahluke Slope.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Noir Wines","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47222712402164,"sku":"2023CABEWA202404290000","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/5224\/6215\/files\/2022-mnw-in-sheeps-clothing-cabernet-sauvignon-wa-6880636.webp?v=1760880100"},{"product_id":"2024-shabo-original-pinot-grigio-odessa-ukraine","title":"2024 Shabo Original Pinot Grigio, Odessa, Ukraine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003ePinot Grigio is such a well known varietal, but often overlooked for it's classic representations in off-the-beaten-path regions. Shabo Original Pinot Grigio is a crisp and elegant white wine crafted from Pinot Gris grapes grown in the Odesa region of southern Ukraine.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThis wine exhibits a light straw color and offers a delicate aroma featuring notes of white peach and gentle acacia tones.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eOn the palate, it is rounded and fresh, with a long-lasting finish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] bg-[#FCECC1] dark:bg-[#64572A] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eShabo Winery, located in the village of Shabo in the Odesa Oblast, has a rich history dating back to 1822 when Swiss settlers established vineyards in the area.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] bg-[#FCECC1] dark:bg-[#64572A] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThe winery combines traditional winemaking techniques with modern technology to produce high-quality wines that reflect the unique terroir of the region.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] bg-[#FCECC1] dark:bg-[#64572A] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003ePinot Grigio, known for its adaptability to various climates, thrives in the Odesa region's favorable conditions. The grape's expression in this Ukrainian terroir results in a wine that maintains the varietal's characteristic freshness and fruit-forward profile, offering a New World interpretation of this classic Italian varietal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shabo Spyrt Worldwide","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47698428788980,"sku":"2024PGUKR20250603000","price":15.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0266\/5224\/6215\/files\/2023-shabo-original-pinot-grigio-odessa-ukraine-9565910.jpg?v=1760879718"}],"url":"https:\/\/thewineconcierge.co\/collections\/maryland-ports-global-flavor-showcase-winter-2025.oembed","provider":"The Wine Concierge","version":"1.0","type":"link"}