Wines of the Month
Five wine days, five grapes, and a month that quietly makes the case for exploring beyond the usual suspects. November’s lineup skips the obvious and goes hunting for the interesting — and what it comes back with is a genuinely diverse set of bottles that most people will never have tried side by side.
We open on November 1 with International Xinomavro Day — two bottles from Naoussa, Greece’s most serious red wine appellation, built on a grape that behaves like Nebbiolo and tastes like nowhere else. On November 7, International Merlot Day, we’re celebrating the grape the Right Bank of Bordeaux was built on: a Pomerol Rouge alongside a Cabernet-led Merlot blend from Margaret River. November 12 brings International Tempranillo Day with two very different takes on Spain’s most versatile red — a classic Rioja and something a little less expected. November 18 is Zinfandel Day, and California delivers: two old-vine Zinfandels from storied Sonoma producers, one a single-vineyard icon, one an easier everyday pour. We close on November 30 with International Saperavi Day — two Georgian reds, one from a Xinjiang winery bringing the grape to China, one a classic Mukuzani from the Kakheti heartland.
As always, each Wine of the Month pick is available at a special price for the month only
