Nick’s Picks – October 2026

Value $ 109

Discount Price $93

Foresta Tempranillo - $14

100% Temp from Castilla, La Mancha, Spain.  Smooth, drinkable, and fanciful Red with bright crunchy red raspberry and slight hint of dried herbs, with low tannin and a swipe of refreshing acidity.  Perfect party fuel for any laughter packed soiree of your choosing!

Mokoroa Sauvignon Blanc - $20

100% SB from Marlborough, New Zealand.  Passion fruit, nectarine, and juicy pink grapefruit run in perfect tandem with fresh notes of muddled herbs, minerality, and cut grass, all shot into the palate like a bullet train forcing refreshment and complexity into the same beautiful sip.  If you think New Zealand Sauv Blanc shouldn’t be taken seriously, this bottle will rightly change your mind.

Serpentina White Blend - $18

60% Pošip, 20% Trebbiano Toscano, and 20% a mix of Bogdanuša, Maraština, and Muscat from Dalmatian Coast of Croatia.  A heady and fascinating wine from an unexpected place, sporting acacia and white florals, lemon pith, green apple and a plethora of underripe tropical fruit.  Mouthwatering acidity presents stony minerality and with an unexpected long finish of orchard fruit from its lightness. 

Di Marco Appassimento – $16

Partially dried Negroamaro and Primitvo from Puglia, Southern Italy.  Your favorite pizza wine style Italian banger just got a new makeover.  Plum, dark cherry, milk chocolate, and smokey hint of oak and cigar box all gets compacted into a perfectly balanced sip, giving Montepulciano and Chianti with smooth textured plump juicy fruit all rolled into one.  And for the price?  Double pepperoni, please.

 Garibaldi Vero Brazil Brut- $17

Charmat Method Glera Grape from Serra Gaucha, Southern Brazil.  Get ready to chuckle with superiority when you someone serving Prosecco, knowing you know someplace that sells a Sparkling Brazilian that blows it out of the water.  Wonderful whimsical apple and refreshing lemon dance out of the glass with spritely bubbles, washing onto your palate with a soft froth of fruity sweet cream, all remaining completely dry.

Finca Sophenia Estate Reserve Malbec - $24

100% Malbec from Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina.  Cold chills are in the air, and when they are, might I suggest curling up with this absolute stunner from down South.  Thick textured, soft and satisfying, this Malbec is brimming with red cherries, stewed blackberry, and all dark fruits in between, with a clear sense of masterful oak treatment in the form of dry vanilla, baking spices, and dry cacao, even granted more complexity in the form of mint and purple flowers.  Velvety supple tannins, and a weighted blanket comfort on the palate makes it a beauty for all of your Autumnal needs.