Nick’s Picks – April 2026

Value $117

Discount Price $99

Maison Foucher Muscadet - $19

100% Melon de Bourgogne Grape from Sevre et Maine, Western Loire, France.  Whether it’s briny and sweet shellfish, invigorating fresh salads, or enhancing the whimsey of a full sunny day, good Muscadet is great way to take it to the next level.  Green apple, lemon zest, and river stone minerality fly out of this racy glass with precise tense acidity bringing to a full satisfying close with a fresh sweet green herbaceous finish.

Adernats Cava Brut Nature - $19

Macabeo, Xarel-lo, and Parellada, Champagne Method No-Sugar Sparkling Wine from Penedes, Spain.  Peach and apple orchard fruit accompany a white flower and chervil aroma that shouts out of the glass.  While remaining completely dry and endlessly fresh, there is smooth and lush mouthfeel that will leave you happy with a single sip yet feel compelled to steal the whole bottle for yourself.  And dill-laden shrimp salad?  Forget about it!

Vinum Cellars Chenin Blanc - $17

100% Chenin Blanc from Clarksburg, Central Valley, California.  A wine truly worth celebrating regardless of the context, and a beautiful expression of the grape and region regardless of your relationship with Chenin.  From start to finish, a cornucopia of juicy orange and lemon, Asian pear, yellow apple, quince, and a fascinating peacock of nutmeg and cinnamon tumble from the glass, made even more lively by a full engulfing palate lifted by perfect persistent acidity.  Aperitif is a no-brainer, but if pairing look for pasta dishes where herbs and butter are doing the heavy lifting.

Gulp Hablo Orange – 1L $21

Biodynamic Skin Contact Verdejo and Sauvignon Blanc from La Mancha, Spain.  A great clean beginning entrant into Orange Wine and possibly the coolest wine in this lineup, I dare you gleefully dare you to bring this to any one of your April holidays and celebrations.  Orange blossoms, white tea, and sour apricot flavors soak through the nose and palate of this glass, with a snappy and quaffable approach that will make white and rose drinkers alike absolutely giddy.  Get more orange in your life!

Domaine Gassier Gris de Grenache Rose - $17

100% Grenache Rose from Costières de Nîmes, Southern Rhône, France.  Your Spring fling has arrived, destined to bring the sun out of even the cloudiest of days, with complexity and elegance to please all who venture in.  Crunchy yet plump strawberry and raspberry lead this fresh offensive, with pops of fresh thyme, white rose petals, and a saline minerality that brushes against the best of expensive Provence as its addictively refreshing and soft palate compels you to drink more, especially with caprese and charcuterie you desperately want your guests to finish.

Poggio del Moro Rosso Toscana - $24

25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 25% Syrah, 25% Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy.  You’re going to be delighted by this wine with whatever tomato-based Italian dish you’re thinking about right now, but you’re welcome to scrap all that to just drink this beautiful Super Tuscan by itself.  Black cherries, black currants, walnuts, dry tobacco, dry chocolate, and that ecstatically rustic sense that transports you to sunny Tuscany all come through in this glass.  Full, chewy, rich, with well warranted crackly energy that makes it well balanced?  Checkmate: Cheap Chianti…