Wine Bar Selections
This week at the wine bar we are featuring some new arrivals and store favorites (selections may change as wines sell out): 
 

 

 

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Alto Moncayo 2016!

 

Founded in 2001, Bodegas Alto Moncayo is a joint venture of Bodegas Borsao and others, in conjunction with Chris Ringland. It is located in the town of Bulbuente (Zaragoza) Spain and the Denominacion Campo de Borja. 62 hectares (153.2 acres) of old clone Garnacha vines are planted on the hillside vineyards oriented to the southwest. With vineyards located in three villages, a few of the vineyards are terraced. The winery possesses very unique soils of red clay (indicative of being rich in iron) mixed with red slate. Because of its hillside location the soils are very poor in organic matter and shallow. A few sites have calcareous soil. Nighttime during the summer brings cool temperatures to moderate the growing season and there is scant rainfall. The youngest vines of Alto Moncayo are 35 years old and the oldest vineyards are over 90 years old. Their focus is exclusively on Garnacha.

 

 

Alto Moncayo Alto Moncayo 2016; Campo de Borja  ($47.99)

 

Alto Moncayo Veraton 2016; Campo de Borja  ($34.99)

 

 

 

 

We Want Your Cork!

 

 

Seaboard Wine has partnered with ReCORK to recycle and repurpose natural wine corks. Recycling your natural wine corks in our collection bin ensures that cork is used to replace environmentally harmful, petroleum-based materials in consumer products. Since 2008, ReCORK has planted more than 8,000 cork oak trees, and recycled over 70 million corks.

Cork is an extremely versatile material with benefits that extend far beyond being great bottle stoppers. Cork's naturally durable, moisture-wicking, lightweight and rot-resistant qualities make it perfect for repurposing into a wide variety of eco-friendly products including footwear, yoga blocks and surfboard traction pads, with more product on the way.

Our cork recycling bin is located just inside our front door. Please note that we only accept natural cork bottle closures so sort your corks before depositing in the bin - no synthetic, plastic or metal. Recycle your corks, buy products made from cork, and encourage others to recycle their corks—it's that easy! Read more about cork production, recycling and reuse here!