“Lip-smacking, grapefruit-orange-tangerine tastes. Clean, fresh and refreshing, with some mouthfeel, especially in the finish.” That’s John Brecher and Dorothy Gaiter raving about our Albert Mann Pinot Blanc 2007 in a column calling pinot blanc from Alsace a “graceful old friend.” John and Dottie caution, however, that because pinot blanc is not a popular wine or grape, you have to be careful where you buy from – in their words, “sometimes they’ve been gathering dust on shelves for too long because they generally don’t sell like hotcakes.”

They’re right to caution. Wine that sits on a store’s shelf for a long time degrades, loses the brightness of its fruit and becomes a duller version of itself. Perhaps you’ve marveled at another store’s expansive selection, overwhelmed and giddy by choices. Wine everywhere. On the wall, in the window, stacked in the aisles. Then you come to us. A paltry offering comparatively. Well, there’s method to our madness. With fewer wines, they turn more often so you can be guaranteed the wine is fresh and tastes like it should. Our wines don’t sit around ignored or forgotten. After all, that’s no way to treat an old friend.

Albert Mann Pinot Blanc 2007 (Brooklyn)
Albert Mann Pinot Blanc 2007 (Manhattan)