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Wine Club
A wine club membership designed for the intrepid explorer and tastemaker, or anyone looking to drink something new and delicous. With each shipment, you will discover extraodinary and unique wines, and the stories behind these passionate winegrowers and the regions they call home.
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Curated Collections
Choose your own wine adventure with our 4-, 6- and 12-bottle Curated Collections. Ideal for enhancing your personal cellar or giving as thoughtful gifts. Shop by Occasion, Region, or Staff Favorites, and explore the diverse and extensive Vinalia portfolio today.
Bottle Shop
Embark on a journey through the world of wine, one grape at a time. Our Bottle Shop showcases the hidden gems of lesser-known wine regions, granting you access to incredible wines rarely found in the US.
Seasonal Sips
Cozy up this season with our Wines of Winter Collection, featuring rich, warming bottles perfect for chilly nights and festive gatherings.
Gift Guide
Shop Vinalia's wine gifts for all of the wine lovers in your life. From your favorite bottles to one-off collections and gift cards, all include a custom note. Gifting wine just got easier.
Corporate Gifting
Whether itβs for your team, clients, or partners, Vinaliaβs handpicked wine collections offer a personal and unforgettable way to say thank you. We offer white glove service to ensure that every detail is accounted for, and weβll streamline the whole process for you to make gift-giving simple.
Wine Tastings
At Vinalia, we believe every bottle tells a story, and our wine tastings bring those stories to life. Led by certified wine expertsβincluding our co-founders, Bryce Wiatrak (Master of Wine candidate) and Mary Collineau (WSET Diploma candidate)βour tastings are engaging, educational, and anything but boring.
Our Producers
We source wines from winemakers across the globe who honor their land, history, and traditions. Their passion, dedication, and expertise are evident in every bottle we offer. Explore their stories here and discover the unique grapes they cultivate, as well as the regions they call home.
Our Story
Our goal is to shed light on the people, regions, and traditions that make up the incredibly diverse world of wine today. For we believe that great wine can come from any grape, any region, and any one. Read Our Story here.
Our Recipes
Just as the world of wine is vast and diverse, so too is the culinary landscape, though many local delicacies remain unrepresented here in the US. Our recipes honor the culinary traditions of the regions we source from, highlighting dishes that complement our wines.
Our Journal
Planning a trip to Greece and want to learn about its top wine regions and grapes? Or are you looking to discover 10 new Italian grapes to try? Discover answers to these questions and more in Our Journal, our weekly blog dedicated to all things wine.
Cultivar Club
Vinalia's Exclusive Loyalty Program. Join the club and be rewarded with exclusive discounts, club member perks and more!
Itβs the third Thursday in November and that means itβs the wine worldβs favorite holiday: Beaujolais Nouveau Day. Among the most unique modern harvest traditions, Beaujolais Nouveau Day gives the earliest sips of the new vintage in the Northern Hemisphereβa delightful taste of infant wine for the inpatient.
Always one week before Thanksgiving, Beaujolais Nouveau Day kickstarts the holiday season. To celebrate, letβs dive into the history of Beaujolais Nouveau and the grape and region behind the wine.
Gamay is a very old variety, native to Burgundy and the offspring of fellow Burgundian red Pinot Noir and the ancient grape Gouais Blanc. While Gamay is the darling of many sommeliers the world over today, it was not always quite so beloved. Its first documented mention was in 1395 via a decree by Philippe the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in which he prohibited the planting of Gamay in Burgundyβs vineyards and demanded all existing vines be immediately torn out. The βdisloyalβ Gamay was derided not only for negative gustatory properties, but also a series of wild and ridiculous correlations of Gamay consumption with the contraction of a suite of diseases.
By the 1970s, one winery, Georges Duboeuf, heavily marketed their Beaujolais Nouveau, transforming the category into a global phenomenon. The first Beaujolais Nouveau wines reached the United Kingdom in 1974, and in the ensuing decades, bottles flew as far as Asia and Australia. The release date was also moved up, first to November 15, and then to the third Thursday in November, beginning in 1985. By 1988 Nouveau comprised 60% of all Beaujolais production, the peak of the productβs popularity.
The speedy fermentation of Beaujolais Nouveau relies on a unique winemaking process called carbonic maceration. Unlike traditional fermentation, carbonic maceration is performed before crushing the grapes. Whole berries, typically still attached to their stems, are placed in a sealed tank, flushed with carbon dioxide. In this anaerobic environment, fermentation is carried out intracellularly and without the assistance of yeasts. The result is a light and extremely fruity wine, with youthful, candied flavors, sometimes described as tasting of bubblegum.
Beaujolais Nouveau Day remains the wine worldβs most celebrated holiday, and it has also inspired similar styles in other regions. In France, Gamay wines from ArdΓ¨che and the Loire are also released in Nouveau expressions, while various novello wines in Italy are released on the same day as Beaujolais Nouveau. The tradition has also crossed over to the New World, with several trendy young California wineries bottlings Nouveau wines from Gamay or Pinot Noir.
But Nouveau isnβt the only source of inspiration that Beaujolais has provided to the New World. Many other winemakers have taken greater interest in traditionally fermented Beaujolais, mesmerized by the transcendent beauty of Gamay and its profound ability to communicate its sense of place. Winemakers of Pinot Noir commonly also share great admiration for Gamay, and several wineries in Australia, Oregon, New York, and California will produce both.
Gamay also performs well in cooler climatesβeven those cooler than the more moderate Beaujolais. Accordingly, it has become one of the signature grape varieties of Ontarioβs Niagara Peninsula, a region that leans into its cool climate to craft wines of crystalline purity. Gamay from the region is often precise, finely chiseled, and almost ethereal in character.
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