Regular Business Hours:
Monday - Saturday: 10am - 9pm
Sunday: 11am - 6pm
UPCOMING EVENT
August First Friday Wine Tasting
Friday, August 4th | 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Join us to help raise money for Severson Dells Nature Center. We will sample 24 different wines from around the world. Admission is a $20 cash or check donation to Severson Dells. It is Severson Dells' mission to link people to nature through education and research, in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin area. They promote awareness of the natural world, fostering respect, enjoyment, and preservation now and in the future.
August Wine Tasting Club
Tuesday, August 15th | 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Our staff will organize the tasting by varietal, appellation, or region. Each tasting will consist of 6 to 8 wines and will be tasted blind. The blind tasting format is guaranteed to provide ample opportunity for lively discussion and learning. Cost: $20 per person. Only 12 spots available per month. Advanced reservation required over the phone or in person.
August Topic: Sparkling Wines
Wine & Whiskey at The Rockford City Market
Over 18 tables of wine and whiskey to sample. Live music and food trucks.
Saturday, August 26th | 3:30 - 6:00 PM
SAVE THE DATES
Bourbon, Brisket & Blues
Saturday, September 16th
Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House
Artale Grand Tasting 15th Anniversary Tony Artale Memorial Foundation Fundraiser
Saturday, Nov. 11th
Nicholas Conservatory
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Hickory Smoked Gorgonzola
SALE $11.99 Reg. $13.99
The Great American Cheese Collection cold smokes this blue cheese with hickory.
Butterkase
SALE $9.99 Reg. $11.99
This first variety of cheese available at Prairie Pure was Butterkase. It is a creamy, brick-style cheese great for snacking. Melting on sandwiches and burgers, or for cooking. Makes amazing grilled cheese or macaroni and cheese.
7-year White Cheddar
SALE $14.99 Reg. $19.99
This is an intense and concentrated yet with a pleasing balance of sweet and sharp, plenty of crunchy grana. Pair with a red or port wine.
Pecorino Romano
SALE $12.99 Reg. $14.99
Vibrant, young Italian tones; sweet with an impressive acidic backbone; clean and fresh.
Great Year Gruyere
SALE $15.99 Reg. $18.99
Swiss cheese made from whole cow's milk and cured for six months.
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Long before corn and bourbon took over the United States, rye was the dominate whiskey of choice, and especially on the east coast. But prohibition pushed many farmers from the east coast toward Kentucky and Indiana to produce a crop that was quickly gaining popularity in the US, corn. After prohibition, subsidies on corn made it much cheaper for distillers to make bourbon and ever since, rye has taken a back seat to its corny cousin. But there continue to be outstanding rye options available and most distillers prefer the spice of rye to the sweetness of bourbon. Swing by this week and grab one of these delicious whiskeys and see why early distillers fell in love with rye.
MB Roland Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
SALE $54.99 Reg. $59.99
MB Roland Rye Whiskey is a unique local expression of our distillery in Western Kentucky. The spiciness from the rye in this mash is rounded out by the addition of our local Christian County white corn.
Wilderness Trail Single Barrel Kentucky Straight Rye Whiskey
SALE $59.99 Reg. $67.99
Our three-grain recipe is 56 percent rye, 33 percent corn and 11 percent malted barley. Our rye mash bill is one we created for a broader balance of flavor to offset the typical high ryes commonly found. We use Kentucky-grown Heritage rye from our local KY Proud farm. We enter the new, air-dried #4 char, 53-gallon barrels at 100 proof and 105 proof for our Rye Whiskey and age until maturity in our barrelhouse.
Willett Family Estate Straight Rye Whiskey
SALE $67.99 Reg. $73.99
Boasting a folk lore style reputation in the whiskey world, the Willett Family Estate Rye is always a sought after commodity. A blend of two different rye mash bills, both being low percentage rye whiskeys, create a slightly sweet mouthfeel with floral and airy rye spice lingering on the palate. A bourbon drinkers rye through and through.
Penelope Toasted Straight Rye Whiskey
SALE $79.99 Reg. $89.99
After full maturation in charred new American oak barrels, we finished 100% straight rye whiskey in a new, freshly toasted barrel. While it can be hard to predict the flavor profile of each bottle in our Toasted Series, the deep notes of vanilla imbued by the toasting process add another dimension to our signature flavor profile. Whether you’re into a Heavy Toast or Lighter Char, our Toasted Series truly offers something for everyone.
High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey
SALE $79.99 Reg. $89.99
Almost every other straight rye whiskey you can buy today is barely legal, with 51-53% rye in the mash bill. Not Rendezvous. It honors the way rye whiskey used to be made, with a high rye content and full, uncompromised flavor. With Rendezvous, you get a taste of authentic rye whiskey. We hope you enjoy it.
Leopold Bros Three Chamber Rye Whiskey
SALE $179.99 Reg. $209.99
For over a hundred years, American rye whiskey was commonly produced in what was called a Three Chamber Still to extract not only distillate, but also oils and aromas hidden in the grains. The resulting spirit was marketed as “heavy-bodied” whiskey, but production stopped just after World War II and the still in which it was made became a lost American tradition. Leopold Bros. painstakingly re-engineered a Three Chamber Still from old manuscripts and grew the heritage grain Abruzzi rye that was favored by Pre-Prohibition distillers to resurrect this one-of-a-kind whiskey. We hope you enjoy this rebirth of an American classic as much as we enjoyed making it.
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Vietti
Perbacco
Nebbiolo
Langhe
2020
$26.99 reg. $29.99
92 Points James Suckling
Medium deep ruby color. Quite intense and generous fruity nose (red berries) along with floral and spicy notes, a hint of menthol and hard candy. On the pallet medium bodied, showing notable intensity while retaining an essentially mid-weight style. Strong, intense, and quite powerful when young, evolving to a complex and elegant, very well-balanced wine with ageing. The tannins are harmoniously integrated in the fruit structure of the wine. Long lasting aftertaste with good freshness.
Pair with hearty stew, wild game, roasted red meats and sharp, and aged cheeses.
This is a fresh and fruit-forward nebbiolo with notes of raspberries and cherries, orange peel and chocolate. Some dried flowers, too. Medium- to full-bodied, firm and racy with ripe but taut, compact tannins that run the whole length of the wine. Well-crafted. Long and even. Vegan. Drink or hold.
-James Suckling 92 Points
The Winery
Located in the heart of the Langhe hills, at the top of the village of Castiglione Falletto, the Vietti wine cellar was founded in the late 1800's by Carlo Vietti. The estate has gradually grown over the course of time, and today the vineyards include some of the most highly prized terroirs within the Barolo and Barbaresco winegrowing areas.
Although they have been making wine for four generations, the turning point came in the 1960's when Luciana Vietti married winemaker and art connoisseur Alfredo Currado, whose intuitions - from the production of one of the first Barolo crus (Rocche di Castiglione - 1961), through the single-varietal vinification of Arneis (1967) to the invention of Artist Labels (1974) - made him both symbol and architect of some of the most significant
revolutions of the time.
Alfredo’s intellectual, professional, and prospective legacy was taken up by Luca Currado Vietti (Luciana and Alfredo’s son) and his wife Elena, who contributed greatly to the success of the Vietti brand before their departure in 2023. In 2016 the historic winery was acquired by Krause family. Over the last seven year, they have added a number of prized crus to the estate’s holdings. In 2022 the winery was named
Winery of the Year by Antonio Galloni of Vinous.
Vietti is universally recognized today as being one of the very finest Italian wine labels - by continuing along the path of the pursuit of quality, considered experimentation and working for expansion and consolidation internationally.
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It’s pretty rare these days that I will buy as much as someone will sell me but this one was almost too good to be true. Remember wine tariffs from two years ago? Yes it was only two years ago?! Dreyfus Ashby (Wine Importer) had to buy their regular allotment of the other wines from Christian Moueix to get their annual allocation of Chateau Petrus (Super Famous/Expensive French Wine), but given the tariffs the other wines were much slower moving, so they offered me a deal to help clear out the 2017 vintage of Chateau Plince! Great press and pedigree on this one listed below. We don’t often have deals this juicy, so just wanted to be sure you all saw it.
This wine normally has a price of $70,
the cheapest I've seen it online is $60,
we can sell it to you for $40!
This wine comes in a 12pk wood box
*case price $36 a bottle*
We were only able to get 10 of the 50 cases they shipped to Illinois. We are down to 8 boxes. Drink it now through 2030.
DESCRIPTION
Château Plince is known and recognized today by amateurs and professionals as the wine from Pomerol of great quality. In 1995, it took the bronze medal at the agricultural show of Paris, then won the gold medal in 2000. Located at the exit east of Libourne, the property of Château Plince is close to Château Nénin and opposite Château La Pointe.
Its total surface is more than 10 hectares, of which 8,66 hectares are planted in vine.
The vineyard is of only one holding and is located on a ground of dark sand largely provided in “iron” which contributes to the richness of the wine.
GRAPE VARIETY
72% Merlot
23% Cabernet Franc
5% Cabernet Sauvignon
FOOD PAIRINGS: BBQ Ribs, Grilled pork, lamb and game, beef steaks
TASTING NOTES: “Ample, rich, almost over-ripe nose. Medium body. Good grip. Lovely black fruit. This is a lovely, seductive wine. Very good for a bourgeois Pomerol.” (Clive Coates, The Vine)
RATINGS
2017
Château Plince
James Suckling
93
01.10.2020
The crushed-berry, smoke and stone aromas are appealing. Medium to full body, round and chewy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Shows depth and structure. Give it a year or two to soften and come together. Drink in 2022.
2017
Château Plince
The Wine Advocate
90
03.16.2020
Composed of 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Franc, the 2017 Plince is medium to deep garnet-purple in color and rolls effortlessly out of the glass with scents of blackberry pie, plum preserves and kirsch plus suggestions of menthol, pencil lead and Marmite toast. Medium-bodied, the palate has a sturdy, rugged frame with mouth-coating black fruit and earthy flavors, finishing a little chewy. According to Christian Moueix, most of their frost damage happened to Lalande de Pomerol. At Chateau Belair, there is absolutely no production this year. Production for the lower parts of Pomerol was down by around 33%.
2017
Château Plince
The Wine Spectator
90
03.31.2020
A light herb note gives way to friendly plum and cherry fruit flavors, backed by rooibos tea and mineral hints on the silky finish. Stylish. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2030. 2,450 cases made. –JM Country: France • Region: Right Bank • Issue Date: Web Only – 2020
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FOOD AND WINE TOURS
WITH THE
CONTINENTAL DRIFTER
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quick video overview of our Experiences.
Ralph Velasco is a Rockford resident who has been organizing and leading tours around the world for more than 15 years and his trips are all 5-star rated. He has a more than 42 percent client repeat rate and group sizes range from just 6 - 10 participants maximum. Accommodations are in unique properties such as a private 11th-century castle in France's Dordogne, a former private family villa in the Spanish hilltown of Laguardia in the Rioja region, and/or a gorgeous wine estate in the Douro Valley or boutique hotel in the center of Porto, Portugal.
Rest assured that the main focus of these incredible trips is the food, wine, spirits, and other historical and natural highlights of each of the places he visits.
You should also visit Ralph's YouTube channel for information about all the destinations he goes to and it can be found at The Continental DRIFTER.
Use Code ARTALE when booking your tour!
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The 12 Best $15 Bottles of Wine
Mix or Match 12 Bottles Get 10% Off
Whites:
Otto's Constant Dream
Sauvignon Blanc
Marlbrough
New Zealand
2022
$14.99
Estate grown and sustainably farmed. Fermentation vessels are predominantly stainless steel, with a very small percentage in French Oak, to contribute a layer of texture. Fermentation takes place at approximately 15 degrees Celsius and lasts approximately 3 weeks. Skin contact is avoided and the wine rests on lees for approximately 6 weeks. Lightly fined and filtered prior to bottling.
Dry Creek Vineyard
Fume Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc
50th Anniversary Edition
2021
$14.99
Since 1972, Dry Creek Vineyard has produced Fumé Blanc — a wine at the heart and soul of their family winery. Modeled after the classic wines from the Loire Valley in France, their stainless steel fermented Fumé Blanc is crisp, balanced, and immediately drinkable. The 50th Anniversary Edition of Fumé Blanc emanates the classic Dry Creek Vineyard "house" style of Sauvignon Blanc. Aromatics of lime, lemon, white peach, and grapefruit leap forward from the glass with nuances of honeydew, lemongrass, and white tea. On the palate, the wine is intense and bright with tangerine, passionfruit, and cucumber. Underlying minerality and hints of hibiscus, lemon verbena, and jalapeño contribute to this wine’s refreshing, crisp finish.
Bodegas Volver
Tarima
Mediterraneo
2021
$14.99
A blend 50/50 of Moscatel and Merseguera, resulting in a white, aromatic, exotic, lemony and refreshing wine. Very juicy and fruity, with the muscat taste clearly coming through. Easy drinking with medium acidity and a crisp finish.
Louis Latour
Ardeche
Chardonnay
2019
$14.99
Maison Louis Latour is one of the most innovative producers in Burgundy whilst maintaining its traditional image. With a view to expanding the business in 1979, the valley of the Ardèche river with its clay and limestone-based soils was chosen as the ideal location to produce a top-quality Chardonnay wine. The Chardonnay d'Ardèche is aged in stainless steel vats for approximately 10 months. It is a fresh and easy to drink wine.
Reds:
The Atom
California
Cabernet Sauvignon
2020
$14.99
The Atom California Cabernet Sauvignon. One of nature’s greatest unsolved mysteries meets one of our most beloved wines. Seeking to achieve the perfect, zero-deficit flavor profile, we harvest clusters at the point of perfect ripeness & combine them at the press before a slow, meticulous fermentation. Allowed to rest in perfect darkness, the unfolding of an elemental prowess takes shape. A smoldering nose of black pepper & currant melds seamlessly into a lush, robust palate of velvety violet, tobacco leaf, cassis & subtle licorice. Balanced acidity & integrated tannins linger at the tongue .
Tabali
Pedregoso
Cabernet Sauvignon
Gran Reserva
2019
$14.99
Wine & Spirits 91 Points
Intense ruby in colour, this Cabernet Sauvignon is notable for its good body and structure. It has upfront aromas of cherries, violets, cassis and smoke, complemented by hints of toast. Well-rounded in the mouth, with balanced, silky tannins and great structure, it achieves a good balance between fresh acidity and abundant fruit.
Tinto Negro
Malbec
Uco Valley
Argentina
2020
$14.99
Sourced from Mendoza’s high altitude Uco Valley, this blend is meant to showcase the cool climate style of Malbec. Intense floral aromatics, dark fruit flavors, rich texture, and a bright, fresh finish - cool climate Malbec. The wine is aged for six months in used
French oak.
Upshot
Red Blend
Sonoma County
2020
$14.99
This rich supple wine bursts with blackberry and dark cherries with hints of spice followed by lush, rounded tannins and a lingering finish.
Blend: 36% Zinfandel, 32% Merlot, 21% Malbec, 6% Riesling, 5% Petit Verdot
Edmeades
Mendocino County
Zinfandel
2019
$14.99
2019 Vintage- A Zinfandel full of cherry and blackberry fruit, with aromas of graham crackers, dark chocolate and baking spices.
Famille Perrin
Cotes-Du-Rhone
Villages
2019
$14.99
Elegant deep crimson-red dress. On the nose, this wine reveals a beautiful aromatic complexity with notes of black fruit, pepper and "garrigue". Smooth, well structured and perfectly balanced, the palate offers aromas of blackberries, plums and licorice with a good length on the finish.
Carmel Road
Monterey County
Pinot Noir
2020
$14.99
Our 2020 Monterey Pinot Noir has bright cherry aromas that are layered with notes of wild strawberries and black tea. On the mouth, you get juicy black cherry flavors and notes of cola with hints of vanilla, toasted oak and well balanced tannins. A silky texture leads to a long finish
Chemistry
Alliance
52% Clifornia 48% Oregon
Pinot Noir
2021
$14.99
Aromas of ripe red raspberry and Rainier strawberry float out of the glass. The palate is soft with notes of bright cherry, plush tannins, and an undertone of moderately toasted barrels that keeps the wine round and satisfying. This is a wine meant to enjoy with friends on a Thursday evening with some barbecue chicken, cheersing to the weekend ahead. Kindled in transition, the winemakers at Stoller Family Estate and Chehalem seized an opportunity to collaborate, allowing the two estate-driven, tenured wineries to further explore. The Chemistry brand was formed from that original bond. Now, our winemakers are bringing together Pinot Noir from two of the new world’s most acclaimed grape-growing regions: Oregon and California. Superior quality at a fair price. Alliance, by Chemistry.
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Bright, refreshing, lower abv options from our local heroes that are perfect for backyard cookouts, Rock River cruises, lazy lake weekends, and patio sippin'. |
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Pig Minds
Buzz Dream
Session Hazy Pale Ale
$13.99
4pk 16oz can
Session hazy pale ale that drinks like a mimosa in a pint glass! Hallertau blanc hops provide the prosecco while Citra and Amarillo bring the citrus.
Prairie Street
Peach Wheat
American Wheat Ale
$9.99
4pk 16oz can
Beautifully clear, golden brown, an almost peach color. Fresh peach fragrance jumps out of the glass letting you know this beer is jammed with peach puree.
Urban Forest
Kindred Kolsch
German Kolsch-style Ale
$11.99
4pk 12oz can
A Kölsch-style beer that is clean and delicate. Subtle fresh grain flavors meld with the crisp bitterness from traditional German hops. Enjoy a pint or two with the Kindred Spirits in your life.
*Crafted to remove Gluten*
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Pig Minds Kloude Blast Hazy DIPA
$14.99 | 4pk 16oz can
Prairie Street IPA
$9.99 | 4pk 16oz can
Prairie Pavo Real Mexican Lager
$10.99 | 4pk 16oz can
Urban Forest BA Burning Dinosaur Bones Imperial Stout
$24.99 | 22oz
Urban Forest Symbol Hazy Session IPA
$12.99 | 4pk 12oz can
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