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Red wine to buy in Chesapeake Bay
(You may also order red wine – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.)
Herebelow are red wine and where to buy them in Chesapeake Bay:
Here below is my selection of red wine. The establishments must sell by the bottle (without asking you to purchase anything else, even if they are bistros). [Report infringement]
Bottlings selected in 2026
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
USD 16 — 2025 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, incisive, balanced acidity
Distributor for Virginia, Washington, DC, and Montgomery county, Maryland: Williams Corner, website
Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COS — Frappato
USD 25 — 2024 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, refreshing
An online store with delivery in Washington, DC and West Virginia: Finding.Wine, website
Bottlings selected in 2025
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
USD 15 — 2024 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, incisive, balanced acidity
Distributor for Virginia, Washington, DC, and Montgomery county, Maryland: Williams Corner, website
Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COS — Frappato
USD 25 — 2023 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, refreshing
An online store with delivery in Washington, DC and West Virginia: Finding.Wine, website
Bottlings selected in 2024
Madiran — Denis Capmartin – Château Barréjat — Tradition — [60% tannat, 40% cabernet]
USD 15 — 2021 — black currant, red plum, dried herb, dark chocolate, roasted meat – fruit-forward, accessible, dries the mouth, full but with balanced acidity
An online store with delivery in Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, Washington, DC: Flatiron NYC, website
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
USD 15 — 2023 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, incisive, balanced acidity
Distributor for Virginia, Washington, DC, and Montgomery county, Maryland: Williams Corner, website
Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COS — Frappato
USD 25 — 2022 — red fruit – red fruit, juicy, refreshing
An online store with delivery in Washington, DC and West Virginia: Finding.Wine, website
Bottlings selected in 2023
Madiran — Denis Capmartin - Château Barréjat — Tradition — [60% tannat, 40% cabernet]
USD 14 — 2020 — black currant, red plum, dried herb, dark chocolate, roasted meat - fruit-forward, accessible, dries the mouth, full but with balanced acidity
An online store with delivery in Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, Washington, DC: Flatiron NYC, website
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
USD 15 — 2022 — light, fruity and joyful - remarkable freshness, very seductive - supple and fluid body, with finesse and freshness, all fruit with silky, lively tannins
Distributor for Virginia, Washington, DC, and Montgomery county, Maryland: Williams Corner, website
Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)
USD 16 — 2021 — a very fine balance between freshness and density, the tannins are present but velvety
An online store with delivery in South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC: 67 Wine, website
An online store with delivery in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC: De Wine Spot, website
Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COS — Frappato
USD 25 — 2021 — red fruit - red fruit, juicy, refreshing
An online store with delivery in Washington, DC and West Virginia: Finding.Wine, website
Bottlings selected in 2022
Madiran — Denis Capmartin - Château Barréjat — Tradition — [60% tannat, 40% cabernet]
USD 13 — 2019 — black fruit, spice, floral fragrances - fruit-forward, accessible, dries the mouth, full but with balanced acidity
An online store with delivery in Connecticut, New York State, New Jersey, Washington, DC: Flatiron NYC, website
Vin de France — Domaine Navarre — Vin d’Œillades, (œillade, une variété de cinsault, grains plus allongés) (macération carbonique) — (schistes bruns) [sulfite total : 30 mg/l]
USD 15 — 2021 — red fruit - red fruit, tasty and round, can be served slightly chilled
Distributor for Virginia, Washington, DC, and Montgomery county, Maryland: Williams Corner, website
Saint chinian — Jean-Marie Rimbert - Domaine Rimbert — Les Travers de Marceau — (carignan dominant, cinsault, syrah)
USD 15 — 2020 — faithful, reliable - red fruit, herbs from Provence - red fruit, herbs from Provence, structured but little drying, balanced acidity
An online store with delivery in South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC: 67 Wine, website
An online store with delivery in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Washington, DC: De Wine Spot, website
Terre Siciliane — Azienda agricola COS — Frappato
USD 25 — 2020 — red fruit - red fruit, juicy, refreshing
An online store with delivery in Washington, DC and West Virginia: Finding.Wine, website
Price figures are only rough estimates of the US retail tags, at the date of the tasting. Wines are selected on personal criteria.
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Other types of wine have been selected in the same area, merlot in Chesapeake Bay, chardonnay in Chesapeake Bay, sauvignon blanc in Chesapeake Bay, champagne or sparkling in Chesapeake Bay, natural wines in Chesapeake Bay.
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