Fresh and vibrant wines to buy in Chesapeake Bay

(You may also order vibrant wines – that i have qualified – online for delivery across the USA.)

Herebelow are vibrant wines and where to buy them in Chesapeake Bay:

Here below is my selection of vibrant wines. 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

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf & Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 25 — 22/23 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 30 — 2022 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, 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

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf & Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 24 — 2022 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 28 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, 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

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus – Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 23 — 2021 — pure, intense – yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 26 — 2021 — yeast, toasted bread – baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, 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

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Julien Albertus - Kumpf et Meyer — [élevé sur lattes entre 14 et 30 mois, non filtré, sans sulfite ajouté] — Brut (zéro dosage, millésimé)

USD 22 — 2020 — pure, intense - yeast, fine bubbles, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, website

Crémant d’Alsace [sparkling] — Domaine Rietsch — Extra Brut

USD 24 — 2020 — yeast, toasted bread - baked apple, brioche, toasted almond, nougat, dry but not stiff, fresh

An online store with delivery in Virginia, Washington, DC, West Virginia: Wine Therapy, 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, good red wines in Chesapeake Bay, champagne or sparkling in Chesapeake Bay, natural wines in Chesapeake Bay.

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