by PE Bottle Shop | Nov 16, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. Gathering with family and friends you love to enjoy the time, food, and of course the wine. It’s so nice to slow down together and just enjoy the day as we really have so much to be grateful for. Thanksgiving comes with a...
by PE Bottle Shop | Oct 20, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
Often, I say, I’m a seasonal drinker. I like a crisp refreshing white or rosé on a hot day and a cozy juicy red on a grey day… Grüner Veltliner is however a varietal that I think is lovely year-round. In the summer on a hot and humid day, it’s refreshing and...
by PE Bottle Shop | Sep 22, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
As a bottle shop owner, I can tell you that people have a lot of feelings when it comes to Chardonnay. This month I would like to challenge some of those preconceived notions and shine a light on the versatility and beauty of this unfairly maligned grape. Yes, some...
by PE Bottle Shop | Aug 18, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
Sometimes on hot and muggy summer days it can feel a bit odd to reach for a red wine but if that’s what sounds good, we recommend a Gamay. Time and time again this is one of our favorite Summer red varietals. It’s a varietal that is great with a nice chill on it so be...
by PE Bottle Shop | Jul 21, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
It’s not surprising for us to check the weather when picking out what wine to open up. We’ve always considered ourselves seasonal drinkers. With these long summer days, some styles of wine just taste better! With warmer weather, lighter wines with a chill are more...
by PE Bottle Shop | Jun 23, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
This month we wanted to focus on wines that make us happy. We find delight in so many parts of the process; from the place of where it is grown, to how it is made, to the hands that make it happen and then ultimately the wine itself; the aromas, the mouthfeel, the...
by PE Bottle Shop | May 19, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
I’m sure many of you followed us via social on our recent travels and tastings through Bordeaux. We are very excited to showcase those wines with you and many are not in house yet, stay tuned there. So, we’d thought we’d travel a little further East and shine the...
by PE Bottle Shop | Apr 21, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
For this months’ wine club, we’ve decided to stay right here in Michigan. We are so excited to showcase thoughtfully made wine and beautiful expressions of our very own terroir. The history of winemaking in Michigan is not short, vineyards in Michigan were first...
by PE Bottle Shop | Apr 10, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
As we are at the point of transition from Winter to Spring, we all sit on the fringe of longer, more gentle days ahead. While we daydream about what’s in store, it’s also important to not overlook the small but beautiful changes taking place in nature all around. The...
by PEbottleShop | Feb 17, 2023 | Wine Club 2023
Portugal first landed on most people’s wine radars because of port, a fortified dessert wine, but as we have been lucky enough to discover, there is so much more to Portugal than port. So much in fact, that Portugal has the most varieties of indigenous grapes than any...