Northshore magazine showcases the best that the North Shore of Boston, MA has to offer.
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NORTHSHOREMAG.COM 32 NOVEMBER 2020 E AT + D R I N K with the grape Lambrusco di Sorbara, is a pink-hued beauty, both dry and fruity, rustic and elegant, with texture and a solid backbone. $36 wine-sense.net In Beverly, Katrina Sullivan is in charge of fine wines at Lighthouse Wine and Spirits. She proposes an orange wine (whose color comes from extra skin contact during grape fermentation) made with white varietals Trebbiano and Malvasia from Italian producer La Stoppa in Emilia-Romagna. Bold, with grace, it behaves like a red. $24.99 lighthousewines.com Right, Dinavolino sold at Lighthouse Wine and Spirits Bottom, Matthias Warnung sold at Helen's Bottle Shop Left, Folk Machine's Pinot Noir sold at Sea and Cellar in Rockport Kathleen Erickson, owner of Savour in Gloucester, takes us to the Western Cape in South Africa, where a unique blend of two historical varietals, Pinotage and Cinsault, from Hamilton Russell, brings lush aromatics, a touch of spice, and well-integrated tannins to a wine with beautiful fruit. $17.99 savourwineandcheese.com Lindsay Porter opened the tiny and charming Sea and Cellar this summer at Dock Square in Rockport with her husband, John, whose family owns the restaurant Roy Moore's next door. She suggests Folk Machine's Pinot Noir from the Central Coast of California, which boosts silky tannins, soft fruit, and savory acidity, alongside a lovely perfume. $23 seaandcellar.com Finally, Seaview Farm and Farmstand, also in Rockport, just a half mile out of town, opened their wine room as part of the farmstand this summer, too, and hired me as their wine curator. I would put a Riesling from Sybille Kuntz in Germany's Mosel region on the holiday table any day. Dry, with great acidity, it also has the kind of peripatetic sweetness that teases and tempts, and keeps you coming back for more. $26 seaviewfarmrockport.com Owner Alexis Harwood of Helen's Bottle Shop in Manchester brings Austrian Chardonnay to the table from Matthias Warnung in the Niederösterreich region. Meticulously crafted, this is a wine of depth and intrigue, with all the weight expected from a Chardonnay—rich, but aged without excessive oak. $22 helensbottleshop.com PHOTOGRAPHS, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP RIGHT BY ELISE SINAGRA, BY PATRICK SPORLEDER, AND COURTESY OF SEA AND CELLAR