2016 Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo, “Agamium” — Cantalupo is a family-owned winery in the Ghemme DOCG, high in the Novara hills of northwest Italy’s Piedmont region. Continue reading
Author Archives: West Seattle Wine Cellars
Grower Champagne Club – July 2019
Chapuy, Livrée Noire, Grand Cru, 2012, $79
Chapuy is a small, eight-hectare family estate with a long history in the Grand Cru village of Oger, in the Côte des Blancs. Continue reading
Specialty Club – July 2019
2016 Vincent Girardin, Volnay, $61
Winery info: Vincent Girardin came from a family of winemakers based in the Burgundy village of Santenay since the 17th century. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – July 2019
2015 Lachini Vineyards, Estate Pinot Noir, $60
Winery Info: Ron and Marianne Lachini planted their first vines in 1997 and released their first vintage in 2001. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – July 2019
2015 Ambassador, Plenipotentiary Cabernet Sauvignon, $49.75
Winery info: Ambassador was founded in 2004 by a group of friends from various backgrounds who shared a belief that “no other experience is quite as enchanting as drinking wine…that something magical happens when you drink wine with friends.” Continue reading
Collector’s Club – July 2019
2015 ANIMALE, Petite Sirah, Reserve — Matt Gubitosa has been making wine in his home-based winery in Ballard since 1991. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – June 2019
2014 Waters Winery, Cappella, $45
Winery info: Jamie Brown has been crafting wines under his Waters label since 2003, and they have graced our shelves for just as long. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – June 2019
Pierre Gerbais, L’Osmose, $68
Aurélien Gerbais represents the fourth generation of his family to head Champagne Pierre Gerbais and is described by his importer as “a handsome-nerdy-hipster winemaker who is unnervingly self-assured for his age, yet soft-spoken and humble.” Continue reading
Specialty Club – June 2019
2014 Lioco Wine Company, Cerise Vineyard, Pinot Noir, $55
Winery info: Lioco was founded in 2006 by two friends in the wine and restaurant trade with a shared passion for classic European wines and a dislike of the “heavy-handed wines of the day.” Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – June 2019
2015 Domaine Serene, Yamhill Cuvée, Pinot Noir, $55.50
Winery Info: Founded in 1989 by Ken and Grace Evenstad in the Dundee Hills in the northern Willamette Valley. Continue reading
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