2015 Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez, Ultreia de Valtuille, $70
Winery info: The Pérez family founded Castro Ventosa in northwest Spain’s Bierzo region in 1712 and still oversee it today. Continue reading
2015 Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez, Ultreia de Valtuille, $70
Winery info: The Pérez family founded Castro Ventosa in northwest Spain’s Bierzo region in 1712 and still oversee it today. Continue reading
Francis Boulard et Fille, Brut Nature, Blanc des Blancs, $68
Francis Boulard worked for several decades with his brother and sister at their family estate, Raymond Boulard, in the Montagne de Reims. Continue reading
2016 Lingua Franca, Estate Pinot Noir, $52
Winery Info: Larry Stone was the ninth Master Sommelier in the U.S., and the first American to win the prestigious Best International Sommelier in French Wines competition in Paris. Continue reading
2013 Tertulia Cellars, The Great Schism Reserve, $49.75
Winery info: Tertulia was established in 2005 in the Walla Walla Valley, just north of the Oregon border. Continue reading
2015 Château de Ségriès, Lirac Cuvée Réservée — This estate is based in the southern Rhône appellation of Lirac and currently has about 100 acres of older vines located there, as well as in Tavel and the Côtes du Rhône. Continue reading
2015 Domaine Lionnet, Terre Brûlée, Cornas, $60
Winery info: A small estate in the northern Rhône village of Cornas where the Lionnet family has been growing grapes since 1575. Continue reading
2015 Le Cadeau Vineyard, “Rocheux” Pinot Noir, $49.75
Winery Info: In 1997 Tom and Deb Mortimer bought a previously uncultivated vineyard site near Newberg, Oregon. Continue reading
François Dilgent, Trois Pinots, Brut Nature NV, $55
François Diligent is based in the village of Buxeuil, in Champagne’s southernmost sub-region, the Côte des Bar, also referred to as the Aube. Continue reading
2014 Buty Winery, Conner Lee Vineyard, Merlot-Cabernet Franc, $45
Winery info: Buty made its debut with the 2000 vintage. Continue reading
2014 Gramercy Cellars, Lower East Syrah — Before founding Gramercy Cellars in Walla Walla in 2005, Greg Harrington oversaw wine programs at some of the top restaurants in the country. Continue reading