2014 Fullerton Wines, Momtazi Pinot Noir, $58
Winery Info: Fullerton is a small, family- owned and -operated winery that started in a garage in 2011. Continue reading
Author Archives: West Seattle Wine Cellars
Specialty Club – June 2018
2013 Mills Reef, Elspeth Syrah, $54
Winery info: Mills Reef was established in 1989 by the Preston family in Hawkes Bay, on the east coast of New Zealand’s North Island. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – June 2018
NV Forgeron Cellars, Walldeaux Smithie — Marie-Eve Gilla studied and trained in her native France, then came to the U.S. to further her winemaking experience. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – June 2018
Champagne José Michel et Fils, Special Club, 2012, $69
José Michel comes from one of the oldest winegrowing families in the village of Moussy, just south of Epernay. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – June 2018
2012 Lauren Ashton Cellars, Cuvée Arlette, $45
Winery info: Formerly a dentist, Kit Singh studied at UC Davis and then interned at DeLille before founding his own winery in Woodinville in 2009. Continue reading
Specialty Club – May 2018
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
Grower Champagne Club – May 2018
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
Oregon Wine Club – May 2018
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
Washington Wine Club – May 2018
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
Collector’s Club – May 2018
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
