2013 Cantina Altarocca, Arcosesto Orvieto Classico — You may recognize this wine, as this is the third vintage we’ve featured in the club. Continue reading
Category Archives: Collector’s Club
Collector’s Club – June 2014
2011 Ogier, Syrah d’Ogier — For years, northern Rhône Côte-Rôtie producer, Ogier, sold all of their fruit and wines to the large negociant, Guigal. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – May 2014
2011 Celler Dosterras, Vespres Montsant — The Montsant region in northeast Spain more or less surrounds the much smaller but more prestigious Priorat. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – April 2014
2011 Château des Eyssards, Bergerac Sec Cuvée Prestige — When we put the 2010 vintage of the wine in the club, we noted that the winemaker also plays tuba in his village oompah band. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – March 2014
2011 Cadence, Coda — Ben Smith makes some of the most elegant, complex, and ageworthy wines in Washington. His 2008 Camerata was featured at a White House holiday dinner in 2012, the same year Seattle Magazine named him Winemaker of the Year! Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2014
2011 ANIMALE, Dolcetto — With an annual production of barely 200 cases a year, ANIMALE is truly a micro winery. Winemaker Matt Gubitosa makes those wines in the basement of his home in Ballard, sourcing fruit from select vineyards around the state. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – January 2014
2008 Edi Simcic, Duet — The Simcic family has been producing wine for several generations in Goriska Brda, Slovenia, a location that is now just 500 yards from Italy’s Friulian border. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – December 2013
2011 Domaine Roche, Cairanne — Cairanne is one of the best of the Côtes du Rhône villages and one that is generally believed qualified for promotion to its own appellation status (putting it on a par with Gigondas or Vacqueyras). Continue reading
Collector’s Club – November 2013
2012 Château de Montfaucon, Viognier — This estate dates back to the 11th century, when a castle was built on the site along the banks of the Rhône River. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2013
2012 Domain du Cros, Marcillac, Cuvée Lo Sang del Païs — The small, rather isolated appellation of Marcillac, in south central France, was once a thriving wine region. Continue reading