13ème Année, Domaine Jean Royer, le Petit Roy — For decades this estate in Châteauneuf-du-Pape rented out their vines and sold their fruit to négociants. Continue reading →

2011 Pierre André, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Blanc, “Les Forges” — Château de Corton André is located in the heart of Burgundy in the village of Aloxe-Corton. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

2011 Celler Dosterras, Vespres Montsant — The Montsant region in northeast Spain more or less surrounds the much smaller but more prestigious Priorat. Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →