2010 Château des Eyssards, Bergerac Sec Cuvée Prestige — As far as we know, this is the first wine we’ve put in the club made by a winemaker who also plays tuba in his local oompah band. Continue reading →

2011 Domaine de la Pépière, Clos des Briords Muscadet — The Muscadet region, at the western edge of the Loire valley on the Atlantic coast, produces fresh, clean, minerally wines from the grape, Melon de Bourgogne, that are quintessential partners for shellfish. Continue reading →

2011 Albet i Noya, Xarel-lo — If you’ve ever had a glass of Cava, Spain’s great contribution to the world of sparkling wines, then you’ve no doubt had Xarel-lo, one of the main grapes in most Cava blends. Continue reading →

2010 Clos Cristal, Saumur-Champigny — We featured the 2008 Clos Cristal back in 2009. Continue reading →

2008 Weninger, Kékfrankos — This is a Hungarian wine made from the grape Kékfrankos. Continue reading →

2003 Bodega Turner, Deux Femmes Blanc — This is an amazing wine that will have to remain shrouded in a bit of mystery. Continue reading →

2010 Iago’s Wine, Chardakhi, Chinuri — Iago Bitarishvili has been making wine in the Georgian wine region of Kartli for over 50 years. Continue reading →

2005 Torre de Oña, Barón de Oña, Rioja Reserva — Traditionally, Rioja wines are made by large cooperatives that buy fruit from some of the nearly 20,000 local growers. Continue reading →

2010 Descendents de José Palacios, Pétalos Bierzo — What is it about Mencia? Continue reading →

2011 Syncline, Grüner Veltliner — It seems like every week, someone shows us a wine from yet another grape that we had no idea was even grown in Washington. Continue reading →