2009 Chapoutier, Bila-Haut, Côtes du Roussillon, Occultum Lapidem — Chapoutier is a well-known producer based in the northern Rhône. Continue reading →

2009 Le Clos du Caillou, Côtes du Rhône, Vielles Vignes, Cuvée Unique – We selected this wine to pour at our recent North Berkeley Imports tasting after trying it with the winemaker himself, Bruno Gaspard. Continue reading →

2009 Fall Line, El Otro, Boushey Vineyard, Tempranillo — We are longtime fans of Tim Sorenson’s Fall Line wines. Continue reading →

2009 Dumas Station, Cow Catcher Red — When bad weather ruins our plans, we get pretty annoyed. Continue reading →

2007 Von Hövel, Oberemmeler Hütte, Riesling Spätlese — If there is a theme to this month’s club, it is vintage, beginning with this wine from 2007, an exceptional year in Germany for Riesling. Continue reading →

2005 Clos de Brusquières, Châteauneuf-du-Pape — This tiny, ultra-traditional estate produces just one wine, and in very limited quantities at that. Continue reading →

2007 Jean-Yves Devevey, Hautes Côtes de Beaune, Champs Perdrix Bourgogne Blanc — The high slopes, or Hautes Côtes, of Burgundy’s Cote d’Or, (as in Hautes Côtes de Beaune and Hautes Côtes de Nuits) are generally considered the poor cousins of their famed namesake sites below. Continue reading →

2010 Domaine Lafond, Lirac Blanc — Jean-Pierre Lafond, along with his son, Pascal, produces beautiful wines in three of the top appellations in southern France: Tavel, Lirac, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Continue reading →

2010 Trevisiol, Rosé Brut — This is the first in our latest batch of direct-import Italian wines. Continue reading →

2009 Thomas Labaille, Sancerre “Les Monts Damnés” —The Sancerre appellation lies in the eastern end of the Loire Valley, on ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soil which gives the wines from this region their amazing racy, flinty quality. Continue reading →