2018 Notre Dame des Pallières, Lirac “Le Pellegrin” — This wine comes from the Côtes-du-Rhône village of Gigondas, at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail where evidence shows the estate dates as far back as the tenth century. Continue reading →

2017 Carol Shelton, Wild Things Old Vine Zinfandel — Carol Shelton says her path to the wine industry began when she was six and her mother played “guess the scent” games using herbs and spices from the kitchen. Continue reading →

2018 Cadence Winery, Coda — Cadence winemaker Ben Smith crafts some of the most elegant, complex, and ageworthy wines in Washington, with a focus on estate and single-vineyard blends of Bordeaux grapes. Continue reading →

2018 Simpatico, The Fanatic — Cassie Wistrom interned at the shop in 2012 while she was a student in the Wine Academy at South Seattle College. Continue reading →

2017 Holloran Vineyard Wines, Stafford Hill Tempranillo — Oregon is best known for its Pinot Noirs and the Willamette Valley is a perfect place to grow that grape. Continue reading →

2018 Gönc, Kerner “Pavel” — The Gönc family has been making wines in Slovenia since 1936 and today Peter Gönc represents the fourth generation of his family to oversee the winery. Continue reading →

2014 L.A. Cetto, Private Reserve Nebbiolo — L. A. Cetto is one of the oldest wineries in Mexico’s Guadalupe Valley, in northern Baja about 75 miles south of San Diego. Continue reading →

2018 Bodega Noemía de Patagonia, Malbec “A Lisa” — In 1828 British colonists discovered Argentina’s Rio Negro Valley. Continue reading →