2021 Marchetti, Tenuta del Cavaliere Verdicchio — Verdicchio is one of the classic white grapes of central Italy. Continue reading →

2019 Los Vascos, Cromas, Carmenère Gran Reserva — Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, of Bordeaux fame, went to South America seeking an opportunity to combine their French tradition with the unique terroir of Chile. Continue reading →

2020 Cadence, Coda — Winemaker Ben Smith is known for crafting 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 →

2020 Simpatico Cellars, Fanatic Albariño — As many of you know, Simpatico was founded by our wonderful former shop intern, Cassie Wistrom, along with two classmates from their time at the Wine Academy at South Seattle College. Continue reading →

2019 Cantina Tombacco, Pecorino Terre di Chieti — Cantina Tombacco dates back to 1919, when Giovanni Battista Tombacco began to focus on winegrowing on his farm in Italy’s northern Veneto region. Continue reading →

2020 Mylonas, Savatiano — Mylonas is a tiny, self-described “micro winery” in Attica, north of Athens in Central Greece. Continue reading →

2020 Tre Donne, Donna Chiara Arneis — Back in the 1980s, sisters Antonella, Rosanna, and Daniella Lequio had to work hard to convince their reluctant and skeptical father that they could take over the family winery (rather than “just marry a good winemaker”). Continue reading →

2017 Macchialupa, Campania Aglianico — This wine comes from Campania, in the boot heel of southern Italy. The winery is located at around 450 meters elevation in the mountainous, interior Beneventano subregion and their focus is on local indigenous grapes. Continue reading →

2020 J. Mourat, Collection Val de Loire Blanc — The Loire Valley stretches from Sancerre in the east to Muscadet, where the river meets the Atlantic. Continue reading →

2020 Nortico, Alvarinho — We usually associate Albariño with the fresh, seafood-friendly wines from northeast Spain’s Rías Baixas region. Continue reading →