2015 ANIMALE, Petite Sirah, Reserve — Matt Gubitosa has been making wine in his home-based winery in Ballard since 1991. Continue reading
Category Archives: Collector’s Club
Collector’s Club – June 2019
2009 López de Heredia, Viña Cubillo Crianza — López de Heredia is one of the oldest and most traditional houses in northern Spain’s Rioja region. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – May 2019
2016 Bodega Garzón, Marselan Reserva — South America is well known for its Argentinean Malbecs and Carménères from Chile. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – April 2019
2015 Cardedu, Canonau “Caladu” — The island of Sardinia lies about 125 miles off the west coast of Italy. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – March 2019
2015 Díaz Bayo, Ribera del Duero Crianza — The Díaz Bayo family have been making wine for about ten generations in Spain’s northern Ribero del Duero region. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2019
2013 Tranche Cellars, Sangiovese — As most of you know by now, Tranche is the sister label of Corliss, producer of some of the top wines in Washington state. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – January 2019
2016 Poderi Elia, “Padrun” Langhe Nebbiolo — Poderi Elia has been making wines in northern Italy’s Piedmont region since 1890, but they didn’t begin exporting them until Small Vineyards convinced them that Americans could truly appreciate them. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – December 2018
2017 Thomas-Labaille, “Les Monts Damnés” Sancerre — Sancerre, in France’s eastern Loire Valley, is revered for its racy, flinty Sauvignon Blancs grown on the local ancient Kimmeridgian limestone soil. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – November 2018
2015 Tranche Cellars, Pape Blanc — As always, Tranche needs little introduction. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2018
16ème, Domaine Jean Royer, Le Petit Roy — This wine is about as close as you can get to Châteauneuf-du-Pape without having the name on the label…or paying the big bucks. Continue reading