Monte Tondo, 2018 Heart Collection Garganega, and 2016 Rosso, both $29.75
Winery info: Monte Tondo has been producing wine for three generations in the northern Italian hills of Soave. Continue reading
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Oregon Wine Club – January 2020
2015 Shea Wine Cellars, Estate Pinot Noir, $48
Winery Info: Shea has long been one of the most coveted vineyards in Oregon and a source of fruit for some of the top wineries in the state such as Beaux Frères, Ken Wright, St. Innocent, and Antica Terra. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – January 2020
2016 J. Bookwalter Winery, Protagonist Cabernet Sauvignon, $49.75
Winery info: Before founding his eponymous winery in 1982, Jerry Bookwalter helped manage the planting of three top Washington vineyards, Sagemoor, Bacchus, and Dionysus. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – January 2020
2017 Poderi Elia, “Padrun” Langhe Nebbiolo — Poderi Elia has been making wines in northern Italy’s Piedmont region since 1890, but Small Vineyards was the first to import them into the U.S. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – December 2019
2011 Gaston Chiquet, “Spécial Club,” Brut, $80
Nicolas Chiquet planted his first vines back in 1746 and, like all growers at the time, his family sold their fruit to the large Champagne houses for generations. Continue reading
Specialty Club – December 2019
2016 Clos Figueras, Font de la Figuera Tinto, $52
Winery info: This property in northeast Spain’s Priorat region was purchased by Charlotte and Christopher Cannan in 1997 on the advice of René Barbier, owner of the famed Priorat estate, Clos Mogador (René was instrumental in getting that region elevated to DOC status). Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – December 2019
2018 Cowhorn, Viognier, $37
Winery Info: Bill and Barbara Steele purchased their property in southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley in 2002, with a dream of owning a piece of land where they could “create a new model of small-scale farming…economically viable, good for the community and good for the earth.” Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – December 2019
2017 Quilceda Creek, Columbia Valley Red, $65
Winery info: As always, Quilceda Creek hardly needs any introduction. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – December 2019
2017 Cadence, Coda — Cadence winemaker Ben Smith makes some of the most elegant, complex, and age worthy wines in the state. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – November 2019
Champagne Pierre Trichet, L’Exception, Premier Cru, 2013, $60
This month we present a brand new producer to this club. Continue reading
West Seattle Wine Cellars 