2015 Domaine Pierre Vessigaud, Mâcon-Fuissé “Le Haut de Fuissé” — France’s Mâcon region lies at the southern end of Burgundy and produces primarily white wines made from Chardonnay. Continue reading
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Specialty Club – January 2017
2014 Brick House, Les Dijonnais, Pinot Noir, $55
Winery info: Newberg-based Brick House planted their first vines in May of 1990 and today, all of their wines come from what is now a 40-acre estate on Ribbon Ridge. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – December 2016
2014 Quilceda Creek, CVR $51.50
Winery info: Founded in 1979 by Alex Golitzen in Snohomish. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – December 2016
2014 Argyle Winery, Reserve Pinot Noir, $38.25
Winery info: Agyle was founded by Rollin Soles in Dundee, Oregon in 1987. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – December 2016
2008 Gaston Chiquet, “Spécial Club,” Brut
Nicolas Chiquet planted his first vines back in the 1740s and, like most growers, sold his fruit to the large Champagne houses for generations. Continue reading
Specialty Club – December 2016
2012 Domaine de Nalys, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Cuvée Réserve, $57.25
Winery info: Nalys is one of the oldest estates in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, mentioned in 17th century local village land surveys. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – November 2016
2014 Mark Ryan, Dead Horse, $58
Winery info: Mark Ryan McNeilly began making wine in 1999, working in various garages and warehouses before finally settling into Woodinville in 2003. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – November 2016
2014 Nicolas-Jay, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, $65
Winery info: This is the first commercial release from a new joint venture between celebrated Burgundian winemaker Jean-Nicolas Méo, of Domaine Méo Camuzet in Vosne-Romanée (protégé of the late, great Burgundy producer, Henri Jayer) and Jay Boberg, a music and media entrepreneur and co-founder of IRS Records (and long-time wine aficionado). Continue reading
Collector’s Club – November 2016
2015 Bocelli, Tenor Red — The Bocelli family has been producing wines on their small farm in Tuscany for over 150 years and our friends at Small Vineyards have been bringing them to us since 2004. Continue reading
Specialty Club – November 2016
2012 Quintarelli, Primofiore, $66
Winery info: This iconic estate, founded by the late Giuseppe Quintarelli in the hills north of Verona in the Veneto, has been described as “mythical,” “legendary,” and “uncompromising.” Continue reading