2013 Cadence, Coda — As you know, Ben Smith makes some of the most elegant, complex, and ageworthy wines in the state. Continue reading
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Specialty Club – November 2015
At our first annual holiday tasting in October, customers fell in love with an outstanding red Burgundy, and we proceeded to buy all of it from the distributor. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – November 2015
2013 Ayoub, ??? Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, $55
Winery info: Owned and operated by Mohamad “Mo” Ayoub in Oregon’s Dundee Hills Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – November 2015
2013 Buty, Rockgarden Estate, $48
Winery info: One of the top wineries in Walla Walla, founded in 2000 by Nina Buty and Caleb Foster, and source of a long list of wines that we’ve put in this club, including the 2013 Merlot-Cab Franc in September. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – November 2015
Roland Champion, Blanc de Blancs, Special Club Grand Cru 2008
Like so many small Champagne producers, the Champion family were long-time growers, dating back to the 18th century, before they began producing their own wines. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – November 2015
2011 Baer Winery, Ursa — This Woodinville winery was founded in 2000 by Lance Baer. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – October 2015
Le Brun Servenay, Cuvée Tresor Exhilarante, Vielles Vignes, 2006
The Le Brun family has been growing and producing Champagne in the small Côte des Blancs commune of Avize for generations. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2015
2014 Domaine Maestracci, Clos Reginu, Corse Calvi — Over the past year or so we’ve been seeing a growing interest in wines from Corsica, that Mediterranean island north of Sardinia and just off the Tuscan coast that is politically part of France but more Italian both culturally and viticulturally. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – October 2015
2013 Elk Cove Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Mt. Richmond Vineyard, $49.75
Winery info: Founded in 1974 by Pat and Joe Campbell and family-owned ever since. Continue reading
Specialty Club – October 2015
In honor of importer Paul Wasserman’s visit to our shop for a tasting on Saturday, October 17, we’ve selected one of his most intriguing Burgundies for the club. Continue reading