2012 Westrey Wine Company, Abbey Ridge Pinot Noir
This month we are featuring two wines you’ve seen before, one a newer vintage, as one would expect, and one a much older one (more on that below). Continue reading
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Grower Champagne Club – February 2015
R.H. Coutier, Blanc de Blancs NV
If you attended our annual grower Champagne tasting in December, you may have been here when we finished the second bottle of Coutier Rosé and the importer pulled out a different Champagne by the same producer from a “special stash” he’d brought. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2015
2012 Poderi Elia, Langhe Nebbiolo “Padrun” — This producer has been making wines in the heart of northern Italy’s Piedmont region since 1890, but didn’t begin exporting them until the folks at Small Vineyards convinced them that Americans could truly appreciate them (we do!). Continue reading
Specialty Club – January 2015
2013 Alheit Vineyards, Cartology
We were immediately smitten when we tasted this white blend from South Africa’s Stellenbosch region. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – January 2015
2010 Gamache Vintners, Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
This wine is a classic Washington collaboration between top notch grape growers and a highly skilled winemaker, in this case Charlie Hoppes of Fidelitas. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – January 2015
2011 Scott Paul, Long Run Pinot Noir
As you may recall from when we featured the Scott Paul “Audrey” Pinot back in 2011, this winery actually began down in California in 1999. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – January 2015
2005 Pierre Moncuit-Delos, Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs
The Champagnes of Pierre Moncuit are quintessential examples of pure, terroir-driven wine, beautifully expressive of the local Kimmeridgian limestone soil of the Côtes des Blancs. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – January 2015
2010 Tranche, Barbera — Tranche is the sister label of Corliss, producer of some of the top wines in the state. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – December 2014
2005 Domaine Lancelot-Royer, Cramant Blanc de Blancs
This Champagne can be summed up in one word: elegant. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – December 2014
2012 ROCO Winery, “The Stalker” Pinot Noir
If you think this wine is named for one of those ominous, frightening types that follow celebrities around, you’re probably not alone, but that’s not the case at all (even though that IS a caricature of winemaker Rollin Soles on the label, being chased by some kind of bird). Continue reading
West Seattle Wine Cellars 