2006 Laherte Frères, Extra-Brut, Les Vignes d’Autrefois
The Champagne house of Laherte Frères is truly a family affair. Continue reading
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Oregon Wine Club – April 2011
2009 Brick House, Pinot Noir “Evelyn’s”
From the beginning, with their first planting in 1990, Brick House has been committed to Old World wisdom in their winemaking. Continue reading
Specialty Club – April 2011
2007 Shafer, Napa Valley Syrah “Relentless”
Longtime club members will remember that this wine was Bear’s favorite Napa Valley Syrah, and he put four vintages of it in this club. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – April 2011
2007 René Rostaing, Syrah, “Les Lézardes” — You can’t swing a cat in the shop without hitting a Rhône wine. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – March 2011
2006 Côte Bonneville, DuBrul Vineyard Carriage House
Since we put the 2005 vintage of this wine in the Washington Club two years ago, Côte Bonneville has gone from an unknown Washington treasure to recognition as one of the best wineries in the state. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – March 2011
NV Camille Savès, Carte Blanche
Camille Savès dates back to 1894, when Eugène Savès began bottling Champagne in the Grand Cru village of Bouzy, in the Montagne de Reims region. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – March 2011
2008 Elk Cove, Five Mountain, Pinot Noir
Someone versed in numerology might find some deeper meaning in this month’s wines: with names like “Five Mountain,” and “49 Rows.” Continue reading
Specialty Club – March 2011
2007 Meroi Chardonnay
This wine is a legend in West Seattle Cellars history. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – March 2011
2009 Frontaura, Nexus, Ribera del Duero, Cosecha — This wine comes from Bodega del Palacio de los Frontaura y Victoria, a family-owned winery located in the western Spanish province of Zamora. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – February 2011
2005 Corliss Estates, Columbia Valley Red Wine
As we mentioned last summer, when we put their 2004 Red Wine in the club, Corliss Estates was founded in 2001 in an old bakery in downtown Walla Walla by a couple of Seattle real estate developers, Michael Corliss and Lauri Darneille, at the height of the wine boom there. Continue reading