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
Tag Archives: Wines
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
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
Specialty Club – October 2019
2014 San Felice, Il Grigio Gran Selezione, $49.75
Winery info: San Felice is based in the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga in the southern part of Tuscany’s Chianti Classico region. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – October 2019
2015 Quintet Cellars, Duet Yamhill Carlton Pinot Noir, $41.50
Winery Info: Quintet Cellars is managed by Ed Barr and Sue Barrett. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – October 2019
2016 Hightower Cellars, Red Mountain Reserve, $55
Winery info: Founded in 1997 in Woodinville by Tim and Kelly Hightower with the simple winemaking philosophy: “Get the best grapes and don’t screw them up.” Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2019
2016 Antídoto, Ribera del Duero — Bertrand Sourdais is the fifth generation winemaker and owner of Domaine de Pallus in Chinon, in France’s Loire Valley. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – September 2019
Varnier-Fannière, Cuvée St-Denis, Brut, $76
Like so many small Champagne estates, this family grew grapes long before they began producing their own wines. Continue reading
Specialty Club – September 2019
2015 Vistalba, Corte A, $65
Winery info: Founded by Carlos Pulenta in the Vistalba sub-region of Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina, this winery sits at 1,200 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains. Continue reading
