2019 Palamà, “Metiusco” Rosso Salento — The Palamà family, originally of Greek origin, settled in southern Italy about two thousand years ago and have been making wine there ever since. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Wines
Specialty Club – January 2021
1985 Château de Haute-Serre, Cahors, $69
Winery info: This estate in the Cahors region of southwest France dates back to the Middle Ages. Continue reading
Specialty Club – December 2020
2016 Château Moulin de Tricot, Margaux, $61
Winery info: Moulin de Tricot is a small Bordeaux property established in the 19th Century in the heart of Margaux, the most southerly appellation in the Haut-Médoc district. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – December 2020
2018 Notre Dame des Pallières, Lirac “Le Pellegrin” — This wine comes from the Côtes-du-Rhône village of Gigondas, at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail where evidence shows the estate dates as far back as the tenth century. Continue reading
Specialty Club – November 2020
2017 Domaine Courbis, Cornas Champelrose, $54
Winery info: This northern Rhône winery has roots dating back to the 16th century. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – November 2020
2017 Carol Shelton, Wild Things Old Vine Zinfandel — Carol Shelton says her path to the wine industry began when she was six and her mother played “guess the scent” games using herbs and spices from the kitchen. Continue reading
Specialty Club – October 2020
2018 Domaine de la Charbonnière, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, $49.75
Winery info: Eugène Maret purchased this French estate in 1912 and today Caroline and Véronique Maret represent the fourth generation to oversee the family holdings in Châteauneuf-du-Pape as well as in nearby Vacqueyras and the Côtes du Rhône. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – October 2020
2018 Cadence Winery, Coda — Cadence winemaker Ben Smith crafts some of the most elegant, complex, and ageworthy wines in Washington, with a focus on estate and single-vineyard blends of Bordeaux grapes. Continue reading
Specialty Club – September 2020
2012 La Fiorita, Brunello di Montalcino, $66
Winery info: La Fiorita was established in 1992 by Roberto Cipresso, a rising star winemaker at the time, along with two of his friends. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – September 2020
2019 Poderi Elia, Dolcetto d’Alba — Poderi Elia has been making wines in northern Italy’s Piedmont region since 1890 but Small Vineyards, based right here in West Seattle, was the first to import them into the U.S. Continue reading
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