Cédric Bouchard, Roses de Jeanne, Les Ursules, Blanc de Noirs
Even within the world of grower Champagnes, Cédric Bouchard is a fanatic. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Wines
Collector’s Club – March 2012
2009 Chapoutier, Bila-Haut, Côtes du Roussillon, Occultum Lapidem — Chapoutier is a well-known producer based in the northern Rhône. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – February 2012
2009 Evesham Wood, Pinot Noir, Le Puits Sec
How we’ve managed to get this far along with our Oregon club and not include a wine from the long-established Evesham Wood is anyone’s guess. Continue reading
Specialty Club – February 2012
2007 G.B. Burlotto, Barolo, Vigneto Cannubi
The 2007 Barolos are just beginning to come into the market, and it looks like that year’s relatively warm weather in the Mediterranean is going to produce an impressive vintage in Piedmont. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – February 2012
2008 Cadence, Bel Canto
This is now the eighth consecutive vintage of Ben Smith’s Bel Canto that we have put in this club. Continue reading
Grower Champagne Club – February 2012
2004 Jacquesson, Grand Rosé
This is a unique wine on so many levels. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2012
2009 Le Clos du Caillou, Côtes du Rhône, Vielles Vignes, Cuvée Unique – We selected this wine to pour at our recent North Berkeley Imports tasting after trying it with the winemaker himself, Bruno Gaspard. Continue reading
Oregon Wine Club – January 2012
2007 Hamacher, Pinot Noir
In June, 2009, we had a bit of a Hamacher extravaganza: we featured two wines from this highly-regarded Oregon producer—a Chardonnay and their 2006 Estate Pinot Noir. Continue reading
Specialty Club – January 2012
2006 Bodegas y Viñedos Maurodos, San Roman, Toro
Oddly enough, wines from the Toro region have been conspicuously absent from this Club for as far back as we have records. Continue reading
Washington Wine Club – January 2012
2008 Stephenson Cellars, Stellar Vineyard, Walla Walla Valley Syrah
Dave Stephenson is one of the hardest working winemakers in Walla Walla, and yet somehow he is still not very well known to those who seek elite Washington wines. Continue reading
West Seattle Wine Cellars & Tasting Room 