2017 Macchialupa, Campania Aglianico — This wine comes from Campania, in the boot heel of southern Italy. The winery is located at around 450 meters elevation in the mountainous, interior Beneventano subregion and their focus is on local indigenous grapes. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Wines
Specialty Club – March 2022
2007 Vignalta, Cabernet Riserva, $65
Winery Info: Vignalta was founded in 1980 by Lucio Gomiero in Colli Euganei, a group of hills of volcanic origin on the Venetian plain of northern Italy. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – March 2022
2020 J. Mourat, Collection Val de Loire Blanc — The Loire Valley stretches from Sancerre in the east to Muscadet, where the river meets the Atlantic. Continue reading
Specialty Club – February 2022
2017 Venus la Universal, Montsant, $56
Winery Info: This winery is run by husband and wife team Sara Pérez and René Barbier both of whom come from legendary Spanish winemaking families. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2022
2020 Nortico, Alvarinho — We usually associate Albariño with the fresh, seafood-friendly wines from northeast Spain’s Rías Baixas region. Continue reading
Specialty Club – January 2022
2017 Pepper Bridge Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, $60
Winery Info: Founded in 1988 when Norm McKibben acquired the Pepper family’s farm in Walla Walla. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – January 2022
2018 Finca Torremilanos, Los Cantos, Ribera del Duero — Created in 1903, Torremilanos is the second oldest winery in Ribera del Duero, in the Castilla y León region of northern Spain. Continue reading
Specialty Club – December 2021
2018 Bergström Wines, Shea Vineyard Pinot Noir, $68
Winery Info: Founded in 1999 by John and Karen Bergström in Dundee, Oregon along with their son Josh, who had just returned from postgraduate study in viticulture and enology in Burgundy. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – December 2021
2017 Celler Cal Pla, Black Slate, Porrera — The Priorat zone is located in northeast Spain’s Catalonia region and is coveted for its unique decomposed slate soil known as llcorella which adds a singular minerality to the concentrated, powerful wines produced there. Continue reading
Specialty Club – November 2021
2008 R. López de Heredia, Viña Tondonia, $63
Winery Info: López de Heredia is one of the oldest and most staunchly traditional houses in northern Spain’s Rioja region. Continue reading
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