January 31, 2015

Stay tuned for super sales and deals below, but first…

Quilceda Creek Vintners
“This line up was one of the highlights of my trip through Washington and without a doubt, this awesome estate, which is run by Paul and Alex Golitzin, is producing some of the top Cabernet Sauvignon blends in the state, and I would venture the world. While all of the wines are incredibly age-worthy, the tannins are so well managed and the textures so polished, they dish out immense pleasure even in their youth.” –Robert Parker

In 1979, Alex and Jeannette Golitzin founded Quilceda Creek. It was only the 12th bonded winery opened in Washington State since Prohibition. They had spent several previous years making small batches of Cabernet before their first commercial release.… Read the rest

January 29, 2015

Shea Wine Cellars, Domaine du Colombier, Kapcsandy Family Winery, Oddero, Sottimano

Shea Wine Cellars

Shea Vineyard was planted in the late 1980s, and was one of the first planted in Yamhill County. After selling their grapes for ten years, owners Dick and Deirdre Shea began producing wines from about 25% of their vineyard’s total production. Today it is a 200 acre property with about 135 acres planted to Pinot Noir and 5 to Chardonnay. The vineyard is sedimentary soil above fractured sandstone. Shea Vineyard was recognized by the USDA’s Conservation Security Program for being one of the top vineyards in the Yamhill Basin for conservation and environmental management.

Shea Wine Cellars Wines Arriving February 6th

Shea Wine Cellars Chardonnay 2012 750ML ($34.95) $29 special
Winery note “An excellent wine for food pairing, our chardonnay is full of stone fruit aromas of ripe peach and nectarine coupled with fresh notes of vanilla.… Read the rest

Sottimano Super Sale

One Week Only – Best Price in the USA! – Limited to Stocks on Hand

In 1975, Maggiore Sottimano purchased the Cottà vineyard and its associated winery to found the Azienda Agricola Sottimano.  His son, Rino, grew the estate to include Currà, Fausoni, Pajorè and Basarin vineyards that, since 1990, have been farmed using organic methods.  Rino’s son Andrea is the current winemaker.  Andrea, in keeping with his father’s philosophy, takes his inspiration from Burgundy to produce terroir-driven wines with minimal intervention.  The vineyards’ yields are restricted to produce structured, full bodied wines with long aging potential that are unfiltered and unfined.  The wines are fermented in oak with naturally occurring yeasts.  Andrea prefers to minimize the influence of new oak on the wines, aging all of his wines primarily in old oak. … Read the rest

January 22, 2015