Wine Notes
Wine Club Selections
Domaine Les Carmels "Les Caprices"
CADILLAC CÔTES DE BORDEAUX, FRANCE | 2022
“Les Caprices” is based on Merlot vines planted in the early 1980s and the early 2000s. Viticulture at the domaine is certified organic (since 2010) and biodynamic methods are used.
Bianka und Daniel Schmitt "Freiheit" Rot
RHEINHESSEN, GERMANY | 2023
While the Schmitts are often associated with the natural wine movement, what stands out in their work isn’t trendiness—it’s sincerity.
Vendrell Rived "L'Alleu"
MONTSANT, SPAIN | 2023
Josep M. Vendrell Rived is one of my favorite producers in the region—an under-the-radar grower whose wines consistently overdeliver.
Nicolau de Almeida "Ronfe"
VINHO VERDE, PORTUGAL | 2023
“Ronfe” is produced entirely from Trajadura (the Portuguese name for Treixadura), a grape found in Galicia—most notably in the region of Ribeiro.
Celler Pardas "Negre Franc”
PENEDÈS, SPAIN | 2019
"Negre Franc" is the flagship red wine of Pardas. It is a blend of 80% Cabernet Franc, along with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Lapierre "Raisins Gaulois"
VIN DE FRANCE - BEAUJOLAIS | 2024
This wine from legendary producer, Lapierre, run by brother and sister, Mathieu and Camille Lapierre is the perfect example of that latter “crushable type.”
Crespaia "Millesimato" Spumante Brut
MARCHE, ITALY | 2023
The Millesimato is a blend of Chardonnay and Bianchello, all from organically farmed grapes that are manually harvested, destemmed, and softly pressed
Selvagrossa “Cuchén”
MARCHE, ITALY | 2022
Cuchén” is one of the best-value Italian white wines you can find. It’s made from the indigenous and rare Albanella grape, which is a specialty of the hills around Pesaro.
Domaine Cour de Chaulé “La Vigneronne”
CÔTES DU RHÔNE, FRANCE | 2023
Domaine de Gour de Chaulé is one of the benchmark producers of the Southern Rhône, particularly known for its soulful expressions of Grenache.
Corte Sant’Alda “Ca’ Fiui”
VALPOLICELLA, ITALY| 2022
“Ca’ Fiui” is crafted from 30- to 40-year-old vines grown across four estate vineyards: Tamasotti, Bianchini, Rossetti, and Cavallero.
Forjas del Salnes “Leirana” Albariño
RIAS BAIXAS, SPAIN | 2023
Rodrigo Méndez represents the fifth generation of his family’s centuries-long winemaking tradition.
A. Christmann
PFALZ, GERMANY | 2021
A. Christmann is one of the legendary estates of the Pfalz, with a family history of viticulture in the region dating back to the late 16th century.
Evesham Wood Pinot Noir
WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON | 2023
“Evesham Wood was founded by Russ and Mary Rainey in 1986, on a lower terrace of the Eola-Amity Hills’s eastern slope in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. ”
Pegaso “Zeta” Garnacha
SIERRA DE GREDOS, SPAIN | 2022
“Cebreros, a village within the Sierra de Gredos, was one of those forgotten regions that Telmo Rodriguez discovered on the Cañadas Reales in 1999 when the region was known only for bulk wine..”
Chamiot “Apremont” Blanc
SAVOIE, FRANCE| 2023
“The Chamiot family has owned vineyards in the picturesque Apremont appellation of the Savoie, an Alpine region in eastern France, for several generations, and the young Romain has recently taken the reigns from his grandparents to continue the lineage.”
António Madeira “Vinhas Velhas” Tinto
DÃO, PORTUGAL | 2019
“António Madeira’s wines are among the best that show the immense potential of the Dão region and the outstanding values that come from there.”
Robert Chevillon “Bourgogne Passetoutgrain”
BOURGOGNE PASSETOUTGRAIN, FRANCE | 2021
“Passetoutgrain combines the structure and depth of pinot noir with the light, fruity elegance of gamay (the blend is about one-third pinot noir and two-thirds gamay)”
Lackner-Tinnacher “Gamlitz”
Südsteirmark, Austria | 2021
“The winemaker Katharina Tinnacher draws inspiration from the land as well as her family’s history, which includes producing wine since as far back as 1770.”