It's Time for Wine.

We also have three wine tastings this week. Don't miss out! The link to the sale is right below, and more information on the tastings are listed below this.

Tasting Snapshot:

Wednesday 9/13/2017: Small-batched, hand-picked wines from South America, including EGGO! 5-7 pm.

Friday 9/15/2017: Outstanding, classic Barolo from the esteemed Domenico Clerico. 5:30-9 pm.

Saturday 9/16/2017: Rare, unique wines from Indie Wineries. We'll taste Pipeño, Orange Wine, 'Pet Nat' from Austria and Plavac Mali from Croatia! 11-5 pm.

In honor of these wines returning to Seattle, we have a limited time Special Offer: For every five bottles purchased, the 6th is free. The link is below!

Wednesday is going to be fun! We have a lineup of super cool, small production wines from South America. They're all hand harvested, organic farmed, indigenous yeast fermented gems that are beautiful to drink and wallet friendly.

We'll taste high elevation Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir from Casablanca, boutique Malbec from Mendoza, and a funky, fun project from Argentina called Via Revolucionaria. This wine is where Bonarda leads the way here. The varietal is Argentina's second most widely planted varietal behind Malbec, with possible historical ties to Northern Italy's Dolcetto. Matias Michelini strives to make experimental wines that express terroir, and this wine is perfumed and funky with tons of fruit reigned in by firm tannins and bright acid. 100% Carbonic Maceration.

Last, but not least, we'll get a chance to try EGGO. It's from a single vineyard in the Gualtallary, and a blend of Malbec, Cabernet Franc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is fermented in and aged in the major concrete eggs, and sees no oak. EGGO is a serious terroir driven wine, which has beautiful dense, dark fruit and a strong mineral undertone that is stunning.

Crystal Edgar will be here to pour and talk about the wines from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Then, she has to run to catch a flight back to Italy, and we'll be pouring the last hour and a half of the evening.

Domenico Clerico passed away recently, and the entire wine world bowed their heads in respect. He was a champion of terroir, with an easy smile. Domenico was generous and loved by many. He was hard working and respected by his colleagues.

He came from a lineage of grape growers and considered himself a vine grower, even though he was a renowned winemaker. He was one of the first in the modernist movement in Piedmont, one of the Barolo Boys, who managed to operate in both worlds of modernism and tradition with precision and grace.

While embracing the Barrique, Domenico Clerico championed the virtues of terroir. He viewed winemaking techniques as mere tools of the trade, with the real soul of the wines in the quality of the vineyards. As such, he focused in on single vineyard bottlings to showcase the complexity of distinct sites.

He was most comfortable in his vineyards and was often found there. While his wines are renowned for both their winemaking of the highest quality, the terroir shines ultimately. The outstanding character of the wines comes from the vineyard holdings he owns in four of the greatest crus in Monforte: Ginestra, Bussia, Pajana, and Mosconi.

Join us to celebrate the wine and passion of Domenico Clerico, may his spirit of terroir ever be with us.

We'll also taste Austrian Petillant Natural by Fuchs und Hase, Croatian Plavac Mali from Andrović, Orange Wine from Rojac and a small project of Gamay wine from Omero out of Oregon!