This Monday is our Warehouse tasting. We have almost 40 winemakers/winery representatives in town to pour their own wines and be able to answer your most difficult questions.
We are also opening a bottle each of 1990 Alain Robert Grower Champagne and 1990 André Beaufort Grower Champagne.
Doors open at Noon and the tasting will continue until 5pm. Should be lots of fun. Do not miss out!
On Monday August 30th, from Noon until 5pm, we will open our Warehouse to showcase our producers from Oregon, Washington, and California. The following winemakers/producers will be at our Warehouse pouring wine:
Amalie Robert, Apolloni Vineyards, Beaux Frères, Boedecker Cellars,
Carol Shelton Wines, Daedalus Cellars, Domaine Serene, Efestē,
Eyrie, Four Vines, Frank Family Vineyards, Ladera Vineyards,
Le Cadeau, Manina, Montinore, Maison Bleue, Olsen Estates,
Otis Kenyon, O’Shaughnessy, Owen Roe, Palazzo, Qupé, RoxyAnn,
Sparkman Cellars, Siltstone, Viader, Westrey.
As well as this incredible line-up we will also be pouring our Grower Champagnes from North Berkeley Imports and some of our excellent Ports:
Champagne:
Egly-Ouriet, Lancelot-Royer, Michel Turgy, Jean Vesselle.
Port:
Alves de Sousa, Quinta de la Rosa, Quinta Vale Dona Maria, Vinhos Borges.
This is the first time we have poured the Grower Champagnes all together, and will be a good opportunity to sample the Champagnes and Ports as the Holiday season closes in.
We are pleased to welcome Carol Shelton and Mitch Mackenzie of Carol Shelton Wines to Seattle. They will be here all week showing Carol’s excellent Zinfandels.
Carol has been making wine for over 30 years, and currently specializes in single vineyard and site specific Zinfandels. During her time at UC Davis she did research on the effect different yeast strains have on the resultant flavor of the wine. This research is still referenced by many top wine makers who wish to get the maximum potential out of their grapes and vineyard. In 2000 she founded Carol Shelton Wines with her husband Mitch Mackenzie.
The Monga Zinfandel is from The Lopez Vineyard in Cucamonga Valley, and exhibits big cherry flavors with a spicy caramel oak presence.
The Wild Thing Zinfandel is certified CCOF organically grown from Mendocino County. Uninoculated yeast fermentation (Wild yeast) is used to create this wine and give it the extra soft layers of complexity. Hence “Wild Thing.”
The Rocky Reserve Zinfandel is from Rockpile in Dry Creek Valley. It is a bigger more structured Zinfandel and was awarded 91 points by The Wine Spectator.
The Karma Zinfandel is from the Russian River Valley and benefits from a cooler climate which allows for a longer growing period. These grapes were not harvested until the first week of November, and yet had less potential alcohol (25 brix or about 14.5% potential alcohol) than most Zinfandels harvested a full month earlier.
For more information on their winery and wines please check our website under the Sonoma section, or for a direct link you may visit: http://www.carolshelton.com/home/
We will have a couple of fabulous German winemakers in town the second week of July.
Ernst Loosen winemaker for Dr. Loosen, and Wilhelm Weil winemaker for Weingut Robert Weil are here from Tuesday 13th of July until Friday 16th of July.
We will be having a Dr. Loosen Luncheon with Ernst Loosen on Wednesday 14th July at Wild Ginger. Please contact your sales rep for more information and an invitation. Seating is limited so please RSVP soon.
Wilhelm Weil will be visiting accounts on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
Perfect timing. Delicious Riesling for the Summer.
We hope you have a chance to explore our site, it has been designed with two purposes in mind:
First, we wanted to provide as much access to information from our producers and links to technical information about the wines we represent. The past year has seen us grow in size and selection; we now represent wineries from Washington, Oregon, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Austria, Australia, and Chile.
Secondly, we wanted to provide a means for access to our catalog, company information and contacts. Our Blog has been set up to help provide information on upcoming producer visits, luncheons, and other events. We also welcome comments on wine, the wine trade, and how we can serve you better.
— The VINUM Staff