Virtual Tasting: Vincent Tramier – Domaine Coste Chaude – Visan, Provence
Many of you have visited Provence. We invite you to return there virtually, to the Vaucluse département where the Cotes du Rhone wine appellation is located. We'll meet with Vincent Tramier, owner of Domaine Coste Chaude, an organically-farmed winery where vines have been grown since at least the 16th century.
Virtual Tasting: Mel Goldman – Keuka Lake Vineyards – Hammondsport, NY
Mel Goldman Keuka Lake Vineyards Hammondsport, NY The Windham Wines tasting team spent a lovely afternoon with Mel in August during which we discovered the delight of the Keuka Lake Vineyards wines. We wanted to bring them all in, from the Vignoles Petillant Natural to the Blaufrankisch. Each certainly deserves a spot. With limited space, […]
Virtual Tasting: Josep Samsó – Raventos i Blanc, Penedes
Sparkling wine from the Penedes, but not Cava. Though it was a Raventos who made the first Cava in the 1870s, they pulled out of the Cava, D.O. in 2012. In the spirit of the season, we'll taste two very dry sparklings with Josep as we talk about everything from history and family to biodynamic […]
Virtual Tasting: Pietro Mascazzini – Gaggiano, Alto Piedmont
It seemed fitting that we begin our Winter 2023 tasting season not just with Italy, but with Piedmont and Nebbiolo. Gaggiano's winemaker, young Pietro Mascazzini, will guide us as we taste the Nebbiolo-Vespolina blend from Coste della Sesia, then try the pure Nebbiolo from the volcanic region of Gattinara.
Virtual Tasting: Tahmiene Momtazi Maysara, McMinnville
March is Women's History Month which we typically honor by showcasing women winemakers. We are celebrating having Maysara wines available to us again after a hiatus of several years. Maysara's tag line is "{p]ure, female-made biodynamic wines: grown with intention, crafted in harmony with the land we farm." We'll enjoy some Willamette Valley Pinot Noir […]
Virtual Tasting: Mary Taylor, Mary Taylor Wines and Nicole Keiley, Housatonic Wine Company
This year, we expand the recognition of women leaders in the wine sector to include an importer and a distributor. Mary Taylor started an eponymous wine import company. Our regular customers are familiar with her iconic label-- a white background with black lettering that features the place from which the wine comes. Nicole Keiley founded […]
Mary Taylor Wines and Housatonic Wine Company
Mary Taylor Mary Taylor Wines and Nicole Keiley Housatonic Wine Company This year, we expand the recognition of women leaders in the wine sector to include an importer and a distributor. Mary Taylor started an eponymous wine import company. Our regular customers are familiar with her iconic label-- a white background with black lettering that […]
Stolpman Vineyards – Los Olivos, CA
Pete Stolpman Stolpman Vineyards Los Olivos, CA Last month we featured the Stolpman, La Cuadrilla, and I admitted to being smitten by the Stolpman wines I've tried. That led me to contact Pete and see about a tasting, and just like that, we settled on April 29th. These are wines of place, vines dry-farmed in […]
In Person! Summer Wines – Vermont Wine Merchants
Green River Bridge Inn, Guilford, VT 2435 Stage Rd, Guilford, VT, United StatesSummer Wines! Jason Dennis, Vermont Wine Merchants Katja Matthews, Artisanal Cellars Jeremy Vida, 802 Green River Bridge Inn Guilford, VT $30 We have an informal, in-person tasting at the beautiful Green River Bridge Inn in Guilford. Our three favorite reps from our three favorite distributors will be pouring wines that we expect to enjoy throughout […]
Tasting: Mary Taylor
Green River Bridge Inn, Guilford, VT 2435 Stage Rd, Guilford, VT, United StatesMary works with producers in France, Italy and Spain to bring wines to the US that show the character of the region from which they come. While entry-level, they nonetheless capture the essence of the regional wines-- typicité. Mary will lead a tasting at the Green River Bridge Inn in Guilford, with light food pairings for some of the wines prepared by innkeeper Lee Mann.