Barbera and Nebbiolo from Piedmont, of course, but Pinot Noir?. . . yes, from Gian Luca Colombo, a young, driven, thoughtful winemaker who farms just over 5 hectares, organically and with biodynamic practices. Gian Luca may be the most intense winemaker who has led a tasting at Windham Wines. That intensity translates into the bottle as he produces just 1700 cases across the 5 wines he makes. Join us for a trip to the Langhe, led by Gian Luca.

The brothers Inaki, Xabier and Mikel Sanz have propelled Vina Zorzal to new heights. They have refocused the family winery to producing varietal wines from old, bush-trained vines farmed organically in rocky clay and limestone soils as seen in the picture to the right. Xabi Sanz will be our guide as we taste their Garnacha […]

Bàrbara Mesquida Mora will kick-off our annual celebration of women winemakers for Women's History Month. Bàrbara has been a champion of organic and biodynamic farming for the 20 years that she has been working in the vineyard. We will taste together her Sincronia Blanc, a blend of prensal blanc, chardonnay, and giró and the Sincronia […]

The second act of our celebration of women in the industry features women at every level from winery owners--Annamarie and Clara Sala, to importer--Mary Taylor, to distributor-- Housatonic, owned by Nicole Keiley and Mary Taylor. We are looking forward to this tasting because we have so enjoyed both of these well-priced, entry-level wines-- Grillo Iwhite) […]

Kivelstadt Cellars has an estate vineyard in Bennett Valley (Sonoma County) and buys grapes for its "experimental side project," KC Cellars. The KC Labs Syrah has been very popular with our customer-friends. We'll do at least one KC Labs wine with Jordan and probably an estate wine as well.

We are tasting a bit later than usual since we are heading west rather than east. Kivelstadt's winemaker, Sam Baron, is a young whippersnapper, full of ideas and the energy to experiment. We'll talk about some of those as we enjoy a lovely Petillant Naturel of Pinot Noir and the Father's Watch, Rhone Blend recommended […]

We will be tasting the Tre Bicchieri, Falanghina, Svelato and the also delicious Manent, Aglianico. We'll talk about the local legends of surrounding hills as enchanted, which may explain the secret of how their Falanghina is so consistently superior to any others we've had. Join us for an interesting, informative conversation while enjoying some lovely […]