VINO

Weekend Tastings

We have some quite special treats in store at the wine shack for your FREE sampling pleasure. This will be a great way to keep your weekend groove going, and I highly encourage you to carve out some time for these fabulous examples of the winemaking craft. Stop by to say hello and discover some great wines  on Saturday from 11:00-5:30 or Sunday from 12:00-5:00.

Featured Wines
Delicious Dogliani! 2021 PECCHENINO “San Luigi”

For those who want a bit of pasta and pizza perfect Italian influence as summer tomato season steams into high gear, this incredibly food friendly bottle is exactly the wine you want. I was having it [more]

2023 UN AUTRE MONDE Pinot Noir “Will. Valley”

IT’S BACK!!!! Now on to what, along with the annual Buckman Pinot Noir release each September, is the most asked about wine here at VINO. At last the wait is over……. 2023 UN AUTRE MONDE Pinot No[more]

Burgundy Bargain: 2020 Domaine Pillot Mercurey

If only we could buy pinot noir from Oregon this good for such an amazing price. Instead we have to go halfway around the globe <sigh>. This is such a treat for all of you/us who think that true[more]

2021 CANTINA VALLE ISARCO Kerner “Alto Adige”

Every vintage this Italian beauty from Cantina Valle Isarco is one of my favorite wines, red or white, that I carry here at VINO. I love the pretty, pure whites produced by this great Alto Adige winer[more]

European Explorations!

2021 LA COMARCAL Tinto “Delmoro” $20.95 bottle/ $201.00 case I don’t know if I’ve had this irresistible a bottle of Spanish red in years. I am just 100% smitten here! La Comarcal (“The Distr[more]

Vin Blanc/Vino Bianco/Vino Blanco

Vin Blanc/Vino Bianco/Vino Blanco However you want to say it in Europe, here’s three more whites very deserving of your attention, and your wine glasses! 2021 DOMAINE TABORDET Pouilly-Fumé SOLD OUT[more]

Marvelous Merlot: 2018 L’ECOLE #41 Merlot “Columbia Valley”

Quite possibly my favorite Washington merlot right here, and a wine that the experienced hands at L’Ecole totally have dialed in. This is richly textured and flavored, impeccably balanced, and a per[more]

Sudtirol Sublimity: Colterenzio Schiava!

I fell in love with the reds made from the schiava grape when I was in northeastern Italy’s gorgeous Alto Adige region last year. It was the perfect red to imbibe after a day spent hiking in the stu[more]

Aug. 10 & 11, 2024

FREE Weekend Wine Tasting!

>>> SATURDAY/SUNDAY SAMPLING <<<
Another weekend of liquid pleasure(s) await you at VINO when you have a few minutes to spare. We’ll be pouring four different store faves for our consideration and hope you can swing by anytime Saturday (11-5:30) or Sunday (12-5). All are also available for by-the-glass purchase should a more in depth look be needed. Here are your weekend life enhancers…
~ 2019 BOEDECKER CELLARS Pinot Noir “Willamette Valley” …$23.95
If you’re ever wondering where to find true value in Oregon pinot, loo no further than the under-the-radar wines from Athena and Stewart at Boedecker!                                                                                                 >> 91 pts- Wine Enthusiast: “Graced with a silky smooth texture, this screw-capped wine opens with rich, sweet aromas of dark chocolate and Amarena cherries. That decadent theme continues on the palate as cherry compote, citrus and juniper berry flavors mix it up. I would consider pairing this wine with a picnic blanket and a good paperback.”
~ 2021 LA TANNERIE Cité de Carcassonne Rouge …$14.95
~ 2022 BISCI Verdicchio di Matellica …$17.95
~ nv DIBON Cava Brut Nature …$11.95 and an absolute steal at this price!