Author Archives: Bruce

Out with the old, in with the new!

This is a tough message to start so I’m jumping in the deep end and letting you know that after an incredibly rewarding, at times frustrating, yet so f*cking fulfilling 25 year run here at the wine shack I’m going to be selling VINO and retiring (apparently I’m older than I think I am 😬)….

Pleasures of the Piedmont!!

If you were guessing I’m a wee bit stoked for this Friday’s tasting, you would be 100% correct! If ever there were wines smack in my wheelhouse these are the ones. I try my best to make sure your Friday evenings are time and money well spent each time we do these, but as in…

Delicious Dogliani! 2021 PECCHENINO “San Luigi”

2021 PECCHENINO "San Luigi" Dogliani
$18.95 bottle/ $182.00 case

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 last night with a too large bowl of penne with my homemade bolognese sauce and it was SO perfect,…

A CASE OF THE GOOD LIFE!!

Here are six shining examples of why so many people say that once you hit that $20-ish price point, the return on your wine investment increases exponentially. The following bottle (offered in a rather appealing mixed case at the end) easily prove the wisdom of those words. I’m more than a little excited to get…

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 Noir “Willamette Valley” $15.95 bottle/ $153.00 case Yes, the price is correct, AND the same as last year! Also…

Mary Taylor Wine in store Weds., May 15th!!

We have a MUST ATTEND event for you this Wednesday with Mary Taylor Wine, run by a woman who I’ve been trying to get in here for over two years, since I first met her at the shop when she came through town. I immediately had it in my head, and told her local rep,…

’24 Spring Rosé Case!!

Looking back over past emails I realized I usually have a “Spring Rosé Case” out in early to mid March, but obviously this year it took a little while for Mother Nature to get us all in the mood for refreshing pink wine. But the past few days, and checking long term forecasts, it seems…

Piedmontese Barbera!!

Why, yes, you are 100% correct in that assumption. What assumption, you ask? The assumption that I am SO flipping excited for this week’s Friday Flight! All Barberas from Italy’s gloriously delicious Piedmont region? Yes, those Barberas, the wines that are likely my absolute favorite things to drink at home. Seriously! I find myself going…