The clouds have come back to mix in with our beautiful weather.  But it is a great weekend to get your chores done, like a little Spring Cleaning. 

Saturday we’re pouring some great wines at special prices that our distributors have cleaned out of their warehouse.  Now it’s your turn to clean up.  Get your chores done and have come have a taste.

Sunday we’ll be sampling some new arrivals.  We’ve got two new French wines lined up to try.

2013 Hugel, Gentil  $14
This wine revives an ancient Alsace tradition that wines assembled from noble grape varieties were called “Gentil”.  Hugel’s Gentil allies the suave, spicy flavor of Gewurztraminer, the body of Pinot Gris, the finesse of Riesling, the grapiness of Muscat and the refreshing character of Sylvaner.  A very yummy combo.

2012 Fortant, Coast Select  $10
Cabernet Sauvignon
A Languedoc Cabernet that for some reason they want to look like it came from California.  The wine features an intense nose with notes of blueberry and violet. Round and juicy on the palate with lovely flavors of freshly picked black fruit.

Madrona Wine Merchants offers free wine tastings featuring 4-5 selections on a theme every Saturday from 2 until the bottles run out and on Sunday we offer a mini-tasting of two wines all day from 11-5. No matter what day you stop by we always have something open to sample.