We are thawing out from the big blizzard here in Madrona.  To get the chill out of the bones we have some great wines open for tasting this weekend here at Madrona Wines.  They are all French and all delicious.

Saturday we are popping Burgundy.  We’ll be pouring 5 examples of the 2013 vintage (including two Premier Cru wines.)  We’ll be decanting the reds early to get them to open up.
2013 Vincent Girardin, Bourgogne Blanc, Cuvee St Vincent 
2013 Matrot, Bourgogne 
2013 Montanet Thoden, Bourgogne Garance 
2013 Vincent Morey, Maranges Fussieres 1er cru 
2013 Vincent Girardin,  Savigny-Les-Beaune, 1er Cru Les Serpentières 

Sunday we’ll be pouring two wine from the south of France. That’s all day from 11 to 5.

2015 Chateau Bizard, Blanc d’Amour  $13
40% Grenache Blanc, 40% Viognier, 10% Marsanne, 10% Roussanne
A full and resinous Rhone white with lots of pear and apple notes.

2013 Château D’Oupia, Minervois Tradition $12
50% Carignan, 40% Syrah, 10% Grenache
This this old-vine Minervois (from 50+-year-old vineyards) is highly structured with lots of  dark fruits and an elegant and balanced finish.

Sunday, we are having the artist reception for our current show Floralscapes, Sandy Haight
Her original Watercolors and as framed giclee prints are brightening the shop through the rest of December.  The reception is 3 to 5.  Come meet the artist.

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.