There is a lot of white stuff outside the wines this morning here in Madrona, but we are still OPEN TODAY at Madrona Wine.  After you have made your snow angel and had a brisk snow ball fight, take a break from the snow and come try some big reds to take the chill out of the weather.  Special Snow Hours  — Noon to 6pm

Saturday we are pouring 4 new wines from ANIMALE.  While the wine maker won’t be here from Ballard, we’ll still be tasting his interesting new reds (Some of which we’ll bet have never tried before)
2016 Regent Puget Sound AVA $24
2016 Golubok Puget Sound AVA $24
2016 Reserve Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley $26
2015 Reserve Petite Sirah Columbia Valley $26

Sunday we are back to France with two wines to beat the chill.
2017 Moulin de Gassac Guilhem Blanc  $11
40% Grenache Blanc, 30% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Terret Blanc
Gassac early drinking white with aromas of acacia and pear and a mid-weight, harmonious palate of lemon, dill and green olive. Organic. Was $14 now $11
2014 Saint Roch Lirac  $13
50% Grenache, 30% Mourvédre, 20% Syrah
A smooth and supple Southern Rhone red with Garrigue notes, plumy fruit and smooth tannins. Was $15 now $13

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.