It’s a busy weekend here in Madrona. Saturday is Mayfair with the Parade starting at 9:30 and ending with hotdogs in the playfield. It is also the Black Wall St. celebration at 23rd and Jackson with vendors, food, live entertainment from 1 to 7. And in the evening Epiphany is have a Stevie Wonder tribute concert. It’s a lot going on. In between it all you are going to need a glass of wine. Here’s what we are tasting this weekend.

Saturday

2021 Bruni Plinio $15
85% Vermentino, 15% Viogner
Toscana
Crisp and lively with flavors of lemon, green apple, citrus, white flowers, hints of Mediterranean herbs and a touch of minerality.

2021 David Sterza Valpolicella Ripasso $25
Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara
Super-clean aromas and flavors of ripe raspberries, together with perfumed-bark, dried citrus-peel and floral notes. Full-bodied with a solid structure of firm tannins over which the fruit glides with little hindrance.

Sunday

Toblar Pro Fondo Spumante $16
100% Glera
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Made in the Prosecco Colfondo style with yeast left in the bottle and made of 100% Glera grapes like a traditional prosecco, yet reflects the minerality and flavors of the Friuli region. White pear, melon and a nice crisp finish. 11.5% alcohol by volume