After hitting the wettest year on record mark sometime this past week, we awoke this morning to beautiful sunshine here in Madrona.  But what the weather will be like the rest of the weekend is anyone’s guess.  One thing is certain, we have a lot of great wines to taste this weekend at Madrona Wine.

Saturday, starting at 2, we are pouring a lineup of big bold and bad-ass wines from California
2012 Navarro, Chardonnay
2015 Mason Cellars, Pomelo Rose
2012 Meadowcroft, Speedy Creek Vineyard, Knights Valley Zinfandel 
2013 Sean Minor, Nicole Marie – Napa Valley Red
2013 Seventy Five Wine Co, Cabernet Sauvignon
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Sunday, we’ll be tasting two first class wines from second labels. 

2013 Samuel Robert Winery, Pinot Noir  $27
A sister (or brother) winery to Coelho winery in Amity, The SR Pinot has dark toast, leather and earthy aromas The palate is dry with dark fruit and fresh acidity.

2014 Kerloo (Sodo) Cellars, Wingman Red Blend  $15
70% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre, 10% Syrah
A bare-bones-bird from Kerloo. A bouquet of red fruit, minerals, dried herbs, white pepper, and smoky notes, with elegant yet plump, plum flavors and dialed back oak.

Save The Date!
A week from Sunday, March 13th, we’ll be having a Special Tasting  of Châteauneuf-du-Pape.  $25 plus tax.
Châteauneuf is the most esteemed village of the Southern Rhône, with old vines of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah sprawled across vineyards covered with rounded, smooth stones called galets.   We’ll be sampling a selection of these great wines including a couple of library releases. Space for this tasting is limited so contact us to reserve your spot.  We start at 5:30 on Sunday, have a few snacks to go with the wines and you can still get home for Sunday dinner.  More details coming soon.

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.