23rd & Union is closed all weekend which might cause some bottlenecks here in Madrona not to mention 520 and the Viaduct closed.  Fortunately, here at Madrona Wine we know how to handle bottle necks. We’ll be handling some great ones this weekend at the shop.  We suggest you skip the traffic and come join us.

Saturday, in honor of Columbus Day, we’ll be tracking the voyage of the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.  We start in Italy, hit Spain to stock up on a great value and then sail directly to the Pacific Northwest (where of course you know the ships first landed.)  Come make a discovery.
2015 Casale del Giglio, Lazio Satrico 
2012 Merriman, Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Columbia Valley
2010 Torre Oria, Gran Reserva
2015 Savage Grace, Cabernet Franc
2013 Owen Roe, Yakima Valley Red 

Sunday, we are afloat in the Mediterranean and pouring one white from Corsica and one red from Spain.

2015 Vetriccie, Ìle de Beauté Blanc $10
50% Vermentino, 50% Chardonnay
A Corsican Blanc with aromas of floral citrus, and mineral notes and full but crisp body.

2013 Capcanes, Mas Donis Barrica $12
85% Grenache, 15% Syrah
Montsant
The wine is barrel-aged for nine months before release. It shows wild red and black berry flavors, cherry, spices and herbs as well as smooth vanilla oaky toasty notes. It is ripe and complex on the palate with loads of sweet vibrant fruit, soft and velvet tannins and a nicely refreshing finish.  Was $14, Now $12

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.