July the 1st the City of Seattle’s plastic bag ban went into force. We are exempted from having to charge customers for our new paper bags and can continue to offer our customers our usual plastic bags until our supply is exhausted. But remember, we’d really prefer that you bring in your reusable bags and wine totes. Paper, plastic or your own reusable bag. The choice is yours.
FYI – our paper bags are renewable, recyclable, compostable, and contain a minimum of 40% post-consumer material.
Sunday, June 17th.
Father’s Day is TODAY. To many ties? Maybe something to tie one on (drink responsibly). Think wine for Father’s Day. Not sure what he likes, we have Gift Certificates.
We carry the Airfield Estates Late Harvest Riesling. Thought we’d plug them since we used their image.
Hours: Wednesday to Friday 12-7, Saturday 11-7, and Sunday 11-5.
Nadia is a 2007 graduate of the Gage Academy Landscape Painting Atelier immersion program. A self-professed “desert lover”, she feels compelled to capture with paint the nuance of color and light that is indicative of the desert environment. Inspired by two trips to Zion National Park, Utah, her new series merges a classical painting understanding with the bold, more direct brushwork found in plein air work.
We haven’t opened today’s tasting bottle. Would you like to choose?
Rules:
First customer in who wants a sample gets to choose. What are you waiting for, get in here!
Madrona Wine Merchants has a nice selection of rosé for Mother’s Day or even today.
Rosé has arrived (though some say it’s always in season).
Check out our selection, some are already chilled and perfect for today.
Happy Anniversary to Madrona Wine Merchants. Today we celebrate serving our neighborhood for six months. Stop by and help us blow out that half candle and stock up on our closeout of SodoVino wines. In case you missed that post, here is the link.
We are sold out on the Lewis Vineyard Syrah, but we have the So’Syrah and the Blend in stock in multiple case quantities.
Come in and stock up.
Wednesday (April 25th) is Administrative Assistants Day – it’s not too late to show your Admin you appreciate them with a nice bottle of wine. Madrona Wine Merchants is open until 7pm.
No snow day for Madrona Wine Merchants. We opened a half an hour late due to stalled busses on Union, but we are open and tasting some delicious wines. Stop on in (but drive carefully).
Saturday, January 14th
2pm
We’ve searched the world over to find this selection of distinct wines at fantastic prices!!! OK, we didn’t really, but we talked to a few people and tried numerous wines and pulled together this line up of good wines at good prices. Stop by on Saturday when we will be showing them off. Take a world tour without leaving the neighborhood.
2010 Yealands, Sauvignon Blanc $13
From Marlborough, New Zealand, Yealands is a sustainably farmed estate winery that uses sheep instead of tractors and wind turbos for power. The exposure to high sun and wind, coupled with cool nights and low rainfall produce a smaller, thicker skinned berry with intense fruit flavors. The wine has fresh grass, herbal aromas along with citrus, guava flavors and wet stone minerality.
2010 Leyda, Pinot Noir $13
Leyda Vineyards is located in the coastal mountain area of Chile about 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean. The wine’s bright fruit-driven bouquet boasts plum, cherry and soft smokiness followed by cherry, spices flavors with soft sweet tannins. More similar to California than Oregon, the Leyda is still better than most Pinot at this price.
2009 Chateau Roc Meynard, Brodeaux Supierur $15
90% merlot, 5% Cabernet, and 5% Cabernet Franc
A smaller (29 hectare) estate winery located right next to Fronsac “separated by only a small dirt alley”. So close but they can’t put the name on it. The Roc Meynard is a full bodied, robust Bordeaux in a modern style with lots of red ripe fruit, black current notes and darker spices.
2008 Kangarilla Road, Shiraz $15
Kangarilla comes from McLaren Flat vineyards located at the northern part of the foothills where the grapes ripen later than other surrounding sub-regions resulting in “cooler climate” spicy aromatic dark berry driven wine with intense mid to back palate presence and an abundance of soft velvety tannins. The wine has aromas of spicy mulberry followed by a smooth mix of earthy black and red berry fruits on the mid and back palate.
2007 Domaine du Crampilh , Madiran, l’Originel $20
70% Tannat, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon
Located in the Southwest corner of France where the small hills start to climb into the Pyrenes, lays Madiran where the dark tannic grape Tannat is king. At Domaine du Crampilh, 4th generation winemaker and owner Marie Oulie, blends in Cabernet to soften up wine along with some micro-oxygenation before it rests for 8 to 12 months in barrel. The result is a robust wine with notes of blackcurrants and Morello cherries. l’Originel possesses an elegant structure, with round and spicy tannins. The finish is long and suave.
