Wines deeply rooted in California, but driven by French traditions. Old-world refinement. New-world roots. Founded in 2011, brick & mortar is a domestic sparkling wine house with a secondary focus on single-vineyard Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah, from select high-elevation Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino vineyards. Husband and wife team Matt and Alexis Iaconis are quite…
Lifted, expressive Napa Valley wines that sing Arietta specializes in limited production Bordeaux-style blends from some of Napa’s most revered, cooler climate sites. Proprietors Fritz Hatton, wine specialist and auctioneer, and Caren Frutig Hatton, began the project in 1996 with Napa Valley legend, John Kongsgaard and his wife Maggie. Now the Hatton’s work closely with…
Willamette Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that dramatically over deliver Averæn is a Willamette Valley project from the folks at Valkyrie selections. They are True (with a capital T) lovers of Pinot Noir, especially the cool climate stuff planted in exceptional dirt. They have created a few Pinot based projects over the years, and almost…
One of the premier Washington State wineries. Andrew Will is a boutique family-owned and run winery located on Vashon Island, WA. Named for owner Chris Camarda’s son Will and nephew Andrew. Chris’s first commercial vintage was 1989, and Andrew Will is now considered one of the best of the best in Washington. Chris was one…