by Hannah Carty | Oct 7, 2026 | Appassionata, Featured, Zilliken, Jim Barry, J. Christopher, Dr. Loosen
Great wine doesn’t stand still. From the moment a wine is bottled, it continues to change. But aging isn’t simply a matter of keeping a bottle long enough. For a wine to develop gracefully, it needs the structure to carry it there. Acidity is one of the...
by Hannah Carty | Sep 4, 2026 | Robert Weil, Featured, Zilliken, Jim Barry, Wittmann, Maximin Grunhaus, Fritz Haag, Dr. Loosen
As holiday planning begins, we’re opening the cellar to highlight a special selection of wines currently available from our Oregon warehouse – from celebrated vineyard-designated Rieslings and beautifully evolved vintages to versatile bottles made for the...
by Hannah Carty | Jul 31, 2026 | Featured, Jim Barry
Australian wine has no shortage of historic names. Few, however, have shaped the country’s evolution as profoundly as Jim Barry. Founded in 1959, Jim Barry Wines has spent more than six decades helping define what the Clare Valley and Australian fine wine can...
by Hannah Carty | Jul 7, 2026 | Perron de Mypont, Featured
Every new Burgundy label has a story. Few begin nearly five decades before the first bottle is released. Erni Loosen’s fascination with Burgundy began in 1976 during a winemaking internship at William Févre in Chablis. That experience sparked a lifelong...
by Hannah Carty | May 28, 2026 | Dr. L Rieslings, Featured, Dr. Lo Alcohol-Removed Rieslings
Summer wine programs require a very specific kind of bottle: refreshing but flavorful, versatile but distinctive, premium but approachable. For retailers and restaurant buyers, the wines that succeed during warm-weather months are the ones consumers want to order...
