Wine Club Selections
Wines with PRide | June 2024
SPARKLING:
TRUE COLOURS Brut Cava * Catalunya, ESP
Altia Sweden launched True Colours Cava in 2017. The wine was created specifically to help support LGBTQ+ communities around the world. 50 cents of every bottle sold in U.S. goes to support the Trevor Project - a suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ youth.
Grapes - 41% Parellada, 27% Xarel-lo, 23% Macabeo, 9% Chardonnay
Flavors - Vanilla and flowers on the nose with stone fruit, ripe lemon, fresh pastry on the palate and finish. Soft bubbles.
Serving - Pair with anything salty and sweet. Super seafood friendly. Or just open and enjoy with good company.
Album Pairing - Q-TIP ‘The Renaissance' - 2008 * Bubbly wines love bouncy tracks. And these bubbles also love soul. This is Q-Tip flying high with bounce and soul and is surely going to be enjoyable as True Colours tantalizes your palate.
WHITE:
LANDMASS WINES Grüner Veltliner 2022 * Columbia Gorge, WA/OR
Melaney Schmidt and Malia Myers gave up glittering restaurant and entertainment industry careers in Los Angeles to live in a barn in Dallas, Oregon. They have been making wine at their Cascade Locks digs in the Columbia River Gorge for almost 10 years. You need to acquaint yourself, as soon as possible. AKA with this bottle.
Grape - 100% Grüner Vetlliner
Flavors - Bright and light, with notes of passionfruit curd, jasmine, and a fresh cut spring grass.
Serving - Consume alongside a fresh summer salad. Heirloom tomatoes, corn, feta. Go wild. You won't be disappointed.
Album Pairing - THE ROCKFORDS ‘The Rockfords’ - 2000 * Female fronted PNW sound. Writ large. Perfect with female fronted PNW vino. Open the wine, cue the album, and enjoy a moment of beauty.
RED:
REMY WINES Jubilee Dolcetto 2022 * Willamette Valley, OR
Remy Drabkin - raised in McMinnville, OR - is the first woman and first queer-identified person to hold the office of Mayor of McMinnville. Remy is the Co-Founder of Wine Country Pride, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, bringing LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations to rural Oregon and Remy Wines hosts Queer Wine Fest, an annual celebration of queer-made and queer-grown wines that’s received national acclaim.
Grape - 100% Dolcetto
Flavors - A rich nose of ripe blueberry and cherry with a hint of vanilla. Earthy with undertone notes of black currant and red velvet cake. Candied violets with a long and luscious finish. Basically, just delicious.
Serving - Let the summer grilling begin! This wine would love a light chill and can stand tall with a rosemary glazed pork tenderloin. But will be just as happy with grilled peaches and mascarpone.
Album Pairing - NINA SIMONE 'Pastel Blues' - 1965 * If only for the track 'Strange Fruit'. Of which Dolcetto is one. But also listen to this album immediately, Dolcetto be damned.
RED:
LES ENFANTS SAUVAGES 'Che Chauvio' Côtes Catalanes Rouge 2021 * Roussillon, FR
Carolin and Nikolaus Bantlin's journey into winemaking is a testament to their passion for the craft and their commitment to sustainable practices. Originally from Germany, they found themselves drawn to the picturesque town of Fitou, nestled near the border with Spain in the Côtes Catalanes region of France.
Grape - 40% Syrah, 40% Cinsault, 20% Mourvèdre
Flavors - Berry burst, crunchy acidity, light and fruity. Such a great summer wine.
Serving - Let the grilling season continue. For real! This red would also be happy with a little chill, if you feel so inclined, but wants to be poured aside that perfect steak you've been dreaming about.
Album Pairing - FRANÇOISE HARDY ‘Je Vous Aime’ - 1967 * Holy happy place. So French. So lively. At the same time - so brooding. The album to enjoy with this lovely and intricate red.
REMINDERS
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