Caterina Winery makes some very nice wine!
Wine Club Insider back yet again!
With the dinner party and hosting season just over, I finally had the entire day to work on putting Christmas away today… 10 hours later, we’re back to at least a semblance of normality!
I’m always a bit sad on “Put Away Day,” as the holidays are truly my favorite time of year… We have a 12 foot tree, big toy soldiers by the door, twinklie lights all over… plus, it means that friends, family and guests will be around, and we’ll get to experience some great wine together!
My wife and I have our little traditions; we watch “Love Actually” while setting up, and usually, “High Fidelity” on Put Away Day, but she was at our other business today, so instead I got a chance to listen to a bunch of new CDs I received: the new Willie Nelson-Wynton Marsalis “Two men with the Blues” is awesome!
I’m hoping to get to another of our wine club wineries this weekend: Caterina Cellars in Spokane – www.caterinawinery.com – is located just north of the river in the old Broadview Dairy building, and has been making wine since 1993. Monica Meglasson is the winemaker, and is doing a great job.
They make Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Viognier and Riesling, in a boutique style, and have a wide range of wines, from the very affordable “Artistic Affordable Blends,” all the way up to the (still affordable) single vineyard beauties from some of the Columbia Valley’s best vineyards, including DeBrul, Willard Family, and other Columbia AVAs.
One of their highlight vintages was 1999, where their Merlots and Cabs truly shone. I have had close to a case of each, and it just gets better with age! they are both amazing wines! Luckily, this weekend, they are having a Library tasting of the 1999s, complete with chocolate, cheese, music and a great sale.
One this we love is that they have tapas, food, panini and live music every weekend, and the winery is really quaint… one of our favorites. They have a nice wine club as well, with quarterly offerings of white, red or mixed, and we haven’t been disappointed yet.
Look them up on line, or, if you’re in the northwest, try to stop in this weekend… you won’t regret it!
Wine Club Insider out!
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