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07/31 Aged Italian Wines (Brunello, Barolo, Amarone) – Blind Tasting Buddies

Wine Tasting, Frirday July 31st, 2026, Seattle

Wines:

Sparkling

  • 2023 Punta Crena Colline Savonesi Lumassina Frizzante Liguria, IT

White

  • 2023 Tenuta La Viola Forlì IGT Famoso Intrigo Emilia-Romagna, IT

Red

  • 2009 Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Veneto, IT
  • 2004 Fontanafredda Barolo Lazzarito Piedmont, IT
  • 2015 Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino – half bottle Tuscany, IT
  • 2018 Caves Coopératives de Donnas Vallée d’Aoste Nebbiolo Barmet Aosta Valley, IT
  • 2009 Casanuova delle Cerbaie Rosso Toscana Rivale Tuscany, IT
  • 2011 Bussola Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Riserva Veneto, IT

Dessert

  • 2022 Marco Sara Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit Friuli Venezia Giulia, IT
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07/17 Winemaking Influence (Oak, Lees, Malo, Carbonic) – Blind Tasting Buddies

Wine Tasting, Frirday July 17th, 2026, Seattle

Wine Lineup:

Sparkling

  • NV19 Bonnet-Ponson Seconde Nature Rosé de Macération 750ml Champagne, FR

White

  • 2018 William Fèvre Chablis 1er Cru Vaillons Burgundy, FR
  • 2019 Raul Pérez Rías Baixas Sketch 750ml Galicia, ES
  • 2024 Poberaj Wines Columbia Gorge Pinot Bianco Columbia Valley, WA
  • 2018 Domaine Rolet Arbois Tradition Jura, FR

Red

  • 2020 Paride D’Angelo Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC Abruzzo, IT
  • 2016 Philippe Pacalet Moulin-à-Vent Beaujolais, FR
  • 2017 Bodegas LAN Rioja Reserva Culmen La Rioja, ES

Dessert

  • NV Chambers Rosewood Rutherglen Muscat Victoria, AU
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07/12 Deductive Tasting (Minerals and Fruit) – Blind Tasting Buddies

Wine Tasting, Sunday July 12th, 2026, Seattle

Wine Lineup:

Sparkling

  • 2018 Alain Voge Saint-Péray Les Bulles d’Alain Northern Rhône, FR

White

  • 2020 Markus Molitor Riesling Spätlese Wehlener Klosterberg Mosel, DE
  • 2021 Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes Burgundy, FR

Red

  • 2020 Mr. Riggs McLaren Vale Grenache The Magnet South Australia, AU
  • 2024 Walter Scott Pinot Noir La Combe Verte Willamette Valley, OR
  • 2020 i Custodi Etna Rosso Ætneus Contrada Muganazzi Sicily, IT
  • 2017 Virna Borgogno Barolo Noi Piedmont, IT

Dessert

  • 2018 Château Grillon Sauternes Bordeaux, FR
  • NV Cantillon Kriek Lambic Brussels, BE
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06/14 Commonwealth Diaspora – Blind Tasting Buddies

Wine Tasting, Sunday June 14th, 2026, Seattle

Wine Lineup:

Sparkling

  • NV Digby Fine English Brut Leander Pink England, UK

White

  • 2021 Testalonga Swartland Hárslevelű – Mangaliza Coastal Region, ZA
  • 2022 Makarounas Pafos Xynisteri Aerides Cyprus, CY
  • 2020 Sadie Family Swartland Palladius Coastal Region, ZA

Red

  • 2003 Henschke Lenswood Merlot Abbotts Prayer South Australia, AU
  • 2002 Felton Road Pinot Noir Central Otago South Island, NZ
  • 2015 Church Road Winery Hawke’s Bay Marzemino McDonald Series North Island, NZ
  • 2013 Brokenwood McLarenVale Shiraz Wade Block 2 Vineyard South Australia, AU

Dessert

  • 2007 Jackson-Triggs Riesling Icewine Delaine Vineyard Niagara Peninsula, ON
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05/08 Archetype SUPER – Burgundy: The Beaune Identity

Wine Tasting, May 8th, 2026, Seattle

Wines:

Sparkling

  • 2013 Louis Roederer Brut Rosé Cristal Champagne, FR

White and Pink

  • 2019 Domaine de Montille Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières Burgundy, FR
  • 2021 Domaine Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Clavoillon Burgundy, FR
  • 2018 Camille Giroud Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru Burgundy, FR
  • 2022 Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Rosé Fleur de Pinot Burgundy, FR

Red

  • 2011 Domaine Roulot Auxey-Duresses Rouge Burgundy, FR
  • 2012 Domaine Roulot Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Rouge Burgundy, FR
  • 2013 Domaine Roulot Auxey-Duresses 1er Cru Rouge Burgundy, FR
  • 2017 Nicolas Potel Corton Grand Cru Rouge Burgundy, FR
  • 2020 Jean-Claude Ramonet Chassagne-Montrachet Rouge Burgundy, FR
  • 2018 Domaine Bernard Moreau et Fils Bourgogne-Passetoutgrains Burgundy, FR
  • 2017 Antica Terra Pinot Noir Cerus Willamette Valley, OR
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04/17 Archetype Tasting – Kobayashi Treasure Trove

Wine Tasting, April 17th, 2026, Seattle

Wine List:

Sparkling and White

  • 2023 Kobayashi Winery Blanc de Noirs Nikko Rainmaker Vineyard (undisgorged) Columbia Gorge, WA
  • 2022 Kobayashi Winery Viognier WeatherEye Vineyard Columbia Valley, WA
  • 2021 Kobayashi Winery Marsanne Skin Contact WeatherEye Vineyard Columbia Valley, WA

Red

  • 2023 Kobayashi Winery Il Caberlot x Kobayashi Tuscany, IT
  • 2022 Kobayashi Winery Cabernet Franc Columbia Valley, WA
  • 2020 Kobayashi Winery Merlot Weathereye Vineyard (3 bottles produced!) Columbia Valley, WA
  • 2022 Kobayashi Winery Syrah Extended Barrel Age (barrel sample) Columbia Valley, WA
  • 2022 Kobayashi Winery Canlis x Kobayashi Cabernet Franc Whole Cluster Sans Soufre Columbia Valley, WA
  • 1997 Alvear Palacios Priorat Finca Dofí Catalonia, ES

Dessert

  • 2022 Kobayashi Winery Marsanne Light of The Night WeatherEye Vineyard Columbia Valley, WA
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03/29 Bay of Biscay – Blind Tasting Buddies

Wine Tasting, Sunday March 29th, 2026, Seattle

Wine Lineup:

Sparkling

  • 2011 Pepe Raventós Vi Escumós de Qualitat Brut Nature Mas del Serral Catalonia, ES
  • NV Ama Brewery Kombucha BI Lemongrass Basque Country, ES

White and Pink

  • 2021 Doniene Gorrondona Bizkaiko Txakolina Blanco Basque Country, ES
  • 2010 Javier Sanz Rueda Villa Narcisa Castilla y León, ES
  • 2015 Louis-Benjamin Dagueneau Jurançon Sec Les Jardins de Babylone Sud Ouest, FR
  • 2021 Bodegas Ostatu Rioja Rosado Basque Country, ES

Red

  • 2015 Bodegas Valdemar Rioja Gran Reserva Conde de Valdemar Basque Country, ES
  • 2004 R. López de Heredia Rioja Gran Reserva Viña Bosconia La Rioja, ES
  • 2017 Domaine La Calmette Cahors Bois Grand Sud Ouest, FR
  • 2018 Jean-Claude Berrouet Irouléguy Rouge Herri Mina Sud Ouest, FR
  • 2018 Domaine Etxegaraya Irouléguy Rouge Sud Ouest, FR

Dessert

  • 1995 Château Tirecul La Gravière Monbazillac Cuvée Madame Sud Ouest, FR
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03/20 Archetype Tasting – Barolo v Barbaresco

Wine Tasting, March 20th, 2026, Seattle

Wine List:

Sparkling and White

  • NV Rivetto Metodo Classico Dosaggio Zero Kaskal Piedmont, IT
  • 2016 Valfaccenda Arzigh (Arneis) Piedmont, IT

Red

  • 2018 Roagna Barbaresco Faset Piedmont, IT
  • 1988 Dante Rivetti Barbaresco Bricco de Neueis Riserva Piedmont, IT
  • 2013 Ca’ del Baio Barbaresco Vallegrande – magnum Piedmont, IT
  • 1993 Prunotto Barbaresco DOCG Piedmont, IT
  • 2013 Luigi Baudana Barolo Baudana Piedmont, IT
  • 2015 Giuseppe Mascarello Barolo Villero Piedmont, IT

Fortified

  • NV Cappellano Barolo Chinato Piedmont, IT
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01/30 Archetype Tasting – Frogs, Rats, and Horses

Wine Tasting, January 30th, 2026, Seattle

Wine List:

Sparkling, White and Pink

  • 2018 Christophe Baron Brut Nature Les Closeaux – magnum Champagne, FR
  • 2010 14 Hands Chardonnay Columbia Valley, WA
  • 2022 Betz Family Winery Columbia Valley Rosé Caché Washington, US

Red

  • 2016 Cayuse Vineyards The Lovers Walla Walla Valley, OR
  • 2011 Cayuse Vineyards Syrah Bionic Frog Walla Walla Valley, OR
  • 2020 La Rata Red Wine Walla Walla Valley, OR
  • 2020 Horsepower Vineyards Grenache Sur Echalas Vineyard Walla Walla Valley, OR
  • 2018 No Girls Tempranillo La Paciencia Vineyard Walla Walla Valley, OR
  • 2020 Reynvaan Family Vineyards Syrah Stonessence Walla Walla Valley, OR
  • 2019 Delmas Syrah SJR Vineyard Walla Walla Valley, WA
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