Sunset Magazine Wine Club - Oct/Nov 2023 Issue 750 ml

2019 Clay Shannon Petite Sirah Lake County

After two long days of negotiations to get this limited allocation, Master Sommelier Sur Lucero came home grinning ear to ear with a MASSIVE win. Here is a 100% estate-grown, certified organic, high-elevation Petite Sirah that stands toe-to-toe with its storied brethren further south in Napa Valley.

2019 Revelry Vintners Cabernet Sauvignon Columbia Valley

Revelry earned Top 100 honors from the SF Chronicle and has been called “one to watch” by Wine Advocate, yet its wines remain under the radar for many wine lovers—even in Washington. The 2019 Cabernet is a phenomenal snapshot of the underrated Columbia Valley.

2020 Cloudview Red Wine Del Barba Vineyard Contra Costa

California History in a glass: that’s what Cloudview’s Red Wine Del Barba Vineyard Contra Costa County represents. Planted on their own roots in pure sand over 100 years ago, these Zinfandel, Carignane, and Mourvèdre vines are still cranking out intensely concentrated fruit today, producing a wine that’s bold, fruit forward, and delicious.

2020 Avennia Lydian GSM Columbia Valley

Chris Peterson made his name as the winemaker for DeLille—a legendary winery called “the Lafite-Rothschild of Washington State” by Robert Parker—before striking out to make his own wines under the Avennia label. Since then, he’s earned a flotilla of 96- and 97-point scores, and a Winemaker of the Year award from Seattle Magazine. His 2020 Lydian GSM is a classic Columbia Valley Rhône-inspired blend that earned 92-point praise and Editors’ Choice honors from Wine Enthusiast, who called it “a superb value.”

2021 Wade Cellars Three by Wade Chenin Blanc California

From NBA future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade, the 2021 Three By Wade Chenin Blanc is as exuberant as it is pedigreed. Floral and bright, with delicate lemon blossom and rose petal top notes underscored by ripe golden apple and Asian pear, it's a dream for lovers of crisp Chardonnay and clean Sauvignon Blanc.

2021 Loomis Grenache Blanc Snow Estate Grown Napa Valley

Jeff Loomis is an “O.G.” California Rhône Ranger—one who launched a winery in Napa Valley dedicated exclusively to Rhône varieties. Our long friendship with him opened the door to an allocation of his gorgeously peachy and floral Grenache Blanc. It’s a full-bodied rarity, with only 114 cases made.