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Harvest Club Wines: For many of us, this Thanksgiving may be the first with family and friends in over 2 years or more. From all of us here at Mission Wines, we wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family, friends, good food, and great wine! Featured Wines: Maloof Wines | 2021 "Rouge de Gris" | 100% Pinot Gris |...

Featured Premier Club Wines: Iliana Malihin | 2021 "Young Vines" Vidiano | Rethymno, Crete, Greece Instagram: @iliana_malihin_winery A Greek Wine Club special feature by one of Greece’s youngest and progressive winemakers from Crete. Just shy of 30, Iliana Malihin has caught the attention of the international trade by producing one of the most natural expressions of the Cretan variety, Vidiano...

Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2020 Domaine Duffour | Cotes du Gascogne Blanc | Southwest, France Move over Sauvignon Blanc! Welcome this Cotes de Gascogne Blanc from the hinterlands beyond Bordeaux. This wine delivers sip after glorious sip! Michel Duffour's excellent dry white is made predominantly with Colombard, along with smaller amounts of Ugni Blanc and Gros Manseng. Notes of melon...

Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2020 Domaine Maurice Charleux et Fils | Bourgogne Rouge | Burgundy, France Delicious mélange of woody spice, dark cherry, anise, and sweet earthy sous bois. Open knit, with polished tannins. A glorious food wine. About: Domaine Maurice Charleux is located in Dezize-les-Maranges, about 4 kilometers southwest of Santenay. It was founded in 1894 by Ferdinand Charleux...

Featured Premier Club Wines: Andrea Scovero | 2020 Barbera Rosato | Piedmont, Italy Derived entirely of Barbera, the raw material for this bottling emanates from the ‘free run’ juice that emerges from the early stages of vinification of Andrea's Barbera-based red wine - an important factor for understanding the fleshier and more brooding elements of this delicious bottle. This rosé...

Harvest Club Wines: For most wineries, September is harvest time. The actual harvest date depends on the rain cycle and the temperature. Winemakers will go out daily to check the BRIX, or sugar content, of the grapes. A rain around harvest time can literally dilute the grape flavor, as the water from the rain soaks into each grape. Featured Wines...

Featured Premier Club Wines: 2020 Pala I Fiorentino | Stellato Vermentino | Sardinia, Italy Instagram: @palawines 92 points James Suckling: "Red peach, cantaloupe and a hint of fresh vanilla on the nose. Some dry stone, too. Very aromatic. Full and silky with a good balance of dense fruit and bright acidity. Hint of syrupy texture and flavor. Long finish. Very...

Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2021 Montecappone Vini | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico | Marche, Italy Instagram: @montecapponevini White peach, hawthorn and thyme on the nose. Medium-bodied with a crisp, elegant finish. Excellent as an aperitif or as a perfect pairing with spaghetti cacio e pepe. Also a delicious wine to drink with shellfish or seafood in general. (Importer...

Featured Premier Club Wines: 2018 La Croix de Carbonnieux | Pessac-Leognan Blanc | Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France Instagram: @chateaucarbonnieux Château Carbonnieux is one of the oldest and largest wine estates in the Bordeaux region. Its history extends over almost 8 centuries and its vineyard over a hundred hectares. The whole of this 4-generation family vineyard is located around the castle at...

Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2020 Chateau Marjosse | Entre-Deux-Mers Blanc | Bordeaux, France Instagram: @chateaumarjosse 91 points Decanter: "A blend of Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris, Muscadelle, and Semillon. Typically aromatic nose, herbal and grassy, with tropical and citrus elements. Succulent, soft, and mouthwatering with weight and density." Chateau Marjosse is the home estate for Pierre Lurton. Pierre Lurton is best known...