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Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2019 Weingut Ziereisen | "Heugumberger" Gutedel (Chasselas) | Baden, Germany Stony, lissome and light, with the faintest hint of astringency in the tail, it slides down the throat as easily a hot knife slices through butter. The Markgräferland is, together with the Bodensee, the southernmost part of Baden. The soils here are predominantly limestone, which is...

Featured Premier Club Wines: The approach to its wines starts in the vineyard. As Pedro Coelho likes to say,  we look for pure and traditional wines with a well-marked identity,  where the main focus is the grape and the vine .Grapes harvested manually starting the journey long before the harvest, the objective is to produce wines that reflect the beauty...

Harvest Club Wines: June in the Vineyard means Fruit Set! Temperatures normally begin to rise in June, and the flowers open up to invite pollination. During this stage (which usually lasts about two weeks, until June 24th or thereabouts), good weather is of utmost importance, because torrential rains could ruin the entire harvest! Featured Wines: Berlucchi | "61" Franciacorta Brut...

Harvest Club Wines: May In The Vineyard: Most grapevines self-pollinate, after which fruit set occurs. This is when you’ll see small, green clusters of grapes on the vines. Fruit set usually begins in May, and if the weather doesn’t cooperate, vineyard managers still have to worry about frost. Not all the vines will pollinate, so fruit set is an important...

Featured Premier Club Wines: 2021 PRESS GANG CELLARS | "TRASH FIRE" GRENACHE/CHARDONNAY CO-FERMENTED & CHILLABLE RED WINE | LOS OLIVOS DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA | SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES, NATURAL WINEMAKING From the winemakers: "What started as a way to joke about the disasters and inconveniences of 2020, has transcended vintage and norms. We can now joke about this wine, about how it relates...

Featured Explorer Club Wines: 2020 GROUNDWORK WINE COMPANY | CARBONIC COUNOISE | PASO ROBLES, CALIFORNIA Groundwork is all about the fundamentals. Putting to use the empirical knowledge he has gained from making wine for his first label, Sans Liege Wines, Curt Schalchlin seeks to bring his experience to a new set of wines that embrace the soul and simple living...

Harvest Club Wines: April is Earth Month! A time we should dedicate ourselves to environmental education, impact, and appreciation. It's an opportunity to marvel at the wonder of our planet, and to take steps to help improve it. The Harvest Club features wineries whose sole purpose is environmental sustainability and stewardship. And these 6 bottles are no exception. April, in...

Harvest Club Wines: The month of March is Women’s History Month! A time to celebrate the innumerable contributions women have made to our world. And we here at Mission Wines have some of the best wines on our shelves made by some of the best female winemakers in the world! This month’s Harvest Wine Club is featuring an incredible line...

Harvest Club Wines: What is biodynamic farming you may ask? Biodynamic farming is a form of alternative agriculture that takes an ecological and ethical approach to farming, food, and gardening. Biodynamic agriculture offers a way to maintain and restore ecological balance and organic harmony to your farm ground or garden, making efficient use of your farm's natural energy. The research...

Harvest Club Wines: Happy New Year Mission Wine Fans! This month we travel the four cardinal directions! Starting in South Africa we visit husband and wife Mick and Jeanine Craven of Craven Wines in beautiful Stellenbosch! . Then we head North to Naoussa, Greece, and meet Apostolos Thymiopoulos, the man behind Thymiopoulos Vineyards. Next, we head West to the mountains...