{"id":3183,"date":"2015-01-19T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2015-01-07T13:02:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-07T21:02:53","slug":"dons-january-premier-series-top-pick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/dons-january-premier-series-top-pick\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019s January Premier Series Top Pick"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bellingham-ancient-earth\"<\/a>The January 2015 Premier Series offers an exceptional lineup of wines from three different countries. It took an unusual amount of searching and tasting to come up with the four wines we ultimately chose for this month. With that said, Massone\u2019s Vigneto Masera Gavi has always been a personal favorite. And who makes better Cru Beaujolais than Ch\u00e2teau Pizay? Beautiful, balanced Viognier is very hard to come by, too, but Ch\u00e2teau du Trignon nailed it with their 2013 C\u00f4tes-du-Rh\u00f4ne Blanc. Yet, this month\u2019s Top Pick goes to the 2013 Bellingham Ancient Earth Pinotage\/Shiraz, a smooth, satisfying red wine that simply blew us away. There is plenty to like about this wine\u2019s savory aroma and lively black cherry and mulberry flavors, all which come wrapped in ripe tannins with nary an edge. In fact, our two tasting panels for the 2013 Ancient Earth Pinotage Shiraz enjoyed this wine so much that they immediately stopped spitting and began drinking \u2013 always a good sign for the wine, but a bad omen for the wines to follow. One sip of the 2013 Bellingham Ancient Earth Pinotage\/ Shiraz and you\u2019ll see why we stopped spitting. In addition, this excellent wine is an International Wine of the Month Club exclusive.<\/p>\n

Enjoy!
\nDon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The January 2015 Premier Series offers an exceptional lineup of wines from three different countries. It took an unusual amount of searching and tasting to come up with the four wines we ultimately chose for this month. With that said, Massone\u2019s Vigneto Masera Gavi has always been a personal favorite. 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