Madrona Wine Merchants

Madrona Wine Merchants Fine wines for every budget. We at Madrona Wine Merchants look for wines with exceptional quality, complexity and distinct style at a reasonable price.

We love the wines we choose and like to share with others. We like to drink wine everyday and think you do too, so we mostly focus on wines that are affordable (although we’ll also stock a good selection of wines for special occasions). We look for selections that are good deals but possess the quality that separates Bargain Wines from true bargains. How do we pick the wines? We taste them. We sam

ple hundreds of wines to find the ones we think are good enough to carry. It’s nice to know that some wine critic has bestowed a high rating on a given wine, but if it doesn’t taste good in our glass you won’t find it on our shelves. We will also offer plenty of tastings, so you can decide what you like for yourself. .com

We think our shop is a great place for those who like to think about what they drink, as well as those who just want to enjoy a good bottle. Stop by the shop and see for yourself. Jim Maloney & Mark Souder
Proprietors

05/28/2026

Sae What?

This weekend starts off with a 20 degree dip but hang in there, good weather bounces back soon. In the meantime we have some versatile wines to handle whatever the blue moon brings you.

Friday – You say rosé. I sae rosae
2025 Cor Cellars, Rosae $20
Horse Heaven Hills, WA
This 100% Cabernet Franc Rosae rolls in on a wave, spritzing a salty mist of lemon thyme and oregano. A froth of sunkissed huckleberries swirls with strawberry blossoms and billows across the palate.

Saturday – I sae Française
2023 Delaille, Le Petit Salvard $20
Sauvignon Blanc
Loire Valley
Nothing grassy or tropical about this wine from the eastern part of the Loires Touraine region. Instead, picture lime blossoms and minerally refreshment, with zippy citrus.

2024 La Croix Gratiot, Cerise Rouge $20
100% Syrah
Languedoc
Pretty fruit on the nose, nuances of ripe stone fruits such as morello cherries, blackberries and licorice stick. Delicious and crunchy. Serve slightly chilled.
Organic

05/22/2026

Chillable Reds -- Chill Out!

It is Memorial Day weekend and here in Madrona it’s starting out at least warm and sunny. If you aren’t rushing off out of town, stop by the shop and chill out. We’re pouring a few red wines that you can put a slight chill on to take the edge off the warm weather.. Slip on in and have a sip.

2022 Giunta, Crunchy Red $15
56% Pinot Noir, 33% Merlot, 11% Malbec
New Zealand
The brightness of pomegranate and raspberry are out to play, supported by lightly herbal…it’s a moreish delight. Like biting into a Black Doris plum, the tannins are very soft and supple giving in to the ripe and fruity juice that has just a hint of spice.
Was $19, Now $15

2023 Grochau Cellars & Symbiose, Ensemble Red Blend $18
54% Pinot Noir, 33% Pinot Gris, 7% Gamay, 4% Auxerrois, 1% Trousseau
Oregon
This collaborative blend of white and red grapes by Grochau Cellars and Symbiose embodies the very essence of a light red wine to be drunk chilled.

2021 Earl Mas Peyre Carignan '1ères Soifs" $12
100% Carignan
Roussillon-Languedoc
Was $19, Now 12. This Catalan Coastal red is from the warmest and driest French wine region. Fresh, bright fruit and exuberant character with depth and complexity. Notes of cocoa. Dry, smooth and easy drinking. Served lightly chilled, this is a festive, convivial wine that reflects the warmth and vitality of the people who make it. Organic
Was $19, Now $12

05/15/2026

May Fair

The weather this week in Madrona is a head scratcher. From record highs to damp and chilly lows it’s hard to decide what to wear and what to drink. The Farmers’ Market is back today and May Fair is Saturday so cross your fingers and hope for some clearing. If not, we’ll persevere like true Madronans and muck our way through the damp. In either case, we’re pouring a few Italian wines at the wine shop. Here’s the lineup:

Friday -- Abruzzo
2024 Cora, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo $14
100% Montepulciano
This is a medium-bodied, eminently easy-sipping red with ripe, red cherry flavors, pretty spice notes and just enough tannin on the finish to give it structure.

Saturday – Tuscany & Piedmonte
2024 Cantina del Redi, Riccio Toscana Bianco $20
Chardonnay, Grechetto
Dry, medium-to-full body, balanced acidity, smooth texture from lees, finish engaging maybe with almond or light honey notes with age.

2021 Macarini, Lasarin Langhe Nebbiolo $24
Lasarin is from Macarini’s younger Nebbiolo vineyards in Neviglie. These younger vines yield a wine with great freshness and immediate appeal. The grapes macerate for about ten days and the wine aged in stainless steel to preserve the wine’s natural acidity and fragrance. Its full nose recalls flowers, raspberries, and blackberries; in the mouth, it is balanced, velvety and enjoyably tannic.

05/08/2026

Flowers for Mother’s Day

Skip the Hallmark card, Mom wants wine. We have many bouquets to choose from.

Friday – Sigillo Cellars
We’ll be sampling two wines (Cinsault and Mourvèdre) from this Chelan producer that are just coming into the shop.

Saturday—Two for Mom
2023 Flowers Winery, Sonoma Coast Chardonnay $35
Delicate aromas of white flower and coastal minerality frame a beautiful nose on this Chardonnay. Hints of Kaffir lime leaf, fresh herbs, and elements of citrus amplify the bright savory character. The firs sip offers a flourish of fresh fruit, which knits into artful integration with focused acidity and lovely chalky textures. As the wine opens in the glass, faint notes of almond skin balance gentle citrus and pear, lingering on a minerals rich finish.

2021 Marietta, Angeli Alexander Valley $25
Estate Zinfandel
Incredibly expressive and perfumed. Blueberry, boysenberry and blackberry give way to wafts of graphite, gobs of violet and even touches of tangerine. The medium to full-bodied palate explodes with concentrated fruit and expansive layers of floral perfume and spice. It has a powdery frame, bursts of mouthwatering acidity and a very long, nuanced finish.
Was $40, Now $25

Sunday—
We have lots of new wine at the shop. You’re just going to have to stop in and see what Dave has open.

05/01/2026

Run for the Rosés

This Saturday is the Kentucky Derby. And before the horses race around the track, you should race into the wine shop and cash in on some crisp rosés. We have some warm weather the next few days and you want to be prepared. We’ll be pouring the new vintage of the Triennes along with a new to us Spanish pink that is a bit racy for the races.

Saturday – Paint the Town Pink
2025 Triennes, Rosé $20
Cinsault – Syrah -Grenache – Merlot
Provence
Pale pink. A compelling bouquet of strawberries and white flowers with a touch of vanilla. Expressive and elegant, the palate offers mouthwatering freshness. An embodiment of the Mediterranean in the glass. Harvested at night to ensure cool arrival at the cellar.
Organic

2024 Zillamina, Alicante Rosé $18
Monastrell
From Alicante the place, not Alicante the grape. Made with 100% organic Monastrell grapes, this easy-drinking Rosé features expressive notes of fresh strawberry and hibiscus, finishing dry and crisp.
Organic

Sunday --Classique
2023 Les Quatre Tours, Classique Rosé $15
50% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon
Aix en Provence
Ripe strawberry flavors contrast with the zesty acidity and lemon freshness. A blend of four grapes including Cabernet Sauvignon, the wine is lightly textured, touched by pepper and ready to drink.

04/24/2026

Spring sipping

Hopefully the grey mid-week is behind us. We’re celebrating the weekend with 2 wines from Weingut Philipp Grassl a small organic producer in lower Austria. Sunday we’ll be breaking out a Corsican Rosé rain or shine. Come join us.

Saturday --Austria
2024 Grassl, Grüner Veltliner Carnuntum $20
Hailing from the southwestern part of Carnuntum with its limestone laden hills and windswept terrain, Gruner shines here as the cooler climes bring out the freshness and minerality in the wine. Full of high-toned tension and vibrant acidity, the palate is redolent with spicy yellow fruit.
Biodynamic

2023 Grassl, St. Laurent $26
90% St. Laurent, 10% Pinot Noir
From 35 year old vines on wonderfully sun-exposed, stony-limestone locations. A distinct crisp red with floral aromas and a hint of licorice.
Organic

Sunday – We’re going to pretend it is sunny
2025 Vetriccie, Île de Beauté Rosé $15
50% Sciaccarellu, 40% Grenache, 10% Niellucciu
Corsica
The wine jumps out of the glass with aromas of red berries, melon and pomegranate kissed with a touch of wet stone. This rosé is deliciously delicate and washes over the palate with wave after wave of energetic fresh fruit flavors.

04/16/2026

Blended

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts. This weekend we’ll be tasting three case in points. We’ll have a classic Cote du Rhone, a luscious Lebanese Red and a Spanish red that they make the blend in the field. Come in and take part.

2020 Peninsula Vinicultores, Vino de Montaña $22
Field Blend
Castilla Y Leon, Spain
Comprised of Garnacha, Rufete and Pinuela, this high-altitude wine features rose petal, red currant, red cherry, and red plum notes. This is bright, fresh, charming and very reminiscent of elegant Pinot Noir.

2019 IXSIR, Altitudes-Mamnoon Reserve $24
35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Syrah, 26% Caladoc, 17% Tempranillo
Lebanon
Aromas of red fruits, gooseberries, and raspberries abound on the nose. It is indeed an elegant and pleasant wine with a graceful body and remarkable softness that lingers throughout the tasting. From start to finish, it is full and round.

2022 La Font de Notre Dame, Gigondas Le Mas $28
80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre
A classy Cote du Rhone. Aromas of dark cherries, dark wild berries, flowers, tapenade and garrigue. Medium to full-bodied, it's textured and layered, with bright acids and a long, ethereal finish.

04/14/2026

Aged

Some wines ready to drink on release. Others develop their true character only after a few years of age in the bottle. Then there are some that can keep developing and changing for decades. Usually, the only way you get to taste these is by cellaring them yourself, but every so often you can find some that someone else has cellared for you. We have a couple in the shop at the moment. If you are interested to see how wine develops you might want to give them a try.

1993 Jean Lafouge, Auxey-Duresses $44
Chardonnay
An opportunity to taste a well-aged white Burgundy. 33 years and the fruit is far from gone.

2007 Blagden, Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Rosso $50
Sonoma, California
Incredibly dark, rich and fresh, you would never know this wine is 18 years old.
Lots of dark fruit, soft tannins and a lengthy finish. Woman winemaker. 6 bottle available.

Aging does have its risks. Wines this old however are not guaranteed. No Returns.

04/10/2026

Sunny on the inside

Looks like the clouds come back for a few days here in Madrona. But don’t worry, Spring is here. And if the grey gets you down swing by the shop and pick up something to make you sunny on the inside. We have some fun things in store.

Friday—The Rhino is back.

2025 La Spinetta Il Rosé di Casanova $20
50% Sangiovese, 50% Prugnolo Gentile
Tart and juicy, with citrusy grapefruit and tangerine dominating the nose and mouth, the wine’s aromatic profile is enriched by white peach and strawberry and floral and mineral notes. The Rosè shows great clarity, with a suave, penetrating finish that lingers with a floral tenacity.

Cider Sale Saturday

Domaine Johanna Cécillon covers 11 hectares in the municipalities of Sévignac and Trédias north of Brittany. Their orchards are certified organic farming and biodynamic treatment. We recently got a deal on these artisan ciders and are happy to show them off.

2018 Domaine Johanna Cécillon Poiré (Pear) Belenos Cider $10
The pear cider Bélénos is bottled at the end of April, with no sulfur added, uncarbonated and unpasteurized. Refermentation then takes place in the bottles. The bottles are stored on laths for 24 months. They are then disgorged on the fly. Beautiful minerality, very refreshing, citrus fruit and a nice melon flavor. Organic Was $25, Now $10
5% alcohol by volume

2021 Domaine Johanna Cécillon Apple Cidre Divona $10
Divona is a Celtic goddess of the sacred springs. Fruity nose, fine bubbles, light golden color, slightly dry with caramel and vanilla flavors. Organic.
Was $ 20, Now $10
6.5% alcohol by volume

2021 Domaine Johanna Cécillon Apple Cidre Nerios $10
Nerios is a Celtic god of gushing springs. Very powerful and tannic. A copper color, fine bubbles, and slight licorice and apple fruit flavor on the palate with a hint of bitterness and a long finish. Organic.
Was $20 Now $10
8% alcohol by volume

04/03/2026

Passover/Easter

This weekend we are in the midst of Passover and Sunday is Easter. For those of us who love to eat this means plenty of good meal opportunities. Of course. we’ll need a little wine to go with it. Here’s what we are pouring at the shop.

Friday – a great rosé deal to bring back the sun.

2023 Louis Jadot, Côteaux Bourguignons Rosé $10
100% Gamay
A floral and fruity French rosé with a delicate texture fresh red currant and raspberry fruit character.

Saturday – Three table time possibilities.

2023 Nutton Beaunoy, Bourgogne Blanc $22
Chardonnay
A blend of grapes from Hautes Côtes de Nuits and Hautes Côtes de Beaune. Prominent white flower fragrances in the bouquet. Unctuous and persistent on the palate with flavors of white fleshed fruit (pear) and stone fruits (apricot, fuzzy peach).

2023 Viberti, Langhe Nebbiolo $26
A full-bodied, approachable Nebbiolo with a pleasant fruity nose with nuances of balsamic. It is well-balanced with fresh tannins and an elegant, long finish that lingers on the palate.

2022 Jenny & Francois, Gaspard Cabernet Franc $22
Touraine
This Cabernet Franc instantly entices you with its smooth tannins and dark fruit flavors mingled with spicy / earthy undertones. Organic, Low Sulphur

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1127 34th Avenue
Seattle, WA
98122

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+12068606017

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