Julia Coney and Tommaso Beggiato Wax Rhapsodic on the Willamette Valley

This week we have a new and special tasting for you on Saturday, June 20 from 3-6 pm. Our colleague Julia Coney and Tommaso Beggiato of Banville Wine Merchants are taking over the Tasting Bar in mutual admiration of one of our best wine regions, Oregon's Willamette Valley. From the unique soil combinations that are the result of millennia of plate tectonics to the unique climactic conditions allowed by the Van Duzer Corridor, the Willamette makes both some of the most delicate and powerful Pinot Noir in the U.S. That alone is enough for a dedicated tasting, but that leaves the whole world of white wine out of the question, and that's just unacceptable.

Tommaso has been in the wine business for years, and has been a good friend of the shop since joining Banville when they opened for business in DC. He shares a love of the Willamette Valley with Julia Coney who, apart from being part of the team here at Wardman Wines is a travel, wine, and lifestyle writer, polymath, and powerhouse in her own right. Join them both on our Tasting Bar June 20 from 3-6pm! This should probably be a paid tasting, based on the things