our wines
Pip Imports and Domestics is dedicated to sourcing delicious, authentic wines. Get to know some of our supplier partners below.
REYES SELECTIONS
Reyes Selections is an emerging portfolio of wines hand-selected by Martin Reyes, M.W. The project grew out of his desire to rekindle relationships with family winemakers formed during his ten years buying for national programs such as The New York Times Wine Club and Williams Sonoma Wine Club. Flagship producers include Tre Bicchieri regular Terre Stregate, acclaimed Chinon producer Couly-Dutheil, and accessibly priced go-to’s such as Château d’Emeringes Beaujolais and Château Fleur Haut Gaussens. In Martin's words, "These are small wineries, many family-owned and stewards of their own land. After many years of buying their excellent wines, I began considering many of these producers genuine friends. Launching Reyes Selections is an opportunity to work with them again." Martin has held influential roles in the wine industry for over 15 years and was named a "Top Forty under Forty Tastemaker" by Wine Enthusiast in 2015.
TERCERO WINES
Larry Schaffer's route to winemaking was not traditional; he spent years in publishing before landing a stint as Fess Parker's enologist. His methodology as a winemaker is also unorthodox -- foot stomping and aging whites prior to their release are both par for the course, as are lesser-known Rhone varieties. He personally oversees all aspects of his small winery's operations, so a Saturday in winter might find him in his Santa Barbara tasting room. However unusual his background and techniques, he is racking up an impressive list of 90+ scores from top publications, and legions of loyal fans.
LOTHIAN VINEYARDS
Lothian is owned and operated by brothers Ewen and Gavin Wilson, whose painstaking search for a perfect vineyard site ended when they found a parcel located within a biodiverse and extraordinarily beautiful nature preserve in Elgin. They have since gained international acclaim for their elegant wines, which are made by Master of Wine Richard Kershaw.
CENTERSTONE & CITATION
As an undergrad in Botany at the University of Washington, Howard Rossbach had no inkling that his part time job in a wine shop would lead to ownership of a winery and vineyard. Citation and Centerstone wines are produced from the Erratic Oaks Vineyard within Oregon’s Willamette Valley. The well-situated vineyard holds the three key soil types for which the Willamette Valley is acclaimed: Marine Sedimentary, Volcanic, and Missoula Flood Sedimentary. The wines are vinified in a restrained European style, making them elegant and incredibly food-friendly. Rossbach also serves as president of the Northwest Wine Coalition, promoting Pacific Northwest wines globally.
R. STUART & CO
Committed to sustainability and provenance, R. Stuart & Co. creates honest and expressive Oregon wines through their eponymous line, as well as their “Love, Oregon” and Big Fire projects. The twenty years young, family owned winery focuses on pinot noir, and is a pioneer in their region in committing to the clean wine movement - crafting wines sustainably, with minimum sulfites and using vegan winemaking practices.
XUMEK
In Argentina’s Valle de Zonda, near-desert conditions paired with the namesake Zonda wind create a unique mesoclimate. Xumek farms three specific vineyards under these conditions, aiming to leverage the resulting nuances in the grapes for complexity of flavor in finished wines. The winery was founded twenty years ago by Ezequiel Storey, who brings a great respect for the flora and fauna of the region to his winegrowing approach.
CHATEAU MARIS
Wine Spectator has called Château Maris “one of the five most environmentally friendly wineries in the world.” From their farming techniques to the actual winery’s construction, Château Maris has demonstrated a strong commitment to sustainability. As the first European winery to achieve B Corp certification, and the first winery in their appellation to be certified biodynamic, they are also pioneers - they have even exported wine to the U.S. via sailboat!
PETER PAUL WINES
With barely 2,000 cases produced annually, Peter Paul sources grapes from select vineyards in both Napa and Sonoma counties. They seek to showcase the sunny, easygoing temperament of fruit grown in California without losing the more refined elements of the grape’s DNA and European heritage. Each wine presents the hallmark characteristics of the terroir, while hitting that sweet spot of ripe but not overblown, elegant but not anemic, with everything in proper proportion. Peter Paul’s namesake founder also created the Headlands Foundation, a non-profit that aims to improve the standard of living for underprivileged children in the San Francisco Bay Area.
MERCER WINE ESTATES
The Mercer family are Washington winemaking pioneers, having planted the first grapes in the Horse Heaven Hills AVA in 1972. Since then, Washington State has emerged as a key domestic wine region, showcasing lush ripeness combined with elegant natural acidity. We are pleased to represent their Mercer Bros., Subsoil, Edge of Heaven, and Robert Willis Homestead lines.
BOUTINOT
Boutinot’s wines are a product of their people, and the global network of relationships they’ve formed with passionate vintners around the world. Partnerships with flagship wineries such as Emiliana and Bodegas Hermanos Hernaiz, together with innovative and traditional proprietary labels, created both through global collaborations with vintners as well as harvesting and vinifying fruit from their own vineyards, make them a unique resource for wine retailers. Their relationships drive the way they grow, harvest, make, and bottle wine, ultimately bringing the consumer high quality wines at every price point. The Boutinot team is comprised of 180 people, including Nigel Wilkinson, MS and Tony Brown, MW.
WINC
Co-founded by sommelier Brian Smith, Winc is a California producer that operates a consumer-focused winery, with innovatively branded, budget-friendly options. Emerging as trend setters and disruptors, Winc pioneered an online palate profile where consumers can answer questions and receive suggestions that match their preferences. Since its launch, Winc has produced more than 664 wines from 78 grape varieties and 97 regions across 12 different countries.
VINEYARD 29
Tucked away in the northwestern hills of the Mayacamas Mountains, Vineyard 29 combines artisan sensibilities with state of the art technology to consistently produce highly scored, collectible wines. With the vision and skill of acclaimed winemaker Keith Emerson (veteran of Cakebread and Gundlach Bundschu), and an an eye towards sustainability, Vineyard 29 has emerged as a top Napa producer.
AMITY VINEYARDS
Amity Vineyards is a founding Oregon winery. Started in 1974 by winemaker Myron Redford, the goal was to make world class Pinot Noir. Myron was a pioneer of organically grown sulfite-free wines, and produced Pinot Noir and Pinot Blanc on his fifteen acre property. Today, Union Wine Company’s Ryan Harms and his brother Eric Harms are at the helm, and they honor Myron’s legacy by continuing to produce the same varieties in true to terroir styles.
FAMILIA SCHROEDER
In extreme Patagonia, Familia Schroeder’s wines are helping to establish this emerging region as one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most promising. With several levels of wines ranging from everyday, accessibly priced options to highly rated reserve cuvées, the winery offers options that allow wine lovers to explore what is possible in the region. The Schroeder family established roots in Patagonia in 1927, and the second generation now directs operations. The winery is famous for another reason: a dinosaur skeleton found on the property was identified as a new species and named Panamericansaurus Schroederi after the site.