Book Club
WINE & BOOKS
Second Tuesday of Each Month | 6p – 8p
15% off bottles of featured wine*
Welcome to the world of the winery Book Club! A place where literature and wine intertwine to create a truly delightful experience for the senses. Escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life and immerse yourself in the enchanting world of books, wine, and great company.
Each month, we will explore a different book paired with a carefully selected wine, indulging in both words and flavors that will transport us to different times and places. Whether you are a wine connoisseur, a bookworm, or simply seeking a new way to connect, our Elsom Book Club promises an escape into the world of literature and a celebration of the art of winemaking.
We will kick off each book club at 6pm with an introvert-friendly, interactive yet confidential vote about how you felt about the book as you’re settling in with some sips, snacks and chats. Brief introductions and discussion will follow until the end of our time together at 8pm.
So, grab a glass, delve into a book, and join us as we embark on this delightful journey of tales and tannins!
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* Additional discounts do not apply.
Current Book
NOV
On October 12, 2005, a massive fire broke out in the Wines Central wine warehouse in Vallejo, California. Within hours, the flames had destroyed 4.5 million bottles of California’s finest wine worth more than $250 million, making it the largest destruction of wine in history. The fire had been deliberately set by a passionate oenophile named Mark Anderson, a skilled con man and thief with storage space at the warehouse who needed to cover his tracks. With a propane torch and a bucket of gasoline-soaked rags, Anderson annihilated entire California vineyard libraries as well as bottles of some of the most sought-after wines in the world. Among the priceless bottles destroyed were 175 bottles of Port and Angelica from one of the oldest vineyards in California made by Frances Dinkelspiel’s great-great grandfather, Isaias Hellman, in 1875.
UP NEXT
DEC
Discussion:
Dec 10, 2024
@ 6p – 8p
Featured Wine: 2020 Syrah (New Release!)
What happens when two ambitious young women, opposite in every way, join forces in a competitive male-dominated industry?
Wren and Thessaly collide when they land coveted jobs at a glamorous New York City boutique wine importer. Hardworking, by-the-book Wren comes from a modest background and has everything to prove while Thessaly hails from a family of prestigious California growers―but she is plagued by self-doubt. Thrown together at work, where they’re expected to have exquisite palates, endless tolerance for alcohol and socializing, and the ability to sell, sell, sell, they regard each other with suspicion.
It’s only on an important European business trip―with everything on the line for both of them―that they unexpectedly forge an alliance that will change the course of their careers and personal lives.
With mouth-watering descriptions of food and wine, Wine People takes readers from France, Germany, and Italy to the Midwest and California Wine Country. An utterly entertaining page-turner that explores how close friends can both misjudge and uplift each other.
PAST BOOKS
OCT
Veuve Clicquot champagne epitomizes glamour, style, and luxury. In The Widow Clicquot, Tilar J. Mazzeo brings to life—for the first time—the fascinating woman behind the iconic yellow label: Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, who, after her husband’s death, defied convention by assuming the reins of the fledgling wine business they had nurtured together. Steering the company through dizzying political and financial reversals, she became one of the world’s first great businesswomen and one of the richest women of her time.
As much a fascinating journey through the process of making this temperamental wine as a biography of a uniquely tempered woman, The Widow Clicquot is the captivating true story of a legend and a visionary.
SEPT
Discussion:
RESCHEDULED: Sept 18, 2024 (from Sept 10, 2024)
@ 6p – 8p
Featured Wine: 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon
1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
A missing person mystery, a serial killer thriller, a love story, a unique twist on each, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope.
AUG
Remarkably Bright Creatures, an exploration of friendship, reckoning, and hope, tracing a widow’s unlikely connection with a giant Pacific octopus, Marcellus while working the nightshift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium.
Marcellus and Tova form a remarkable friendship, and he uses his old invertebrate body to help unearth the mysterious truth behind Tova’s 18-year-old son’s disappearance on the Puget Sound over thirty years ago.
Shelby Van Pelt’s debut novel is a gentle reminder that sometimes taking a hard look at the past can help uncover a future that once felt impossible.
JULY
Natalie Seebring is the image of obedience — exquisitely mannered, socially adept, the long-time wife of a successful vineyardist. So when she announces plans to marry a vineyard employee soon after her husband’s death, her son and daughter are stunned. But they don’t know the truth of her life — her love of the vineyard, her role in its growth, the sacrifices she made for her family.
JUNE
“Love and betrayal, forgiveness and redemption combine in a heady tale of the ever present past” (Pam Jenoff, New York Times bestselling author) set amid the champagne vineyards of northern France during the darkest days of World War II. Perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale and Julia Kelly’s The Light Over London. Available on Kindle, Audible, paperback, hardcopy and at the SPL and KCLS.
MAY
Discussion:
May 14, 2024
@ 6p – 8p
Spilling over with the sumptuous flavors and romance of Tuscany, These Tangled Vines takes readers on a breathtaking journey of love, secrets, sacrifice, courage—and most importantly, the true meaning of family. Available on Kindle Unlimited, Audible, paperback, hardcopy and KCLS.
APRIL
Discussion:
April 9, 2024
@ 6p – 8p
From doctor and sommelier Acton Manning comes the story about a brilliant detective caught in a twisted tale of psychological suspense, eerie coincidence, grief, and the path to redemption
MARCH
Discussion:
March 12, 2024
@ 6p – 8p
Red Mountain in eastern Washington is home to a community of eccentrics.
But in a place where everyone knows each other, secrets are like poison…and right now they all have something to hide. When their secrets come to light and dysfunction ignites, will their small mountain be stronger for it–or will lives be torn apart?
Heartfelt, briskly paced, and wonderfully descriptive, Red Mountain is the story of four complicated people living in a beautiful landscape unlike anywhere else.
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