{"title":"FALL 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother summer has again passed too swiftly to fully be enjoyed but damned if we didn’t give it our best efforts. The barbeques were mighty tasty, the fiestas were met with open embraces, and the times with our families and friends were lively and full of love. Fall has formally left both of us as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eempty nesters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e free birders with Oliver now at college. (OK, not fully since Kaj has a fantastic gig with UGG and we encouraged him to save some money and live at home for a bit.) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt first glance this case looks almost too traditional. Oregon Pinot Noir, Italian Barolo. Spanish Tempranillo. German Riesling. Even a South African Chardonnay.  But, with each of these you will undoubtedly taste the reasons why they are classics but also wonder why it took so long for their inclusion in a case. On the other side, as Kompas Club members you also knew we wouldn’t have just a bunch of classics.  We had to dig to find some real gems.  We hit the motherlode. In this round we take you to the country of Georgia, the literal birthplace for wine, and give you a fascinating taste of history and of a passion of winemakers holding steadfast to that history. We have domestic winemakers going out on a vine to bring old world obscure varietals to delicious life in new world vineyards. So upon reflection, this is just a classic Kompas Wine Club case after all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vina-ijalba-2024-tempranillo-tempranillo-riola-spain","title":"Vina Ijalba -- 2024 Tempranillo -- Tempranillo -- Riola, Spain","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis example of Rioja Tinto is part of a growing movement among Rioja producers to produce wines outside of the aging-based constraints of the traditional Rioja classifications of Crianza, Reserva and Grand Reserva, and to label the wine as simply Rioja instead. This allows, among other things, more flexibility to create wines that have more freshness and a more easy drinking and fruity profile. Viña Ijalba comes from the top tier subregion of Rioja Alta near the town of Logroño, where Dionisio Ruiz Ijalba planted his first vines in 1975 in disused quarry soils near an abandoned open-cast mine which gives the wines a remarkable minerality. Pioneers in organic farming in Rioja, the vineyards have been certified organic since 1996 and the 3rd generation to lead the winery, Christina Gutiérrez, is continuing that tradition. 100% Tempranillo, the grapes come from a north facing vineyard at 450 meters of elevation, that helps the vines retain acidity and lengthens the growing season, assuring optimal ripeness. Native yeast fermentation with gentle extraction and just 8 days on the skins keeps in check the robust tannins of Tempranillo that enable it, when made with that intention, to age gracefully for decades. This wine is aged for 8 months in stainless steel to keep the fruit in focus and is ready to drink now but will age gracefully for 5-8 years. Aromas of fresh black fruit, fresh flowers and incense. Smooth tannins deliver the brambly  berry and mineral flavors with an impressive finish for a wine at this price point. Perfect with burgers, pizza or adobado pork tacos. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524988342349,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/ijalba.jpg?v=1790208372"},{"product_id":"saint-jacques-de-siran-2019-bordeaux-superior-merlot-petit-verdot-cab-sauv-bordeaux-france","title":"Saint-Jacques De Siran -- 2019 Bordeaux Superior -- Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cab Sauv -- Bordeaux, France","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the hierarchy of Bordeaux wines, the Bordeaux AOC category offers nice expressions of the region's wines, made to be enjoyed in their youth with relatively fruit-forward characteristics. They are generally not aged for long in barrel and offer easy-drinking. Take it one step further to Bordeaux Supérieur and you get a bit more quality, owing to older vines requirements, lower allowed yields, and longer aging requirements in French oak barrels. Coming from a vineyard on the border of the Margaux appellation that takes its name from a nearby chapel, the grapes are sustainably grown and vinified by the renowned team at Chateau Siran in Margaux. Clay-based topsoil over a gravel subsoil favors Merlot here, unlike the gravelly, Cabernet-dominant soils of Margaux proper. Edouard Miailhe is the sixth generation of his family to run the 88 hectare chateau, of which 38 hectares are planted to vines and the other fifty hectares are left as woods and meadows for their beauty and to promote biodiversity. The 25 year-old vines of 80% Merlot, 10.5% Petit Verdot, and 9.5% Cabernet Sauvignon are aged for twelve months in French oak of unspecified, but subtle, newness. The blackberry, currant and bing cherry notes get an accent of cedar, vanilla and gravel, and the velvety tannins are plush enough to drink unaccompanied, but have enough intensity to stand up to a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cooking.nytimes.com\/recipes\/1016918-all-purpose-california-beef-rub\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSanta Maria Rub Tri Tip\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524991094861,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/SaintJacques.jpg?v=1790208469"},{"product_id":"failla-2023-willamette-valley-pinot-noir-oregon","title":"Failla -- 2023 Willamette Valley -- Pinot Noir -- Oregon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eWe had the Sonoma Coast Chardonnay from Failla in the June 2024 case and you can refresh your memory on winemaker Ehren Jordan’s CV \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kompaswineclub.com\/collections\/summer-2024\/products\/failla-2022-sonoma-coast-chardonnay\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e. Suffice it to say, he is a rock star winemaker. While his winery is located in Napa (despite him making no Napa wines) the fact that he is a pilot means that he can devote the requisite time in his Oregon vineyard and winery to produce wines that are worthy of their Failla label. And because vineyard land and the grapes one can buy from them are still less expensive than those in Sonoma, the quality-to-price ratio is even higher. Sourced from Failla’s Patton Valley Vineyard in Tualatin Hills AVA, Seven Springs Vineyard in Eola-Amity Hills AVA and the Chehalem Mountain Vineyard in the Chehalem Mountains AVA, it has all three of the main types of soils contained in the Willamette Valley: Laurelwood Loam (Loess), Basalt\/Volcanic and marine sedimentary, respectively, and is therefore a true representation of the whole of the Willamette Valley. The biodynamically farmed grapes are native-yeast fermented with 25%-ish whole clusters in temperature controlled stainless steel and aged in 10% new French oak barrels. The result is flowers, sweet red berry fruit, white pepper, blood orange, mint, chalk and slate all melded together with silky tannins. Would be amazing with duck or pork with a reduction sauce.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524991422541,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/Faila.jpg?v=1790208579"},{"product_id":"giornata-2024-il-campo-rosso-sangiovese-barbera-aglianico-paso-robles","title":"Giornata -- 2024 'Il Campo Rosso' -- Sangiovese, Barbera, Aglianico -- Paso Robles","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an early Kompas Club blurb now lost in the mists of time, we wrote about the 7% Solution, a series of tastings in the 2010s that sought to publicize and correct the purported fact that 93% of the vineyards in the North Coast AVA (Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, Solano and San Francisco Counties) were dedicated to only eight varieties: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah and Zinfandel. So we were planning to refer to the 7% Solution and celebrate that underdog grapes like the Italian varieties in the Giornata Il Campo Rosso have seemingly won the day, but finding evidence to back this impression has proved impossible. Nevertheless, being adventurous in one’s drinking and thereby encouraging production of more varieties is a good and important thing. Italy is roughly the same size as California yet it produces hundreds of different varieties into wondrous wines, dozens of which are world-renowned. So here’s to Brian and Stephie Terrizzi’s bold decision to produce only Italian varieties in their Paso Robles winery. The husband and wife team, he is the winemaker and she is the viticulturist, leaned on what Brian learned while working at Isole e Olena in Chianti and on their conviction that the climate and soils of Paso are well suited to many sun and heat loving Italian varieties. Giornata (Italian for a day’s work) has a small estate vineyard, but even when buying their grapes, they only use grapes organically farmed by Stephie. The 'Il Campo' Rosso is a Sangiovese blended with Barbera and Aglianico that goes through native fermentation and is aged in 25 hectoliter botti and stainless steel, thereby giving a transparent view of the grapes, terroir and vintage. Cherry, blood orange, licorice, flowers and mushrooms notes on a lively, medium-bodied frame makes this wine go with practically everything. Perfect for a potluck barbecue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524991881293,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/giornatta.jpg?v=1790208671"},{"product_id":"mauro-veglio-2021-barolo-nebbiolo-barolo-italy","title":"Mauro Veglio -- 2021 Barolo -- Nebbiolo -- Barolo, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe absolutely love Barolo and Barbaresco, the king and queen of Nebbiolo, but finding a worthy one that is on budget is rare, so we are delighted to present this season’s baller wine. The Barolo War ended long ago with both sides meeting in the middle: the traditionalists learned how to better farm and vinify Nebbiolo for earlier drinking potential and the modernists picked earlier and pulled way back on the percentage of new French oak barriques. The result is that one usually does not need to wait 10+ years to open a Barolo, with many being ready to drink upon release after the mandated 38 months of aging.  Indeed, Mauro Veglio’s nephew Allesandro, who took the reins in 2017, makes Barolo in traditional and modernist styles and everything in between, depending on the vineyard and the vintage. This blend of estate vineyards in the townships of La Morra and Monforte d’Alba is pressed off the skins prior to fermentation concluding to keep tannins at a reasonable level and is aged in French barriques but only 15-20% new, staying in barrel six months beyond the prescribed eighteen to concentrate and further soften the wine. The many layers of aromas of cherry, blueberry, woody mint, nutmeg, tar and earth, with flavors of pomegranate, rose hips, cherry, tarragon and barky spice, with robust but not overbearing tannins, are lovely a capella, but would absolutely sing with beef bourguignon, braised game meats, Agnoloti stuffed with meat or Brasato al Barolo–just don’t use a Barolo for the braising liquid! This wine, then, is ready to be enjoyed, but true to its Barolo name, it will keep and improve for many years if you wish. How far along in the development curve, where fruit recedes and savory herbs and spices surge, is the perfect time to open a Barolo? Even if one could know for certain how that particular bottle was developing in its specific cellaring conditions, it would be a matter of personal preference. To find out, we advise you to find an ageable wine that you particularly like and then to buy a fairly large quantity (retailers will happily add your requested case to their next order with their vendor) with which to check in over the years. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524992143437,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/viglobarolo.jpg?v=1790208779"},{"product_id":"tenuta-santantonio-2023-nanfre-valpolicella-veneto-italy","title":"Tenuta Sant'Antonio -- 2023 'Nanfre' -- Valpolicella -- Veneto, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of the story of the Valpolicella region is a familiar one in Italian wine: a storied region achieves international success, the DOC then expands massively and does not regulate the means of production enough to ensure continued quality, consumers run for the exits. In Valpolicella’s case, however, there was a twist. The once rarely produced Amarone della Valpolicella, a dryish, full-bodied red wine made from raisinated grapes, the same used in regular Valpolicella, Corvina, Rondinella, Corvinone and others, became a huge success in the 80s, rescuing the Valpolicella producers from the sins of their DOC. Then in the 2000s came Ripasso di Valpolicella, made by adding the unpressed skins from Amarone or Recioto (a dessert wine made from raisins) to regular Valpolicella to resume fermentation, adding more alcohol, tannins and extract and thereby making a full-bodied wine. The fashion of the times favored big wines, so regular Valpolicella production declined steadily until it nearly disappeared from shelves and wine lists. Thankfully the pendulum has swung back in favor of light, refreshing red wines and we are starting to see regular Valpolicella recover. Tenuta Sant’Antonio is run by the four Castagnedi brothers whose family has a long history of wine production in the region. Sustainably farmed younger vines from their hillside vineyards are used to make this unoaked, fresh, fruity and spicy wine, with structure similar to Beaujolais. Notes of cherry, pomegranate and oranges, offset by a tinge of peppery herbs make this suitable for everything from cioppino to burgers. Please note this wine has a glass topper, so just remove the foil and pull!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524992536653,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/nanfre.jpg?v=1790208847"},{"product_id":"railsback-freres-2022-clairette-blanche-clairette-syv-santa-barbara","title":"Railsback Freres -- 2022 Clairette Blanche -- Clairette -- SYV, Santa Barbara","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe had the Lieu Dit Chenin Blanc, by Eric Railsback and Justin Willett, in the December 2020 case, and since that time, the Railsback Freres winery that Eric started with his brother Lyle, has taken off. Lyle was managing the legendary Kermit Lynch portfolio until their winery demanded his full attention and Eric, similarly, needed to edit his commitments to Lieu Dit and the Les Marchands wine bar and store that I’m sure all you Santa Barbaran Kompas Clubbers remember well. Inspired by the waxy, saline whites of Cassis, Bandol, and Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines of southern France, the brothers see parallels in the climate and soils of the Santa Ynez Valley and the south of France and jumped at the chance to work with the certified sustainably-farmed Clairette Blanche from the new Nolan Ranch Vineyard in the Alisos Canyon AVA. Clairette Blanche is an aromatic and acidic grape that is the lead actor in many of the white wines of France’s Mediterranean coast. This native yeast fermented and neutral oak aged wine shows ripening white stone fruit, citrus flower blossoms and hints of fennel with a round, saline feel.  Would be outstanding with Provençal mussels, lemon tuna and capers pasta or semi-firm herbed goat cheese.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524993093709,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/Railsback.jpg?v=1790209015"},{"product_id":"andrias-gvino-2024-kisi-kisi-kakheti-georgia","title":"Andrias Gvino -- 2024 Kisi -- Kisi -- Kakheti, Georgia","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn the eastern coast of the Black Sea and on the border of Asia and Europe, the Georgian people speak a language unrelated to any other and have maintained their culture despite frequent subjugation by more powerful neighbors such as the Romans, the Mongols, Persia, the Ottoman Empire and Russia. One of the most notable features of their culture is the centrality of wine to their tradition of the supra, an extended feast that is punctuated by a multitude of toasts, singing and dancing. Indeed, Georgia has the oldest known record of wine production in the world, at more than 8,000 years. Wine is also produced by most families for their own consumption and therefore only 3% of their domestic wine market is imported. As one would expect, the winemaking techniques and grapes here are similarly distinctive. Almost all of the hundreds of grapes made into wine in Georgia are indigenous and use unique and ancient techniques such as extremely long (many months) maceration on the skins and seeds, even for white grapes, especially in earthenware amphorae that are buried underground, called Qvevri (KEHV-ree). These full-on orange wines are beyond the scope of a club like Kompas, but they are fascinating and we highly encourage you to give one a try, especially if available by the glass. The present example, the Andrias Gvino ‘Mariam’ Kisi (Gvino is the Georgian word for wine and is another piece of evidence in favor of Georgia being the origin of wine) comes from Kakheti, in far southeast Georgia, which is generally acknowledged as the leading wine-producing region and is the source of 80% of the country’s wines. It is macerated for just 2 days, despite its amber color. The winery is named after the son of winemaker George Wolski, who is also a PhD engineer consulting across Europe, but like many Georgians, his family has long ties to wine production. Organically grown and aged in qvevri for 4 to 5 months, it gives aromas of hay, chamomile, green gooseberry, candied ginger and wet gravel with flavors of the same along with asian pear, dried apple and lemon. 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The Baccarelli family (father and son) bought Cantina Roccafiore in 1999 and biodynamically farm almost 40 acres of vineyards near the town of Todi determined to see how far the local grapes could go. Their flagship expression, FiorFiore comes from a single 1.5-hectare vineyard of roughly 45-year-old vines, planted on the white clay, limestone and chalk-rich soils that are typical of the region. Fermentation begins spontaneously, and the wine spends 12 months on its fine lees in a combination of terracotta amphora and large, neutral Slavonian oak casks before further bottle aging. The amphora preserves energy and freshness; the large old barrels allow the wine to broaden and gain texture without interference from oak flavors. Malolactic fermentation is also blocked to help preserve the grape’s naturally high acidity. The result is a Grechetto di Todi with weight but which is still lifted by mineral freshness. Aromas of cut flowers, waxy asian pear and mixed citrus. Hints of honey and ginger and grapefruit pith with a pleasing bitter finish that would pair well with grilled chicken or shrimp.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525010591821,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/fiofiore.jpg?v=1790209188"},{"product_id":"david-finlayson-2024-chardonnay-chardonnay-stellenbach-south-africa","title":"David Finlayson -- 2024 Chardonnay -- Chardonnay -- Stellenbach, South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe have put a few wines from South Africa in the club over the years, but this is the first from South Africa’s undisputed top wine growing region, Stellenbosch. Located In the foothills of the Hottentots Holland Mountains just outside the city of Cape Town and close to the cooling waters of False Bay, it has a large variety of soils and micro-climates, which explains why so many varieties are grown here: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Syrah\/Shiraz, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Noir and more. Wine maker David Finlayson is the third generation of his family to make wines in the Western Cape region, garnering a plethora of awards, especially for his Chardonnays at the family’s former Glen Carlou winery. Hand harvested from four different sustainably farmed vineyards from coastal, mountain and valley floor sites in Stellenbosch that form a representative sample of the region's soils and microclimates, the Chardonnay grapes are blended with 5% Chenin Blanc and aged for eight months in 15% new French oak barrels. The result has aromas of  lemon verbena, orange pith, nectarine and gravel, with flavors of tropical fruits on the finish. Creamy pasta with grilled chicken breast and caesar salad would be an ideal partner. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525012557901,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/Finlayson.jpg?v=1790209246"},{"product_id":"fritz-haag-2024-estate-tradition-riesling-mosel-valley-germany","title":"Fritz Haag -- 2024 Estate Tradition -- Riesling -- Mosel Valley, Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe’ve had a few Rieslings over the years, but only once have we had one from the region many consider the pinnacle of the grape, the Mosel. Speaking of pinnacles, among those who admired the Mosel were Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon, and both named the Fritz Haag estate’s wines as their favorite white wines. Founded in 1605, the estate has maintained its position in the top ranks of white wine producers and is now run sustainably by Oliver Haag, the tenth generation. Now for the elephant in the room: is this a sweet Riesling? A little, yes, and that’s dandy. A touch of sweetness in wine does not make it less sophisticated, and this traditional style of Riesling is even more versatile for pairing than the trocken (dry).  Real men eat quiche and pair it perfectly with an off-dry Riesling. This is a light and fairly intense wine aged and fermented in stainless steel to preserve its precision, that would pair well with fruit and strong cheese appetizers, spicy asian foods, fowl, ceviche, cream sauces, vinaigrettes, and almost anything else, really.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525013147725,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/Haag.jpg?v=1790209365"},{"product_id":"villa-wolf-2025-pinot-gris-pinot-gris-pfalz-germany","title":"Villa Wolf -- 2025 Pinot Gris -- PInot Gris -- Pfalz, Germany","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the first decade of the 21st century Pinot Grigio\/Pinot Gris surpassed Chardonnay as the most popular white grape on the world market. While Pinot Grigio is thought of as a white grape, it is actually a mutation of Pinot Noir with blue-gray to brownish-pink skins (often within a single bunch) which is usually pressed off its skins at the beginning of the winemaking process in order to make a white wine. There is also a long tradition in the Friuli region of Italy and in neighboring Slovenia to make ramato style Pinot Grigio where the skins are allowed a few days of contact with the fermenting juice, achieving a copper color (ramato in Italian), such as the Kobal Pinot Grigio that was in the June 2020 case. But Germany? Well, it was here in what was then known as the Palatinate, which contained both the Pfalz region of Germany and Alsace in France, that Pinot Gris was first recognized as a separate variety and made into varietal wine. The Pfalz also enjoys the same sunny, dry climate and soils as Alsace, where Pinot Gris has long been one of the leading grapes, so its surprising that Pinot Gris from the Pfalz is not better known. Villa Wolf was formerly known as the J.L. Wolf Estate and enjoyed a stellar reputation from the mid-eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century, but the estate then languished for a few decades until famed Mosel producer Ernst Loosen bought it in 1996. Sustainably farmed grapes from  sandstone and calcareous clay soils are hand harvested, native yeast fermented and aged in stainless steel, producing the same full bodied style one finds in Alsace, but with more minerality. Apple, lemon and tangerine notes that are well suited to appetizers, salads and schnitzel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kompas Wine Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525013409869,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/files\/wolf.jpg?v=1790209437"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/4515\/0797\/collections\/Screenshot_2026-09-23_5.02.42_PM.png?v=1790208259","url":"https:\/\/kompaswineclub.com\/collections\/fall-2026.oembed","provider":"Kompas Wine Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}