Wine of the Day March 17, 2015
2013 Roar, Chardonnay, Sierra Mar Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. The Sierra Mar Vineyard, part of the Franscioni estate along with Rosella’s Vineyard, and farmed in partnership with Gary Pisoni and…
2013 Roar, Chardonnay, Sierra Mar Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. The Sierra Mar Vineyard, part of the Franscioni estate along with Rosella’s Vineyard, and farmed in partnership with Gary Pisoni and…
2013 Domaine Weinbach, Riesling Schlossberg, Grand Cru, Alsace France. With the tragic loss of Laurence, Weinbach’s beautiful and gifted winemaker last year and the recent passing of the matriarch Catherine,…
2007 Guimaro, Mencia, B2M, Ribiera Sacra, Galicia Spain. After tasting all the currant releases of Pedro Guimaro’s, Jose Pastor his importer, brought out this gorgeous 2007 vintage B2M Mencia to…
2014 Weinhaus Meyer-Nakel, Rose of Pinot Noir (Spatburgunder) AHR Germany. Werner Nakel along with his daughters Meike and Dorte make some of Germany’s most acclaimed Pinot Noir or Spatburgunder from…
2010 La Spinetta, Barbera D’ Asti DOCG, Ca’ Di Pian, Piedmonte, Italy. This is great stuff, and I’ve always admired this bottling of Barbera from Giorgio Rivetti, along with his…
2009 Domaine Denis Mortet, Gevrey-Chambertin “Vieilles Vignes” Red Burgundy, France. I have been a long time fan of the Mortet wines and it was an unexpected pleasure to find myself…
2013 Guimaro, Vino Blanco, Ribeira Sacra D.O. Galicia, Spain. The wines of Pedro M. Rodriguez Perez Guimaro are some of the best and most interesting wines of the Ribeira Sacra,…
2013 Lisini, San Biagio, Toscana IGT Rosso, Sangiovese Grosso, Montalcino, Italy. The Lisini is pure Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello cone) and is a fresh and fruit driven offering coming from vines…
2009 Oddero, Barolo DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy. Oddero from Barolo’s La Morra district is really nailing it these days and I’ve been highly impressed with every wine I’ve tasted, especially their…
2012 Cameron, Pinot Noir “Abbey Ridge” Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. John Paul’s Abbey Ridge is one of Dundee’s old vineyards, his Cameron Abbey Ridge Pinot comes from vines at…