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2021 Nithya, Red Blend, Massa Estate Vineyard, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.Made by famous Sommelier Raj Parr, the Nithya Red Blend from the historic old vines at the old Durney…

2021 Agricola Brandini, Alta Langa Brut, Metodo Classico, Sparkling Wine, Piemonte, Italy.While I focused most of my time on Brandini’s Barolo recently at a tasting with winemaker Giovanna Bagnasco of…

2024 Salvo Foti – I Vigneri, IGT Rosso, Sicily, Italy.It’s always a special experience to try these Salvo Foti wines, and this deep ruby/garnet hued 2024 Rosso is a fabulous,…

2016 Fonterenza, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany Italy.The beautifully evolving 2016 Fonterenza Brunello di Montalcino, imported to the States by Farm Wine Imports, Louis/Dressner Selections, is a lovely, lightly floral…

2023 Château d’Oupia, Les Hérétiques, Vin de Pays de L’Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France.André Iché, who owns one of the best-known Minervois estates, Château d’Oupia, makes this dark purple/garnet all Carignan Les…

2022 Kellerei Cantina Terlan, Sauvignon Blanc “Quarz” Alto Adige – Terlano DOC, Italy.The wonderfully aromatic, complex and mineral driven Quarz by Kellerei Cantina Terlan (Terlano) comes from the Alto Adige…

n.v. Bérêche et Fils, Brut Reserve, Vignes Vieilles, Champagne, France.I hadn’t had the Bérêche et Fils, after years of my Champagne geek friends telling me of the joys of this…

2023 Domaine Les Petits Lieux, Bourgogne Aligoté, White Burgundy, France.Who knew that Aligoté would be an ultra exciting and sought after white wine, well not me in my early years…

2022 Clos Canarelli, Corse Figari Rouge, Corsica, France.The Clos Canarelli Figari Rouge is a beautiful and pure terroir driven efforts, by one of my favorite Corsican producers, and a wine…

2024 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Kabinett, Oberhäuser Leistenberg, Nahe, Germany.Absolutely immediately out of the bottle and in the glass this 2024 Dönnhoff Kabinett Riesling, from the Oberhäuser Leistenberg vineyard, thrills the…