Month: July 2013

2011 Rochioli, Valdigue, Estate Grown, Russian River Valley. Valdigue, the rare French vatical, formerly thought to be Gamay in California, is a fun and Beaujolais like red wine with pretty…

2012 Von Winning, Riesling, Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten, Trocken, Pfalz Germany. Von Winning’s dry Rieslings are a revelation and are easily some of Germany’s most interesting wines, especially the three Grosses Gewachs…

2012 Rochioli, Rose of Pinot Noir, Estate Grown, Russian River Valley. Summer in the Russian River is not complete without securing a few bottles of Rochioli’s lovely fresh Rose, so…

2011 Chateau de Saint Cosme, Cotes du Rhone “Les Deux Albion” Red, Rhone Valley, France. Sadly, by the time I got around opening this wine, it has mostly sold out…

2012 Luli, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. Luli is made by Sarah Floyd MS and Jeff Pisoni, and is a great value brand for fresh style Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and…

2008 Cappellano, Barolo DOCG, Otin Fiorin, Pie Rupestris-Nebioli, Piedmonte, Italy. I have read about Cappellano, I had heard whispers, I had begged to taste, and now after finally sampling I’m…

2010 Brovia, Babera D’ Alba DOC, Sori Del Drago, Piedmonte, Italy. For many years running the Sori del Drago Barbera from Brovia has been one of my favorite wines, and…

2012 Arianna Occhipinti, SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily Italy. Arianna’s Bianco SP68 is a dry and savory white, made from Zibibbo and Grillo which gives this wine a stylish…

2010 Gramercy Cellars, The Third Man, Columbia Valley, Washington State. Master Sommelier and winemaker Greg Harrington’s Gramercy Cellars is making some of the Pacific Northwest’s most exciting wines, along with…

Great American Chardonnay Not an Oxymoron By Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com Chardonnay, she’s the queen, America’s number one wine, but most of the wine insiders scoff and gag at thought of…