Wine of the Day February 28, 2014
2011 Weingut Monchhof, Riesling Urzig Wurzgarten, Spatlese, Mosel Germany. The “Monks House” estate, Monchhof, dates back to about 1177 and the underground cellars go back to around 1509, but the…
Wine of the Day February 27, 2014
2012 Domaine Weinbach, Pinot Blanc, Reserve, Alsace, France. The wines of Laurence Faller are lovely and deeply flavored, I have long been an admirer of Domaine Weinbach, a truly grand…
Wine of the Day February 26, 2014
2010 Domaine de Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet, Nuits-St.-Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes, Vielles Vignes, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France. The Premier Cru Clos des Grandes Vignes in Burgundy’s famed Nuits-St.-Georges is…
Wine of the Day February 25, 2014
2012 August West, Pinot Noir, Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. Ed Kurtzman’s latest August West Rosella’s follows in his tradition of fruit forward, unfiltered wines and reminds of his brilliant…
Wine of the Day February 24, 2014
2012 Byron Kosuge, Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. Byron Kosuge, who also makes the wines for Miura, has really brought his own label into the limelight and his 2012’s a stunning…
Wine of the Day February 23, 2014
2010 Reichsrat von Buhl, Riesling, Reiterpfad Grosses Gewachs, Pfalz Germany. One of the top and all organic estates in the Pfalz, and in Germany, von Buhl makes some amazing and…
Wine of the Day February 22, 2014
2010 Waits-Mast, Pinot Noir, Londer Vineyard, Anderson Valley. Starting in 2007 Brian Mast and Jennifer Waits have quickly become rising stars in the Anderson Valley wine scene and their hand-crafted…
Wine of the Day February 21, 2014
2013 Weingut Meyer-Nakel, Rose, Spatburgunder, Ahr Germany. I’m a long time and huge fan of Werner Nakel’s wines, Meyer-Nakel is one of my absolute favorite producers and his Pinot Noirs…
Wine of the Day February 20, 2014
2012 Poe, Pinot Noir, Manchester Ridge Vineyard, Mendocino County. The newest from Samantha Sheehan is a stunner, her Poe Mendocino 2012 Manchester Ridge Vineyard is absolutely rocking good with generous…
Wine of the Day February 19, 2014
2012 von Winning, Riesling, Kalkofen Grosses Gewächs, Pfalz Germany. The von Winning star has risen and these 2012 wines are masterpieces, without question they are wildly exotic and flamboyant, but…