Month: September 2015

2009 Estate Chrisohoou, Xinomavro, Naoussa PDO, Greece.Nana Chrisohoou studied in Piedmonte, Italy and it shows in this beautiful Naoussa Xinomavro that really tastes like a fine Langhe Nebbiolo is many…

2013 The Princess & the Peasant, Pinot Noir, Signal Ridge Vineyard, Mendocino Ridge. Signal Ridge Vineyard, high above the Anderson Valley in the Mendocino Ridge AVA is the source for…

2014 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling, Munsterer Trocken, Nahe, Germany. One of the best dry Rieslings flying under the radar is Kruger-Rumpf’s Munsterer Trocken, this beauty is a steal and should be…

2013 Windy Oaks Estate, Pinot Noir “Diane’s Block” Charmant Mountain Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. This is another brilliant effort from Windy Oaks and marks the beauty of 2013 in the…

2014 Weingut von Winning, Riesling, Langenmorgen, Grosses Gewachs, Pfalz, Germany. The von Winning Grand Crus are some of the finest and most exotic white wines in the world, and while…

2012 Ransom Wine Company, Pinot Noir, Selection, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Here is a great Pinot from Oregon that will surprise even the most jaded of Pinot lovers, a wonderful vintage…

2012 Albatross Ridge, Pinot Noir “Cuvee Vivienne” Estate Grown, Carmel Valley. One of the most exciting wines in Monterey, and especially in Carmel Valley, has to be the Albatross Ridge…

2013 Parsonage, Xandro Reserve, Proprietary Red, Estate, Carmel Valley. One of the great wines of Carmel Valley, Parsonage Village Vineyard’s Xandro Reserve is an opulent blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and…

2013 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. This is a stunning and wonderfully textured Pinot Noir from the Alfaro family Vineyards and is one of the best…

2010 Olga Raffault, Chinon “Les Picasses” Loire Valley, France. This old school and beautifully crafted Cabernet Franc is a classic example of varietal and terroir with wonderful texture, vigor and…