Month: January 2016

2012 Alphonse Mellot, Sancerre Rouge, Les Herses, Loire Valley, France. A “cult” Pinot Noir from the Loire the Alphone Mellot Sancerre Rouge is living up to the hype, this deep…

2014 Weinget Leitz, Dragonstone Riesling Sekt, Sparkling Wine, Rheingau Germany. The beautiful and thrilling Dragonstone Riesling Sekt is another brilliant creation from Johannes Leitz, it is a slightly drier, leesy…

2011 Casanova di Neri, White Label, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscan Red, Italy. It was a pleasure to meet Giavanni Neri and taste through the latest Casanova di Neri wines,…

2014 Maison Roy & Fils, Pinot Noir, Petite Incline, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Even better and more dense than the glorious premier release 2013, the new 2014 Petite Incline from Marc-Andre…

2014 Weingut von Winning, Riesling Trocken, Deidesheimer Paradiesgarten Erste Lage, Pfalz Germany. The bright and clear pale gold Paradiesgarten 1er Lage Trocken, one of von Winning’s Premier Cru dry Rieslings,…

2014 Domaine Jerome Gradassi, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone Red, France. The 2014 Jerome Gradassi Chateauneuf is one of the most exciting examples of this historic region I’ve tried in years, and is…

2015 Bedrock, Nouveau Zinfandel, California. It took me way too long to get my hands on this wine, I should have tried it back in November, but it was almost…

2013 COS, Pithos Rosso, Vittoria, Sicily, Italy. Pithos is Giuisto Occhipinti’s amphora raised organic Nero d’Avola and Frappato red blend from Vittoria Sicily, think Cerasuolo di Vittoria meets orange wine,…

2014 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Spatlese, Zeltinger Schlossberg, Mosel Germany. One of my all time favorite vineyard sites and maybe the best 2014 Mosel for the money the classic Spatlese Zeltinger…

2013 Weingut Hexamer, Grauburgunder Trocken, Nahe Germany. The Hexamer Pinot Gris is a pretty and complex mineral driven white that is both serious and fun with an open leesy charm…