Month: October 2016

2015 Bow & Arrow, Gamay, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Bow & Arrow focus on Loire Valley style wines and grapes, including this Gamay Noir, but they also do Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot…

2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Portela do Vento Red, Ribeira Sacra, Spain. This Mencia based red from Laura Lorenzo is strikingly beautiful and seductive, absolutely one of the best new discoveries…

2012 Weingut Georg Breuer, Riesling, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Rheingau Germany. Another wine tasted while in Germany was the Breuer 2012 Roseneck, a earthy and stylish old school wine from Theresa…

2015 Favaro, Erbaluce di Caluso, La Chiusure, Piedmonte Italy. The father and son team of Benito and Camillo Favaro make some fantastic wines, especially their heart and soul wine made…

2013 A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines, Red Blend, Coastal Region, South Africa. The 2013 Badenhorst Family Red is a unique South African wine from near Swaartland in the Coastal Region and…

nv Weingut Brundlmayer, Extra Brut Sekt, Sparkling White, Kamptal Austria. It’s not a secret, but truthfully the Brundlmayer Sekt(s) are some of the world’s great bubbly with amazing depth of…

2014 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, Terre Siciliane, Italy. The new Il Frappato from Arianna Occhipinti is a pure and elegant example of her style and passion of place, her fans…

nv Contadi Castaldi, Brut, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy. The lovely and vital Contadi Castaldi Brut shows the finesse and elegance of the Franciacorta region and the style that has made it…

2014 Eduardo Torres Acosta, Nerello Mascalese, Versante Nord, Terre Siciliane, Italy. Eduardo Torres Acosta is a young winemaker that has been in Sicily since 2012, coming from the Canary Islands…

2012 Cascina Val del Prete, Roero Nebbiolo, Vigna di Lino, Piedmonte, Italy. Classic and timeless in style the latest release from Cascina Val del Prete is a wonderful and concentrated…