Month: May 2017

2014 Sheldon Wines “The Red Hat” Field Blend Napa Valley. The Sheldon’s brilliant and elegant red field blend The Red Hat is truly lovely stuff with graceful texture and layers…

2014 La Voix, Pinot Noir “Rebel Rebel” Quinta del Mar Vineyard, San Luis Obispo County. Steve Clifton’s solo project the La Voix Winery is his first gig since splitting with…

2015 Rhys, Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley. The new Rhys Anderson Valley 2015 Pinot is a dark and lively young wine that shows the vintage’s concentration and impressive mouth feel, but…

2013 Mail Road, Pinot Noir, Mt. Carmel Vineyard “Blocks 3, 5” Sta. Rita Hills. As winemaker at Screaming Eagle’s sister winery Jonata and making the Hilt wines Matt Dees has…

2015 Stolpman Vineyards, La Cuadrilla, Ballard Canyon. Stolpman Vineyard’s vineyard manager Ruben Solorzano and vineyard crew selected the individual vines for this red blend of mostly Syrah 68% with 20%…

2012 Jaffurs, Syrah, Santa Barbara County. I’ve long been a fan of Craig Jaffurs and especially his Syrah wines, so it was wonderful to taste his wine again on a…

2016 Silvestri, Rose of Pinot Noir, Carmel Valley Estate, Monterey County. A new release from famous academy award winning music composer Alan Silvestri’s Carmel Valley estate winery, the 2016 Silvestri…

2015 Samsara, Grenache, Santa Barbara County. Chad Melville’s Samsara 2015 Santa Barbara County Grenache is a bright, fresh and pure in varietal character and has a very natural feel and…

2014 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Cremant de Corralitos Pinot Noir Brut Sparkling Wine, Santa Cruz Mountains. The vintage grower fizz from Richard Alfaro’s Alfaro Family Vineyards is a racy and stylish…

2016 Big Sur Vineyards, Rose, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. One of Carmel Valley’s recent additions, Big Sur Vineyards is a boutique family owned label with a fun and quality set…