Month: March 2018

2016 Mullineux, Old Vines White, Swartland, South Africa. South Africa in recent years has seen an amazing change of generation and a rise in quality few could have guessed at,…

2016 Bedrock Wine Co., Heritage Red, Evangelho Vineyard, Contra Costa County. Beautifully textured and ripely flavored the new Bedrock Evangelho Heritage is a refined Zin based red from own rooted…

2013 Theresa Eccher, Etna Rosso DOC “ER” Sicily, Italy. This blend of Nerello Mascalese (80%) and Nerello Cappuccio (20%) from Theresa Eccher winery, by Daniela Conta (Theresa’s granddaughter) and her…

2015 Domaine Collotte, Marsannay, Cuvee Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France. Exploring value priced Burgundy using ends in huge disappointment, but sometimes you find a jewel and the wines of Philippe…

2015 Vincent Gaudry Vigneron, Sancerre Rouge “Les Garennes” Loire Valley, France. The first domaine to be certified biodynamic in Sancerre, back in 2004, the Saury-en-Vaux based Vincent Gaudry has been…

2016 Drew, Pinot Noir, Mid-Elevation, Mendocino Ridge. For the third vintage in a row, Jason Drew just might be California’s best producer and wines are spectacular in delivery, substance and…

2016 M. & C. Lapierre, Morgon, Cuvee S, Cru Beaujolais, France. The M. & C. Lapierre 2016 Morgon Cru Beaujolais “S” is the lightly sulfured version, made from organic grapes…

2014 Guillaume Gilles, Cornas, Northern Rhone, France. One of the my favorite Syrah wines in the world, Guillaume Gilles Cornas, is a powerful and edgy red with wonderful depth and…

2016 Los Chuchaquis by Stirm Wine Co., Old Vine Mataro, San Benito County. This wine is a part of a joint project lineup by Ryan Stirm, Andrew Paul Nelson and…

2014 Domaine Bertrand et Axelle Machard de Gramont, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Lieu-Dit “Les Terraces de Vallerots” Red Burgundy, France. Since taking over the family domaine in 2004 Axelle Machard de Gramont has…