Month: July 2019

nv Cruse Wine Company, Tradition, Sparkling Wine, California.This bright and steely Cruse Tradition bubbly starts with a very Champagne like tension and a hint of reduction before opening up and…

2017 Cantine I Favati, Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Pietramara, Campania, Italy.The 2017 I Favati Fiano di Avellino starts with a masculine intensity with rustic elements that remind me of a…

2017 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Rosé of Pinot Noir/Spatburgunder Trocken, Nahe Germany. One of my favorite Rosés this year, the Kruger-Rumpf’s wild strawberry flavored dry Rosé of Pinot Noir from the Nahe…

2017 Bodegas y Viñedos Raúl Pérez, Mencia, Ultreira Saint Jacques, Bierzo, Spain.Raúl Pérez, one of the world’s great winemakers and one of the influential in his native Spain, is the…

2017 Drew Family Cellars, Pinot Noir, Wendling Vineyard, Anderson Valley.Drew’s 2017 Wendling Vineyard Pinot is bright and youthful in the glass with a deep garnet and ruby red hue that…

2016 Tablas Creek, Counoise, Adelaida District, Paso Robles.One of Tablas Creek’s rarest wines, the Counoise Rouge was (and is) one of the favorites of mine when I last tasted at…

2018 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Trocken, Rosengarten, Grosses Gewächs, Rheingau Germany.One of the wines of the vintage so far has to be the Spreitzer Rosengarten GG Riesling, this wonderfully aromatic and…

2018 Giornata, Barbera, Paso Robles.The wonderfully bright and vibrant Giornata Barbera is a magenta/purple and ruby hued wine that delivers a juicy fresh palate of dark red fruits and crunchy…

2014 Remelluri, Rioja DO., Lindes de Remelluri, Vinedos de San Vicente de La SRRA. Spain. Telmo Rodriguez, one of the most iconic and best winemakers of his generation, having made…

2013 Réva, Barolo DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.Only a few vintages old, the Réva winery based in Monforte is a new Barolo-focused label headed up by winemaker Gianluca Colombo, and one to…