2017 Diatom, Chardonnay, Machado Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills.Ultra transparent and intensely bright in flavors the 2017 Diatom Machado reveals floral aromatics, wet rock and loads of lemon/lime before gaining textural…
2017 Sandlands, Trousseau, Sonoma County.The impossibly pale and delicate Sandlands Trousseau starts slow in the glass, feeling more like a soft Pinot Noir at first before air and time bring…
2016 Bodegas Basilio Izquierdo – Hidalgo, Viura, Tradicion H, White Rioja D.O. Spain.The Bodega Basilio, which was previously called Bodegas Aguila Real and had reached a certain cult status for…
2017 Joyce Wine Company, Syrah, Gabilan, Monterey County.While making a name for himself in recent years for his outstanding Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, Russell Joyce is one of Monterey’s young…
2017 Cave Dog, Godello, Sonoma Valley. The surprisingly exotic and lush Godello from Cave Dog fills the palate with peach stone fruit, kumquat, white currant and apple butter along with…
2016 Eduardo Torres Acosta Viticulore, Nerello Mascalese, Versante Nord, Terre Siciliane IGT Rosso, Mount Etna, Sicily, Italy.I’ve really loved these Mount Etna sourced wines from Eduardo Torres Acosta since his…
2014 Chateau Pradeaux, Bandol Rouge, Provence, France.In a rare cooler style vintage the 2014 Pradeaux Bandol impresses for its restraint, delicacy and elegance, making for a lovely wine with pretty…
2018 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Feinherb, Zeltinger Schlossberg “Alte Reben” Mosel Germany.The whole collection of 2018 vintage wines from Selbach are masterpieces of purity and terroir, these are some of the…
2017 Caraccioli Cellars, Pinot Noir, Hilltop Cuvee, Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The beautifully crafted Hilltop Cuvee Pinot, an upcoming release from Scott Caraccioli and his team at Caraccioli Cellars, best…
2017 Alfredo Maestro Tejero Viticultor, Tempranillo “Vina Almate” Castilla y Leon, Spain.One of the best deals in natural and pure Tempranillo, the Viña Almate by Alfredo Maestro Tejero, comes from…