Month: May 2020

2017 Sling | Stone, Pinot Noir, Monterey County.Another exciting wine from one of Monterey’s newest labels, the Monterey County Pinot Noir from Sling | Stone wines is ripe and well…

2018 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling “Estate” Nahe, Germany.One of the world’s stellar values by one of the world’s great wineries, the Donnhoff Estate QbA Riesling, especially in a year like this…

2016 Domaine de l’Austral, Saumur Puy Notre Dame “Cuvee 253” Loire Valley, France.Domaine de l’Austral, which debuted with this vintage 2016 when Pauline Mourrain and Laurent Traubat took over this…

2019 Le P’Tit Paysan by I. Brand & Family Winery, Rosé, Pierre’s Pirouette, Central Coast.The new Rosé is made from a classic Bandol blend of 56% Mourvedre, 26% Grenache and…

2019 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Vermentino, Adelaida Disctriict, Paso Robles.The latest release of Tablas Creek’s Vermentino is one of the best and is perfect for Summer days, afternoons and evenings with…

2018 Vinca Minor, Old Vine Carignan, Mendocino County.The Vinca Minor label was new to me and I was left very impressed by their latest release, an old vine Carignan from…

2018 Hundred Suns, Gamay Noir, Tualatin Estate, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Renée Saint Amour and Grant Coulter’s Hundred Suns is one of Oregon’s most exciting micro winery projects and I love everything…

2018 Pax, Syrah, Sonoma-Hillsides, Sonoma County.The Pax Syrahs, especially this one, the Sonoma-Hillsides, are the gold standard in California for authentic varietal character and quality for the money, with this…

2017 Weingut Mueller-Catoir, Scheurebe Trocken, Haardter Manderling, Pfalz, Germany.I love Scheurebe and this Mueller-Catoir is one of if not the best dry version, with this ripe and expressive 2017 showing…

1986 Santa Cruz Mountain Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Estate Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountain.This 1986 Santa Cruz Mountain Pinot, shared with us by the winemakers Junior Banuelos and Denis Hoey at Odonata…