Month: January 2021

2019 Monte Rio Cellars, Primitivo, Lodi, California.A delightfully easy, fun and deliciously quaffable this new Monte Rio Cellars Lodi Primitivo from the all organic Shergill Vineyard is made from 10…

2018 Desire Lines Wine Co., Cabernet Sauvignon, Lichau Hill Vineyard, Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma County.Cody Rasmussen’s Desire Lines Wines Co. label is certainly one of the coolest and best new…

2018 Flaneur, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon.One of the new labels in the Willamette Valley has has impressed me in recent years, Flaneur, based in Carlton, is an up and…

1998 Domaine Gramenon, Cotes du Rhone Rouge “Sierra du Sud” Rhone Valley, France.I was excited when I learned that a friend had acquired a perfectly cellared collection of Rhone wines,…

2018 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.The satiny, beautifully dark ruby hued and opulent 2018 Trout Gulch Pinot Noir is a classically styled version with…

2018 Bucklin, Zinfandel, Bambino Field Blend, Old Hill Ranch, Sonoma Valley.The Bucklin Bambino is a wonderful Zinfandel based red that way over delivers for the price with this gorgeous 2018…

2016 Wilson Foreigner, Valdiguie, Rancho Chimiles, Napa Valley.Wonderfully easy to quaff, simple in a good way and fun the Wilson Foreigner Rancho Chimiles Valdiguie offers plenty of tangy blueberry and…

2018 Domaine Sylvain Pataille, Marsannay, Red Burgundy, France.The basic home village and maybe signature wine from Sylvain Pataille is his fine Marsannay Rouge which in the 2018 is absolutely lovely…

2019 Ryme Cellars, Sangiovese Friulano, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County.The unique and lovable Ryme Sangiovese Friulano Rosso is a brilliantly fresh and juicy in a full flavored, but lighter red…

2018 Grochau Cellars, Gamay Noir, Twelve Oaks Estate, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This dark and vibrant Grochau Cellars wine is a traditionally fermented Willamette Valley Gamay Noir that was sourced…