Month: July 2023

2021 Alex Foillard, Beaujolas-Villages, France.Stepping out from behind his famous father’s shadow couldn’t have been easy, but Alex Foillard is now well on the way to be a star in…

2022 Domaine de Marquiliani, Rosé “Gris de Marquiliani” Vin de Corse, Corsica, France.Fresh, crisp, delicious and impossibly pale in the glass, the 2022 Domaine de Marquiliani Vin Gris de Marquiliani…

2017 Nicolas-Jay, Pinot Noir, Own-Rooted, Willamette Valley, Oregon.I’ve been excited to follow the progress of Nicolas-Jay, the Nicolas stands for famous Burgundy producer Jean-Nicolas Méo-Camuzet, and their 53-acre Dundee Hills…

2020 Sandlands Vineyards, Zinfandel, Kirschenmann Vineyard, Lodi, California.Tegan Passalacqua’s signature Sandlands Kirschenmann Vineyard Zinfandel comes from a hundred and eight year old vines on the East Side of Lodi’s Mokelumne…

2021 Morgan Winery, Chardonnay “Clone 76” Double L Estate Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The Morgan Winery, led by Dan Lee and his family, is on a roll with a top notch…

2013 Castello dei Rampolla, Sammarco, IGT Rosso, Tuscany, Italy.One of the first Super Tuscan wines I really got to know early in my career in the wine business, Castello dei…

2020 Domaine Tessier, Bourgogne Blanc “Champ Perrier” Burgundy, France.Arnaud Tessier, who after his father’s untimely death in around 2009 took over this little known domaine, is gaining some big notoriety…

2021 Azienda Sacco, Falanghina IGP “Aleis” Apulia, Italy.The Brilliant gold Alleis Falanghina by Sacco is an all organic and crisply dry white wine from an unlikely place, in the wilds…

2022 Lucy by Pisoni Family, Gamay Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands.The 2022 Gamay by the Pisoni’s Lucy label, which gives partial proceeds to local causes in a tasty give back to…

2019 La Ca’ Növa, Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.This 2019 La Ca’ Növa Barbaresco is an easy to love pure Nebbiolo that delivers a lovely and rustically charming palate of bright…