Month: October 2024

2022 A. Rafanelli, Zinfandel, Estate Grown, Dry Creek Valley AVA, Sonoma County.There’s a lot to admire from Shelly Rafanelli’s 2022 Estate Dry Creek Zinfandel, not an easy vintage, and I…

2022 Malat, Grüner Veltliner, Furth, Kremstal DAC, Austria.The crisply dry 2022 village level Grüner Furth from Malat is a racy and bracing expression of Kremstal Grüner that is everything you…

2021 Cume do Avia, Colleita 9 Tinto, Galicia, Spain.As I’ve said before, these Cume do Avia wines are serious efforts that deserve your attention, though they have a friendly and…

2022 Oliviero Pastoris, Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG “La Norezza” Italy.I’m a huge fan of Erbaluce di Caluso, and love the wines of Favaro and Ferrando, but winemaker Eugenio Pastoris believes…

2022 Whitcraft Winery, Pinot Noir, Radian Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills.One of California’s top wineries for small hand crafted Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines, Whitcraft, made an outstanding 2022 Sta. Rita…

2018 Fattoria Fibbiano, IGT Tuscana Rosso “Le Pianette” Tuscany, Italy.I hadn’t had Fibbiano in a while, so it was fun to catch up with this winery with old vines near…

2020 Maison Les Alexandrins, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhône, France.The ripe, deeply purple hued and full-bodied Maison Les Alexandrins Cross-Hermitage Rouge is a pure and almost chocolatey Northern Rhône Syrah with…

2023 Domaine Daniel Chotard, Sancerre Blanc, Loire Valley, France.In my prior reviews I’ve noted that Daniel Chotard, imported by Kermit Lynch, is a top artisan Loire Valley producer, making fine…

2022 David Trousselle, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune AOC Rouge “En Cré” Red Burgundy, France.I was really excited to open this wine and it did not disappoint with a bright youthful dark…

2021 Weingut Künstler, Riesling Trocken, Erbacher Marcobrunn, Grosses Gewächs, Rheingau, Germany.The beautifully aromatic, bright gold and mineral intense Künstler Marcobrunn GG comes from a full VDP Grosse Lage vineyard near…