Month: December 2024

2023 Famille Savary, Petit Chablis, White Burgundy, France.I was first introduced to the Francine et Olivier Savary Chablis wines in the mid 2000s and I was immediately a big fan,…

2018 Under the Wire, Pinot Noir, Brut Sparkling Wine, Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino County.The wonderfully yeasty and expressive Under the Wire Sparkling wine, Methode Champenoise, Alder Springs edition is a…

2021 Corral Wine, Tres Amigos Red Blend, Central Coast.The dark opaque purple Tres Amigos Red Blend by Corral Wine Company, made from 66% Syrah from the Highlands Ranch in the…

2019 Filaments Wine, Mourvèdre, Adler Springs Vineyard, Mendocino County.This was my first experience with the Filaments Wine and I was impressed by the delicacy and graceful qualities in their garnet…

2023 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Feinherb, Jesuitengarten VDP Grosse Lage, Alte Reben, Rheingau, Germany.One of my favorites of Spreitzer’s cask samples, I tried with Andreas Spreitzer this last Summer, was his…

2022 Reeve Wines, Chardonnay, Charles Heintz Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.I couldn’t not mention how good the Reeve Chardonnays I tasted this last Summer were, especially this pedigreed cru version from the…

2016 Rochioli, Pinot Noir, Estate Grown, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.I’m still very much a fan of these Rochioli Pinots, and I always am wonderfully impressed with these wines when…

2022 Bedrock Wine Co, Pato Heritage, Red Wine, Contra Costa County.I tasted a nice selection of Bedrock releases this Summer with Chris Cottrell, one of Bedrock’s founding partners and the…

2022 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Pinot Blanc Trocken, Mosel, Germany.Again the Pinot Blanc by Selbach-Oster is a smash hit, this is an excellent alternative white wine and great example of the varietal…

2022 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.The nicely balanced, aromatic and silky ripe Trout Gulch Pinot Noir is beautiful in the glass with a dark…