Month: April 2025

2020 Terre Stregate, Aglianico “Manent” Sannio DOP, Campania, Italy.I found Terre Stregate at the Tre Bicchieri tasting in San Francisco, it’s a winery from Campania that I hadn’t seen before…

2021 Weingut Haart, Riesling Estate, Mosel, Germany.Haart’s slightly off dry Estate Riesling is nicely generous and fresh in the mouth with hint of sweetness on the light framed palate, it…

2019 Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Rhône Valley, France.This 2019 vintage of Château de Beaucastel’s classic Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is drinking well right now and was a star bottle at a…

2022 Whitcraft, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Santa Barbara County.The light ruby hue in the glass belies the depth, complexity and elegance found on the silken medium bodied palate…

2022 Domaine Cartaux-Bougaud, L’Étoile, Chardonnay, La Côte des Vents, Jura, France.Sébastien Cartaux and his wife, Sandrine’s Domaine Cartaux-Bougaud is a recent discovery for me, and I wrote about their beautiful…

2023 Filomena Wine Company, Cabernet Pfeffer Rosé, Sileto Vineyard, San Benito County.The bright orange/salmon hued Filomena Cabernet Pfeffer Rosé, handcrafted by Luke Nio, who is formerly winemaker at Morgan Twain-Peterson’s…

2022 Lioco, Carignan, Sativa, Mendocino County.The dark purple/garnet hued Mendocino Sativa Carignan, which Lioco gets from 70 year-old, dry farmed Carignan vines, with a tiny bit of Valdiguie, all organically…

2023 Casale del Giglio, Bellone, Anthium, Lazio IGT Bianco, Italy.I’ve been following Casale del Giglio for more than 15 vintages now, and these wines are always a treat, especially their…

2020 Sordo, Barolo DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.As I mentioned in my prior review, the San Francisco stop of Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri tour was where I got a chance to experience…

2022 Pieropan, Soave Classico DOC “Calvarino” Veneto, Italy.I got a chance to re-visit the glorious Pieropan Soave offerings, which again prove that region and the Garganega grape found in this…