Month: April 2025

2022 Pi Winery, Saperavi, Kakheti, Republic of Georgia.Georgia is he oldest wine growing region in the world, dating back some 8,000 years, but In modern times there’s a lot to…

2013 Château Musar, Rouge, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon.The 2013 Château Musar red is a beautiful vintage of classic Musar with its own personality, rustic charm and depth, showing off mature dusty…

1993 E. Guigal, Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhône, France.In what was thought of as a weak vintage, this négociant Hermitage bottling from Guigal proved to be a lovely and nicely drinking…

2021 Odonata, Grenache Rouge, Sparkling Wine, Hook Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Again I was impressed and thrilled by the new set of releases from Odonata, and I especially loved the latest…

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…