Month: May 2025

2022 La Manarine, Côtes du Rhône, Red Wine, Rhône Valley, France.The La Manarine Côtes du Rhône Rouge, close to 100% Grenache, is an old world charmer and this 2022 is…

2022 St. Innocent, Pinot Blanc, Freedom Hill Vineyard, Mount Pisgah-Polk County AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.I always enjoy the wines of St. Innocent, and especially the efforts from Freedom Hill Vineyard,…

2015 Azelia, Barolo DOCG “San Rocco” Piemonte, Italy.The brilliant and still youthfully forceful, the Azelia San Rocco cru Barolo, from the 2015 vintage shows off a full range of classic…

2024 Conde Valdemar, Rosé, Rioja DOCa, Spain.The delightfully fresh and dry Rioja Rosé of Garnacha by Conde Valdemar, all from family owned vines, is bright vidid pink in the glass…

N.V. Champagne Cazé-Thibaut, Brut Nature Champagne “Crayère” Châtillon Sur Marne, France.New to me, the all organic and nature, Cazé-Thibaut’s gorgeous Meunier driven, vividly dry and luxuriously elegant Crayère is a…

2022 Sarreau-Martin, Tradition Red Bordeaux, Castillon, Côtes de Bordeaux, France.The beautifully pure, dark fruited and easy to love cuvée Tradition from Château Sarreau-Martin was made from 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet…

2023 Roar Wines, Chardonnay, Santa Lucia Highlands.Beautifully pale and bright gold in the glass, the 2023 Santa Lucia Highlands Chardonnay from Roar perfectly captures the vintage and region in the…

2023 Vincent Vines, Merlot, Estate Grown, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.A new label and wine, just hitting the local Carmel Valley wine scene is this Vincent Vines Merlot from the…

2022 4 Monos, Tinto GR-10, Vinos de la Sierra de Gredos, Spain.This pretty Grenache (Garnacha) based GR-10 Tinto is 4 Monos’ outrageously good basic cuvée, again its a wine that…

2024 Impromptu “Imperium Kaos” Bìnjia S’ Anèi, Vino Bianco di Sardegna, Sardinia, Italy.The beautifully golden hued crisply dry Impromptu Imperium Kaos Bianco, which is winemaker Giuseppi Cossu’s first white wine,…