Month: July 2026

2024 Filipa Pato, Baga “Post Quer..s” Bairrada, Portugal.The gorgeous and silky elegant “Post Quercus” by Filia Pato is mesmerizing in the glass with a deep garnet color, heady perfumed aromatics…

2023 Perilune – by Greg Brewer, Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills AVA Santa Barbara County.On a recent trip and fact finding mission to Santa Barbara County’s Los Olivos and Los Alamos,…

2024 Weingut Günter Steinmetz, Riesling Kabinett, Wintricher Geierslay, Mosel, Germany.The crisp, really dry style of Kabinett, without being a trocken, but super expressive Wintricher Geierslay Riesling by Stefan Steinmetz of…

2024 Weingut Hans Rottensteiner, Kitz, Vignette Delle Dolomiti Rosso IGT, Alto Adige, Italy.The medium bodied, dark hued Kitz Rosso from Rottensteiner captures a soulful expression of the Alto Adige terroir…

2025 Vin Vif, Sauvignon Blanc, Central Coast.This all new label, Vin Vif, has just released their exotic and intensely tropical Sauvignon Blanc out of the Central Coast and its a…

2024 Bruna Grimaldi, Barbera d’Alba Superiore “Scassa” Piemonte, Italy.Even in such a difficult vintage, Grimaldi’s Barbera Scassa is a joy in the glass, maybe with a bit less concentration and…

2022 S et JP Agisson, Sancerre Blanc, Équilibre, Loire Valley, France.A very distinctive, none traditional, Sancerre from S et JP Agisson with complex layering and mineral driven austerity, but the…

2024 Union Sacré, Dry Riesling, Santa Barbara County.Union Sacré joins a new wave of fine California dry Rieslings, as mentioned before, like Tatomer, Desire Lines, Stirm, Reeve, Tudor and Cobb,…

2023 Rouvalis, Tsigello, Slopes of Aigialeia, Greece.Coming from a small area of the Peloponnese, the Aigialeia region, is this lovely and distinctive amphora raised red wine wine from Rouvalis made…

2020 La Ca’ Növa, Barbaresco DOCG, Montestefano Cru, Piedmonte, Italy.I’ve been following and a fan of La Ca’ Növa since first trying their Barbaresco with their 2015 vintage, and this…