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2021 Monte Rio Cellars, Mission, Somers Vineyard, Lodi, California.Patrick Cappiello’s Monte Rio Mission, sourced from the 80 year old vines at the organic Somers Vineyard in Lodi, is a tasty…

2022 Margins Wine, Grenache, Paicines AVA, San Benito County.The brilliant bight ruby/magenta 2022 Margins Paicines Grenache is beautifully aromatic and juicy fresh with a succulent core of satiny dark berry…

2021 Bedrock Wine Company, Bedrock Vineyard Heritage Red Wine, Sonoma Valley.There’s so much going on here in Bedrock’s 2021 Heritage Red Zinfandel blend that it almost overwhelms the senses and…

2016 Freycinet Vineyards, Pinot Noir “Louis” Tasmania, Australia.The Australian Island of Tasmania, known mostly for sparkling wines is the most southerly wine growing region on the planet and it is…

2022 Domaine Val de Caire, Rosé, Coteaux D’Aix-En-Provence AOP, France.A sunny fresh and delicious Provence Rosé that offers up tons of fun for the price with a dry and mineral…

2022 Cantina del Vermentino-Monti “Funtanaliras” Oro, Vermentino di Gallura DOCG, Sardinia, Italy.Brought over to the States by my Sardinian sommelier/winemaker friend Giuseppi Cossu, the 2022 ‘Funtanaliras’ Oro Vermentino di Gallura…

2021 Vincent Bergeron, Chenin Blanc “Maison Marchandelle” Vin de France, Loire Valley, France.This is stunningly pure and generous Chenin, in the theme of Huet’s Vouvray and or Francois Chidaine’s cru…

2018 Bucklin “Ancient Field Blend – Old Hill Ranch Red” Sonoma Valley.The latest Ancient Zinfandel based field blend comes from the Old Hill Ranch’s Heritage old vines, the oldest Zinfandel…

2020 Sandlands Vineyards, Angelica, Mission Grape Fortified Dessert Wine, Amador County, Sierra Foothills.I don’t drink or review dessert wines that often, but I was really excited to try this Sandlands…

2021 Alfredo Egia, Izaki “Creature” Bizkaiko Txakolina, Basque White White, Spain.The Alfredo Egia Izaki Creature is a very unique version of Bizkaiko Txakolina, not made from the classic, lighter and…