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2019 Dirty & Rowdy, MSG, Red Rhone Blend, Chalone AVA, Monterey County.It was a sad day last week when I found out that Dirty & Rowdy family wines was being…

2019 Domaine Guiberteau, Saumur Rouge, Loire Valley, France.Guiberteau’s hill of Brézé wines in Saumur are rare gems and highly sought after, especially the intensely mineral driven Chenins, but I love…

2020 Jolie-Laide, Melon de Bourgogne, Rodnick Farm, Chalone AVA, Monterey County.This 2020 Jolie-Laide Melon de Bourgogne is a bright and vibrant white wine with beautiful tension and mineral charm, it…

2013 Casa Nuestra, Cabernet Franc, Estate Bottled, Napa Valley.The 2013 Casa Nuestra Cabernet Franc is a beautiful and uniquely Napa version of this grape, as it is neither Loire or…

2001 Chateau Tour Grise, Saumur Puy Notre Dame “Les Vigneux” Loire Valley, France.The absolutely stunning and pure 2001 Les Vigneux, a special cellar direct release from the famous and highly…

2019 Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Santenay Premier Cru Rouge, Les Gravieres, Red Burgundy, France.The super young and fresh PYCM Santenay Rouge Les Gravieres Premier Cru starts with a flash of rectuctive…

2018 Pax, Chenin Blanc, Buddhas Dharma Vineyard, Mendocino County.Tasted blind, in a study of Loire varietals against some of the French classics, this 2018 dry and mineral driven Chenin Blanc…

2004 Pascal Cotat, Sancerre “Les Monts Damnés” Loire Valley, France.One of the most underrated treats in the wine world is finely aged Sauvignon Blanc, like this one from Sancerre legend…

2011 Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo, Ghemme DOCG, Anno Primo, Alto Piedmonte, Italy.The Antichi Vigneti di Cantalupo “Cantalupo Anno Primo’” Ghemme DOCG is a dark and powerful example of these Nebbiolo…

2014 Stony Hill, Chardonnay, Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley.The historic Stony Hill Vineyard, founded back in the early 1950s, on Spring Mountain is still one of Napa’s great secrets, largely…