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2019 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel, Sadie Upton Vineyard, Amador County.This incredible, deeply purple and delicious full throttle Zinfandel was the perfect wine to celebrate my all American 4th of July,…

2015 Le Miccine, Chianti Classico, Gran Selezione, Giaole in Chianti, Tuscany, Italy.Paula Papini Cook’s fantastic 2015 Gran Selezione Chianti Classico, her top estate bottling, is wonderfully pure, richly dense and…

2020 Stars & Dust, Rosé of Mourvédre, Kaerskov Vineyard, Los Olivos District, Santa Ynez Valley.Nikki Pallesen’s, formerly of Liquid Farm, new label Stars & Dust is just launching with a…

2019 Abbazia di Novacella, Sylvaner, Valle Iscarco DOC, Alto Adige, Italy.The brilliant pale gold and surprisingly dense Abbazia di Novacella Sylvaner really impresses on the palate with a mix of…

2020 I. Brand & Family Winery, Skin Contact Pinot Gris, Eden Rift Vineyard, Cienega Valley AVA, San Benito County.The brilliantly cooper hued skin contact Pinot Gris is one of the…

2020 Martha Stoumen, Mendocino Benchlands Red, Mendocino County.The fresh and spicy 2020 Stoumen Benchlands feels juicy, vibrant and dry with crushed raspberry and peonies leading the way on this attractive…

2017 Aeris, Bianco, Centennial Mountain Vineyard, Sonoma County.From the proprietor of Rhys, Kevin Harvey, the famous Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noirs producer, comes this new project Aeris, with Italian and…

2019 Ovum Wines, Old Love, White Wine, Oregon.The Ovum Old Love dry white wine is a blend of grapes that sing in the glass with a range of heady and…

2017 Domaine Bernard Levet, Cote-Rotie, Amethyste, Northern Rhone, France.The warm year really shows here and the 2017 Bernard Levet Cote-Rotie cuvée Amethyste, 100% Syrah, is very opulent and luxuriously textured,…

2018 Domaine Jean Foillard, Fleurie, Cru Beaujolais, France.The fresh and lively 2018 Fleurie from Jean Foillard is a very pretty and delicate wine of great class and character, but less…