2021 Occidental, Pinot Noir, Freestone-Occidental, Sonoma Coast.It was great to taste the latest Occidental Pinot, made by Steve Kistler, one of California’s visionary and great Pinot Noir and Chardonnay winemakers,…
n.v. André Clouet, Brut Rosé, Grand Cru Champagne “Rosé No. 3” A Bouzy, France.I really enjoyed the latest disgorgement of Clouet’s Grand Cru Brut Rosé (No. 3) with its bright…
2019 Desire Lines Wine Co. Syrah, Griffin’s Lair, Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma County.The heady, deeply purple and dark fruited 2019 Griffin’s Lair Syrah, from the talented Cody Rasmussen at Desire…
2017 Domaine Francois Raveneau, Chablis 1er Cru “Montée de Tonnerre” White Burgundy, France.The Raveneau Montée de Tonnerre is my favorite Chablis, so the opportunity to taste it again recently was…
2022 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!, Old Vine Carignane, Mendocino County, California.The dark, concentrated and complex Old Vine Carignane was one of the highlights when I was catching up with Hardy…
2021 Chappellet, Cabernet Sauvignon “Donn Chappellet Signature” Napa Valley.Chappellet, based on the famed Pitchard Hill and originally founded back in 1967, is one of Napa’s historic wineries with a gorgeous…
2020 Florian Roblin, Côteaux du Giennois “Champ Gibault” Loire Valley, France.The pretty, aromatic and fairly rich Sauvignon Blanc comes from classic marl, Kimmeridgian limestone and silex soils in the Côteaux…
2022 I. Brand & Family Winery, Chardonnay, Fox Creek Vineyard, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.Chardonnay has had a mixed past here in the deep end of Carmel Valley, but Ian…
2020 Domaine de Bellivière, Chenin Blanc “L’Effraie” Coteaux-du-Loir Blanc, Loire Valley, France.The “L’Effraie” Coteaux-du-Loir Blanc by the Nicolas family, Eric, Christine and son Clement at Domaine de Bellivière is a…
2021 Snowden, Cabernet Sauvignon “The Ranch” Napa Valley.I really loved this “The Ranch” Cabernet Sauvignon bottling from the hugely talented Diana Snowden-Seysses at Snowden, which is beautifully balanced, dark fruited…