Category: Wine Articles

2015 Lapo Berti, Barolo DOCG, Del Comune di La Morra, Piedmonte, Italy.The Barolo from the Lapo Berti winery in La Morra is one of the most exciting tiny production wines…

2019 Martha Stoumen, Young Vines Red Wine, Venturi Vineyard, Mendocino County.The Stoumen Young Vines Red is a tasty, juicy and freshly crisp dry red wine that reminds me a lot…

2016 Paradigm, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville Estate, Napa Valley.The 2016 vintage of Paradigm Cabernet Sauvignon, which is all sourced from the estate vines in Oakville, is a beautiful, opulent and luxurious…

2018 Le Miccine, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.The Le Miccine Chanti Classicos are some of my favorite wines, especially in vintages like 2016 and 2018, like this one, and I…

2016 Lynmar Estate, Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley.The luxurious and deeply flavored Lynmar appellation series Russian River Pinot is a surprisingly energetic and balanced wine for such an opulent wine…

2019 Storm Wines, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County.Only 230 cases were produced of this beautiful deep ruby hued and silken Pinot Noir by Ernst Storm, a talented winemaker who grew…

2018 Arnot-Roberts, Trousseau, North Coast, California.The 2018 Arnot-Roberts Trousseau is a gloriously pale red with a soft ruby glow in the glass and is wonderfully delicate in its fruit showing…

2019 Theopolis Vineyard, Theo-Parra’s Cuvee Cerise, Red Blend, California.The newest wine in the impressive cast of characters at Theopolis Vineyards is Theodora Lee’s red blend called the Theo-Patra’s Cuvee Cerise,…

2018 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Feinherb, Zeltinger Sonnenuhr “Ur” Alte Reben, MCM, Mosel Germany.Beautifully dimensioned and concentrated with a dry Spatlese feel with an off dry creaminess of texture this special…

2018 Domaine Saint-Damien, Gigondas “La Louisiane” Vieilles Vignes, Rhone Valley, France.The Domaine Saint-Damien, founded back 1821 is a small family winery in the southern Rhone based in the famed Gigondas…