Category: Wine Articles

2019 Ryme Cellars, Sangiovese Friulano, Fox Hill Vineyard, Mendocino County.The unique and lovable Ryme Sangiovese Friulano Rosso is a brilliantly fresh and juicy in a full flavored, but lighter red…

2018 Grochau Cellars, Gamay Noir, Twelve Oaks Estate, Chehalem Mountains, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This dark and vibrant Grochau Cellars wine is a traditionally fermented Willamette Valley Gamay Noir that was sourced…

2017 Cruse Wine Co., Blanc de Noirs, Alder Springs Vineyard, Mendocino County.The small batch sparkling wines from Michael Cruse are some of the most interesting in California with both his…

2015 Cobb Wines, Pinot Noir, Rice-Spivak Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.One of California’s best producers of small lot Pinot Noirs, Ross Cobb has been at it for close to twenty years now…

2018 Guimaro, Mencia, Vino Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Galicia, Spain.The pure and almost crisply detailed Guimaro Vino Tinto is one of my favorite wines, even in its most simple form this…

2018 Dirty and Rowdy, Mourvedre, Shake Ridge Ranch, Amador County.The stylish Sierra Foothills Shake Ridge Mourvedre is a fresh and vivid red that drinks beautifully now with a range of…

2019 Pax Wines, Trousseau Noir, Berg Ranch Vineyard, Fountaingrove District, Sonoma County.The wonderfully quaffable and delicately pale 2019 Pax Trousseau pays homage to the Jura region with this light, spicy…

2018 Ridge Vineyards “Lytton Springs” Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County.The 2018 Lytton Springs is absolutely brilliant and a thrilling wine of serious dimension and drinking pleasures, proving once again why…

2018 Anne-Sophie Dubois, Fleurie “Les Labourons” Cru Beaujolais, France.The top or signature wine from the talented Anne-Sophie Dubois is her awesome Les Labourons Fleurie Cru Beaujolais that comes from a…

1996 Domaine Catherine et Pierre Breton, Bourgueil “Grandmont” Loire Valley, France.The joys and wonderment of a perfectly cellared bottle really comes into focus when you get to experience a wine…