2025 Grosjean, Petite Arvine, Vigne Rovettaz Valle d’Aoste, Italy.Tasted with a couple of diverse winemakers, this Grosjean Petite Arvine, we all agreed was surprisingly vinous and concentrated depth on the…
2024 Vignerons de Buxy, Montagny, Bourgogne Blanc, France.Just like the last vintage, the 2024 Montagny is delightfully crisp and mineral driven white Burgundy that does everything just as it should…
2023 Jolie-Laide, Syrah, North Coast, California.Thanks to Alexis Carr, of Revel Wines and Lee Lightfoot, of La Bicyclette in Carmel by the Sea, who generously let me in on a…
2024 Weingut Joh. Joh. Prüm, Riesling Kabinett, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Mosel, Germany.Maybe a perfect harvest day wine, the 2024 version of J. J. Prüm’s Wehlener Sonnenuhr Kabinett is delightfully fresh, mildly…
2025 Big Sur Vineyards, Big Sur Red, Central Coast AVA, California.One of my favorite vintages to date from Lenora Carey’s Big Sur Vineyards and winemaker Ryan Kobza, this deep garnet/ruby…
2022 Weinhaus Zur Fledermaus, Roter Riesling, Mittelrhein, Germany.I’d never had Roter Riesling before, and while it tastes very, very similar to regular Riesling, it was intriguing to try it, a…
2023 Filipa Pato, Baga “Nossa Calcário” Vinhas Velhas, Bairrada DOC, Portugal.A remarkable wine, and yet another expression of the Baga grape from Filipa Pato that presents this rare varietal in…
2023 Weingut Dr. Bürklin-Wolf, Riesling Feinherb, Hommage à Luise, Pfalz, Germany.A big thank you to Sommelier Sarah Kabat-Marcy of Coastal Kitchen Restaurant at the Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa and…
2010 Bodega R.Lopez de Heredia, Rioja, Vina Tondonia Reserva, Haro, Rioja, Spain.Like most of the last joyous experiences with Lopez de Heredia, the Vina Tondonia Reserva starts with its classic…
2025 Bodega Garzón, Albariño, Reserva, Uruguay.The delicious, stony, salty crisp and mineral focused, pale gold/straw hued Bodega Garzón Reserva Albariño from Uruguay bursts from the glass with green apple, peach,…