Category: Wine Articles

2018 Championship Bottle, Sauvignon Blanc “Lost Verses” Durant Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.A new white wine from a tiny producer in Amity that focuses on cool climate white wines…

2018 Poe Wines, Pinot Noir, Manchester Ridge, Mendocino County.From the ultra west of the Anderson Valley on a few miles from the Ocean comes Samantha Sheehan’s fog kissed and cool…

Latest Review 2019 Morgan Winery, Rosé of Grenache, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.Pretty in pink, the latest dry Rosé from Morgan is, a juicy Grenache led, joyous explosion of vibrant…

2017 Desire Lines Wine Co., Syrah, Griffin’s Lair Vineyard, Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma County.The ripe flavored and smooth flowing 2017 Desire Lines Wines Co Griffin’s Lair Syrah highlights the vintage…

2019 Chateau Pradeaux, Cotes de Provence Rosé, Provence, France.One of the Rosés of the year so far, the alternative version from Bandol’s famous Chateau Pradeaux that’s labeled as Cotes de…

2018 Odonata, Sparkling Rosè of Sangiovese, Santa Clara Valley.Odonata’s lovely Sangiovese Rosé sparkler, which comes from the Machado Creek Vineyard in the Santa Clara Valley region in the shadow of…

2019 Mount Edward, Gamay, Central Otago, New Zealand.This was my first experience with Kiwi Gamay, though I’ve really enjoyed some Aussie versions over the years, and I was please as…

2019 Eden Rift Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Eden – A – Vent, Cienega Valley, San Benito County.One of the most easy and enjoyable Nouveau style Pinots of year is Eden Rift’s…

2018 Lucia Vineyards by Pisoni, Syrah, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The long cool growing season of 2018, great for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in the Santa Lucia Highlands, allowed for…

2018 Weingut Donnhoff, Riesling Trocken, Roxheimer Höllenpfad, Nahe Germany.These 2018 Donnhoff’s are gorgeous wines, they offer a high level of pleasure as well as having taut structures with precise detailing,…