Category: Wine Articles

2017 Parsonage Village Vineyard, BDL Red Wine, Central Coast, California.I’ve been a fan and a follower of Parsonage for close to twenty years now and have tasted most everything they’ve…

2017 Avennia, Syrah “Arnaut” Boushey Vineyard, Yakima Valley, Washington State.I was really excited to try Avennia’s wines, I had heard great these about these wines and Chris Peterson, Winemaker, and…

2014 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel, Kirschenmann Vineyard, Lodi.Larry Turley’s iconic Turley Wine Cellars has maintained exceptional quality in a pioneering style for more than three decades with some amazing and…

2016 Weingut Kunstler, Spatburgunder Trocken, Tradition, Rheingau Germany.I usually rave about Gunter Kunstler’s Rieslings, but it shouldn’t be overlooked that he also produces some fantastic Pinot Noir, especially his Grand…

2019 Domaine La Bastide Blanche, Bandol Rosé, Provence, France.The Domaine La Bastide Blanche, located in St. Anne de Castellet, founded back in the early 1970s is one of the great…

2018 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett, Rüdesheimer Klosterlay, Rheingau Germany.The 2018 Leitz Klosterlay Kabinett is bright and focused, drinking with a snappy dry tanginess and feels very well balanced with just…

2018 Evesham Wood, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The special nine barrel Evesham Wood Dundee Hills Pinot Noir from Winemaker and owner Erin Nuccio is one of the best…

2018 Tablas Creek Vineyard, Roussane, Adelaida District, Paso Robles.A touch livelier than the prior few vintages and with a welcome zippy freshness of detail the 2018 Roussanne still has its…

2019 Saint Cosme, Cotes du Rhone, Rhone Valley, France.The deep purple/blue/garnet 100% Syrah Cotes du Rhone from Saint Cosme is without question one of the world’s greatest values and this…

2019 Bedrock Wine Company, Rosé “Ode to Lulu” California.Morgan Twain-Peterson’s Bedrock Ode to Lulu, a tribute to the legendary Lucie “Lulu” Tempier Peyraud, the matriarch of the famous Domaine Tempier,…