Category: Wine Articles

2015 Lasseter Family Wines “Voila” Semillon/Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma Valley.The 2015 Lasseter Voila is a rich and vinous white Bordeaux style blend coming mainly from old vines in Sonoma and has…

2018 Sandlands Vineyards, Cinsault, Lodi California.The Sandlands label is the highly acclaimed personal project of Tegan and Olivia Passalacqua, with wines that pay tribute to, as they put it, the…

N.V. H. Billiot Fils, Rosé Brut Grand Cru Champagne, Ambonnay, France.The Billiot Rosé Brut Champagne is a long time favorite grower fizz of mine and I always have happy memories…

2018 Desire Lines Wine Co., Riesling, Cole Ranch Vineyard and AVA, Mendocino County.I would be amiss if after reviewing all of the latest Desire Lines Wine Co. wines without saying…

2018 Ridge Vineyards, Mancini Ranch, Carignane and Zinfandel, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.The Ridge 2018 Mancini Ranch is an old vine field blend which is primarily Carignane 80% and with…

2015 Weingut Maximin Grünhaus-Von Schubert, Riesling Trocken, Maximin Grunhauser Abtsberg, Ruwer-Mosel, Germany.The 2015 Maximin Grunhauer Abtsberg Grosse Lage Trocken is pure stony and mineral heaven gaining textural dimension, but with…

2016 Big Basin Vineyards “Homestead” Rhone Style Red Blend, California.Bradley Brown’s Big Basin Vineyards delicious Homestead is a dark heavily Syrah led Rhone varietal blend that incorporates fruit from some…

2016 Caparsa, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.The 2016 vintage in Chianti Classico is absolutely fantastic and some great new wines are coming out, like Caparsa an all organic estate in…

2016 Mount Eden Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.Jeffery Patterson’s 2016 Estate Pinot Noir is a California Grand Cru with incredible impact on the palate and luxurious layering on…

2018 Jean-Louis Dutraive – Domaine de la Grand’Cour, Fleurie Cru Beaujolais, Lieu-Dit “Chapelle des Bois” France.One of Gamay’s biggest stars, Jean-Louis Dutraive in Fleurie makes some of the most distinct…