Category: Wine Articles

2018 Samuel Louis Smith, Chardonnay, Spear Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills.The absolutely gorgeous Spear Vineyard Chardonnay from Sam Smith, an upcoming release under his Samuel Louis Smith label, is one of…

2016 Desire Lines Wine Co. Syrah, Shake Ridge Ranch, Amador County.The most powerful and exotic wine in the exceptional lineup of Desire Lines Wine Co. is Cody Rasmussen’s exotic and…

2018 Kelley Fox Wines, Pinot Blanc, Freedom Hill Vineyard, Coastal Range, Willamette Valley, Oregon.One of the most exciting and brilliant white wines in Oregon, the 2018 Kelley Fox Pinot Blanc…

2017 Halcon Vineyards, Syrah “Alturas” Estate, Yorkville Highlands.The main estate bottling from Paul Gordon’s high elevation vineyard above the Yorkville Highlands in Mendocino County is his Alturas Syrah, which is…

2015 Domaine du Pegau, Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge, Cuvée Réservée, Rhone Valley, France.Domaine du Pegau is one of the go to estates in Chateauneuf du Pape, run by Paul Feraud…

2018 Cameron Winery, Pinot Gris “Ramato” Willamette Valley, Oregon.One of the new world’s best “Orange” wines, the Friuli inspired Cameron Winery Ramato is a skin contact coppery, hence the name,…

2017 Diatom, Chardonnay, Machado Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills.Ultra transparent and intensely bright in flavors the 2017 Diatom Machado reveals floral aromatics, wet rock and loads of lemon/lime before gaining textural…

2017 Sandlands, Trousseau, Sonoma County.The impossibly pale and delicate Sandlands Trousseau starts slow in the glass, feeling more like a soft Pinot Noir at first before air and time bring…

2016 Bodegas Basilio Izquierdo – Hidalgo, Viura, Tradicion H, White Rioja D.O. Spain.The Bodega Basilio, which was previously called Bodegas Aguila Real and had reached a certain cult status for…

2017 Joyce Wine Company, Syrah, Gabilan, Monterey County.While making a name for himself in recent years for his outstanding Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, Russell Joyce is one of Monterey’s young…