2015 Pithon-Paillé, Anjou Rouge “Mozaik” Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France. This wonderfully priced 100% pure Cabernet Franc, with a faint whiff of brett (Brettanomyces), red berries and dark flowers, comes…
2016 Big Basin Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s whole cluster, thrilling no holds barred, Lester Family Vineyard Pinot is a wine that is just…
2018 Morgan Winery, Riesling, Double L Vineyard Estate, Santa Lucia Highlands. The 2018 vintage is shaping up to be one of the greatest on the Central Coast in living memory…
2018 Martha Stoumen Wines & Las Jaras “Bam Bam” Sparkling Valdiguie, Pétillant-Naturel, Mendocino County.The ultra fun and cool red sparkler from Martha Stoumen, in collaboration with Las Jaras is a…
2015 Mount Eden Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2015 Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir by Jeffery Patterson is an absolute stunner with everything you’d expect from this address,…
2018 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains. One of California’s great values and one of my favorite Summer wines, the Alfaro Rosé of Pinot Noir is…
2018 Reeve, Sangiovese “Bosco” Chalk Hill, Sonoma County.The lovely and generous Reeve Bosco Sangiovese shows ripe fruit, nice juicy acidity and a satiny texture with open layers of red fruit,…
2014 Tofanelli Family Vineyard, Charbono, Napa Valley.The super dark and lush 2014 Charbono by Tofanelli shows a layered palate of rich blackberry, boysenberry, plum and fig fruits along with hints…
2017 Sandlands, Chenin Blanc, California.Tegan Passalacqua’s inter-regional Chenin, under his Sandlands label is a beauty with fresh detail and lively fruit with pure peachy charms and delicate mineral focus. This…
2017 Envinate, Tinto Benje, Vinos Atlanticos, Tenerife, Canary Islands. The 2017 Benje is slightly reduced and smoky with the volcanic soils showing throughout, but it blows off and gives a…