Category: Wine Articles

2017 Gregory Brewer Wines, Syrah, Ex Post Facto, Santa Barbara County.A much more serve version of Santa Barbara County Syrah than you’d expect from a wine with close to 15%…

2017 Clos Ste. Magdeleine, Cassis Blanc, Provence, France.I’m a huge Cassis Blanc fan, I think it is one of the great wines of France and one of the wine world’s…

2017 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Very different from his Dundee Hills bottlings, John Paul’s Cameron Ribbon Ridge Pinot shows terroir and darker black fruit profile, which…

2018 Ameztoi, Rubentis Rosé, Getariako Txakolina, Spain.The beautifully delicate and mineral fresh Ameztoi Rosé is crafted from local basque grapes 50% Hondarribi Beltza and 50% Hondarribi Zuri grown on limestone…

2018 Russell Joyce Small Lot Collection, Old Vine Chenin Blanc, Carmel Valley, California.The new edition of Small Lot Collection by Russell Joyce, of Joyce Vineyards, is an amazing old vine…

2016 La Torre, Rosso di Montalcino DOC, Tuscany, Italy.The 2016 is going to be legendary in Tuscany and we are seeing the top wines already getting unbelievably good press, but…

2016 Weingut Mueller-Catoir, Scheurebe Trocken, Haardter Mandelring, VDP Erste Lage, Pfalz Germany.The gorgeous 2016 dry Mandelring Scheurebe by Mueller-Catoir, from Germany’s Pfalz region shows a brisk intensity and zesty form…

nv Cruse Wine Company, Tradition, Sparkling Wine, California.This bright and steely Cruse Tradition bubbly starts with a very Champagne like tension and a hint of reduction before opening up and…

2017 Cantine I Favati, Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Pietramara, Campania, Italy.The 2017 I Favati Fiano di Avellino starts with a masculine intensity with rustic elements that remind me of a…

2017 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Rosé of Pinot Noir/Spatburgunder Trocken, Nahe Germany. One of my favorite Rosés this year, the Kruger-Rumpf’s wild strawberry flavored dry Rosé of Pinot Noir from the Nahe…