Category: Wine Articles

2014 Bonny Doon, Le Cigare Blanc Reserve, Beeswax Vineyard, Arroyo Seco. Like chasing windmills, Randall Grahm has for years tried to bring white Rhone varietals to greater attention, and while…

2016 Weingut von Winning, Riesling Trocken, Diedesheimer Paradiesgarten, Erste Lage, Pfalz Germany. Von Winning’s gloriously brisk Paradiesgarten Premier Cru dry Riesling is a killer wine, one of the top values…

2012 J. Rochioli, Sauvignon Blanc, Old Vines, Russian River Valley. This was the first time I got one of the rare original block old vine Sauvignon Blanc from Rochioli, which…

2013 Platinetti Guido, Nebbiolo, Colline Novaresi DOC, Piedmont, Italy. This gorgeous and satisfying Nebbiolo from the hills of the Colline Novaresi in the northern Piedmonte, this has to be one…

2013 Gerard Boulay, Sancerre, La Cote, Loire Valley, France. Gerard Boulay is one of the elite Sancerre producers, they farm by hand and all organic in the historic village of…

2014 La Marea, Grenache, Old Vine, Besson Vineyard, Central Coast. (By Ian Brand) Ian Brand is a vineyard whisperer and finds wonderful old vine plots off the beaten path and…

2013 Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands. Theodora Lee’s Theopolis Vineyards is one of the top sites for Petite Sirah in California, her vines hug steep terraces in…

2015 Bernard Baudry, Chinon, Les Granges, Loire Valley, France. The 2015 Baudry is ripe with fruity appeal to go with classic terroir charm showing dark fruits, bell pepper, earth and…

2015 Drew Family Cellars, Syrah, Valenti Ranch, Mendocino Ridge. It’s hard to imagine anyone in California making a better set of wines in the last few vintages than Jason Drew…

2015 Inspiration Vineyards, Inspiracio White, Sonoma County. Jon Phillips’ Inspiration Vineyards latest white Rhone blend Inspiracio is a well crafted micro wine offering, it’s 50% Marsanne, 35% Roussanne and 15%…