Category: Wine Articles

2014 Waxwing, Rose of Pinot Noir, Blair Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. Scott Sisemore’s Rose of Pinot Noir from the Blair Vineyard is a bright and savory pink wine that…

2013 Tetramythos, Agiorgitiko, Peloponnese Red, Greece. The Tetramythos Agiorgitiko is an impressive red wine that delivers fresh intensity, savory spiciness and deep fruit, it comes from high elevation and it…

2013 Bodegas Charca “Barda” Pinot Noir, Patagonia, Argentina. The Charca estate, owned by Piero Incisa della Rocchetta of the Sassicaia family, was founded in the remote desert of Southern Argentina…

2013 Domaine D’ Ourea, Vacqueyras, Rhone Red, France. This gorgeous Vacqueyras is a mind blowing effort from a new young vigneron Adrien Roustan, who looks to be the next Rhone…

2014 Arianna Occhipinti, SP68, Nero d’ Avola/Frappato, IGT Rosso, Terre Siciliane, Italy. It’s well known now that Arianna Occhipinti is a superstar and one of the leading lights of the…

2014 Francine et Olivier Savary, Chablis, Selection Vieilles Vignes, White Burgundy, France. The Savary Old Vine Chablis is one of my all time favorite wines, it is a great deal…

2012 Guillaume Gilles, Cornas, Northern Rhone Red, France. This is one of my favorite wines, and this vintage of Gilles Cornas is really alive and richly packed with flavor showing…

2014 Silvestri, Rose of Pinot Noir, Estate, Carmel Valley. The 2014 Rose from Silvestri is from estate grown Pinot Noir in Carmel Valley and is about the best pink wine…

2012 Ridge, Monte Bello, Proprietary Red, Santa Cruz Mountains. One of the great wines of California, the Ridge Monte Bello delivers pure class and First Growth substance and this infantile…

2014 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Gruner Veltliner “A” Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. This is a blend of two plots of Gruner at Alfaro, and while the single vineyard and organic La…