Category: Wine Articles

2011 Philippe Pacalet, Gevrey-Chambertin, Lavaux Saint Jacques Premier Cru, Red Burgundy, France. The 2011 Gevrey-Chambertin Lauvaux Saint Jacques 1er Cru is gorgeous and full of life and intensity, this is…

2012 De Forville, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Piedmonte, Italy. This delicious Nebbiolo is crafted from young vines in the Barbaresco Crus of Rabaja and Loreto from great terroirs, this is a…

2012 Hirsch, Chardonnay, Hirsch Vineyard Estate, Sonoma Coast. Beautifully pure and detailed, the new Hirsch Chardonnay is a wonderful and vibrant wine, done in a sleek, crystalline and lean style.…

2006 Rovellotti, Ghemme DOCG “Chioso del Pomi” Piedmonte, Italy. Rovellotti is a new and exciting find for me, I’m very geeky about Nebbiolo, I just love the stuff when it…

Grapelive German Riesling 2013 Preview By Kerry Winslow This winter I had a chance to try some barrel/tank samples from some of Germany’s top Riesling producers, they were showing some…

2010 Cobb, Pinot Noir, Jack Hill Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. Ross Cobb’s wines are now some of the state’s leading lights, his wines certainly are some of the finest examples of…

2011 Domaine Francois Raveneau, Chablis, Montee de Tonnerre, Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France. Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre is my favorite Chablis, though I must say if I could afford Les…

2012 Soliste, Pinot Noir “Narcisse” Sonoma Coast. This joyous Pinot Noir, made in a restrained old world style, can’t hide it’s generous nature and in fact shows perfectly what nature…

2011 Pascal Marchand, Morey-Saint-Denis, Rue de Vergy, Red Burgundy, France. The Marchand-Tawse label of Pascal Marchand is a winery to watch and start collecting if you are a rabid Burgundy…