Category: Wine Articles

2010 Gramercy Cellars, The Third Man, Columbia Valley, Washington State. Master Sommelier and winemaker Greg Harrington’s Gramercy Cellars is making some of the Pacific Northwest’s most exciting wines, along with…

Great American Chardonnay Not an Oxymoron By Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com Chardonnay, she’s the queen, America’s number one wine, but most of the wine insiders scoff and gag at thought of…

2010 Kesner, Chardonnay, Rockbreak Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. Jason Kesner, assistant Winemaker at Kistler, is making quite a name for himself making wonderful Pinot and Chardonnay under his own Kesner label,…

2012 Denis Jamain, Domaine de Reuilly, Reuilly Pinot Gris, Loire Valley. This steely wine looks like a light rose with a pretty orange/pink tint, but it is really a skin…

2012 Domaine Felines Jourdan, Picpoul de Pinet, white Languedoc AC, France. One of my favorite summer whites, the Picpoul is a great and refreshing wine with good depth and charter…

2011 Domaine La Barroche, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Signature, Rhone Red, France. La Barrocche’s 2011Signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge is savory and intense wine with tons of unique character and robust flavors, not your typical…

2010 Switchback Ridge, Cabernet Sauvignon Estate “Peterson Family Vineyard” Napa Valley. This latest Switchback Ridge is the best yet from this estate in the eastern zone of Napa Valley and…

2011 Weingut Meyer-Nakel, Pinot Noir S, Dernau, AHR Germany. Werner Nakel, The Red Baron, makes some of the world’s finest and sought after Pinot Noir period, these are gorgeous and…

2012 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Nahesteiner Trocken, Nahe Germany. Diel’s gorgeous dry Nahesteiner Riesling is bright and vigorous with loads of extract, mineral notes and gripping acidity, without question this one…

2010 WesMar, Pinot Noir, Hellenthal Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. This absolutely gorgeous Pinot Noir is a stunning wine with brilliant flavors and loads of character, this is far and away the…