Category: Wine Articles

2022 Whitcraft, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills AVA, Santa Barbara County.The light ruby hue in the glass belies the depth, complexity and elegance found on the silken medium bodied palate…

2022 Domaine Cartaux-Bougaud, L’Étoile, Chardonnay, La Côte des Vents, Jura, France.Sébastien Cartaux and his wife, Sandrine’s Domaine Cartaux-Bougaud is a recent discovery for me, and I wrote about their beautiful…

2023 Filomena Wine Company, Cabernet Pfeffer Rosé, Sileto Vineyard, San Benito County.The bright orange/salmon hued Filomena Cabernet Pfeffer Rosé, handcrafted by Luke Nio, who is formerly winemaker at Morgan Twain-Peterson’s…

2022 Lioco, Carignan, Sativa, Mendocino County.The dark purple/garnet hued Mendocino Sativa Carignan, which Lioco gets from 70 year-old, dry farmed Carignan vines, with a tiny bit of Valdiguie, all organically…

2023 Casale del Giglio, Bellone, Anthium, Lazio IGT Bianco, Italy.I’ve been following Casale del Giglio for more than 15 vintages now, and these wines are always a treat, especially their…

2020 Sordo, Barolo DOCG, Piemonte, Italy.As I mentioned in my prior review, the San Francisco stop of Gambero Rosso’s Tre Bicchieri tour was where I got a chance to experience…

2022 Pieropan, Soave Classico DOC “Calvarino” Veneto, Italy.I got a chance to re-visit the glorious Pieropan Soave offerings, which again prove that region and the Garganega grape found in this…

2019 Pietradolce, Vigna Barbagalli, Etna Rosso DOC, Sicily, Italy.The gorgeous Pietradolce Barbagalli Etna Rosso shows off terroir and high elevation depth, aromatics and structure in one of the world’s most…

2021 Cume do Avia, Arraiano Branco, Galicia, Spain.The Cume do Avia wines come from East of Spain’s Rías Baixas, where lies the Ribeiro D.O., which is one of Spain’s most…

2021 Domaine Clos de la Bonnette, Vieilles Vignes Syrah, IGP Collines Rhodaniennes, France.One of the surprise wines of the night, during a recent blind Rhône varietal tasting, this gorgeously pure…