2021 Alfaro Family Vineyard, Pinot Noir, Alfaro Family Vineyard, Corralitos Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The beautifully deeply hued ruby/garnet Alfaro Family Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir 2021 is loaded with personality on…
2020 Hatzidakis Winery, Assyrtiko, Cuvée No. 15, AOP Santorini, Greece.The beautifully maturing and done dry, crisp and steely Cuvée No. 15, made from 100% Assyrtiko, is a striking golden/yellow in…
2019 L’Armangia, Barbera d’Asti DOCG “Sopra Berruti” Piemonte, Italy.The pretty food friendly, ruby/garnet and smooth 2019 Sopra Berruti Babera by L’Armangia is a mid-weight pure varietal red wine that shows…
2022 Weingut Carl Loewen, Riesling Feinherb, Longuicher Maximin Herrenberg “1896” VDP Grosse Lage, Mosel, Germany.This is one of the wine world’s great unicorn wines, the Carl Loewen 1896 Riesling is…
2022 Mauro Veglio, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Angelo, Piemonte, Italy.The traditionally crafted Veglio “Angelo” Langhe Nebbiolo DOC comes from the estate’s youngest and most vigorous vineyards sourced in the townships of…
2023 Weingut Alfred Merkelbach, Riesling Kabinett, Ürziger Würzgarten, VDP Grosse Lage, Mosel, Germany.The beautifully perfumed and exotic Merkelbach Ürziger Würzgarten Kabinett Riesling, made in old Mosel fuder, is a gorgeous…
2022 Alois – Donna Paolina, Greco di Tufo DOCG, Campania, Italy.The lovely and mineral driven Alois – Donna Paolina, Greco di Tufo, sourced from the Contrada Marotta vineyard, is excellent…
2021 Domaine Galévan, Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC Rouge, Southern Rhône Valley, France.All new to me, Domaine Galévan was originally founded back in 1836 by Jean-François Goumarre and It has been in the…
n.v. Filipa Pato, Blanc de Blancs, Brut Nature, 3B, Sparkling Wine, Bairrada D.O., Portugal.The Filipa Pato Blanc de Blancs Brut bubbly is a lovely bottle and a savvy buy for…
2018 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Feinherb, Cuvée R, Hermannshöhle, VDP Grosse Lage, Nahe, Germany.It was great to catch up on the latest releases from Dönnhoff, with their 2022 and 2023 showing…