Category: Wine Reviews

2019 Monte Rio Cellars, Zinfandel, Old Vines, Lodi, California.The rustic, simple and crunchy the 2019 Monte Rio Old Vine Zinfandel is like a Lodi Chianti, going nicely with pasta and…

2019 Drew Family Cellars, Syrah, Valenti Ranch, Mendocino Ridge.One of my very favorite California red wines, the Drew Valenti Syrah offers emended class and quality with its cool climate Northern…

2015 I. Brand & Family, Cabernet Franc, Bayly Ranch, Paicines, San Benito County.Ian Brand had opened up his magnum library and there’s some really fun things available and I got…

2018 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Spatlese, Rüdesheimer Magdalenenkreuz, Rheingau Germany.The Leitz Magdalenenkreuz Spatlese, a happy place wine for me, is always expressive and pure, the name of this vineyard, translates to…

2021 Theopolis Vineyards, Rosé of Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.Sometimes overlooked for the Holidays, Rosé wines can be a real treat during the season and easy to…

2021 Fair Moon Wine – Sunshine Effect, Skin Contact Pinot Gris, Holmes Gap Vineyard, Van Duzer Corridor, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The second vintage of Jessica Wilmes’ Sunshine Effect “Gris Rouge” is…

2020 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!, Old Vine Mourvèdre, Evangehlo Vineyard, Contra Costa County.As fires raged throughout California this ancient vineyard site, set remotely along the delta on deep Delphi sands,…

2019 Bow & Arrow, Melon de Bourgogne, Johan Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Back to exploring Oregon, I found this 2019 vintage of Bow & Arrow Melon, which I had tucked away…

2020 Vína Carmen, Delanz Apalta, Red Estate Blend, D.O. Alpalta, Colchagua Valley, Chile.Blind tasted on this wine and (I) was completely wrong, though I did think it had elements of…

2018 Holman Ranch, Pinot Noir, Three Brothers, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.The Holman Ranch Estate Vineyard and Winery situated on the picturesque southern facing hillsides just east of the Carmel…