2018 Cayuse Vineyards, Grenache, Armada Vineyard “God Only Knows” Walla Walla Valley.The amazing 2018 God Only Knows Grenache from Cayuse’s legendary winemaker Christophe Barron, who’s roots are from the Champagne…
2015 Williams Selyem, Pinot Noir, Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Vintage, Vista Verde Vineyard, San Benito County.One of the first post Bob Cabral era wines from Williams Selyem, the 2015 vintage, which was…
2018 Krupp Brothers, Syrah “Black Bart” Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley.The deep and inky purple Black Bart Syrah by the Krupp Brothers coats the palate with fine grained tannins and opulent…
2017 Mount Eden Vineyards, Chardonnay, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2017 Estate Chardonnay by Jeffery Patterson and his team at Mount Eden is everything that expectations had imagined and is a…
2019 Vietti, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC “Perbacco” Piedmonte, Italy.One of the first tables I visited at this year’s Slow Wine 2022 tasting event in San Francisco was of course Vietti, especially…
2021 Arnot-Roberts, Rosé, California.The latest Arnot-Roberts Rosé is really tasty stuff, made from mainly from Touriga Nacional, the famous Port grape though rare here, as per normal, but this year…
2018 Porseleinberg Farm 798, Syrah, Riebeek Kasteel, Swartland, South Africa.This little known Porseleinberg wine by winemaker Callie Louw, part of the Boekenhoutskloof collection is an absolutely stunning Syrah, I can…
2016 Chateau Pradeaux, Bandol Rouge, Provence, France.Etienne Portails’ 2016 Bandol Rouge from his family’s Chateau Pradeaux is a rich and full bodied effort, showing a soulful Mourvedre dominated palate with…
2019 Bava, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.The heavenly perfumed, but dry Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato by Bave is cherry and plum fruit wine with a liquid rose petal…
2019 Chesebro, Albarino, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.Mark Chesebro’s crisp and bone dry Albarino is a delightfully fresh and pure version that goes great with everything from…