Category: Wine Reviews

2018 Weingut Alzinger, Riesling Smaragd, Loibenberg, Wachau, Austria.Leo Alzinger has quietly made quite a name for himself in recent vintages and his wines are getting a lot of buzz, and…

2013 Domaine Henri Gouges, Nuits-Saint-Georges, Les Chenes Carteaux, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France.The famous Domaine Henri Gouges was founded in 1920 and started bottling their own wines exclusively in 1933…

2016 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett, Rüdesheimer Klosterlay, Rheingau Germany.The Klosterlay Kabinett is one of the mainstays of Leitz’s outstanding collection of Rieslings and a true classic with it’s mix of…

2017 Weingut Emmerich Knoll, Gruner Veltliner, Loibner Federspiel, Wachau Austria.The lighter Federspiel GruVee from Emmerich Knoll is full of life and flavor with bright mineral and acid intensity showing a…

2018 Weingut Willi Schaefer, Riesling Spatlese, Graacher Himmelreich, Mosel Germany.One of the greatest wines in the world and a traditional Riesling of sublime nobility the Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Spatlese,…

2019 Poe Wines, Pinot Nouveau, Van der Kamp Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County.Made from 100% Pinot Noir from the Van der Kamp Vineyard on Sonoma Mountain is winemaker Samantha Sheehan’s…

2018 Desire Lines Wines Co., Evangelho Vineyard Red Wine, Contra Costa County.Cody and Emily Rasmussen’s newer label and winery Desire Lines Wine Co. is one of California’s most exciting recent…

2015 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir “Massale” Clos Electrique, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The reduction and barnyard nose is strong here, much like the classic Domaine Maume Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru and…

2015 J. Rochioli, Pinot Noir “Three Corner” Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.One of the rarest estate Pinots at Rochioli is their Three Corner, with this bottling coming from a small…

2018 Big Basin Vineyards, Rosé, California.The Big Basin Rosé is a treat, made from Carignane from 90 year old vines, plus a touch of Grenache, Mourvedre and maybe a little…