2016 Weingut Schmitt’s Kinder, Silvaner Trocken, Randersackerer Sonnenstuhl VDP Erste Lage, Franken Germany.The 2016 dry Silvaner from Schmitt’s Kinder (like Schmitt’s Children or Kids) is lovely and complex white with…
2015 Bruno Giacosa, Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC, Piedmonte, Italy.Bruno Giacosa’s polished village wine, the Nebbiolo d’Alba is one of the most stylish and well made red from Piedmonte in its price…
2018 Sheldon Wines, Sangiovese, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County.The Sheldon Sangiovese, their first wine to be made from this Tuscan grape, is an unbelievably gorgeous version with a seductive perfume…
2017 Domaine Les Héritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâcon Milly-Lamartine, White Burgundy, France.Tasted from magnum, the 2017 Les Heritiers du Comte Lafon, Mâcon Milly-Lamartine is a beauty, so pure and mineral…
2017 Flaneur Wines, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The expressive and dynamic Flaneur Willamette Valley Pinot has that crunchy, semi carbonic like fruit intensity and exotic spices with layers of…
1972 Freemark Abbey, Petite Sirah, Napa Valley. A wine that seems forgotten in time, I’d bet the winery doesn’t know much about it either, the garnet and dark brick hued…
2017 I. Brand & Family, Cabernet Franc, Bayly Ranch, Paicines, San Benito County.The beautiful Bourgueil like dark garnet and ruby Bayly Ranch Cab Franc from Ian Brand is maybe the…
2012 Cantine I Favati, Aglianico “Cretarossa” Irpinia Campi Taurasini DOC, Campania, Italy.The beautifully integrated and textured I Favati Cretarossa, made from 100% Aglianico, is very Nebbiolo like in character and…
2013 Domaine Bitouzet-Prieur, Volnay Mitans, Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France.The delightfully nuanced, graceful and pure in Pinot fruit Bitouzet-Prieur Volnay Mitans 2013 was a standout out in a recent Burgundy…
2017 Bedrock Wine Co. Lorenzo’s Heritage, Dry Creek Valley.The beautiful and complex Lorenzo’s Heritage by Morgan Twain-Peterson’s Bedrock Wine Co. is from historic vines in the Dry Creek Valley, farmed…