2005 Domaine du Vieux Chateau-Daniel-Etienne Defaix, Chablis, Les Lys, Premier Cru White Burgundy, France. Daniel-Etienne Defaix, who uniquely cellar ages his wines before release, continues this long family tradition of…
2016 Uphold Wines by Ryme Cellars, Red Wine, Lot 01, California.Megan and Ryan Glaab of Ryme Cellars in Geyersville have created a second label Uphold Wines that are their way…
2017 Domaine de L’Eau, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine “Granite” Loire Valley White, France. The classic and briskly focused Domaine de L’Ecu Granite, from old vine Melon de Bourgogne in Muscadet’s…
2018 Eden Rift Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Eden -A- Vent, Cienega Valley Estate, San Benito County. The new carbonic maceration/fermentaion Eden -A- Vent 2018 from Eden Rift is an exciting and…
2018 Domaine du Bagnol, Cassis Blanc, Provence, France. One of the most under the radar wines in the world, but one of the very best is the white from this…
2015 Domaine Jean Foillard, Fleurie, Cru Beaujolais, France. Jean Foillard, who took over his father’s domaine in 1980, is one of the legendary Cru Beaujolais producers and best known for…
2009 Cobb Wines, Pinot Noir, Coastlands Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.Cobb Wines, founded in 2001, by winemaker Ross Cobb, is one of the state’s most respected Pinot Noir specialists, focuses on cool…
2016 Chateau Massiac, Minervois Rouge, Languedoc, France.Here is an absolute stunner that has to be one of the great values of the vintage, proving again the Languedoc is a go…
2016 Cave Yves Cuilleron, Saint-Joseph Rouge “Cavanos” Vieilles Vignes, Northern Rhone, France. The last three vintages for Yves Cuilleron have been exceptional and this old vine 2016 Saint-Joseph Rouge “Cavanos”…
2015 Pithon-Paillé, Anjou Rouge “Mozaik” Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley, France. This wonderfully priced 100% pure Cabernet Franc, with a faint whiff of brett (Brettanomyces), red berries and dark flowers, comes…