Category: Wine Reviews

2018 I. Brand & Family, Pinot Gris, Eden Rift Vineyards, Cienega Valley, San Benito County.The skin contact Pinot Gris from Ian Brand is an orange wine that seems inspired by…

2016 Phelps Creek Vineyards, Pinot Noir “Cuvee Alexandrine” Columbia Gorge, Oregon.One of Oregon’s best kept secrets, Phelps Creek Vineyards in the Columbia Gorge makes one of the state’s most compelling…

2007 Weingut Kunstler, Riesling Trocken, Hochheim Holle VDP Erstes Gewächs, Rheingau Germany.The gorgeous 2007 Kunstler Hochheim Holle, technically a GG (Grosses Gewächs), is drinking fantastic and has taken on a…

2016 Domaine Saint Damien, Gigondas “La Louisiane” Vieilles Vignes, Southern Rhone Red, France.The awesome 2016 La Louisiane old vine cuvee from Saint-Damien is an intensely dark purply Rhone blend of…

2017 Masseria Li Veli, Susumaniello, IGT Rosso, Salento, Italy.The 2017 Susmaniello from Li Veli is extraordinarily rich and decedent on the palate with an opulent array of dense red fruits…

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…