Category: Wine Reviews

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…

2016 Big Basin Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s whole cluster, thrilling no holds barred, Lester Family Vineyard Pinot is a wine that is just…

2018 Morgan Winery, Riesling, Double L Vineyard Estate, Santa Lucia Highlands. The 2018 vintage is shaping up to be one of the greatest on the Central Coast in living memory…

2018 Martha Stoumen Wines & Las Jaras “Bam Bam” Sparkling Valdiguie, Pétillant-Naturel, Mendocino County.The ultra fun and cool red sparkler from Martha Stoumen, in collaboration with Las Jaras is a…

2015 Mount Eden Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2015 Mount Eden Estate Pinot Noir by Jeffery Patterson is an absolute stunner with everything you’d expect from this address,…

2018 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains. One of California’s great values and one of my favorite Summer wines, the Alfaro Rosé of Pinot Noir is…