Category: Wine Reviews

2016 Kobza, Rosé of Mourtaou (Cabernet Pfeffer) 100 Year Old Vines, Wirz Vineyard, Cienega Valley, San Benito County. Coming off the heritage vineyard site Wirz Vineyard in the Cienega Valley,…

2017 Joyce Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Submarine Canyon, Monterey County. This new vintage of Submarine Canyon Pinot Noir from Russell Joyce at Monterey’s Joyce Vineyards is a truly stunning wine, it…

2017 Domaine Serol, Gamay Rosé, Cote Roannaise “Cabochard” Loire Valley, France. The pretty bright Serol Rosé comes from the remote Cote Roannaise, which oddly enough is part of the Loire…

2016 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland “Hinterhaus” Grosses Gewächs, Rheingau Germany. Some wines are special and have a deep personal meaning and this one is one of those.…

2016 Domaine des Lises, Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhone, France. Alain Graillot’s son Maxime Graillot, who’s taking the reins at the family Domaine also has his own project Domaine des Lises doing…

2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard, Syrah “Cuvée Splendide” California. Wild and almost feral, the 2014 Cuvee Splendide is a savory and gamey Syrah that opens to reveal a serious stemmy side…

2016 Greg Brewer Wines “Ex Post Facto” Syrah, Santa Barbara County. The Ex Post Facto by Greg Brewer, is a pure Syrah from one of state’s best artist/philosopher winemakers, his…

2016 Kobza, Old Vine Field Blend Red, Mourvedre/Zinfandel, Wirz Vineyard, San Benito County. Ryan Kobza’s 110 year old vine field blend from Pat Wirz’s historic vines in the Cienega Valley…

2013 Domaine de L’Ecu, Melon de Bourgogne “Carpe Diem” Vin de France, Sans Soufre, Loire Valley, France. Fred Niger’s most exclusive white from his world renown Domaine de L’Ecu is…

2014 Thibaud Boudignon, Anjou Blanc, Loire Valley, France. With a cult like following, the wines of Thibaud Boudignon are almost impossible to find on wine shop shelves, so it was…