Wine of the Day March 1, 2015
2012 Bodegas Bernabe Navarro “Tragolargo” Garnacha, Alicante, Spain. I just couldn’t help but love this unique high elevation Grenache from Spain far south, from mountain vines in the Alicante region,…
Wine of the Day February 28, 2015
2011 Samsara, Syrah, Melville Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. Sometimes wines make you rethink your opinions and change your view, especially humbling when you’ve already made a judgement or two, and…
Wine of the Day February 27, 2015
2012 Patton Valley, Pinot Noir, The Estate, Willamette Valley, Oregon. This beautiful and open Pinot Noir is fantastically detailed and pleasing with gorgeous red fruits, silky texture and lengthy finish,…
Wine of the Day February 26, 2015
2013 Domaine Gramenon, Cotes du Rhone, La Sagesse, Rhone Valley, France. The Domaine Gramenon by Michèle Aubèry-Laurent and her talented son Maxime François is one of the finest organic Cotes…
Wine of the Day February 25, 2015
2012 Beaux Freres, Pinot Noir “Upper Terrace” Beaux Freres Vineyard Estate, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The unfined and unfiltered Upper Terrace from Mike Etzel of Beaux Freres is one…
Wine of the Day February 24, 2015
2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Santenay Rouge, Ceps Centenaires, Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France. It was a great pleasure to meet and taste with Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey here in San Francisco just after…
Wine of the Day February 23, 2015
2013 Louis-Antoine Luyt, Carignan “Cuvee Mathilde” Truquilemu Tinto Chileno, Sin Riego-Rio Reloca, Legno Duro, Chile. This natural wine from Chile is crafted from old vines by the talented Louis-Antoine Luyt,…
Wine of the Day February 22, 2015
2013 Cattleya, Chardonnay, Pratt Vineyard, Russian River Valley. The talented Colombian winemaker Bibiana Gonzalez Rave-Pisoni is crafting some amazing wines under her Cattleya label, as well as guiding Pahlmeyer’s Sonoma…
Wine of the Day February 21, 2015
2013 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Saint-Aubin “Le Banc” white Burgundy, France. Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is without question on a roll, in the last 5 vintages, almost every wine he has put out has…
Wine of the Day February 20, 2015
2012 St. Innocent, Pinot Noir “Momtazi Vineyard” McMinnville AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Mark Vlossak handcrafts beautiful and pure Pinot Noir from selected sites in the Willamette Valley, and his wines…