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2021 Caraccioli Cellars, Gamay Noir, Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The Caraccioli Gamay is bursting with bright fruit intensity and classic Beaujolais flavors along with the vintage’s zesty acidity, making for…

2016 Cantina Fradiles Vitivinicola, Funtanafrisca, White Wine, Isola dei Nuraghi IGT, Sardinia, Italy.The brilliantly golden yellow Funtanafrisca IGT vino bianco is a white wine from Isola dei Nuraghi from rare…

2021 Fair Moon Wine Co, Tinta Caõ “Breakfast Wine” Havlin Vineyard, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Tinta Caõ, pronounced Teenta Cow, is one of the major varieties used in…

2020 Clos La Coutale, Malbec, Cahors AOC, Southwest, France.The Clos La Coutale, founded in 1895, is one of the most solid bargains you can find and their 2020 Cahors is…

2019 Domaine Thierry Pillot, Bourgogne Blanc AC, White Burgundy, France.While still of youth, Thierry Pillot is already among the best of the producers based in Chassagne-Montrachet, and is fast becoming…

2018 Turley Wine Cellars, Zinfandel, Mead Ranch, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley.One of my secret favorites in the Turley lineup is the lush, but seriously structured mountain Zinfandel from Turley’s Mead…

2017 Cincinnato Pollùce, Nero Buono, Lazio IGT Rosso, Italy.Made from a rare varietal, Nero Buono, the Cincinnato Pollùce IGT Rosso comes from vines in the Latium area of the Lazio…

2021 Filipa Pato, Baga “Dinamico” Vinho, Bairrada D.O.C. Red Wine, Portugal.The 2021 Dinamico Baga is electric shock fresh and spicy stuff, it is a lighter medium bodied red wine that…

nv Pierre Baillette “Le Village” Premier Cru, Trois Puits, Brut Champagne, France.The grower producer Champagne by Pierre Baillette is all new to me and this bubbly, made by Pérrine (Baillette)…

2020 Theopolis Vineyards, Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.Always an exciting wine and one I look forward to trying, the Theopolis Petite Sirah by Theodora Lee, who owns…