Category: Wine Reviews

2021 Margerum Wine Co, Riviera Rosé, Santa Barbara County.It was great, as noted in a recent review of one of their wines, to catch up with Margerum and their latest…

Fair Moon Wine a Birth of a Wineryby Kerry Winslow, grapelive Jessica Wilmes’ Fair Moon Wine is about to release her new wines, a skin fermented (Pinot) Auxerrois white and…

2014 Sky Vineyards, Zinfandel, Mount Veeder, Napa Valley.The nicely aged and mature 2014 Sky Mount Veeder Zinfandel is drinking well and showing an almost Bordeaux like character, with a rounded…

2017 Cameron Winery, Nebbiolo, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The 2017 Nebbiolo from Cameron is beautifully balanced, aromatic, ripely flavored and flows crossed the full bodied palate with a sultry earthiness…

2020 Sandlands Vineyards, Carignane, Contra Costa County.Similar in style to the 2019 and with an ultra deep purple color in the glass, this 2020 Sandlands Contra Cost Old Vines Carignane…

2016 Cantina Fradiles, Red Wine, Mandrolisai DOC, Sardinia, Italy.Fradiles, based in the Atzara district, and winemaker Paolo Savoldo, are making some of the most authentic and intriguing wines on Sardinia,…

2020 Weingut Wittmann, Riesling Trocken, Westhofener VDP Erste Lage, Rheinhessen, Germany.Opening a bottle of Wittmann Riesling is always a thrill, and this awesome 2020 Westhofener Premier Cru (Erste Lage) Trocken…

2019 Giornata, Aglianico, French Camp Vineyard, Paso Robles.Brian Terrizzi and his wife Stephanie, a highly regarded vineyard manager in her own right, are making some devious stuff, like this powerful…

2020 Foxen, Chenin Blanc, Old Vines, Ernesto Wickenden Vineyard, Santa Maria Valley.It had been a long while since tasting through the Foxen wines, so it was good to sample some…

2018 Parsonage Village Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tanner Reserve, Estate Grown, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.The incredibly dark and concentrated Tanner Reserve highlights the quality of the vintage with deep purity…