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2019 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir, Sequitur Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Coming from Mike Etzel’s coveted home vineyard, of Beaux Freres fame, where Hundred Suns Grant Coulter worked as…

2019 Ridge Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Santa Cruz Mountains.The 2019 Ridge Estate Cab starts with loads of fruit, still youthful and plump at this point, but as with all Ridge wines…

2015 Telmo Rodriguez, Molino Real, Mountain Blanco, Sierras de Malaga D.O., Spain.What an interesting and beautiful aged white wine from southern Spain that benefits from high elevation vineyards, set on…

2021 Morgan Winery, Dry Riesling, Double L Estate Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Morgan’s awesome 2021 Dry Riesling is bursting with an electric like intensity of flavors with lime aid, lemon zesty,…

2018 Drew Family Cellars, Pinot Noir, Estate Field Selections, Mendocino Ridge, Anderson Valley.This deep fruited and dark ruby 2018 Estate Field Selections Pinot from Jason Drew is certainly a contender…

2017 Brewer-Clifton, Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills.Few wines offer the bang for the buck than these Brewer-Clifton Sta Rita Hills series, especially the Chardonnay and this 2017 is in a great…

2021 La Marea by Ian Brand, Albariño “Alternate Cut” Kristy Vineyard, Monterey County.The latest Albariño from Ian Brand, under his Spanish inspired La Marea series, is the “Alt Cut” version…

2020 Clos Cibonne, Tibouren “Cuvee Speciale” Rouge, Cru Classe Cotes de Provence AOP, France.While usually, I just drink up their outstanding Rosé, I am finding that Clos Cibonne’s Cuvee Speciale…

2020 Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah!, Innervisions Red, Sonoma County.Hardy Wallace’s Extradimensional Wine Co. Yeah! label, a follow up to the Dirty & Rowdy Wines, continues his fantastic exploration of (his)…

2019 Laura Lorenzo – Daterra Viticultores, Azos de Vila, Vino Tinto de Manzaneda, VdT Val do Bibei, Galicia, Spain.One of my favorites, Laura Lorenzo’s Daterra Viticultores Azos da Vila red…