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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…

2020 Vigne Surrau, Sciala, Vermentino di Gallura Superiore DOCG, Sardinia, Italy.The Surrau 2020 Sciala Vermentino di Gallura is nicely balanced with zesty details and a rounded and pleasing texture, it…

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…