Category: Wine Reviews

2018 Odonata Wines, Sparkling Dry Riesling, Tondre Grapefield, Santa Lucia Highlands.The latest Odonata wines, as tasted at the Santa Lucia Highlands Sun, Wind & Wine gala, were all excellent and…

2019 Mansfield-Dunne, Pinot Noir, Cortada Alta Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.I was very impressed with the 2019 Mansfield-Dunne Cortada Alta Pinot, entranced by the aromatics and depth of flavors in a…

2018 Bruliam Wines, Pinot Noir, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.It was great to catch up with Dr. Kerith Overstreet, who is the winemaker of Bruliam Wines, at the Santa Lucia…

2015 Cattleya, Syrah, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Maybe the best wine of the 2022 Santa Lucia Highlands Wine, Sun &Wine tasting, this outrageously good Cattleya Soberanes Syrah from the 2015…

2018 Gian Luca Colombo, Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC, Piedmonte, Italy.Not to be confused with Jean-Luc Colombo of Cornas (Rhone) fame, Gian Luca Colombo is an excellent youthful viticoltore in Piedmonte who…

2019 Badia di Coltibuono, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.Coltibuono’s 2019 Chianti Classico is bright and fresh, but with solid depth and a rounded mouth feel, allowing for beautiful and charming…

2019 Ryme Cellars, Cabernet Franc, Alegria Vineyard, Russian River Valley.The Husband and wife team of Megan and Ryan Glaab at Ryme Cellars in Sonoma are turning out some fabulous wines…

2020 Desire Lines Evangelho Red Wine, Contra Costa County.This newer label, Desire Lines in Sonoma, with a stellar collection of small lot hand crafted offerings is fast becoming a favorite…

2016 Domaine Lionnet, Cornas, “Terre Brûlée” Northern Rhone, France.This 2016 is still youthful and deeply colored Syrah with gorgeous layers of black and blue fruits along with a nice savory…

2020 Hundred Suns, Cabernet/Syrah, River Rock Vineyard, The Rocks District, Milton Freewater, Oregon.A new wine from Grant Coulter and his Hundred Suns label, the River Rock Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and…