2016 Chateau Pradeaux, Bandol Rouge, Provence, France.Etienne Portails’ 2016 Bandol Rouge from his family’s Chateau Pradeaux is a rich and full bodied effort, showing a soulful Mourvedre dominated palate with…
2019 Bava, Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.The heavenly perfumed, but dry Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato by Bave is cherry and plum fruit wine with a liquid rose petal…
2019 Chesebro, Albarino, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.Mark Chesebro’s crisp and bone dry Albarino is a delightfully fresh and pure version that goes great with everything from…
2019 Bucklin, Grenache “Ancient” Old Hill Ranch, Sonoma Valley.The beautiful full bodied old vine “Ancient” Grenache by Will Bucklin at his family’s legendary Old Hill Ranch, home to California’s oldest…
2017 Cantina Gostolai, Rosa ‘e Monte, Vino Bianco Secco, Sardinia, Italy.Based in Sardinia’s Nepente di Oliena, Cantina Gostolai is one of the island’s most interesting and influential producers, widely admired…
2017 Vietti, Barolo DOCG, Lazzarito, Piedmonte, Italy.One of the greats of Barolo, View’s Lazzarito never fails to disappoint and this 2017 is a stunning wine, tasted at this year’s Slow…
2017 Weingut Tement, Sauvignon Blanc, Reid Grassnitzberg, STK 1er Cru, Südsteinermark DAC, Styria, Austria.An area that doesn’t get much attention, but one that can producer remarkable Sauvignon Blanc, like this…
2019 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir, Old Eight Cut, Willamette Valley, Oregon.In a vintage that winemaker Grant Coulter says was kind of a return to normal or a classic Willamette year,…
2018 La Spinetta, Barbera d’Asti Superiore DOCG “Ca’ Di Pian” Piedmonte, Italy.One of my secret favorite wines, La Spinetta’s Ca” Di Pian Barbera is a wine I like to stock…
2019 Weingut Donnhoff, Dry Slate Riesling, Tonschiefer, Nahe Germany.Like the 2018 version the 2019 Donnhoff Tonscheifer (Dry Slate) Riesling is pristine and crystalline with crisp details and a salty freshness…