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2018 Sandlands, Grenache, Besson Vineyard, Santa Clara County.Tegan Passalacqua’s Sandlands beautifully detailed and aromatic Old Vine Grenache comes from the historic Besson Vineyard, near the Hecker Pass and the town…

2012 I Vigneri I Custodi delle Vigne dell’ Etna, Sæculare, Etna Rosso DOC Riserva, Sicily, Italy.The Salvo Foti made I Vigneri I Custodi delle Vigne dell’ Etna Sæculare Riserva, which…

2018 Domaine Camus-Bruchon et Fils, Savigny-Les-Beaune “Aux Grands Liards” Vieilles Vignes, Red Burgundy, France.Guillaume Camus at Domain Camus-Bruchon is making some incredible wines right, especially this 2018 Aux Grand Liards…

2020 Avignonesi, Da – Di, IGT Toscano Rosso Biologico, Tuscany, Italy.This easy delicious, uniquely made Da – Di Rosso by Avignonesi, the famous producer of classic Vino Nobile di Montepulciano,…

N.V. Victorine de Chastenay, Brut Crémant de Bourgogne, Sparkling Wine, Burgundy, France.It is so nice that after more than 25 years in the wine business that I can still be…

2018 Krupp Brothers, The Doctor, Red Blend, Stagecoach Vineyard, Napa Valley.On a brilliant sunny crisp winter day I ventured out to the Krupp Brothers estate off Napa’s Silverado Trail to…

2001 Chateau Branaire (Duluc Ducru), Saint-Julien, Grand Cru Classé, Red Bordeaux, France.One of my favorite Bordeaux vintages to drink, 2001, and an en 1855 classified Chateau that always offers a…

2019 Dirty & Rowdy, Mourvedre, Enz Vineyard, Lime Kiln Valley, San Benito County.One of the very last releases from the now defunct Dirty & Rowdy Wines, the 2019 Dirty &…

2018 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Arley’s Leap, Abbey Ridge Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.This year’s Arley’s Leap Pinot is a dead ringer for some old school Burgundian classics, in…

2014 Weingut Friedrich Becker, Pinot Noir, Pfalz, Germany.Still fresh and gracefully textured, the basic 2014 estate Pinot Noir is nicely put together with layers of smoky black cherry, plum and…