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2020 Monte Rio Cellars, Mission, Somers Vineyard, Lodi, California.Patrick Cappiello’s Monte Rio Mission, sourced from the 80 year old vines at the organic Somers Vineyard in Lodi, is a tasty…

2017 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Small Lots, Bates Ranch, Santa Cruz Mountains.Very Bordeaux like, this 2017 Alfaro Family Small Lot Bates Ranch Cabernet Sauvignon shows an elegant and complex…

2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Carignane, Contra Costa County, California.The Sandlands Vineyards Contra Costa Carignane is a dark and vividly fresh making for a wine that has the grapey pleasure of a…

2019 Brick House Vineyards, Gamay Noir, Due East, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon.The Due East Gamay Noir is wildly exotic, crunchy and spicy with a fabulous array of red fruits…

2018 Jean-Francois Mérieau, Côt, Cent Visages, Loire Valley, France.The Jean-Francois Mérieau label was brand new to me, and certainly I’ll be following these wines going forward after trying this gorgeous…

2019 I. Brand & Family Winery, Old Vine Mourvèdre, Enz Vineyard, Lime Kiln Valley, San Benito County.The 2019 edition of the Enz Mourvèdre, from almost a hundred year old vines…

2017 Storm Wines, Pinot Noir, Donnachadh Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills.Ernst Storm’s 2017 Donnachadh Pinot is dead ringer for a tasty Savigny Les Beaune or a little Volnay with elegant reds…

2018 Sandlands Vineyards, Chenin Blanc, Amador County.Just starting to show its full depth and range of flavors the impressive Chenin Blanc from Tegan Passalacqua at Sandlands Vineyards, sourced from vines…

2017 Château Thivin, Côte de Brouilly, Cru Beaujolais, France.One of the first Gamay producers I started collecting on a regular basis, Chateau Thivin is always a favorite of mine and…

2020 Samuel Louis Smith, Syrah, Sans Soufre, Coastview Vineyard, Gabilan Mountains, Monterey County.Just two barrels were made of this limited release Syrah from Samuel Louis Smith wines, it is a…