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2016 Ernest Vineyards, Pinot Noir “The Wrangler” Grand Vent Vineyard, Petaluma Gap AVA, Sonoma Coast.Tasted earlier this year, the 2016 Ernest Vineyards “The Wrangler” is an impressive bottling with loads…

2018 Marco Porello, Roero Arneis DOCG “Camestri” Piedmonte, Italy.Arneis, which has been the Porello’s signature grape since the 1930s, is one of the tastiest treats in Italian white wine and…

2017 Felsina Castelnuovo Berardenga, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy.In the rolling hills, not far from Siena, just to the to the southwest sits Castelnuovo Berardenga, one of Chianti Classico’s most…

2018 Folded Hills Vineyards, Grenache Estate, Whole Cluster, Santa Ynez Valley.The juicy and fruit filled Whole Cluster and Carbonic Grenache from Folded Hills Vineyards in the Santa Ynez Valley is…

2016 Caparsa, Chianti Classico “Doccio a Matteo Riserva” Tuscany, Italy.The absolutely gorgeous Doccio a Matteo Riserva by Caparsa is made from their best selection of grapes at their Radda estate…

2017 Marjan Simcic, Sauvignon Blanc, Opoka, Jordana Cru, ZGP Brda, Slovenia.This beautiful and deeply flavored Sauvignon Blanc from Marjan Simcic, who’s vineyards straddle the border between Italy and Slovenia in…

2014 Fattorie Romeo del Castello, Vigo, Etna Rosso DOC, Sicily, Italy.Chiara Vigo’s Nerello Mascalase, always a treat and one of my favorite Mount Etna wines comes from the slopes of…

2014 Domaine Gilbert Picq & ses Fils, Chablis “Vosgros” Premier Cru, White Burgundy, France.This beautifully pure and crystalline Chablis is really hitting its stride as it gets past its vigorous…

2015 Anne Boisson, Meursault A.C., White Burgundy, France.A totally unknown producer for me and an exciting discovery, especially after learning more about the winery and the care that went into…

2018 Domaine M. & C. Lapierre, Morgon, Cru Beaujolais (Cuvee S), France.The 2018 version of the classic Lapierre Morgon is sleek and higher toned than the prior vintage and remains…