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2017 Ridge Vineyards, Syrah/Grenache/Mataro, Lytton Estate Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County.One of my favorite red wines, Ridge’s GSM from their estate vines at Lytton Springs is an uniquely Californian…

2017 St. Stephen Vineyards, Carmenere Reserva, Oda al Vino, Organic Vines, Colchagua Valley, Chile.I was really excited to try some of St. Stephen’s new releases and check in on Chile’s…

2017 Bucklin “Ancient Field Blend – Old Hill Ranch” Sonoma Valley.I am always excited to taste the latest Bucklin wines, they are like drinking up California’s past in the glass,…

2019 Weingut Korrell, Riesling Trocken, Von den Grossen Lagen, Nahe Germany.Martin and Britta Korrell have been getting much deserved attention for the last three vintages, all of which have shown…

2019 Monte Rio Cellars, Skull MRC Red Wine, California.Patrick Cappiello’s Monte Rio Cellars 2019 Skull MRC Red Wine is a blue fruited and delicious blend of 50% Petite Sirah, 30%…

2018 Halcon Vineyard, Petite Sirah “Tierra” Theopolis Vineyard, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.Paul Gordon’s Halcon Tierra Petite Sirah maybe the greatest and most singular example of this grape in California, taking…

2016 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Feinherb, Engelmannsberg, Rheingau Germany.I was happily reminded that I was in the Rheingau exactly four years ago, having a fantastic experience during the grape harvest, exploring…

2015 Giovanni Rosso, Barolo DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.Davide Rosso’s 2015 Barolo normale is a fabulous wine of earthy intensity and lingering charm, it proved just what the doctor order after a…

2018 Championship Bottle, Sauvignon Blanc “Lost Verses” Durant Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon.A new white wine from a tiny producer in Amity that focuses on cool climate white wines…

2018 Poe Wines, Pinot Noir, Manchester Ridge, Mendocino County.From the ultra west of the Anderson Valley on a few miles from the Ocean comes Samantha Sheehan’s fog kissed and cool…