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2015 Giacomo Borgogno & Figli, Langhe Nebbiolo “No Name” Piedmonte, Italy.Another one of the stars of the recent Slow Wine Tasting in San Francisco was the Borgogno No Name (Nebbiolo),…

2018 G.D. Vajra, Langhe Riesling “Petracine” Piedmonte, Italy.One of my absolute favorite whites, the G.D. Vajra dry Riesling, comes from high elevation plots near Barolo in Vajra’s cru sites Fossati…

2017 Folded Hills Vineyards, August Red, Santa Ynez Valley.One of the surprises and a new find for me at the Slow Wine tasting in San Francisco was Andrew and Kim…

2017 Drew Family Cellars, Chardonnay, Valenti Ranch, Mendocino Ridge.The super rare and limited Drew Chardonnay is a gorgeous wine, it was a real pleasure to get a chance to try…

2016 Drench Wine, Rosé, Spindrift, Napa Valley.The Drench Wine Spindrift Rosé, handmade by winemaker Emily Hunt from a small vineyard off the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley using about 80%…

2018 Turley Wine Cellars, Cinsault, Bechtold Vineyard, Lodi California.The Turley wines, mainly celebrated for their exceptional Zinfandel portfolio, are ripe and luxurious with outspoken personalities, less known is that all…

2017 Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores, Albariño, Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain.One of my favorite white wines, the Nanclares Albariño is a minerally, bright, slightly leesy and sea breeze infused beauty with…

2018 Weingut Alzinger, Gruner Veltliner Smaragd, Ried Steinertal, Wachau, Austria.One of the most complex and serious Gruners I’ve tried in ages, the Alzinger Smaragd Ried Steinertal is one of Austria’s…

2016 Domaine Monthelie-Douhairet-Porcheret, Monthelie “Clos du Meix Garnier” Monopole, Red Burgundy, France.One of the under the radar regions of the Cote de Beaune, Monthelie is a quality area for Pinot…

2018 Sheldon Wines, Graciano, Luc’s Vineyard, Fountaingrove AVA, Sonoma County.Dylan and Tobe Sheldon’s Graciano comes of a tiny vineyard in the Fountaingrove AVA, which lies in a cool zone near…