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2017 Desire Lines Wine Co., Syrah, Shake Ridge Vineyard, Amador County, Sierra Foothills.The Desire Lines Wine Co. has to be one of the best discoveries of the year for me…

2008 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Sekt Brut Nature, Goldloch, Sparkling Wine, Nahe Germany.One of the world’s absolute best single vineyard sparkling wines in the world, the Schlossgut Diel’s Goldloch Brut Nature,…

2017 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir, Sequitur Vineyard, Ribbon Ridge AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Renée Saint-Amour and Grant Coulter’s Carlton based Hundred Suns Wines is one of the best under the radar…

2018 Drench Wines, Sauvignon Blanc, Zabala Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County.Emily Hunt’s Drench Wines is a micro-winery label and a her personal project with some unique offerings and packaging with…

2017 Joh. Jos. Prüm, Riesling Auslese, Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Mosel Germany.The J. J. Prum wines are exceptional examples of tradition and terroir, they always showcase the place in the purest terms…

2017 Lucia Vineyards by Pisoni, Pinot Noir, Garys’ Vineyards, Santa Lucia Highlands.This beautiful and textured Pinot Noir from Jeff Pisoni at his family’s Lucia Vineyards comes from the Garys’ Vineyard,…

2017 Domaine Rene-Jean Dard et Francois Ribo, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France.Cult heros of France’s natural wine movement, most famous for their Crozes-Hermitage Syrah(s), René-Jean Dard and François Ribo, who…

2018 Halcon Vineyards, Roussanne, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County.The very first estate white from Halcon, the golden hued Roussanne is an exotic and low alcohol white that defies that by being…

2010 Shanxi Grace Vineyard, Sonata Series Red, Wine of China.When I look back on my year in wine, a few surprises stand out and this interesting red wine from China…

2018 Weingut Carl Loewen, Riesling Feinherb, Longuicher Maximin Herrenberg “1896” Mosel Germany.One of the wine world’s great unicorn wines, the Carl Loewen 1896 Feinherb is from the oldest Riesling vines…