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2017 Hundred Suns, Grenache, Elephant Mountain Vineyard, Rattlesnake Hills AVA, Yakima Valley, Washington State.Winemaker Grant Coulter, most famous for his Willamette Valley Pinot Noir(s) from top sites in the Willamette…

2011 Barone Pizzini, Franciacorta “Bagnadore Riserva” Dossaggio Zero, Sparkling Wine, Lombardy, Italy.Made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Barone Pizzini’s vintage Franciacorta Riserva 2011 is a stunning bubbly as serious as…

2019 Sling | Stone Wines, Chardonnay, Silacci Vineyard, Monterey County.A great new addition to the new generation wine scene in the Monterey region is Francisco “Junior” Banuelos’ Sling | Stone…

2018 Sheldon Wines, Grenache, Ceja Farms, Sonoma Valley.The 2018 vintage at Sheldon welcomed back the Ceja Farms Vineyard back to their lineup, as winemaker Dylan Sheldon put it, it was…

2016 Larkmead, Cabernet Sauvignon, Solari, Napa Valley.Catching up on one of the great and historic wineries and one of Napa’s top winemakers in Napa Valley, which I did at this…

2018 Val de Mer, Chablis AOC, White Burgundy, France.The flinty and stylish 2018 Val de Mer has more palate depth and length you’d normally expect in a basic cuvee making…

2017 Littorai, Pinot Noir, The Haven Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.Ted Lemon’s Littorai is one of the great wines (wineries) of California and while not an easy wine to find, like Aubert…

2017 Weingut Von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc Trocken, II, Pfalz Germany.While the outstanding Von Winning estate in Germany’s Pfalz region is mostly known for their amazing dry Rieslings, especially their magnificent…

2015 Domaine Les Grandes Vignes, Anjou Rouge Villages, L’ Ancrie, Loire Valley, France.Jean-François Vaillant, vigneron at the Domaine Les Grandes Vignes in the Loire Valley, is crafting a large selection…

2018 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Feinherb, Von der Nahe, Nahe Germany.It is with great joy and admiration that I send my congratulations to winemaker Caroline Diel, who was just named Winemaker…