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2015 Phelps Creek Vineyards, Chardonnay “Lynette” Columbia Gorge, Oregon. Phelps Creek Vineyards, established in 1990, is a small boutique winery that focuses on estate grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and…

2018 Reeve, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Bybee Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.The Reeve Rosé is beauty, every vintage I try I love and this 2018 is bursting with energy and pure Pinot…

2017 Foradori, Teroldego “Sgarzon” IGT, Vigneti Delle Dolomiti, Alto Adige, Italy.The gorgeous 2017 Sgarzon from Foradori shows wonderful purity as well as having a lovely play between deep fruit and…

2017 Weingut Müller-Catoir, Riesling Trocken, Haardt, Pfalz Germany. The 2017 Müller-Catoir Haardt Trocken is exotic and highly aromatic with lovely fruit and mineral intensity, it is a wonderful and crisply…

2017 Alfaro Family Vineyards Small Lots, Pinot Noir, Heirloom Clones, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. One of the most exciting wines in Richard Alfaro’s impressive lineup of new releases is his…

2017 Domaine La Manarine, Cotes du Rhone Rouge, Rhone Valley, France.Wow, just when you though Cotes du Rhone couldn’t get any better, after two stellar vintages in 2015 and 2016,…

2017 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Camino de la Frontera, Vino Tinto, Ribeira Sacra, Spain. The 2017 Camino de la Frontera, Mouratón based, Vino Tinto by Laura Lorenzo is a bright, lightly…

2014 Alheit Vineyards, Cartology Bush Vines White, Hemel & Aarde Ridge, Walker Bay, Western Cape, South Africa. Chris & Suzaan Alheit’s gorgeous Cartology white is crafted from 87% Chenin Blanc…

2017 Tablas Creek, Patelin de Tablas Blanc, Paso Robles.An impressive California Rhone white blend that relies on brightness and tangerine tangy details, rather than the oily depth and density of…

2017 Jim Barry Wines, Assyrtiko, Clare Valley, Australia. While Australia is a hotbed of varietals and do everything from Verdejo to Muscat and Syrah (Shiraz) to Gamay, Jim Barry Wines,…