Category: Wine Reviews

2017 Domaine M. & C. Lapierre, Morgon, Cru Beaujolais (Cuvee N), France. The beautiful and wonderfully exuberant 2017 Morgon “Cuvee N” Sans Soufre by Lapierre is gorgeous in the glass…

2016 Domaine Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France. One of the world’s most iconic Syrah wines and one of the greatest values in serious Northern Rhone offerings the Alain…

2017 Waxwing, Cabernet Sauvignon, Star Lane Vineyard, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara County. The brilliantly dark garnet/purple Star Lane Cabernet Sauvignon pumps out some serious fruit, while still being restrained…

2018 Morgan Winery, Rosé of Grenache, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County. Dan Lee’s Morgan Winery is continuing to rise to new levels and while most people know about their quality…

2017 Sandlands, Red Table Wine, Contra Costa County. The Sandlands 2017 Contra Costa County Red Table Wine crafted by Tegan Passalacqua, is an intriguing blend of mature vines of 65%…

2016 I. Brand & Family Winery, Grenache, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA, Monterey County. Ian Brand’s newest wine, his Brosseau Vineyard Grenache from the white tuff chalky dirt of Chalone, is…

2017 Pax, Syrah, North Coast. The once in a while rarity, Pax’s North Coast Syrah is a multi-regional blend of sites, or as Pax puts it, this 100% Syrah is…

2016 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Clos Electrique, Estate, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The monopole “Clos Electrique” Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir has to be one of Oregon’s most iconic wines…

2017 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken, Abtei, VDP Erste Lage, Nahe Germany. The bright and precise Abtei Trocken shines with a delicate and generous nature, it shows a crystalline mineral driven…

2016 Domaine Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Bourgogne Blanc, France. The latest basic Bourgogne Blanc from the talented Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey is a beauty and shows vivid form and detail, it gives a performance…