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2010 Le Vieux Donjon, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. I started follow this estate in the late nineties and have always been a fan of their traditional style, though in…

2014 Domaine Jérôme Gradassi, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, Rhone Valley, France. As mentioned in my earlier reviews, Jerome Gradassi Chateauneuf is one of the most exciting new producers of this historic region…

2018 Joyce Wine Company, Rosé, Gamay/Grenache “Turbidity Current” Monterey County. Joyce’s 2018 Turbidity Current Roséis a dry and bright version, crafted this year from 63% Grenache and 37% Gamay from…

2016 Domaine de Gouye, Saint-Joseph Rouge, Vieilles Vignes, Northern Rhone, France. The old school and traditional Domaine de Gouye, which was established as an estate winery back in 1933, is…

2017 Envínate, Vidueño de Santiago del Teide, Ycoden-Daute-Isora DO, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Founded by wine college students in 2005, Envínate (which means “Wine Yourself”) is the brainchild of four…

2017 Alfredo Maestro, Tinto Fino (Tempranillo) “Viña Almate” Peñafiel, Valladolid, VdT Castilla y León, Spain. Alfredo Maestro Tejero, a rebel winemaker who’s family came to Peñafiel, not far from Madrid…

2017 Laurent Herlin, Method Ancestral “Cintre” Rosé of Cabernet Franc, Loire Valley Sparkling Wine, France. New to America, the Herlin wines from the Loire are all natural bottlings that mostly…

2017 Arianna Occhipinti, SP68 Rosso, Terre Siciliane, Sicily, Italy. There is always great expectations when I get the latest Occhipinti, and this new SP68 Rosso does not disappoint, it has…

2017 Cruse Wine Company, Monkey Jacket, North Coast. A unique inter-regional blend of black grapes, Cruse Wine Co.’s 2017 Monkey Jacket is a cuvee of Valdiguié, Carignan and Tannat, a…

2017 Samuel Louis Smith, Chardonnay, Spear Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. Sam Smith’s gorgeous Spear Chardonnay is a revelation in California Chardonnay for this vintage, it rides the line between restraint…