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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…

2017 Bow & Arrow, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Crafted from selected vineyard sites, mostly organic or biodynamic the Bow & Arrow Willamette Valley Pinot Noir is always a bright…

2018 Small Lot Collection by Russell Joyce, Gamay Noir, San Benito County, California. Winemaker Russell Joyce of Monterey’s Joyce Wine Company has branched out to explore with an exciting new…

2014 J. Bookwalter, Merlot, Book Club Select, Columbia Valley AVA, Washington State. One of Washington State’s top producers, J. Bookwalter is known for their Cabernet Sauvignon, but like Leonetti do…

2015 Workman/Ayer, Viognier “Abroachment” Lodi, California. The crisp, but ripe 100% Viognier “Abroachment” by Workman/Ayer comes from a really exceptional vineyard site and was crafted using only stainless steel and…

2016 Bodega Lanzaga (Telmo Rodriguez) “LZ” Rioja DO, Spain. One of Spain’s best winemakers, Telmo Rodriguez, who In 1998, returned to Rioja, after making wine in the Rhone at Jean-Louis…

2011 J. Rochioli, Pinot Noir, River Block, Estate, Russian River Valley. The remarkably fresh 2011 River Block estate grown Pinot from Rochioli, is at a great point right now, just…