Category: Wine Reviews

2014 Lasseter Family Winery “Chemin de Fer” Estate Rhone Red Blend, Sonoma Valley. This 100% organic estate grown Rhone style red blend from Lasseter is a modern California version of…

2016 Filipa Pato “Nossa Calcario” Bical, Bairrada, Portugal. This gorgeous Portuguese white wine from Filipa Pato, known for her red Baga based wines is made from the Bairrada native varietal…

2016 Deltas Freres, Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge “Saint-Esprit” Rhone Valley, France. The Delas Côtes-du-Rhône Saint Esprit is made from a blend of Syrah mostly and with just under half being Grenache grapes,…

2015 Kelley Fox Wines, Pinot Noir, Momtazi Vineyard, McMinnville, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The biodynamic Momtazi vineyard 2015 vintage Pinot Noir from Kelley Fox is one of my favorite Oregon Pinots…

2017 Domaine de Sulauze, Rosé “Pomponette” Coteaux d’Aix en Provence, France. ​Karina and Guillaume Lefevre’s Domaine de Sulauze in Provence makes some beautiful wines and one of their best is…

2016 Domaine Weinbach, Riesling, Schlossberg Grand Cru, Vin d’Alsace, France. The 2016 Grand Cru Schlossberg by Domaine Wenbach is a gorgeous wine, it has always been a favorite of mine…

N.V. Mousse Fils, Les Vignes de Mon Village, Blanc de Meunier, Brut Champagne, Vallee de la Marne, France. One of my Champagnes is the Mousse, especially their Les Vignes de…

2017 Samuel Louis Smith, Syrah “Sandstone Terrace” Santa Cruz Mountains. The Samuel Louis Smith Sandstone Terrace Syrah from the Santa Cruz Mountains is an awesomely beautiful wine with a heady…

2016 Cima Collina, Pinot Noir, Righetti Vineyard, Edna Valley. Annette Hoff’s Righetti Vineyard Pinot Noir is an absolute stunner with exotic whole cluster perfume and spicy intensity, it just might…

2012 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rüdesheimer Berg Roseneck, Katerloch, VDP Grosse Lage, Rheingau Germany. The beautiful golden hued 2012 Leitz Rosie Trocken, a GG by another name, is drinking absolutely…