Category: Wine Reviews

2004 Bodega Lopez de Heredia, Vina Tondonia, Rioja Reserva, Spain. Unbelievably dreamy, refined and old world at it’s best the 2004 Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia Reserva is silky and…

2015 Evening Land Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Seven Springs Estate, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The wonderfully textured and elegant Seven Springs Pinot Noir by Evening Land stands out for it’s…

2017 Joyce Wine Company, Pinot Noir, Gabilan, Monterey County. One of the best wines coming out of Monterey County, the Joyce Gabilan Pinot is an exotic and gorgeous offering coming…

2015 Avaler Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. Avaler is collaboration between two friends, Dylan Sheldon of Sheldon Wines and Jon Phillips of Inspiration Vineyards and is a…

2016 Halcon Vineyards, Syrah, Alturas, Halcon Estate Vineyard,Yorkville Highlands. Paul Gordon’s Halcon Alturas Syrah has become one of the state’s best wines and is one of the great values in…

2016 Brick House Vineyards, Gamay Noir, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The true Gamay Noir by Brick House is a rare and beautiful treat, Doug Tunnell has been making this…

2015 Malat, Pinot Noir, Estate, Kremstal, Austria. While known for his exciting Gruners, Michael Marat’s pet project is his Pinot Noir, which he farms organically from a 25 years vineyard…

2016 Kelley Fox Wines, Pinot Noir “Ahurani” Momtazi Vineyard, McMinnville, Willamette Valley, Oregon. One of Oregon’s talented new generation of winemakers Kelley Fox has released her latest Ahurani Pinot Noir…

2015 Big Basin Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Alfaro Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s Big Basin is one of the stars of the Santa Cruz Mountains, specializing in estate Rhone…

2016 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir “Old Eight Cut” Willamette Valley, Oregon. Grant Coulter, who has made wines at Beaux Freres since 2007, and Renée Saint-Amour’s Hundred Suns Wines (a reference…