Category: Wine Reviews

2015 Isole e Olena, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany, Italy. A deep and rich Chianti Classico by Isole e Olena that delivers a smooth and ripe palate showing layers of black…

2017 Kelley Fox Wines, Pinot Blanc, Freedom Hill Vineyard, Coast Range, Willamette Valley, Oregon. This impressive white, 100% Pinot Blanc, from Kelley Fox reveals elegant white Burgundy character and finesse,…

2017 Domaine Serol, Gamay, Cote Roannaise “Eclat de Granite” Loire Valley, France. Stephane Serol is making some compelling wines from his upper Loire Cote Roannaise estate from Saint Romain clone…

2016 Domaine Font Sarade, Vacqueyras, Les Hauts de la Ponche, Rhone Valley, France. The Domaine Font Sarade wines are crafted by the father and daughter team of Bernard and Claire…

2016 Vietti, Barbera d’Asti DOC “Tre Vigne” Piedmonte, Italy. One of the most reliable and delicious red wines on earth, the Vietti Barbera d’Asti Tre Vigne never disappoints with a…

2016 Weingut Von Schubert-Maximin Grünhauser, Riesling Kabinett, Abtsberg, Mosel, Germany. The beautiful Kabinett Abtsberg 2016 is a crystal clean and mineral driven Riesling that while off dry and generous has…

2017 Ameztoi “Stimatum” Getariako Txakolina Tinto, Spain. The Basque Beaujolais! The Ameztoi Stimatum (Esteemed) is 100% Hondarribi Beltza from vines grown on limestone in the Getaria region of northwestern Spain…

2017 Pax, Trousseau Gris, Fannuchi Wood Road Vineyard, Sonoma County. Trousseau Gris, a natural mutation from the red Trousseau grape, most commonly found in the Jura region of France, though…

2016 Drew Family Cellars, Syrah, The Ornbaun, Mendocino Ridge. The new vintage of Drew “The Ornbaun” Syrah, a beautiful wine with an intense spicy nature, is a blend of two…

2017 Kelley Fox Wines, Pinot Gris, Maresh Vineyard, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The racy and unique skin contact (almost like a Rosé or Vin Gris) Maresh Pinot Gris from…