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2014 Weingut Von Schubert Maximin Grunhauser, Riesling Sekt Brut, Mosel, Germany. In recent years German Sekt has become some of the top bubbly you can buy, often rivaling elite Champagne…

2016 Clos Cibonne, Tibouren, Cotes de Provence Rosé, Cru Classe, Cuvee Tradition, Provence, France. One of the great wines of the world, the Clos Cibonne Rosé is crafted to age…

2016 Rivers-Marie, Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley. Made by one of California’s most celebrated winemakers, Thomas Rivers Brown, who has made Schrader, Maybach Cellars, Outpost, Round Pond, ALOFT, and Kinsella, along…

2016 Brewer-Clifton, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills. Greg Brewer’s Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir cuvee sees only neutral barrels (well seasoned) of French oak and is a selection of the…

2016 Poe Wines, Pinot Meunier, Van der Kamp Vineyard, Sonoma Mountain, Sonoma County. The hugely talented Samantha Sheehan, who founded her own label Poe Wines in 2009 and known for…

2016 Kobza, Rosé of Mourtaou (Cabernet Pfeffer) 100 Year Old Vines, Wirz Vineyard, Cienega Valley, San Benito County. Coming off the heritage vineyard site Wirz Vineyard in the Cienega Valley,…

2017 Joyce Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Submarine Canyon, Monterey County. This new vintage of Submarine Canyon Pinot Noir from Russell Joyce at Monterey’s Joyce Vineyards is a truly stunning wine, it…

2017 Domaine Serol, Gamay Rosé, Cote Roannaise “Cabochard” Loire Valley, France. The pretty bright Serol Rosé comes from the remote Cote Roannaise, which oddly enough is part of the Loire…

2016 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rüdesheimer Berg Rottland “Hinterhaus” Grosses Gewächs, Rheingau Germany. Some wines are special and have a deep personal meaning and this one is one of those.…

2016 Domaine des Lises, Crozes-Hermitage, Northern Rhone, France. Alain Graillot’s son Maxime Graillot, who’s taking the reins at the family Domaine also has his own project Domaine des Lises doing…