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2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard, Syrah “Cuvée Splendide” California. Wild and almost feral, the 2014 Cuvee Splendide is a savory and gamey Syrah that opens to reveal a serious stemmy side…

2016 Greg Brewer Wines “Ex Post Facto” Syrah, Santa Barbara County. The Ex Post Facto by Greg Brewer, is a pure Syrah from one of state’s best artist/philosopher winemakers, his…

2016 Kobza, Old Vine Field Blend Red, Mourvedre/Zinfandel, Wirz Vineyard, San Benito County. Ryan Kobza’s 110 year old vine field blend from Pat Wirz’s historic vines in the Cienega Valley…

2013 Domaine de L’Ecu, Melon de Bourgogne “Carpe Diem” Vin de France, Sans Soufre, Loire Valley, France. Fred Niger’s most exclusive white from his world renown Domaine de L’Ecu is…

2014 Thibaud Boudignon, Anjou Blanc, Loire Valley, France. With a cult like following, the wines of Thibaud Boudignon are almost impossible to find on wine shop shelves, so it was…

2012 Rochioli, Pinot Noir, Estate Grown, Russian River Valley. One of California’s most famous classic Pinot Noir producers, Rochioli is a Russian River legend and still one of America’s finest…

n.v. Christophe Mignon, Brut Nature Champagne, France. One of Champagne’s many new generation of natural/biodynamic winegrowers, Christophe Mignon is one of my favorite grower producers and his latest Brut Nature…

2017 Bold Wines, Rosé of Grenache, Paso Robles/San Luis Obispo, Central Coast. The Bold wines label is part of a new Monterey project founded in 2014 under the Touchstone winery…

2012 Big Basin Vineyards, Grizzly, Syrah/Grenache, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s Big Basin Vineyards is one of the Santa Cruz Mountains best producers of Rhone style wines and his…

2015 Alain Graillot, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge, Northern Rhone, France. The deep garnet and purple Crozes 2015 from Graillot is a brilliant wine, punching way above it’s price class, it’s ripe per…