2016 Yves Cuilleron, Condrieu “La Petite Cote” Northern Rhone, France. The 2016 whites from Yves Cuilleron are just spectacular with his lieu-dit Saint-Joseph and Crozes-Hermitage blancs really impressing me, but…
2016 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Oh, wow, this very dark 2016 Cameron Ribbon Ridge Pinot is really something else, it has a crazy first impression…
2017 Weingut Friedrich Becker, Petit Rose, Pfalz Germany. One of Germany’s best known Pinot Noir producers, Weingut Friedrich Becker, in the Pfalz crafts some beautiful and detailed wines in this…
2017 Diatom, Chardonnay “Santos Road” 3-D Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. The Greg Brewer made, single clone Diatom, Chardonnay “Santos Road” known as the Hyde clone, is sourced from a tiny…
2016 Jean Foillard, Gamay, Beaujolais-Villages, France. Foillard is one of the great wineries of France, famed for their Morgon Cru Beaujolais along with a single parcel Fleurie, these are absolutely…
2011 J. Rochioli, Chardonnay, South River, Russian River Valley. Another full bodied single vineyard offering from Rochioli, the 14.5% natural alcohol South River is a lush and powerful wine that…
n.v. Guy Larmandier, Brut Zero Premier Cru Champagne, Cotes des Blancs, A Vertus, France. I absolute love the latest version of Guy Larmandier’s Brut Zero Cotes des Blancs Champagne, it’s…
2016 Spear Vineyards, Chardonnay, Gnesa Vineyard, Estate, Sta. Rita Hills. An absolutely gorgeous Chardonnay from Ofer Shepher’s Spear, who has the famed Greg Brewer as a consultant, with the main…
2014 Jerome Chezeaux, Nuits-Saint-Georges “Les Vaucrains” Premier Cru Red Burgundy, France. I’ve been following Jerome Chezeaux for a few years now and have been impressed with the beauty and quality…
2016 Avaler, Grenache/Syrah/Viognier “R Own Cuvee” Sonoma County. The Avaler label, a collaboration between two friends, Dylan Sheldon of Sheldon Wines and Jon Phillips of Inspiration Vineyards, to make limited…