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2015 Etienne Becheras, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge “Le Prieure d’Arras” Northern Rhone, France. Etienne Becheras, a fifth generation vigneron, has a small estate domaine with parcels in both Crozes-Hermitage, where the family…

2011 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rüdesheimer Berg Schlossberg “Ehrenfels” Rheingau Germany. The Leitz 2011 Trocken Schlossberg Ehrenfels is really a (pre Leitz VDP labeling) Grosses Gewachs and it’s pedigree shows,…

2017 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. I recently tasted three brilliant California dry Summer Rosés that you should get on quickly, Lioco’s Rosé of…

2004 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Spatlese, Münsterer Dautenpflänzer, Nahe Germany. Deep, golden and mature in character, the opulent and beautiful 2004 Münsterer DautenpflänzerSpatlese from Kruger-Rumpf is in a wonderful window, it…

2015 Domaine de Gour de Chaule, Gigondas “Cuvee Tradition” Southern Rhone, France. Vigneron Stéphanie Bonfils, following her mom’s absolute love of Grenache, continues to craft Domaine de Gour de Chaule’s…

2008 J. Rochioli, Chardonnay, River Block, Estate, Russian River Valley. An aging beauty with load a character and powerful intensity, in classic Rochioli style, this River Block 2008 impresses with…

2014 Parsonage Village Vineyard, Petit Verdot, Bixby Reserve, Estate, Carmel Valley. One of the region’s most interesting wines and one of Carmel Valley’s best, the cuvee Bixby Reserve is a…

2014 Hanzell, Chardonnay, Estate, Sonoma Valley. One of California’s absolute legends, Hanzell Vineyards in Sonoma Valley, is a historic winery founded back in 1953 by Ambassador James D. Zellerbach on…

2016 Weingut Spreitzer, Riesling Trocken, Osetricher Rosengarten, Grosses Gewächs, Rheingau Germany. The Spreitzer cru Rosengarten, the unique prime cut ‘filet piece’ of the Lenchen, is a tiny clos parcel (rose…