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nv R.H. Coutier, Tradition, Grand Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, Ambonnay, France. The brilliant R. H. Coutier Grand Cru Brut Tradition, 70% Pinot Noir and 30 Chardonnay, coming from the Pinot…

2015 Chateau Valcombe, Ventoux Rouge “Les Hauts de Valcombe” Southern Rhone, France. Sometimes you just need the warm comfort of a nice Grenache based Southern Rhone, with it’s full flavored…

2015 Carl Von Schubert, Weingut Maximin Grünhaus, Riesling Trocken, Maximin Grünhauser Abtsberg, Grosses Gewächs, Mosel Germany. Maximin Grünhaus(er) is the gold standard of Mosel, though technically speaking it’s on the…

2017 Reeve, Rosé of Pinot Noir, Vecino Vineyard, Potter Valley. From a cool climate vineyard site, the Reeve Rosé of Pinot Noir is bursting with energy, it’s a dry cooly…

2017 Morgan Winery, Riesling, Double L Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. Morgan’s Dan Lee was an early adopter of organic farming in the Santa Lucia Highlands, and while most of the…

2016 Lucien Crochet, Sancerre Blanc, Loire Valley, France. Based in Bué, a few kilometers west of Sancerre, the famed Lucien Crochet estate makes some of the most interesting and authentic…

2016 Drew, Pinot Noir, Wendling Vineyard, Anderson Valley. This Wendling Vineyard has really come into it’s own, especially when made by the talented Jason Drew at Drew Family Cellars and…

2016 Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey, Bourgogne Blanc, France. The base PYCM white Burgundy for the 2016 vintage is a wine that drinks way above it’s price class or humble labeling with layers…

2016 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Rosella’s Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. In 2016 Richard Alfaro added grapes from the famed Rosella’s Vineyard, both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, and both wines…