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2017 Arnot-Roberts, Rosé of Touriga Nacional, California. Duncan Arnot Meyers and Nathan Lee Roberts, the minds behind California’s Arnot-Roberts winery, craft a bunch of awesome tiny production wines, everything from…

2016 Vincent Gaudry, Sancerre, La Constellation de Scorpion, Loire Valley, France. This Sancerre from Vincent Gaudry was recently renamed to La Constellation de Scorpion, it’s t​he cuvée formerly known as…

2014 Le P’Tit Paysan, Petite Sirah, Monterey County. One of Monterey’s sleeper wines and best values, Ian Brand’s Le P’Tit Paysan Petite Sirah is an extremely pleasing full bodied red…

2015 Domaine de L’Ecu, Folle Blanche “Marguerite” Vin de France, Loire Valley, France. A unique estate 100% Folle Blanche, fermented and raised for 9 months in stainless steel tank on…

2016 Florian Roblin Vigneron, Pinot Noir/Gamay, Coteaux du Giennois Rouge “Champ Gibault” Loire Valley, France. This appellation on the eastern edge of the Loire Valley northeast of Sancerre produces almost…

2015 Anne-Sophie Dubois, Fleurie, Cru Beaujolais “Clepsydre” Cuvee, France. One of the newest stars on the Beaujolais seen, Anne-Sophie Dubois makes deeply pure and flavorful expressions with this one from…

2016 Domaine Rimbert, Saint Chinian Rouge “Le Mas au Schiste” Languedoc, France. Jean-Marie Rimbert, a “Carignaniste” for being a staunch supporter the Carignan in the Languedoc’s Saint Chinian region is…

2015 Yves Cuilleron, Saint-Joseph Rouge “Les Pierres Seches” Northern Rhone, France. Founded back in 1920, the Cuilleron family domaine from the tiny hamlet of Verlieu in Chavanay is a Northern…

2016 Waxwing Wine Cellars, Pinot Noir, Lester Family Vineyards, Santa Cruz Mountains. Scott Sisemore’s Waxwing Wine Cellars is a micro winery in Belmont, just south of San Francisco that produces…

2014 Bonny Doon Vineyard, Le Cigare Blanc, Beeswax Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. The normal Le Cigare Blanc is a beauty with texture and vitality, a very Chateauneuf du Pape…