Category: Wine Reviews

2012 Cantine Fratelli Guidetti, Boca DOC, Piedmonte Italy. Filippo Guidetti’s lovely and pure Boca DOC is made from 85% Nebbiolo and 15% Vespolina, it’s a detailed and classic Alta Langhe…

2014 Domaine Johann Michel, Cornas “Cuvee Jana” Rhone Valley, France. The 2014 Johann Michel Cuvee Jana Cornas is a big and meaty wine with a forceful personality and real palate…

2017 Joyce Vineyards, Albariño, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco, Monterey County. The new release of Joyce Albariño is an electric shock of fresh intensity and vitality, this is an awesome…

2009 Ridge Vineyards, Cabernet Franc, Perrone, Monte Bello Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. The single block Cabernet Franc Perrone was planted at Ridge’s Monte Bello estate in 1972 and it has…

2016 Samuel Louis Smith Wines, Syrah, Sandstone Terrace, Santa Cruz Mountains. The long hang time and unique soils of the southern Santa Cruz Mountains, especially in the Corralitos area makes…

2015 Ian Brand “La Marea” Grenache, Brosseau Vineyard, Chalone AVA, Monterey County. The just about to be released Brosseau Vineyard from Ian Brand, under his Spanish (varietal) inspired label La…

2016 Sheldon Wines “The Red Hat” Old Vine Field Blend, Napa Valley. Unbelievably textured and pretty, the Sheldon Wines “The Red Hat” a field blend of co-planted and co-fermented ancient…

2016 Weingut Ingrid Groiss, Gemischter Satz, Braitenpuechtorff, Weinviertel Austria. Ingrid Groiss’ signature white field blend, her Gemischter Satz, is made from 17 co-picked and fermented varietals that include Chardonnay, Frühroter…

2016 Famille Dutraive “Cap-Ô-Sud” Carignan, Vin de France, Languedoc, France. A new project from Jean-Louis Dutraive and his three kids, the Cap-Ô-Sud is made from old vine Minervois grapes and…

2016 Union Sacre, Riesling “Fraulein” Riven Rock Vineyard, San Luis Obispo County. A tiny micro winery owned by Philip Muzzy and French winemaker Xavier Arnaudin, from the Rhone, Union Sacre…