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2016 Peter Wetzer, Kékfrankos, Soproni, Hungary. Sopron was once part of a greater region that included what is now Austria’s Burgenland home to fine Blaufrankisch, but part of Hungary since…

2015 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, Terre Sicilianne IGT, Vittoria, Sicily Italy. A lot has been said about Arianna Occhipinti, a leader in natural wines, and her wines, she is an…

2016 Bow & Arrow, Melon, Johan Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Oregon. This is a wine I’m always drawn to, it’s a brilliant and fresh white that delivers the varietal characteristics of…

2016 Weingut Leitz, Sylvaner Trocken, Alte Reben, Rheingau Germany. The mineral driven and richly flavored Leitz old vine Sylvaner is a brilliant white wine, coming off the famed Drachenstein (Dragon…

2016 Pessoa da Vinha, Terroir Blend, Vinho Verde DOC, Portugal. One of the best values in white wine that I’ve tried this year, this Pessoa Vinho Verde is a savvy…

2016 Domaine de la Sarazinière, Mâcon-Bussières Blanc “Cuvee Claude Seigneuret” White Burgundy, France. Philippe Trebignaud along with his son Guilhaume run the Domaine de la Sarazinière, a 6 hectare estate…

2017 Ameztoi, Rosé of Hondarribi Belza/Hondarribi Zuri “Rubentis” Getariako Txakolina DO, Spain. Grown in the Basque region near Getaria in the Getariako Txakolina zone, Ameztoi’s zesty fresh Rosé is one…

2016 Viticultores Envinate, Tinto “Benje” Ycoden Daute Isora, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. The Benje Tinto from Envinate is mostly Listan Prieto (Pie Franco) aka The Mission Grape from almost wild…

2016 Alberto Nanclares, Albarino, Rias Baixas DO, Galicia Spain. The signature wine of the Nanclares y Prieto Viticultores, the Alberto Nanclares Albarino 2016 is brilliant and crystalline with verve and…

2017 Casanova della Spinetta, Il Rosé di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy. Giorgio Rivetti’s dry Tuscan Rosé from La Spinetta’s Casanova della Spinetta is one of Italy’s finest and most delicate pink…