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2014 Bodegas Agusti Torelló Mata, Rosé Cava, Trepat Reserva, Sparkling Wine, Penedès, Spain. How I went all my years in the wine business and not have had Agusti Torelló Mata…

2016 Ian Brand & Family Winery, Old Vine Mourvedre, Enz Vineyard, Lime Kiln AVA, Cienega Valley. Wow, what an amazing follow up to the remarkable 2015 version, if anything I…

2013 Weingut Emmerich Knoll, Traminer Smaragd, Loibener, Wachau Austria. The beautifully golden and lush Knoll Traminer is an off dry and textural white from the Wachau region of Austria, it’s…

2012 Lapo Berti, Barolo DOCG, La Morra, Piedmonte, Italy. Lapo Berti of La Morra is a small producer following the natural wine route, but with studied precision and finesse, their…

2016 Clos Sainte Magdeleine, Cassis Rose, Provence, France. One of Provence’s most sought after producers, Clos Sainte Magdeleine crafts mostly Cassis Blanc (A blend of Marsanne, Ugni Blanc and Clairette…

2014 Domaine Cedric Parpette, Cote-Rotie, Montmain, Rhone Valley, France. This earthy Cote-Rotie is all de-stemmed 100% Syrah from a pedigreed old vine plot Montmain that used to be a part…

2017 Poe Wines, Rose, Pinot Meunier/Pinot Noir, California. Samantha Sheehan’s Poe Rose is a unique and flavorful dry pink with exquisite tangy fresh detail and delicacy with intense sour cherry…

2016 Le Temps des Copains, Syrah/Grenache “Pax” Love & Grapes Project, Vin de France. Made by Frederic Niger of Domaine de L’Ecu in the Loire Valley, the Pax, part of…

2017 Ian Brand “Le P’tit Paysan” Rosé, Pierre’s Pirouette, Central Coast. The new release of Pierre’s Pirouette Rosé from Ian Brand’s P’tit Paysan is a very Corbières, it reminds me…