2015 Domaine Jerome Gradassi, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. One of my new favorite producers, Jerome Gradassi, who has been much more famous for his Michelin-starred L’Isle Sonnante restaurant located…
2014 I. Brand & Family Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Monte Bello Road, Santa Cruz Mountains. Ian Brand’s newest release, the I. Brand & Family Winery Cabernet Sauvignon Monte Bello Road is…
2013 Domaine Jamet, Cote-Rotie, Rhone Red, France. This wine was so beautiful and delicately layered I guessed it was pinot (Burgundy) in a blind tasting! Thank you to winemaker Sam…
2015 Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez, Ribeiro Blanco “Os Pasas” Vina de Martin, Spain. The brilliant and Chablis like Luis A. Rodriguez Vazquez Vina de Martin Os Pasas Ribeiro Blanco is…
2014 Betz Family Winery, Bésoleil, Rhone Style Red Blend, Columbia Valley, Washington State. Betz’s stunning Bésoleil Chateauneuf du Pape style Washington State red is absolutely regal in form and function…
2015 Waxwing Wine Cellars, Pinot Noir, Lester Family Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Scott Sisemore’s Lester Family Pinot is a boutique offering from his Waxwing Wine Cellars label, it’s a concentrated…
2015 Ayoub, Pinot Noir, Memoirs, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Mo Ayoub’s wines are some of the most exciting and intriguing Pinots I’ve tasted from Oregon (in recent years) and now with…
2015 Cameron Winery, Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. I adore the authentic and rustic nature of the Cameron wines and John Paul’s winemaking, which is a bit more…
2014 Chateau de Beaucastel, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Rhone Valley, France. One of the leading Rhone estates, and Chateauneuf icon Chateau de Beaucastel is one of the great domaines of the world,…
2014 Bonny Doon, Sparkling Pinot “Donnier” Methode Traditionnelle, California. Randall Grahm’s red Sparkling Pinot “Doonier” Methode Traditionnelle bubbly is a wonderfully dry blend of Pinot Noir 48% and Pinot Meunier…