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2016 Theopolis Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. A new wine from Theodora Lee and long time Roar winemaker and Santa Lucia Highlands specialist Ed Kurtzman, the 2016 Santa Lucia…

2016 Agathe Bursin, Riesling “Dirstelberg” Alsace, France. Brilliantly dry and dusty crisp the pale golden/straw hued 2016 Agathe Bursin Dirstelberg Riesling sings a sirens song with a haunting and alluring…

2015 I. Brand & Family Winery, Cabernet Franc, Bates Ranch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. Grown on the dust reds soils of Bates Ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains Ian Brand’s…

2014 Pandol, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills. Wow, this is getting better each time I taste it, Jenny Pandol killed it in 2014 with her fabulous Rita’s Crown (made with…

2015 Francesco Brigatti, Vespolina “Maria” Colline Novaresi, Northern Piedmonte, Italy. Vesplina is a rare native grape to the Northern Piedmonte and is usually found in field blends in the Ghemme,…

2013 Vincent Girardin, Bourgogne Rouge “Cuvee Saint-Vincent” France. After creating his own top Burgundy negotiant company from scratch with great parcels and wines throughout the Cote d’Or including many Grand…

2015 Bonny Doon Vineyard “Cunning” Carignane/Mourvedre, California. Seriously good and old school in style Randall Grahm’s 2015 Cunning is a red wine that that reminds me of Maxime Magnon’s beautiful…

2015 Bodega Nanclares y Prieto, Minato da Rana, Tinto Rustico, Ribera Sacra, Spain. Alberto Nanclares and Silvia Prieto, makers of some of the world’s best Albarino in Rias Baixas also…

2015 Emmanuel Darnaud, Crozes-Hermitage “Les Trois Chenes” Rhone Red, France. Made from his oldest plots of organic vines, the Emmanuel Darnaud Crozes-Heritage Les Trois Chenes is a pure and beautiful…

2014 Ridge Vineyards, Syrah/Grenache/Mataro, Lytton Estate Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. From what I understand this is the first time Ridge blended all three of these grapes together, and…