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2015 Drew Family Cellars, Pinot Noir “The Fog-Eater” Anderson Valley. This reminds me of De Montille’s Volnay, but maybe even better, just fantastic Pinot Noir from Jason and Molly Drew…

2015 Reyneke, Chenin Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Bright and tight the all organic Reyneke Chenin Blanc is a biodynamic beauty with layered complexity and terroir character, from a single vineyard,…

2015 Foradori, Pinot Grigio, Fuoripista, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Italy. One of Italy’s most exciting winemakers, Elisabetta Foradori is one of the queens of the natural wine world mixing modern thought…

2014 Love & Squalor, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley. This beautiful and lushly textured Oregon Pinot has pretty detail and satiny mouth feel highlighting the vintage and terroir very well, and…

2016 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Kabinett, Munsterer Rheinberg, Nahe Garmany. Georg Rumpf’s beautiful set of 2016 Rieslings has many stars, but this lovely Munsterer Rheinberg Kabinett really shines with it’s delicate…

2016 Bonny Doon, Pinot Noir, Enz Vineyard, Cienega Valley. The wine coming from this dry farmed old vine vineyard in Lime Kiln Valley on the eastern side of the Gabilan…

2016 Theopolis Vineyards, Rose of Petite Sirah, Estate Grown, Yorkville Highlands, Mendocino County. More serious than refreshing this Rose of Petite Sirah is bursting with flavors and why brisk and…

2015 Domaine Clotaire Michel, Beaujolais-Villages, La Napoleon, France. Wow, this is great stuff, one of my favorite under $20 bottles of the year so far, what a value, those that…

2013 Dos Lagos Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Atlas Peak, Napa Valley. Tom and Marcie Dinkel’s Dos Lagos Vineyards high on Atlas Peak is a tiny estate vineyard, farmed by famed vineyard…