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2014 Poderi Colla, Nebbiolo d’ Alba, Piedmonte, Italy. Bright and vibrantly fresh, the Poderi Colla Nebbiolo d’ Alba is a old school wine wine that shows earthy spices and vintage…

2015 Weingut von Winning, Riesling Trocken “Marmar” Pfalz, Germany. Von Winning’s Marmar Riesling is one of the most adventurous and one most exciting Rieslings I’ve ever tasted, it’s a cuvee…

2012 La Spinetta, Barolo “Campe” Vursu, Piedmonte, Italy. Remarkably refined and pure the Campe Barolo from Giorgio Rivetti and La Spinetta is an exceptional Nebbiolo that is showing beautifully with…

2016 Ameztoi, Rubentis Rose, Getariako Txakolina D.O. Spain. One of the world’s great pink wines, the Ameztoi Rubentis is made from classic basque grapes 50% Hondarribi Beltza and 50% Hondarribi…

2016 Weingut Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken, Abtei Erste Gewächs, Binger Brucke Im Ruppertsberg, Germany. I walked this vineyard at harvest time 2016, the northern most vineyard in the Nahe, which is…

2016 Joyce Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Gabilan, Monterey County. Russell Joyce’s up coming release, this Gabilan 2016 Pinot Noir, is a lovely sumptuous wine that looks set to be a beauty…

2015 Pedro Parra y Familia, Cinsault, Imaginador, Itata, Chile. Pedro Parra is “Doctor Dirt” with his passion and PhD in Terroir he is one of the most interesting winemakers and…

2015 Bodega Chacra, Pinot Noir, Cincuenta y Cinco, Rio Negro, Patagonia, Argentina. I vastly underestimated this beautiful wine, tasting it blind I admit I was a confused at first, it…

2016 Donnhoff, Riesling Trocken, Hermannshohle, Grosses Gewachs, Nahe Germany. The barrel sample of Donnhoff’s majestic Hermannshohle GG gives a great insight into this wonderful dry Riesling and the vintage, which…

2016 Casanova della Spinetta, Il Rose di Casanova, Tuscany, Italy. One of my most favorite summer wines, Giorgio Rivetti’s La Spinetta Rose from Tuscany, the Casanova della Spinetta Il Rose…