Category: Wine Reviews

2014 Ridge Vineyards, Syrah-Grenache-Mataro, Lytton Estate Vineyard, Dry Creek Valley. The California Rhone style Lytton Estate bottling for 2014 is a blend of 47% Syrah, 27% Grenache and 26% Mourvedre…

2015 Podere Scopetone, Rosso di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Tasted at the Marc de Grazia Growers tasting in San Francisco, this 2015 Rosso di Montalcino by Scopetone, which will be released…

2016 A Tribute to Grace, Rose of Grenache, Santa Barbara Highlands Vineyard, Santa Barbara County. Kiwi Angela Osborne’s A Tribute to Grace, named for the New Zealander’s Granny, is a…

2014 Salem Wine Co. Pinot Noir, Eola-Amity Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. A beautiful medium weight Pinot Noir with a bright spicy character and lush texture from Evening Land’s Sashi Moorman…

2016 Stoller Family Estate, Rose of Pinot Noir, Dundee Hills, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The new Stoller Rose is crisp and lively with fresh detail and vigorous depth of flavors with…

2010 Fonterenza, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany Italy. One of the purest, clear and elegant Brunello out there, the 2010 Fonterenza is really showing fantastic with wonderful depth of character, vintage…

2015 Bow & Arrow, Pinot Noir/Gamay “Rhinestones” Willamette Valley, Oregon. Scott Frank’s Rhinestones 2015 maybe the best under $25 wine I’ve ever tasted from Oregon, in fact the 2015 is…

2015 Domaine Christian Moreau, Chablis 1er Cru Vaillon, White Burgundy, France. Most of the 2015 Moreau Premier Cru and Grand Cru were preview samples, but finished bottle examples included the…

2015 Olivier Leflaive, Auxey-Duresses Blanc, Burgundy, France. Olivier Leflaive’s beautiful Auxey-Duresses white is a stylish and rich white Burgundy with clear and persistent layers of fruit delivered with mineral charm…

2014 Drew Family Cellars, Pinot Noir, The Fog-Eater, Anderson Valley. Another magical Pinot, from Drew in the 2014 vintage, The Fog-Eater Anderson Valley shows a vivacious character and deep fruit…