2013 Luciano Sandrone, Nebbiolo d’Alba, Valmaggiore, Piedmonte Italy. This polished and modern Nebbiolo has the Sandrone touch and textured mouth feel showing Barolo like character and elegant refinement with some…
2014 Brown Estate, Zinfandel, Napa Valley. Located in the remote eastern hills of Napa Valley in the Chiles Valley, Brown Estate is one of the best Zinfandel producers in the…
2013 Monteprloso, A Quo, Toscana Rosso, Italy. Fabio Chiarelotto’s Montepeloso, located on the Tuscan Coast near the famed Tua Rita, has become one of the most interesting and enchanting wineries…
2015 Justin Dutraive, Beaujolais “Les Bullands” France. The first release for Justin Dutraive, the eldest son of the famed Jean-Louis Dutraive of Fleurie, is an exciting single site wine, Les…
2012 Le Berne, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Tuscany Italy. I’ve always been a fan of this small winery in Tuscany and their wonderful Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, but this amazingly…
2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Kabinett Feinherb, Rudesheimer Kirchenpfad, Rheingau Germany. The wonderfully flavorful and generous Leitz Kirchenpfad Kabinett Feinherb is a mostly dry and lightly fruity Riesling with lots of…
A Very Serious German Wine Adventure with Scenes from the Rheingau and Nahe at Harvest 2016. By Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com In October of 2016 I went to Germany on a…
2012 Big Basin Vineyards, Syrah, Rattlesnake Rock Estate, Santa Cruz Mountains. Bradley Brown’s Big Basin Vineyard wines are compelling and rewarding wines, especially his estate Rattlesnake Rock Syrah, which is…
2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Mencia/Godello, Casas de Enriba, VdT Valdeorras, Spain. This wine reinforces my initial belief and confirms the amazing talents of Laura Lorenzo as a vigneron, her gorgeous…
2015 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling Feinherb, Von Der Nahe, Germany. The wonderful and lushly textured Von Der Nahe is a slightly off dry style Riesling of great poise and vibrancy, but…