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2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Godello, Alto de Olaia, Valdeorras, Galicia Spain. I was so excited by Laura Lorenzo’s red recently, I just could not help myself and had to open…

2015 Carl Loewen, Riesling Feinherb, Maximin Herrenberg “1896” Mosel, Germany. A truly spectacular white wine, the Loewen 1896 Feinherb Riesling, is special bottling from what are believed to be the…

2007 Gravner, Bianco Breg, Venezia Giulia, Italy. The wines of Josko Gravner are legendary and some of the most intriguing wines in Italy, coming from the borderlands of Venezia Giulia…

2015 Weingut Leitz, Riesling Trocken, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Grosses Gewachs, Rheingau Germany. The beautiful Leitz plots at Berg Roseneck face south and slightly east, giving a wonderful exposure to this…

2015 Bow & Arrow, Gamay, Willamette Valley, Oregon. Bow & Arrow focus on Loire Valley style wines and grapes, including this Gamay Noir, but they also do Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot…

2015 Laura Lorenzo-Daterra Viticultores, Portela do Vento Red, Ribeira Sacra, Spain. This Mencia based red from Laura Lorenzo is strikingly beautiful and seductive, absolutely one of the best new discoveries…

2012 Weingut Georg Breuer, Riesling, Rudesheimer Berg Roseneck, Rheingau Germany. Another wine tasted while in Germany was the Breuer 2012 Roseneck, a earthy and stylish old school wine from Theresa…

2015 Favaro, Erbaluce di Caluso, La Chiusure, Piedmonte Italy. The father and son team of Benito and Camillo Favaro make some fantastic wines, especially their heart and soul wine made…

2013 A.A. Badenhorst Family Wines, Red Blend, Coastal Region, South Africa. The 2013 Badenhorst Family Red is a unique South African wine from near Swaartland in the Coastal Region and…

nv Weingut Brundlmayer, Extra Brut Sekt, Sparkling White, Kamptal Austria. It’s not a secret, but truthfully the Brundlmayer Sekt(s) are some of the world’s great bubbly with amazing depth of…