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2015 Bodegas Monasterio de Corias, Albarin Blanco “Vina Grandiella” VDT Cangas, Asturias Spain. Jaun Redondo’s Monasterio de Corias is one of my favorite wineries, I love the guy and his…

2014 Senses, Pinot Noir, Tanuda Ridge Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. One of the up and coming stars of the Sonoma Coast is Senses Wines, with superstar winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown crafting…

2015 Domaine de L’Ecu, Vin de France Rouge “Ange” Loire Valley, France. From the cool Atlantic influenced Muscadet region of the Loire Valley, the beautiful Ange from Domaine de L’Ecu…

2013 Cattleya, Syrah, Soberanes Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands. Deep and dense with amazing layers of black and blue fruits the 2013 Cattleya Syrah is one of the best Rhone style…

2014 Pisoni Estate, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. It’s always a thrill to see the Pisoni family, in this case catch up with Mark Pisoni, who is the director of…

2014 Elian Da Ros, Abouriou, Cotes du Marmandais, Southwest France. Elian Da Ros is almost single handedly re-creating this remote region, south of Bordeaux, into a must have hot spot…

2014 Cave Caloz, Humagne Rouge “La Mourziere” Les Coteaux de Sierre, Valais, Switzerland. The Humagne grape, also known as Conalin d’Aoste in Italy, is a dark red varietal that is…

2013 Domaine Jean Chauvenet, Vosne-Romanee, Red Burgundy, France. These 2013 red Burgundies don’t get enough credit, in fact some are vastly underrated, especially this wondrous Vosne-Romanee village wine from Jean…

2014 MacPhail, Pinot Noir, Wightman House Vineyard, Anderson Valley. I got and sneak peek of the up coming release of MacPhail and I can tell you, it will be a…

2015 Clos Troteligotte, Cahors “K-Pot” France. I just tasted through Emmanuel Rybinski’s lineup of Cahors Malbec for the first time, and I was wowed by the finesse and beautiful detail…