Category: Wine Reviews

2015 Schlossgut Diel, Rose de Diel, Nahe Germany. The Diel Rose de Diel, Rose of Pinot Noir, is a beautiful pink wine that is dry and mineral crisp with wonderful…

2014 Foradori, Fontanasanta, Manzoni Bianco, Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Italy. The beautiful and pure Manzoni, a crossing of Riesling and Pinot Bianco, is a perfect summer white with plenty of complexity…

2011 Domaine des Coteaux des Travers, Rasteau Reserve, Rhone Red, France. Here’s a great Grenache based red that can be a go to wine for the next two or three…

2013 Sean Thackrey, Pinot Noir, Andromeda, Devil’s Gulch Ranch, Marin County. The nose is wildly pure Thackrey, it is full of alpine herbs, amaro like, and with minty eucalyptus notes…

2015 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling Trocken “Bomer” Schlossberg, Mosel Germany. Johannes Selbach’s new wine, the Bomer, is a dry, but lush Riesling from a single parcel of steep old vines in…

2015 Francois Chidaine, Touraine Rose of Grolleau, Pinot Noir & Gamay, Loire Valley, France. Bright, fresh and easy with juicy/fruity character and a lovely brisk mineral streak the new Francois…

2014 Domaine de la Tournelle-Evelyne et Pascal Clairet, Trousseau des Corvees, Vins du Jura a Arbois Rouge, France. The Clairet’s, both consulting winemakers in their own right, created Domaine de…

2013 Clos Marie, Metairies du Clos, Vielles Vignes, Pic Saint Loup Rouge, Languedoc-Roussillon France. Christophe Peyrus is one of the Languedoc’s finest winemakers and the all biodynamic Clos Marie is…

2015 Weingut Von Winning, Sauvignon Blanc II, Pfalz Germany. Even the entry level 2015 Sauvignon Blanc from Von Winning is beyond expectations, and those were high, and this mostly stainless…

2014 Bonny Doon Vineyards, Grenache, The Wine Formerly Known as Clos de Gilroy, Monterey County. Randall Grahm’s earthy and spicy dark Grenache is a delightful and intriguing wine, at first…