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2023 Au Bon Climat, 60% Pinot Gris & 40% Pinot Blanc, Santa Barbara County.The zesty, steely and crisp Au Bon Climat white blend, which this vintage is 60% Pinot Gris…

2022 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, Terre SiciIiane I.G.T. Rosso, Sicily, Italy.The newest release of Arianna Occhipinti’s Il Frappato is quite reserved and is best with food to bring out its…

2022 Domaine Bechtold, Pinot Gris “Nef des Folles” Vin d’Alsace, France.Alsace has seen some changes and there has even been a number of wineries exploring skin maceration whites, and one…

2021 Cantina Luca Leggero Villareggia, Langhe Dolcetto DOC “Retro” Canavese, Piemonte, Italy.A very new discovery, Luca Ledger’s beautiful and transparent dark garnet/ruby Langhe Dolcetto DOC “Retro” from the Alta Langhe’s…

2023 Domaine Sylvain Bailly, Sancerre Blanc “Terroirs” Loire Valley, France.Super bright, steely and crystalline pure this Bailly Terroirs Sancerre shows off loads of gooseberry, lemon/lime, tart white peach and muskmelon…

2023 Clos Canarelli, Corse Figari Blanc, Vermentinu, Coscia, France.The Clos Canarelli Corse Figari Blanc, 100% Vermentino aka Vermentinu, as locals call it, is a brilliant white wine, one of my…

2023 Olek Bondonio “Grignleo” Grignolino, AOC Piemonte, Italy.The absolutely delicious, fun and nicely rounded “Grignleo” AOC Piemonte Grignolino is made at the highly regarded Olek Bondonio winery in Asti by…

2023 Chalone Vineyard, Chenin Blanc, Estate Grown Heritage Vines, Chalone, Monterey County.As a long time Chalone admirer, it is great to see the label rebound and be taken seriously after…

2006 Weingut Dönnhoff, Riesling Spätlese, Schlossböckelheimer Felsenberg, Nahe, Germany.One of the last all Helmut Dönnhoff wines, before turning the the winery over to his hugely talented son Cornelius, is this…

2019 Ridge Vineyards, Zinfandel, Pagani Ranch, Sonoma Valley.The glass staining dark purple/garnet Ridge Pagani Zinfandel again shows off a full bodied palate of black raspberries, sweet plum, creme de cassis,…