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1989 Louis Jadot, Chambertin Clos de Beze, Grand Cru Red Burgundy, France. At my Easter Chinese dinner with friends and wine geeks, okay mostly wine geeks, we all brought a…

2000 Bodegas R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia, Reserva Blanco, White Rioja DO, Rioja Alta, Haro, Spain. This historic winery has been around since 1877 and has been a bastion…

2006 Alessandro E Gian Natale Fantino, Barolo DOCG, Cascina Dardi-Bussia Riserva, Piedmonte, Italy. The 2006 Riserva Dardi from Fantino is remarkably fresh and pure with exceptional live, clarity and deep…

2013 Lucia Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. The basic SLH Lucia Pinot by Pisoni is gloriously forward and supple, it certainly is a fantastic offering showing wonderful pure fruit…

n.v. Saint-Cosme, Little James’ Basket Press, Vin de France. (2013 Bottling) Chateau de Saint-Cosme’s most playful wine is the 100% Grenache non-vintage red that is fermented and aged in vat,…

2013 Ridge Vineyards, Geyserville, Proprietary Red, Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County. The latest Geyserville is a lush, full-bodied effort with loads of fruit and rich textures, it is mostly Zinfandel…

2012 Domaine Roulot, Bourgogne Blanc, White Burgundy, France. Jean-Marc Roulot’s basic Blanc is all from Meursault and comes off 30-40 year vines on clay and limestone soils, making this one…

2013 Fabien Jouves, Mas Del Perie, La Roque, Cahors, Malbec, France. Fabian Jouves is redefining what we think of as French Malbec, in fact his Cahors is one of the…

2011 Crater, Listan Negro, Tacoronte-Acentejo DO, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. This Listan Negro (Mission Grape) comes from the volcanic slopes of Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands only about 80 miles…

2013 Bedrock, Syrah, North Coast. Morgan Twain Peterson’s basic North Coast Syrah is a blend of five cool climate sites and is made partial whole cluster and with about 40%…