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2013 Arnot-Roberts, Chardonnay, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains. The Trout Gulch Chardonnay comes off a vineyard above Aptos in the cool south Santa Cruz Mountains, not far from the…

2013 Weingut Nigl, Gruner Veltliner, Alte Reben, Kremstal, Austria. The 2013 wines from the Wachau and Kresmstal regions are the finest and more intense I’ve seen, it might be the…

2014 Jean Foillard, Beaujolais Nouveau, Gamay, France. The new harvest is done and now it’s time to celebrate, and of course it is always that third Thursday in November that…

2013 Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling, Munsterer Dautenpflanzer, Spatlese, Nahe Germany. Georg Rumpf’s 2012’s were stunning Rieslings and these 2013’s from a much more difficult year are almost a match, especially this beautifully…

N.V. Jacques Lassaigne, Champagne “La Colline inspiree” Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs, Montgueux, France. Emmanuel Lassaigne looks set to be one of Champagne’s brightest stars, this tiny grower producer in…

1994 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley. (Magnum 1.5L) Even sucking down the dregs of a Magnum that had been open the night before the Dunn 1994 Howell Mountain…

2012 Francois Carillon, Bourgogne Aligote, White Burgundy, France. Aligote is the other white Burgundy, usually quickly forgotten and while sometime pleasant, is rarely given much attention, even by me. Thankfully,…

2013 Domaine Daulny, Sancerre, Le Clos de Chaudenay, Loire Valley, France. This tremendous effort from Etienne Daulny is stunning and is beautiful Sauvignon Banc, one of the finest offerings to…

2010 Domaine Lapeyre, Bearn, Southwest France. The Bearn region is in the wilds of Southwestern France close to the Pyrenees and it’s capital city is Pau, it is part of…

2013 Arnot-Roberts, Syrah, North Coast. This is another winner from Arnot-Roberts and super tasty value, a vivid and old world style Syrah that has plenty of class and spiciness, but…