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2012 Brewer-Clifton, Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills. Steve Clifton and Greg Brewer are two of the good guys in the wine biz, likable, charming and two of California’s great talents,…

2011 Ridge, Monte Bello, Proprietary Red, Santa Cruz Mountains. The Ridge Monte Bello is one of the great wines of the world, often besting the First Growths in my book,…

2011 Puzelet-Bonhomme, Cot “KO” In Cot We Trust, Malbec, Loire Valley, Vin de France. Jean-Marie and Thierry Puzelet, along with Pierre Bohomme are Loire Valley Natural Wine legends, their unique…

2010 Alfredo Maestro Tejero, Terrunos de Castilla, Seleccion, Vinos de la Tierra de Castilla y Leon, Tempranillo, Spain. Alfredo Maestro’s Terrunos is a barrel selection of very old vine Tempranillo…

Barolo 2010 Report Vajra & Baudana Tasting By Kerry Winslow Giuseppe Vajra is one of Piedmonte’s newest stars and while he is a long line of Vajra’s and the family…

2004 Schlossgut Diel, Riesling, Dorsheimer Burgberg Spatlese, Nahe Germany. The absolutely gorgeous 2004 Dorsheimer Burgberg Spatlese by Diel is spectacular in it’s subtlety and glorious detail, this is a beautiful…

2013 Arianna Occhipinti, SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily, Italy. What more is there to say, Occhipinti is on a roll, and Arianna’s wines are of great interest all over…

2011 Domaine Meo-Camuzet, Bourgogne Blanc Hautes-Cotes de Nuits, Clos Saint-Philibert Monopole, White Burgundy, France. As a huge fan and admirer of Meo-Camuzet, one of Burgundy’s great producers, especially their reds,…

N.V. Nicolas Maillart, Rose Brut, Grand Cru Champagne, Ecueil, France. The gorgeous Maillart Grand Cru Rose is an opulent cuvee of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay from 100% Grand…

2012 Yann Chave, Crozes-Hermitage, Rhone Red, France. I’ve always loved the Yann Chave Crozes, it was one of my first crushes in the northern Rhone, and the wine has evolved…