Category: Wine Reviews

n.v. Bodegas Cesar Florido, Fino, Dry Sherry, Chipiona, Jerez DO, Spain. This delicate crisp Sherry from Cesar Florido is well worth seeking out, it is a refreshing and complex Fino…

2013 Field Recordings, Tempranillo, Dead End Ranch, Paso Robles. Andrew Jones’ Field Recordings label is a great value selection of wonderfully unique wines from special vineyards in the Paso Robles…

2011 Casa Nuestra, Tinto St. Helena, Estate, Napa Valley. For me, a quick trip to Napa Valley is not complete without wandering off the usual path, finding something down to…

2013 Tenuta La Pergola, Il Goccetto, Vino Rosso Cisterna d’ Asti, Selected by Kermit Lynch. (L12014) This unpretentious bistro style red is more interesting than 99% of the wines in…

2012 Clos Canarelli, Corse Figari Rouge, Corsican Red, France. Yves Canarelli’s winery on Corsica is located near the small inland hamlet of Tarabuetta above the Gulf of Figari, with vines…

nv Solter Sekthaus, Riesling Brut, Rheingau Germany. I will always remember visiting Solter and tasting in the old cellars with the late Helmut Solter in Rudesheim, it was sad to…

2001 Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley. The 2001 Dunn Napa Cabernet was stunning from Magnum and is close to perfection, this wine has to be one of my favorite vintages…

2012 Hobo Wine Company, Zinfandel, Branham Vineyard, Rockpile AVA, Sonoma County. Small lot hand crafted wines are what Hobo Wine Company is all about and this Branham Vineyard Zinfandel is…

2012 Dragonette Cellars, Pinot Noir, Fiddlestix Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills. This is serious stuff, stem inclusion and full of flavor this new Dragonette Fiddlestix is rich, but comes across austere…

2012 Ridge, Geyserville, Proprietary Red, Sonoma County. An American classic, no question and one of the better vintages for Geyserville in the last decade, do not miss this Ridge beauty.…