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2022 Reeve Wines, Chardonnay, Charles Heintz Vineyard, Sonoma Coast.I couldn’t not mention how good the Reeve Chardonnays I tasted this last Summer were, especially this pedigreed cru version from the…

2016 Rochioli, Pinot Noir, Estate Grown, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County.I’m still very much a fan of these Rochioli Pinots, and I always am wonderfully impressed with these wines when…

2022 Bedrock Wine Co, Pato Heritage, Red Wine, Contra Costa County.I tasted a nice selection of Bedrock releases this Summer with Chris Cottrell, one of Bedrock’s founding partners and the…

2022 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Pinot Blanc Trocken, Mosel, Germany.Again the Pinot Blanc by Selbach-Oster is a smash hit, this is an excellent alternative white wine and great example of the varietal…

2022 Alfaro Family Vineyards, Pinot Noir, Trout Gulch Vineyard, Santa Cruz Mountains.The nicely balanced, aromatic and silky ripe Trout Gulch Pinot Noir is beautiful in the glass with a dark…

2022 Poderi Luigi Einaudi, Langhe Nebbiolo DOC, Piemonte, Italy.The lovely, bright garnet hued and fresh 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo by Luigi Einaudi is positively joyful in the glass with tangy classic…

2022 Cattleya, Pinot Noir, The Goddess, West Sonoma Coast.The Cattleya 2022 Pinots, by Bibiana González Rave-Pisoni are some of the wines of the vintage, and her rare The Goddess Pinot…

2022 Weingut Von Winning, Riesling Trocken, Kirschenstück, VDP Grosses Gewächs, Pfalz, Germany.While I’ve been privileged enough to have tasted some barrel sample 2023s, which look to be highly coveted wines,…

2022 Desire Lines Wine Co., Syrah, Shake Ridge Ranch, Amador County – Sierra Foothills.The exotic and richly layered Desire Lines Shake Ridge Ranch Syrah is again a very serious effort,…

2022 Weingut Carl Loewen, Riesling Trocken, Laurentiuslay VDP Erste Gewächs, Mosel, Germany.The smoky and intensely steely 2022 Loewen Leiwener Laurentiuslay Old Vine Dry Riesling again shows off a crisp and…