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2007 Domaine de la Charbonniere, Chateauneuf-du-Pape “Cuvee Vieilles Vignes” Rhone Red, France. There are times when you just see a bottle and smile, this is one of those wines and…

2010 Zepaltas, Pinot Noir “La Cruz Vineyard” Sonoma Coast. The 2010 La Cruz Pinot from Ryan Zepaltas is sublime wine that will rock your world, with beautifully detailed fruit, divine…

2011 Eva Fricke, Riesling “Lorch” Rheingau, Trocken, Germany. Fricke’s Lorcher Riesling Trocken is beautiful and puckeringly dry with intensity and vibrant flavors that highlight the terroir and soils as is…

2010 Domaine Costal, Chablis “Les Truffieres” White Burgundy. The secret is out, this amazing Chablis is a joint project from Kermit Lynch and the famed Bernard Raveneau (Domaine Raveneau, as…

2011 Domaine Amido, Lirac AC, Rhone Red, France. This fresh young Rhone red is super easy to love and very tasty with smooth rich fruit and is nicely balanced. Domaine…

2009 Zepaltas, Chardonnay “Hanzell Vineyard” Sonoma Valley. Ryan Zepaltas, winemaker at Siduri for many years, has been selected by the family that owns Hanzell to receive grapes from their historic…

2011 Weingut Selbach-Oster, Riesling “Graacher Domprobst” Spatlese, Mosel, Germany. Johannes Selbach’s Graacher Domprobst Spatlese is a profound and stunning wine, and without question one of the great wines of the…

2011 Laurent Combier, Crozes-Hermitage Rouge AC, Rhone Valley, France. While 2011 is not as desirable as 2009 and 2010, it can throw a few surprises, and values your way, like…

2010 Dragonette Cellars, Grenache-Mourvedre-Syrah, Santa Barbara County. This is a label to watch and Brandon Sparks-Gillis is making some fantastic wines, especially exciting is this Rhone style red from the…

2010 Fronton de Oro, Malpais, Gran Canaria DO, Canary Islands, Spain. The Fronton de Oro Malpais is 70% Preto, with the remaining 30% divided evenly between Tintilla (Graciano) and Listán…