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A Quick Look at Hungarian Dry Whites By Kerry Winslow Hungary is a wine region on the rise (again) and the dry white wines are continuing to show great promise…

2011 Samsara, Grenache “Black Oak Vineyard” Santa Barbara County. Chad Melville’s Samsara wines are wonderfully crafted artisan offerings that include a handful each of Syrah and Pinot Noir bottlings, plus…

2011 Louis Barruol, Cote Rotie “Neve” Rhone Valley, France. Barruol’s newest Cote Rotie, the 2011 Neve, is a stunning piece of work and without question is a sensational Syrah with…

2011 Weingut Burg Ravensburg, Spatburgunder Trocken, Burg Ravensburg, Baden, Germany. I tasted this wine earlier in the year, and it is now available in states, I bought a fresh bottle…

2012 Sheldon, Grenache “Ceja Farms” Sonoma Valley. Without question one of the finest expressions of single varietal Grenache in northern California, the Sheldon Ceja Farms Grenache is a beautiful wine,…

2012 Donnhoff, Riesling Tonschiefer Trocken, Nahe Germany. Another fantastic wine from Donnhoff is the Tonschiefer Trocken Riesling, it is a real classy effort that brings intensity and vitality to the…

2011 Alfaro Family, Pinot Noir “Garys’ Vineyard” Santa Lucia Highlands. Richard Alfaro has been getting Garys’ fruit for many years, along with grapes from Lester Family Deer Park and Schultze…

A Quick Look at Dry Mosel Riesling By Kerry Winslow, grapelive Here is a look at two outstanding dry style Rieslings from Johannes Selbach of Weingut Selbach-Oster, these two exciting…

2012 Occhipinti, SP68 IGT Rosso, Frappato/Nero d’ Avola, Terre Siciliane, Italy. Arianna Occhipinti’s 2011 and 2012 reds all show more complexity and depth then her previous vintages and this years…

2009 Ojai, Syrah “Melville Vineyards” Sta. Rita Hills. This a magical and intense Syrah that is showing pure Hermitage class character and is amazingly stylish with massive dark fruit, spice,…