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2010 Clos Marie, Metairies du Clos, red Pic Saint Loup, Vieilles Vignes, Languedoc, France. This rare and deeply flavored Grenache and Syrah blend from Clos Marie is a rival for…

2011 Arianna Occhipinti, Il Frappato, IGT, Sicily, Italy. The latest Frappato from Arianna Occhipinti is the most concentrated and dense version to date with a fuller and richer palate and…

2011 Foradori, Nosiola Fontanasanta, Vignetti Delle Dolomiti IGT, Italy. Elisabetta Foradori’s white wines are mesmerizing and dramatic with salty intensity and meaningful extract and this rare Nosiola is a dynamic…

2010 Galante Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Rancho Galante, Carmel Valley. The Rancho Galante Cabernet is the estate workhorse for Jack Galante and his gang and it is a fine and pleasing…

2009 Chateau Montelena, Cabernet Sauvignon, Estate Calistoga, Napa Valley. A recent visit to Napa Valley included a visit to the famed and historic Chateau Montelena, one of the first wineries…

2010 Francois Chidaine, Montlouis Sur Loire, Clos Habert, Loire Valley, France. This beautiful and detailed Chenin Blanc is really an exceptional wine of quality and style with layered fruit and…

2012 La Spinetta, Il Rose di Casanova, Casanova Della Spinetta Toscano Rosato IGT, Terricciola, Italy. Giorgio Rivetti’s Tuscan Rose is made from 50% Sangiovese and 50% Prugnolo Gentile (also Sangiovese…

2009 Foradori, Granato, Teroldego, Vignetti Delle Dolomiti IGT, Italy. Elisabetta Foradori is crafting some amazing wines from her tiny estate near Trentino in the Dolomites, close to the Alto Adige…

2012 Donnhoff, Riesling Hollenpfad Trocken, Nahe Germany. Donnhoff’s outrageously good Hollenpfad Trocken is a suave and sexy Riesling that delivers everything on promise and on the palate. While not a…

2011 Rochioli, Valdigue, Estate Grown, Russian River Valley. Valdigue, the rare French vatical, formerly thought to be Gamay in California, is a fun and Beaujolais like red wine with pretty…