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2011 Chateau de Saint Cosme, Cotes du Rhone “Les Deux Albion” Red, Rhone Valley, France. Sadly, by the time I got around opening this wine, it has mostly sold out…

2012 Luli, Pinot Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands. Luli is made by Sarah Floyd MS and Jeff Pisoni, and is a great value brand for fresh style Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and…

2008 Cappellano, Barolo DOCG, Otin Fiorin, Pie Rupestris-Nebioli, Piedmonte, Italy. I have read about Cappellano, I had heard whispers, I had begged to taste, and now after finally sampling I’m…

2010 Brovia, Babera D’ Alba DOC, Sori Del Drago, Piedmonte, Italy. For many years running the Sori del Drago Barbera from Brovia has been one of my favorite wines, and…

2012 Arianna Occhipinti, SP68 Bianco Terre Siciliane IGT, Sicily Italy. Arianna’s Bianco SP68 is a dry and savory white, made from Zibibbo and Grillo which gives this wine a stylish…

2010 Gramercy Cellars, The Third Man, Columbia Valley, Washington State. Master Sommelier and winemaker Greg Harrington’s Gramercy Cellars is making some of the Pacific Northwest’s most exciting wines, along with…

Great American Chardonnay Not an Oxymoron By Kerry Winslow, grapelive.com Chardonnay, she’s the queen, America’s number one wine, but most of the wine insiders scoff and gag at thought of…

2010 Kesner, Chardonnay, Rockbreak Vineyard, Sonoma Coast. Jason Kesner, assistant Winemaker at Kistler, is making quite a name for himself making wonderful Pinot and Chardonnay under his own Kesner label,…

2012 Denis Jamain, Domaine de Reuilly, Reuilly Pinot Gris, Loire Valley. This steely wine looks like a light rose with a pretty orange/pink tint, but it is really a skin…

2012 Domaine Felines Jourdan, Picpoul de Pinet, white Languedoc AC, France. One of my favorite summer whites, the Picpoul is a great and refreshing wine with good depth and charter…