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2018 Grochau Cellars, Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley, Oregon.Bright, sharply focused and mineral driven, this 2018 Grochau Cellar Willamette Valley Pinot Blanc is still tartly fresh on the palate with some…

2017 Saxum, James Berry Vineyard, Willow Creek District AVA, Paso Robles.The gorgeous, opaque purply and exceptionally enticing 2017 Saxum James Berry Vineyard Red, a blend of 55% Grenache, 29% Mataro…

2021 Limerick Lane, Zinfandel, Russian River Valley AVA, Sonoma County.Limerick Lane Winery winemaker Chris Pittenger says this wine, 100% Zinfandel, is a blend of estate-grown fruit and a handful of…

2019 Morgan Winery, Dry Riesling, Double L Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.Honestly I had planned on drinking this one ages ago, but I’m thrilled with how it has aged and it…

2019 Conterno Fantino, Barolo DOCG “Castelletto Vigna Pressenda” Piedmonte, Italy.The certified organic Vigna Pressenda Barolo 2019 by Conterno Fantino is beautiful pure Nebbiolo and a wine of significant power and…

2017 Señorío de San Vicente “San Vicente” Rioja, San Vicente de la Sonsierra, Spain.The San Vicente Rioja, one of the original rebels, is a single cru wine coming from La…

2015 Roederer Estate, L’Ermitage Brut, Vintage Sparkling Wine, Anderson Valley.The 2015 L’Ermitage Brut vintage sparkling wine by Roederer Estate, which I recently enjoyed out of magnum, is drinking fabulously well…

2019 Sandlands Vineyards, Carignane, Lodi, California.The Lodi version of 100% Carignane from Tegan Passalacqua, winemaker at Sandlands Vineyards is a dark purply, but freshly styled wine with a profile that…

2017 Caraccioli Cellars, Sparkling Brut Rosé, Escolle Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.It’s hard not to love the Caraccioli Escolle Vineyard Sparkling wines, especially this divine recent release 2017 Brut Rosé that…

2021 Holman Ranch Vineyards & Winery, Syrah, Estate Grown, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.The wines here at Holman Ranch have really become compelling, especially with their 2018 and 2019 offerings,…