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2021 Âmevive, Ravie, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, Santa Barbara County.The 2021 Ravie by winemaker Alice Anderson, the youthful talent behind Âmevive label, is a bright and crunchy lighter style red…

n.v. M. Bonnamy, Brut Crémant de Loire, Methode Traditionnelle, Sparkling Wine, Loire Valley, France.I discovered the Bonnamy Crémants, imported by Sacred Thirst Imports, about a decade ago, and they have…

2019 Vinicola Cherchi, Sparkling Vermentino di Sardegna DOC, Usini, Sardinia, Italy.Cherchi’s Sparkling Vermentino di Sardegna is luxurious and yeasty with citrus, white peach, mineral and brioche notes leading the way…

2021 Menina d’Uva “Ciste” Vinho Tinto,Trás-os-Montes, Portugal.A light and juicy quaffable naturally styled red wine from Portugal’s Trás-os-Montes area made from some unique varietals, seeing a co-ferment of 70% red…

2022 La Marea by Ian Brand, Albarino “Alt Cut” Kristy Vineyard, Monterey County.One of Monterey’s most satisfying and pure wines, the special edition of Ian Brand’s Albarino from the stony…

2004 Delas Freres, Hermitage Rouge “Les Bessards” Northern Rhone, France.It’s always a great pleasure to enjoy, at a leisurely pace, a bottle of close to 20 year old Hermitage, and…

2019 Holman Ranch Estate Vineyards & Winery, Pinot Noir, Kelly’s Press, Carmel Valley AVA, Monterey County.These Holman Ranch have really turned it on in the last two vintage releases, 2018…

2020 Sadie Family – Die Ouwingerdreeks, Tinta Barroca “Treinspoor” Swartland, South Africa.The latest Treinspoor Tinta Barocca, by Eben Sadie is, as the previous versions I’ve had, deep in flavors, lively…

2018 Hundred Suns, Pinot Noir, Breaker Vineyard, Eola-Amity AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon.One of my my favorite wineries and one of the stars in Oregon, is without question Hundred Suns and…

2022 Chesebro, Vermentino, Cedar Lane Vineyard, Arroyo Seco AVA, Monterey County.This crisp and lively Chesebro Cedar Lane Vermentino pushes this varietal to its lightest, mineral toned and freshest edges with…