Category: Wine Reviews

2021 Morgan Winery, Chardonnay “Clone 76” Double L Estate Vineyard, Santa Lucia Highlands.The Morgan Winery, led by Dan Lee and his family, is on a roll with a top notch…

2013 Castello dei Rampolla, Sammarco, IGT Rosso, Tuscany, Italy.One of the first Super Tuscan wines I really got to know early in my career in the wine business, Castello dei…

2020 Domaine Tessier, Bourgogne Blanc “Champ Perrier” Burgundy, France.Arnaud Tessier, who after his father’s untimely death in around 2009 took over this little known domaine, is gaining some big notoriety…

2021 Azienda Sacco, Falanghina IGP “Aleis” Apulia, Italy.The Brilliant gold Alleis Falanghina by Sacco is an all organic and crisply dry white wine from an unlikely place, in the wilds…

2022 Lucy by Pisoni Family, Gamay Noir, Santa Lucia Highlands.The 2022 Gamay by the Pisoni’s Lucy label, which gives partial proceeds to local causes in a tasty give back to…

2019 La Ca’ Növa, Barbaresco DOCG, Piedmonte, Italy.This 2019 La Ca’ Növa Barbaresco is an easy to love pure Nebbiolo that delivers a lovely and rustically charming palate of bright…

2019 Paitin, Barbaresco DOCG “Sorì Paitin” Serraboella, Piedmonte, Italy.The extremely rare, aromatic and beautifully textured Sorì Paitin bottling of Serraboella Barbaresco is a gorgeous Nebbiolo wine with a range of…

2019 Domaine Sylvain Pataille, Marsannay Blanc “Le Chapitre” White Burgundy, France.I’ve long been a fan for these Sylvain Pataille wines, especially the red Marsannay offerings, but I don’t have much…

2016 Alberto Orte, Rioja Blanco “La Antigua Clásico” Rioja Alta, Spain.The unique, golden hued and slightly oxidaive Alberto Orte Rioja Blanco is made mainly from heirloom clones of old-vine Viura,…

2019 Conterno Fantino, Barolo DOCG “Mosconi” Vigna Ped, Piedmonte, Italy.The 2019 Mosconi Vigna Ped from Conterno Fantino is a brilliant young Barolo that is already showing its potential and has…