2019 Clos du Val Sauvignon Blanc Estate Yountville Napa Valley
Crackly, green-fruited Sauvignon blanc
2019 Birichino Cinsault Pétillant Naturel Bechthold Vineyard Mokelumne River Lodi
Very old-vine Cinsault earns a bit of sparkle
2017 Clos du Val Estate Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley
Pinot with a kick of spice
2018 Priest Ranch Grenache Blanc Napa Valley
Autumnal white from Napa Valley
2017 Newton Unfiltered Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley
Woodsy Cabernet from good Napa districts
2019 La Gioiosa Rosé Prosecco DOC
Rosé Prosecco arrives
2018 Yalumba Bush Vine Grenache Barossa
Light-textured Grenache with herbal notes
Tenuta Sette Cieli: 2016 Indaco and Scipio
Tasting two Toscana IGT grown near Bolgheri, on the Mediterranean coast
2019 Soalheiro Alvarinho Granit Monção e Melgaço
Saline Alvarinho with a mineral finish
2017 Eyrie Vineyards Pinot Gris The Eyrie Dundee Hills
Silken Oregon Pinot gris
Tasting Lanson Champagne: Brut, Rosé, Organic
A report from a tasting of three nonvintage Lanson cuvées with chef de cave Hervé Dantan
2018 Arnot-Roberts Gamay Noir El Dorado
Arnot-Roberts sources its Gamay from two high elevation vineyards anchored in granite — the same bedrock of Gamay’s native Beaujolais. The wine’s robe is…