2021 Monte Novo Phasianus Chiaretto di Bardolino
This is a charming Chiaretto, certified organic. The blend is 60 percent Corvina, 20 percent Corvinone, and 20 percent Rondinella, and the grapes were…
2019 Montinore Estate Pinot Noir Red Cap Willamette Valley
Montinore’s Red Cap Pinot noir spends ten months in French and Hungarian oak, 20 percent new. The robe is the color of black cherries…
Tasting Ryme, Again
Ryme’s creativity and originality continue to impress
2019 Gorka Izagirre Ama Bizkaiko Txakolina
The Hondarribi Zerratia grapes for the Ama cuvée were de-stemmed but then capped for carbonic maceration with a CO2 addition. After 12 hours the…
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Côtes de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
Fruit for Tablas Creek’s Côtes de Tablas white blend derives from their estate vineyards, which are farmed biodynamically and are now Regenerative Organic Certified….
We Need to Talk About Wine Talk
My introductory remarks from a panel session on rethinking the language of wine
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Blanc Paso Robles
The 2021 Patelin is a Rhône-style blend of 54 percent Grenache blanc, 29 percent Viognier, 9 percent Marsanne, 7 percent Roussanne, and 1 percent…
2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
This wine is a blend of fourteen Pinot noir clones grown in the Quail Hill Vineyard. It’s deep red with a clear rim and…
2018 Lynmar Estate Pinot Noir Summit Block Quail Hill Vineyard Russian River Valley Sonoma County
Lynmar’s Summit Block Pinot is sourced from a specific block and clone from Quail Hill Vineyard. The wine spends ten months in French oak,…
2014 Cecchi Riserva di Famiglia Chianti Classico Riserva
This wine is principally Sangiovese with a touch of blending grapes, and it is made only in exceptional years, sourced from fruit grown in…
2021 Tablas Creek Vineyard Patelin de Tablas Rouge Paso Robles
Tablas Creek uses mostly purchased fruit for this Rhône-style red, all sourced from Paso Robles vineyards. The blend is 43 percent Syrah, 28 percent…
2020 1ngredient Viognier Ballard Canyon
1ngredient is a project of Beckmen Vineyards in Los Olives, Calif. This amber wine is 100 precent biodynamic Viognier, hand-picked, sorted, and fermented in…