2014 Fields Family Wines Zinfandel Stampede Vineyard Lodi
Deft, drinkable, and delicious Lodi Zin
2013 Ramey Syrah Rodgers Creek Vineyard Sonoma Coast
A profound, and profoundly age-worthy, vineyard designate Syrah from the Sonoma Coast
2014 Ramey Syrah Sonoma Coast
Exceptional value in an Old World style California Syrah
2014 Château Valtice Vino Z Czech Rivaner Moravia
Moravian white redolent of honey and nut
Shadagee Farmstead Reserve Gouda
This Vermont raw-milk cheese strikes a beautiful balance between the grassiness of youth and the sweetness of age
2014 Passopisciaro Contrada S Terre Siciliane
Hold this contrada-designate for at least five years
2015 Foursight Wines Sémillon Charles Vineyard Anderson Valley
Unusual varietal Sémillon from Anderson Valley
2016 Anton Bauer Rosé Feuersbrunn Wagram
A generous rosé of native Zweigelt plus Syrah and Merlot
2015 Ramey Pinot Noir Russian River Valley
Elegant, earthy, attenuated Pinot Noir
2015 Smith-Madrone Chardonnay Spring Mountain Napa Valley
A concentrated but vital Spring Mountain Chardonnay
Young Red Wine, Wise Red Wine
Evaluating a young red wine is an exercise in prognostication: Is the wine worthy? Also: Is the exercise worthy?
Boggy Meadow Farm Baby Swiss
A buttery raw-milk cheese produced on an historic New Hampshire farmstead